Well the countdown to my husband and I being together again has begun. He left on Saturday. And unfortunately things aren't quite going according to plan (do they ever?). He was a couple hours away from his destination (Knoxville) when his car broke down. Because it was late on a Saturday afternoon, he had to wait until today to even get someone to look at it. They started working on it but he won't be able to leave until tomorrow. He was supposed to start work tomorrow but now has to start Wednesday. Thankfully, they are very understanding and told him to take his time getting there.
Things aren't going as well as we hoped here either. We continue to have at least one showing a week but no offers. We had an open house on Sunday and only 4 families showed. That's not terrible but our agent was expecting something like 20. We do have another showing tomorrow so keep your fingers crossed they make an offer. Nobody has had anything negative to say, they just keep finding something better. Something a couple people have said was that they wished the basement was finished. All I can think is, if our basement was finished, it would add another 500 sq feet to our house and would probably be out of your budget. Lord knows we would not be selling for this price if it was finished. So, it's all a bit frustrating and starting to worry us a bit. We know that families want to get in soon so that kids can start school in the fall. With a 30-day closing that means we need to sell now. We're worried that if we don't sell soon, it will be much more difficult to sell as the months go on. It will be a monetary struggle but we also don't want to be apart that long.
I've been doing okay on my own so far. My husband and I have spent the better part of our relationship on opposite schedules so right now it sort of feels like he's at work. Since we've been married, we've never spent more than a weekend apart so this is going to be interesting. I'm sure as time goes on I will miss him more...like when it comes time to mow the lawn! I guess I better buck up and learn how to use the lawnmower.
Have you considered renting it out? I can help with running background checks to ensure a quality renter.
ReplyDeleteWe've thought about it. We're not sure how we would feel about it, being so far away. It's not like we're moving to the next town over! :) If worse comes to worst we might do it, and if we do, we'll definitely get a hold of you to help us out!
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