Yesterday was the realtors open house, and it went well! 14 realtors came and all of them had nothing but positive comments to say about the house, but there were a few negative comments regarding the neighborhood in the fact that there are a lot of rentals here, and there's been a few foreclosures and there's a short sale down the street. They thought that the house was priced appropriately, but that with the neighborhood having so many rentals and the foreclosures/short sale, it might drive the price down some.
So, overall, it was good and bad news I guess. Pretty much what we were expecting to hear, so it wasn't a surprise at all.
We may have to consider lowering our price a tad if we haven't had any interest in a month. Which is fine, we have a small amount of wiggle room, but its still disappointing. (Thanks a lot neighborhood!!!!!!!)
My motivation is the kids. They desperately need outdoor space that they can call their "own".... they need a place to dig and run, and have a swing set. They both LOVE the outdoors, and while yes we do have a park 100 feet away, its not always possible or practical for me to drop everything and go to the park whenever they want to play outside. Sometimes i'm in the middle of making dinner and they want to go play, its nice to just send them outside to play in the backyard. As it is right now, they have no where to dig or run because of cat poop or the space is too small. Sometimes in the evenings we go in the front yard as a family and they love that because there's a tiny bit more more room and we throw the Frisbee or play catch.
Anyways, its only been a week and a half! Feels like its been at least a month and a half though! Phew!
Next week Derek and I will celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary! 9 years already! Where has the time gone!? I sure do love him :)
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