Don’t worry, I’m still here… it’s just been a crazy week. Our house finally got listed on the MLS yesterday, after a whirlwind weekend devoted to all sorts of last minute touch ups. The photographer was here on Tuesday and took fantastic pictures and 360 degree videos for the virtual tour. We’ve already had three showings this evening, and have another one scheduled for tomorrow. We asked for an hour’s notice to show, so that we can gather up the dog, cat, litter box, baby, and our computers and get out of here. So far all of our showings have given us several hours notice, which has been nice.
We had hoped that the house would be listed for at least $200k, and it’s on the market for nearly $215k, so we’re happy about that. Our realtor said that she expects it to sell for somewhere between $205k and $210k, once we factor in either seller concessions or a lower offer. Now we just wait and see. And clean like Martha Stewart. I keep looking around the house and smiling, because it is never this clean. But I gotta say, there is a lot more to life than cleaning every day, so I’m looking forward to having all of this behind us and getting settled into a new home where we can get back to our comfortable “lived in” look.
FrugalChick says
Good luck! I hope the house sells quickly and for a great price.
Kay says
Good luck FB!!!
GC says
OMG!!!!
congratulations on all that progress
keeping my fingers crossed for you.
Li says
Hey big sister,
Your initiative is always a kick in the pants, thing seem to be progressing swimmingly!
Looking forward to having you a bit closer to us…
Kelly says
Yay! Isn’t it nice to have reached what you have been working for so diligently the past weeks!?!? I hope it sells quickly and for a good price! I can’t wait to hear your updates!
Judy says
So you put your house on the market before finding a new one? Do you have a new one picked out? I’d like to be able to do it that way so we could use our equity (current house is paid for) down on new one but it seems like the timing could be difficult.
FrugalBabe says
Judy,
That is pretty standard practice, as most people use the money from a sale of one house as a down payment on another. Several of our friends have done this and had both closings on the same day. Obviously the contract to buy the second house has to be contingent on the first sale going through, and it does require that everyone have all their ducks in a row. But realtors and lenders are used to this process and can help you navigate your way through the sale and the purchase. Plus, that way you don’t end up making payments on two houses at the same time.
We’re expecting to make an offer on a house this week… I’ll update with more details once we do.