Movin' On Up: Week One

Well, we have had our house on the market now for eight days.  I feel like it’s been longer!  We never heard back from the couple who came and looked at our house.  I wish I knew what they didn’t like.  I have been wishing, hoping, dreaming, and praying that someone would be interested in buying our home.

I will be honest- it has consumed me this past week.  I have been thinking of nothing but getting this house sold.  I know, I need to not worry- but it is so hard.  I just want to know why these people didn’t like our house. 

I do have some good news to share…the house we fell in love with this past weekend accepted our offer.  It is contingent.  So this just adds to the stress of getting our house sold.  I feel like this new home is on the top shelf of a cabinet, and it’s just out of reach; and if I quit tippy toeing, and get a chair I’ll be able to get it.  It is the worst feeling.  (Yes, I have already mentally moved into this new house.  Yes, I know I shouldn’t have.  Yes, I know someone else could come and sweep it away from us.  Yes, I have gotten my hopes up and not followed my own advice.  I know all of this.)

I guess that’s the name of this game- stressfully waiting. 

Week One Advice:

Don’t try and beat another house in your neighborhood’s selling record. (We had a house sell within a week of it being put on the market in our neighborhood.  I thought our house could sell just as fast.  Nope.)

Don’t check all of the sites your house is listed on (Zillow, Realtor.com, etc.  It will drive you nuts seeing how many people have viewed your home and have not shown any interest in coming and seeing it in person.)

Try not and take it personally when someone isn't interested your house (I have had to let it go that this couple didn’t like our house, for whatever reason, and I need to move on and hope that the next couple will fall in love with this home…and appreciate all of the love that we have put into it.)