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Yep, it's still there

So if you’ve known me for more than 2 years, you know that I have a house that just will not sell. I’ve owned this home for nearly 7 years and for the first few months it was pretty fantastic. It was a dream home, but then things went south.

Quickly this house turned into a money pit, then into the Amityville House. Despite the good times I’ve had in this house, there were many more moments of dread and dispair. From 2 failed relationships (one being a marriage) to 3 floods caused by a demented washing machine, this house had it out for me. Maggie and I did what we thought we needed to do to get it ready to sell. We (she) put in a fence and we kept it clean and were SO looking forward to it selling, but the house would not let us go. We thought we had a great agent that could get this house sold, and 22 months ago when the thing went on the market, I feel it could have sold had we put just a bit more into it.

However, the house didn’t sell (and still hasn’t as of this writing). Shortly after everyone had moved out I took it upon myself to make sure that I was rid of this house, once and for all. I started painting things, fixing little things here and there, changing hinges, putting in new switches and lighting fixtures. I cleaned the garage and put everything in storage I hired a maid service and eventually I switched agents. I have to say that going with a new agent was probably the best move I could have made. In just under 4 weeks we had gotten an offer on the house.

That looks about right

Now I had said for the longest time that I would simply take the first offer that came at me and be done with it. But due to the fact that I was already going to lose a lot of money when the house sold, I couldn’t accept the one I got. It was a terrible offer, but it was something. My agent and I talked and we got a good counter and sent it in. Now we’re simply waiting to hear if they accept or come back with something else. Either way, I am elated. I couldn’t be happier at the traction and activity that we’ve gotten over the past few weeks. I should’ve made this move a long time ago.

So that’s where things are at with my house. It’s still on the market, but at least there is interest in it. Someone out there will find it and want to buy it. I will lose money, but it will be a part of my life that I can finally let go. There is simply too much weight on me that is brought on by this house and I can’t live here any longer. This is not a home, it is a house that I simply survive in. I can’t say that I am “living” here, but it is where I get up and go to sleep every day.

So here’s to a quick(ish) sell on this house and then on to more happy and prosperous times.