What I don’t like about selling a house:
Having to have my house spotless for showings and open houses (It takes me about 2 hours each time to clean the house top to bottom and sometimes longer if I need to clean windows or reorganize cabinets/closets)
Having to find something to do with 2 kids and 3 dogs that doesn’t incite whining and can include everyone.
We are spending a lot of money finding things to do that doesn’t incite whining and can include everyone.
I’m tired of having someone else’s things in MY house, although Chris constantly reminds me that it is no longer MY house. (Staging ends June 23rd, we decided not to pay the $400/month rent of their things)
I don’t like feeling judged, even though I know they aren’t judging me. I am doing better about letting that go.
I just want to get on with the whole thing. I wish to no longer be where I am but instead move on.....hard to do when you can’t sell your house.
On that note....
This past Saturday we went to Blue Ash to look at houses to see what we could get for our money and just how much we would be able to drop our price in order to get out.
We liked two houses (Chris liked a third one but I did not--so you know what that means-we won’t be buying it :)
The first one we saw was a lot younger than we want. It was only 9 years old, so we would be facing replacing the roof, windows, and carpet-which already needs to be replaced. It was a ranch which I really want. The basement was very nicely done. The size was perfect. It was also only $175K list.
The problems: the neighborhood was the biggest and most worrisome problem-it would probably keep us from buying the house. The house was over a blind hill and Chris talked to a neighbor who said that she doesn’t let her kids ride their bikes in the road because if someone comes over the hill really quickly there isn’t time to get your kids out of the way. Also it is a neighborhood that people have bought lots and bulldozed the old house and built new so it’s new houses with shacks next door-not cute older small homes but literally shacks.
If we could pick up the house and move it to a different neighborhood then we might put in a bid :)
Here is a picture, you can copy the link to see pictures of the inside.
http://www.remax.com/property/80724423-61000265/11060-Centennial-Ave-Cincinnati-OH-45242/
The second house was perfect in every way that truly mattered. The neighborhood was just perfect-delightful houses, big trees, kids, quiet and only 10 minutes from where Chris works and if he moves offices it’s still centrally located to the other offices.
The house itself was two floors with the bedrooms upstairs. The bedrooms were a good size with good closets. Big backyard with a nice deck and swingset.
the downsides: It’s $225K which is out of our price range because of having to pay the realtor so we would have to talk them down or win $ at bingo or something. The yard is mostly side yard but it's big. We would have to fence one side. Laundry is in the basement so we would work on getting that moved. Basement is "finished" but not really well so we would need to work on that as well, the picture makes it look better than it really is. We would also want to knock out the dining room wall and make a HUGE kitchen/eating area. But that's all fun stuff, not like a roof, or siding, even the windows are newer all of which the owner has already replaced.
http://www.remax.com/property/80285132-61000265/4465-Classic-Dr-Blue_Ash-OH-45242/
Now we have to decide what to do....lower and try to come up with the money somehow or sit and hope....sigh
