Of all the bugs to have bitten Maryanne lately, the "new house" bug is the most recent and the most persistent. I think she's finally become fed up with all the frustrations of our current hourse: no garage, small kitchen, one bathroom, high traffic. She arranged a meeting with our mortage broker, and we met with him and found out we can afford a lot more house than we have now.
Clearly excited by all this, she was all gung-ho to look at house listings on realtor websites. She even made arrangements to meet with a realtor to discuss preparations to put our house on the market. In the process she became quite enamored with a very nice house for sale in Stoughton.
She found out, though, that the house in question now has an offer on it that is likely to be accepted. She was cleary disappointed, though still open minded about other houses on the market.
Within the last couple of days, though, pessimism finally struck. Even following the discussions with Kari, our realtor, on what we can do in our house to spruce things up and make it more attractive to buyers, Maryanne has been plagued by doubts. She's been questioning if anyone will buy our house without it looking brand new. Our friend Pauline has even caused Maryanne to question if our house will even sell for more than what we bought it for.
Never mind the fact that we've been in our house almost three years and the values of houses and properties almost always appreciate and not depreciate. Never mind the fact that while it's no longer a seller's market it isn't exactly a buyer's market, either. Never mind the fact that a lot of the cosmetic issues with the house can be fixed with materials we already have. And never mind the fact that while it's no longer the house for us it might be the house for someone else.
It's the simple fact that we can make any offer we make on a new house contingent on the sale of our own house. End of story. If we have to wait a while to get an acceptable offer on our house, so be it, and in that time we will continue to build equity in our house, and will continue to make improvements on the house to make it more attractive for sale.
Mood: Thoughtful
Music: Jethro Tull: "Nothing Is Easy"
2 comments:
Never mind that your wife has PMS and is a little more bitchy and irritable than normal.
Also never mind that heaven forbid that I be motivated about something.
End of story. =P
We can all tune in again 28 days from now and see if you leave another cranky comment.
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