It’s been weeks since I posted. It’s amazing how quickly time passes!
We had started a couple home improvement projects and I had toyed with the idea of posting as we progressed. I was taking pictures to include in each post and I had twenty seven 8x10 inch color glossy photographs with circles and arrows and a paragraph explaining each one. It would have been awesome (at least in my mind it would have been awesome).
Well, we went from a simple bathroom renovation to a full court press to get ready for an open house.
You’re probably asking yourself, “Self, how does one go from painting the bathroom to selling the house? It seems like a hasty decision.” Well, I ask you to remember my post, Should I Stay or Should I Go Now from 2/13/14. We’ve been thinking of downsizing for a while. But thinking about it and actually doing it are two wholly different things. What was the deciding factor? I’ll tell ya.
I have a really large deck. I know a lot of guys say that but in my case it is true. I was in the process of prepping the deck for staining (replacing wood, sanding, scraping, power washing, etc.) and the enormity of the chore became staggering. My bride suggested we take another look at “the condos” so within half an hour we were walking through a two-car garage unit.
We had started a couple home improvement projects and I had toyed with the idea of posting as we progressed. I was taking pictures to include in each post and I had twenty seven 8x10 inch color glossy photographs with circles and arrows and a paragraph explaining each one. It would have been awesome (at least in my mind it would have been awesome).
Well, we went from a simple bathroom renovation to a full court press to get ready for an open house.
You’re probably asking yourself, “Self, how does one go from painting the bathroom to selling the house? It seems like a hasty decision.” Well, I ask you to remember my post, Should I Stay or Should I Go Now from 2/13/14. We’ve been thinking of downsizing for a while. But thinking about it and actually doing it are two wholly different things. What was the deciding factor? I’ll tell ya.
I have a really large deck. I know a lot of guys say that but in my case it is true. I was in the process of prepping the deck for staining (replacing wood, sanding, scraping, power washing, etc.) and the enormity of the chore became staggering. My bride suggested we take another look at “the condos” so within half an hour we were walking through a two-car garage unit.
You have to understand; our house has good bones, but like an aging Hollywood star it needed a facelift to remain current. So, for close to five weeks we painted, cleaned (holy crap; we accumulated a lot of stuff in fourteen years), organized, landscaped, etc. etc. etc. Sleep became a hindrance rather than a benefit.
But … it paid off. We had the open house five days after being listed and we received two offers for asking price.
The next few weeks will be hectic as we prep for moving. We still have to line up people to help us move, finish the cleansing and the packing, and I’ll probably have to mow the lawn at least one more time.
Am I going to miss owning a house? Will I miss mowing the lawn, trimming the shrubs, raking the leaves, spring cleaning, spreading mulch, vacuuming the pool … well, you get the idea. When we aren’t doing something, we’re worried about getting something done.
You notice I wrote, “house” verses “home.” The reason being is the house does not make the home. To answer my own query, “NO, I won’t miss owning a house.”
What do you think; would you want to live in a condo?
