Normally, after I eat breakfast and go into my office to work, the TV goes off and stays off all day. Today was an exception as I wanted to watch the Inaugration of our New President. He had some good things to say and presents himself extremely well. I liked what he had to say to the world in particular, and to the American people.
Tonight, I have been reviewing some of my posts on Active Rain, deleting some I did not like and smiling a lot at some of the comments on many of my posts. You guys are a hoot and lots of fun to blog with. I realized how much I had enjoyed posting/commenting on AR and that I need to do this consistently in the future. You've heard that Stella got her grove back . . . well Sheila has her blog back! :) (Susie, the MeMe is coming soon).
It sounds lame, but I have been so busy, even in the slower season, as I sold my house and was not ready for that to happen so fast. I almost feel guilty telling everyone how easy it was, that it happened in a week to the only couple who looked at it, and for full asking price with me paying closing costs before it was even on the market. I had a conversation with a Realtor friend who sold one near me (same builder, similar size home) and when I heard how much she got for that one, I said it might be the right time to sell mine. Little did I think it would happen that quickly. I moved 12/15 and closed 12/17 so it was a little hectic through the holidays. Follow this link (copy and paste) to see how cute my little 3 bedroom 2 bath cottage home was. I miss the hardwood floors more than anything! This makes me want to start building homes like this, staging and selling them. http://greenville.fnismls.com/publink/default.aspx?GUID=8cd55d86-dfb0-4e36-a249-393cac9a4cf9&Report=Yes
A Realtor in our office had taken the buyer to the other home and had another young couple looking to buy in that general area. The agent told her I might want to sell mine, she called me and the rest is history. I took a week to get it show ready, staged it a little more than is everyday and it did look really good, even if it was my house. It is hard to believe I know, but my appreciation from when I had it built in 1995 to sale date was 101% or an average 7.7% per year!! It is in a subdivision near downtown where many people want to be, and is one of the few places that is still affordable in that area. Supply there is very slim right now as most people still believe it is not a good time to sell. So, any "demand" in the old supply/demand analogy would be appreciative of the limited supply.
I moved 13 years of stuff, even after giving away lots of outside stuff to my son and his family (nearly new gas grill, a really nice bakers rack, leaf blower, outside lawn care stuff, etc) and did not know how much more I would have to get rid of to fit into my temporary apartment. I've given about 14 boxes of stuff to Goodwill, a car load of clothes (including the Eggplant-colored purple sweater/skirt I had not worn in about 5 years). Well guess what, after looking for it tonight I realized it went in the carload to Goodwill. Oh, well, it may have been one size too small now anyway. That always happens . . . I have something I don't wear for years, give it away, then try to find it to wear again. :) I also had 17 small file boxes of really old real estate and tax records shredded. I'm thinking about a town home instead of a house, but am not sure yet which way I will go.
Bottom line, I've missed all you people and look forward to posting and commenting again this year. I don't know about you guys, but I plan on finding a Great Year out there somewhere this year.
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