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Or maybe they’re all wrapped up in one? See, now I’ve gotten myself all confused again.
We swore we’d never be long-distance landlords again.
We’re considering renting out our house, something we swore we’d never do.
Some local friends/acquaintances are wanting to move out of the home they are in, for very personal reasons that are none of [...]
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That showing scheduled for this morning? Yea. It’s actually tomorrow. My bad. Only it wasn’t. Because the Random Realtor did say Monday. Even Conner backed me up. When I called her (to ask why no one showed) and she said, oh so sweetly, “Oh, Jolyn, did I say Monday? If I did I am soooo [...]
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We recently took our house off the market, for at least a month.
It was a rather spur-of-the-moment decision. Or maybe “in-the-moment” would be a better description. Because we talked about taking it off over the holidays, and then putting it back on in the Spring. We discussed it and talked to people and ultimately decided not [...]
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In honor of our latest Open House, I splurged on some seasonal flowers to spruce up the front door. I say “splurge,” but I didn’t actually realize how cheap a pot of mums go for: just $5 at Home Depot. (I replanted them in a pot I already had.)
Definitely a lot of bang for your [...]
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…when you discover that one of them is actually a stalk of corn.
Corn and Life and Loose Metaphors
I have no idea how a corn seed blew into that our yard. None of our immediate neighbors have gardens. We aren’t terribly close to any fields. How did it flourish? We’ve barely had any rain in weeks. [...]
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Oh, my Lord Almighty in Heaven have mercy. Have you all seen the headlines about the recent housing market reports? About the economy in general? Not good. Not good at all. We already knew that, right? But somehow it’s different, seeing it all in black in white. As one report stated,
“….the toxic mix of that [...]
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This Series will focus on the steps we took to prepare our house to put on the market, the staging that we’ve done (and continue to do), and the feedback we are receiving from potential buyers. The focus is on our experience selling our home in suburban Ohio.
As of this writing, our house [...]
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I’m not sure if that really makes sense. Just work with me here.
The Hubs is Home!
As of Friday night, well after Olivia and Peter were in bed. But it was nice for Conner to have his dad all to himself for a bit.
Hubs slept fine that first night, courtesy of complete travel exhaustion. The little [...]
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House sale is a go. Prepare for launch.
I have no idea why I’m being so cheesy. Except – even lame humor releases tension.
We sold our house!
The buyers take possession June 25. Common-sense precaution nudges me to keep the details mum for now. Never fear, I will share the crunchy numbers once the dollars have safely [...]
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Wow, I hate to say I told you so. But I told you so.
We have an offer on the house. It’s not acceptable as-is, so we will counter. If they don’t accept our counter, that’s that. If they do…
We’ll be looking for a place to live for six months. Because here’s the kicker: The Hubs’ [...]
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