Yesterday we all came to our final agreement, the contract was all tied up and the option period was over. We had sold our house, repairs, termites and all. We were so relieved to finally has a firm commitment.

As we were sitting with our agent she was telling us about another client of hers that moved to Florida and left her house to be sold. It had been on the market for over a year! I was floored, it was hard to believe that we could have had our house on the market for that long too but we were just lucky. She said the problem with that house was that it backed up to a busy street (so does ours), it needed some repair (so did ours), it had the original carpet from 20 years ago (so did most of our housr) and it had horrible wallpaper in the kitchen (okay, our kitchen is beautiful, can’t go with that one!). We were just lucky, the right person showed up at our door within the first two weeks and we got an offer we could work with. Whew!

I also think maybe the way our house looks made somewhat of a difference. It’s decorated nicely, it’s clean, and we made a lot of the repairs before we put it on the market. Our buyer and her agent told us that they both fell in love with the curtains in the master bedroom, as well as the way we had the walls painted. I’m sure some of that is the reason she fell in love with the house. Like I told you when we first met her, I could see it in her eyes, I knew we would get an offer, and I knew, barring unrepairable structural damage from the termites, that she wouldn’t let this sale fall through. I was right.

Anyway, now it’s on to buying a new house and finding temporary housing until we get a new house. Oh, and I need to mention, I started reading the book that Jeanette Fisher sent me, “Doghouse to Dollhouse for Dollars”. I’m up to Chapter 4 and so far it’s great. Later this weekend when I have a few minutes I’ll review what I’ve read so far. I have to tell you though, the info she gave about credit and how credit scores are calculated is invaluable if you’re planning of buying and house and need a loan. I knew our scores but I didn’t have a clue as to how they were calculated or how they could be repaired, now I do. Thanks, Jeanette.