Thursday, April 29, 2010

the good. the bad. and the random. (Selling the Morganford House, April 2010)


The Good. Yesterday we received an offer on our house.
The Bad. It was for $150,000 {in cash} and they wanted to close in two weeks.
The Random. After discussing with our realtor and pulling comparables, we countered with $173,000 and they said they would keep looking. No negotiations. Nothing. We are OK with them walking away because their offer was not a reasonable one and closing in two weeks would be stressful. We would rather wait for the right offer.

The Good. This week, we have had five showings in three days - 25 viewings total over the course of four weeks on the market.
The Bad. The hardest part about selling your house is that you are not in control. You can't control buyers. You can't force anything to happen.
The Random. Sleep has been eluding me this week :(

The Good. Thanks to the spring storms, roofing companies are fixing roofs like crazy. We are getting an estimate tomorrow on having our roof and possibly siding and gutters fixed {under our home owner's insurance}.
The Bad. We are having a structural engineer out tomorrow morning to take a look at a crack in the foundation of our porch. The crack has been there since we moved in. We are hoping the enginee will write a letter that will clear up concerns potential buyers have had about the crack.
The Random. I received some great advice from a friend today. "You have to make the best decision with the information that you have at the time. Stick with what you believe to be the right choice. You can't second guess yourself. You can't have regrets about the decisions you make."

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