okay, I am a posting whore today. What else do I have going on!
In a few days our home goes on the market. I am anxious and nervous all at the same time. The realtor believes the home will sell quickly, but I am a bit more skeptical!
When we placed a bid on this home four years ago it had only been on the market a few days and she stated it was a popular property. The location is perfect. The house is an easy walk to everything and a 5 minute bus ride to the center of downtown. Our walking score is 97 and that is pretty dang hard to beat.
However, we are priced a lot higher than what we bought the home for four years ago. Granted we pumped lots of money and sweat in fixing this home, but I can see so much more we could have done.
The problem was MONEY! We had all these dreams of what we could do to the home, but the Florida home stayed on the market 3.5 years and the money we paid in both mortgages prevented us from doing more here.
The realtor told us that within the first few weeks we should know if the home is priced correctly based on the number of showings. There are homes a few streets over that sold at higher prices, so maybe we are not that far off. Those homes had exposed brick walls which is something I really wanted to do but we just did not have the time to get to that.
Selling is such a horrid process as buyers have zero imagination!! I despise the selling process especially while I am still living in the property. The last two homes we owned we sold after we moved to our new home, but with this economy and the ordeal with the last home I am not buying another home until this one sells. If that means we have to rent when we move then so be it!
If the home sells quickly the best news possible is that I get to quit my horrible job and go on holiday early! I want to be on a beach with a drink in my hand while my skin roasts in the hot sun - dare to dream!!!
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