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A few weeks ago, we were going after a Geocache up in North Bothell (the town just north of us... in a part of it that was across the line in Snohomish County), when we ran into a house for sale. Keep in mind, we hadn't been thinking of moving... except in the vague "eventually, we're probably going to want to move" kind of way. We've done our home improvement projects with an eye toward how well they'd help us sell the house when we eventually decided to go, but also with the idea that we'd be around to enjoy them for a good many years to come.
But this house... was actually pretty perfect for us. More than twice as large as what we have now, with a completely unfinished basement and a lot more garage space. The lot was slightly smaller, but more of it was usable than what we have now and it was bordered on two sides by greenspace. The price was just above what we'd be comfortable paying. We grabbed a flyer, discussed how cool it would be to have a place like that and then moved on. Until I stumbled across the flyer a week or so later and checked the listing... to discover the price had been dropped significantly. Oh yeah, and it was now "Pending Inspection." So, no dice. Flash forward to yesterday when I went to Zillow to find out how much it had sold for... only to discover it had a new listing with a new agent, still at the lower price. Long story short, it's actually pending again and likely to be sold. But until we found that out, we did some serious talking about what it would take to get our current house ready to sell.
( On changing a mindset toward moving. )
It's just funny, because two days ago I was perfectly content to stay right where we are for an indefinite amount of time... and now that we've done a little research into our options, I find I'm chomping at the bit to move on.
Crossposted from my Livejournal
But this house... was actually pretty perfect for us. More than twice as large as what we have now, with a completely unfinished basement and a lot more garage space. The lot was slightly smaller, but more of it was usable than what we have now and it was bordered on two sides by greenspace. The price was just above what we'd be comfortable paying. We grabbed a flyer, discussed how cool it would be to have a place like that and then moved on. Until I stumbled across the flyer a week or so later and checked the listing... to discover the price had been dropped significantly. Oh yeah, and it was now "Pending Inspection." So, no dice. Flash forward to yesterday when I went to Zillow to find out how much it had sold for... only to discover it had a new listing with a new agent, still at the lower price. Long story short, it's actually pending again and likely to be sold. But until we found that out, we did some serious talking about what it would take to get our current house ready to sell.
( On changing a mindset toward moving. )
It's just funny, because two days ago I was perfectly content to stay right where we are for an indefinite amount of time... and now that we've done a little research into our options, I find I'm chomping at the bit to move on.
Crossposted from my Livejournal
