Under Contract!

Let me just start by saying- Whew! I am EXHAUSTED! Our house went under contract last week after 3 offers in the same weekend! It was a tough decision on which buyer to go with, but we finally went with buyer #2 who seemed to be the most financially secure. We really don't want to start over in 30 days if all of this falls through! So our closing date is June 16 & we have a lot to do between now & then.... like FINDING A HOUSE ourselves! I went looking this morning with our wonderful realtor & have already narrowed the search a bit & love a couple of houses i have seen already. Randy will go this weekend with me to look through what i have narrowed down from our searching together & my looking at them. Wish us luck, because this is nerve wracking!

Wow!

So, we have had our house on the market for 6 days, today! And last night we got our first official offer! We are super excited & are still in negotiations, so it isn't a done deal yet- but at least it is something! And it hasn't slowed down the showings by any means- we have had 3 showings today alone! That puts us at 8 showings in 6 days- so we are pretty exhausted from all this leaving the house spur of the moment & figuring out what to do in that time! We'll keep you posted if we actually work out a deal, though... don't worry!!

House Pictures!

Okay, so i promised house pics once the photographer came in to take them... so here they are. Our house will probably NEVER again look this great, but i am enjoying while i can! So far we have had 4 showings in 3 days, so i am exhausted already. Everyone was right when they said selling a house wasn't for the faint hearted! Hopefully it won't be on the market too awfully long!

For Sale!

Well, it's official- our first house is up for sale! We met with the realtor last night & he listed it around midnight last night. And then when i came home from getting Jackson from preschool, we had the official sign in the yard. I took a picture of course!! And then once i went inside, i checked the messages & there was a call for a showing in an hour! I got busy cleaning up from the day (since my dear friend, Randi came over to help me paint the boys room this very morning!!!) I was shaking i was so nervous!! But I had to tell myself that the house will never be perfect!! Hopefully the house will sell quickly, but if not- at least it will look nice for us for a change! Randy has worked so hard in the yard (& inside) & i have boxed up & boxed up & organized & reorganized & cleaned out & yard saled & ebayed until i am just plum exhausted. So at least most of the hard work is behind us. Wish us luck & say a prayer! Once we get the pictures taken for the listing, i will post them if i can get a copy of them! So stay tuned...

Ughhhh

So this is what the house has been looking like over the past several weeks. It is driving me N.U.T.S!!! But hopefully after Monday, things will be much better, because it is the official date to put the house on the market. We have only a few things left to do before the big day, but they are big things, like painting the boys room, mulching the entire front yard, & deep cleaning now that most of the storing & staging is done. So, i will post pictures once all the projects are completed & the house is officially up for grabs. We have worked super hard & we hope it will pay off. I told Randy that it is a shame that the house is finally looking just like it should have always looked & it's for someone elses' benefit. It really is looking quite cute over here! Our bedroom doesn't even look like our bedroom anymore, the kids playroom has been turned into an "office" for staging purposes, & the living room has totally been rearranged per the stagers instructions to open it up make it look larger. So it all feels quite different! But hopefully someone else will like enough to make an offer!