This last week and a half has just been crazy!! We found out probably 3 weeks ago that our friends put their house up for sale and it sold quickly and that got us inspired to see if anything would happen with ours. So I called a real estate agent and she said there is no way we could get what we owe for it and we would have to pay too much money to get out. So I was pretty bummed because word on the street is things are only going to get worse before they get better. Then I was talking to my good friend Miss Kami and her husband Steve does real estate on the side. He suggested that we just put the market on the house for 10 days and see if anything happens. Due to the tax credit ending he thought people waiting on short sales would be interested in making a deal in time. So we put it on the market for exactly what we owe (114,900) and expected the worse. It got shown 3 times, and Monday morning (4 days later) we had a full offer and the people are willing to pay their own closing costs! This is seriously a miracle! Houses with our square footage because of short sales and foreclosures are going for $109,000. Actually the highest closing price was 111. We have to be out by June 20th. Until then we will be frantically looking for a place to live and counting our blessings that we get to upgrade. Right now in this area you can get a really nice house for pretty cheap. We will be staying within 5-10 miles of Stephen's work so will live in Meridian/Kuna area still. We are so excited and a little nervous. I told Stephen that when we get ready to sell our new home we are going to be in for it. It reminds me of giving birth. With Katelyn my water broke so I just went to the hospital and they admitted me. With Preston I had 2 false alarms because I had no idea what it felt like to actually be in labor. This was just too easy. We are going to miss our cute little house. Katelyn goes back and forth on wanting to move, I think once she sees the new house she will be thrilled. So the above pictures are our of our first home on Escondido street, she will be missed, but I am freaking excited to get our new home!!
13 comments:
wahoo! good luck finding a new home. moving is stressful, but there is something so refreshing about moving to a new place.
Amazing! Your house is so cute. I hope you guys find something you love soon. Congrats and good luck!
Those are some good pictures...my hubbs did good!;) um.....like you sold your house! you should call me again so we can talk about it somemore and scream a little!
How exciting! Congratulations! I hope you love your new home.
YEAH! Congrats! Cute house, but I'll bet the next will be even more so.
How exciting. There's a couple of houses up for sale on our road. And, hey then you could have the best neighbors around.
Come live by me! We live in Meridian and have a great ward. I am glad you sold your home. I hope you enjoy looking for another house. I am sure you will find a place perfect for your growing family.
Good for you guys! I'm glad everything worked out for you in this market and now you get to upgrade-I'm jealous! Best wishes on getting everything all finalized.
Can't wait to see the new place!!
congrats! I love moving!
good luck in the search to find a new place! :)
So I am coming around a little bit more and I will dance a happy dance for you. I will just miss you as neighbors. The new ones better be good or else I will find you in your new home...JK! Who knows, maybe mine would sell fast too!
Congratulations!! We moved in February and I absolutely love my new house. There is something about going through the old crap and getting rid of it, then moving into a new place and being able to upgrade is a wonderful feeling. Good luck with the house search. I look forward to seeing the pictures.
Congrats! I am totally jealous!
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