Re: Alpers update

[Joel Alpers <joel.alpers@xxxxxxxx>]

Tloc54452@xxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> >Last Thursday, after a bunch of work, we put our house
> >on the market. I priced it 10k higher than what the
> >realtor recommended, and planned to leave it there for
> >30-45 days while we saw what happened.
> 
> One must always remember that one's realtor is not one's
> friend, except to the extent the law requires.  They will
> look for a quick sale.

Perhaps I was unclear. I thought it would -take- a while
to sell the house. I am thrilled for the quick sale, even
though it causes some temporary pressure.

I'm really enjoying the process, the decisions, the change.
Karla, on the other hand, doesn't like uncertainty at all,
and can't wait for the deal to be done. So, for her, I'm 
happy that things have gone quickly.


> >Well, yesterday, we got a full price offer! Unfortunately
> >it came with a quite aggressive closing date, and up until
> >last night we hadn't seriously begun looking for something
> >to replace it (thinking we had time). So we are now quite
> >in earnest in our search for a new place to live that we
> >can buy and move into within about 2 weeks.
> 
> The law is very fair.  It is just as illegal for a pauper or
> a king to live under a bridge.  How about one of these
> ubiquitous storage rental sites plus an apartment?
> That's what we did when we moved to a new area and
> couldn't find a suitable place quickly enough.  It ain't
> wonderful but it works.

We have an offer in as of last night on a large condo that
is quite a bargain price (but needs new carpet and paint).
If that falls through I have two more good options before
going the storage/apartment route, but I've done checking
and that is possible (there is a storage place in town that
has a ---HUGE-- space available; enough for -all- our 
household goods if need be).

More as the saga unfolds...

Joel