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Mar. 24th, 2009 09:00 pm
Decisions, decisions
We managed to hash out a housing plan: We're going to wait another month to see what the market trajectory is like. If it's still going down, we're going to chuck the moving plans and instead throw some money into making this place nicer for the next few years.
If it seems to be stablizing, though, we're going to try to put the place on the market, and see if it gets any bites. I hate the idea of living in a zoo exhibit and/or having to move to a temporary pad, but there's just no way we're going to afford the kind of place we want without tapping into the equity here. Even if the stock market went up and I got a job, it still wouldn't get to even half of what we have tied up in the house, and with the market the way it is, trying to get a contigent sale going would be hard.
We're probably going to spend the first month or so that it's on the market trying to live in it, so if it doesn't get any bites at all, we can just de-list it and go back to the other plan.
In any case, we should know by June, and I may as well start sprucing up the house regardless. Whether it's for us or new owners, the place needs some spit and polish and I need something to do while I wait to get employed, so I'm going to attempt some level of domestic divaness.
Oh, also? I know some of y'all are fairly familiar with Renton and environs. We've noticed that our price range can be found more easily in the Kennydale/May Creek type of area, so we might head further south than we'd intended (which was originally Kenmore/Kirkland.) Anyone know about those areas and can tell me more?
If it seems to be stablizing, though, we're going to try to put the place on the market, and see if it gets any bites. I hate the idea of living in a zoo exhibit and/or having to move to a temporary pad, but there's just no way we're going to afford the kind of place we want without tapping into the equity here. Even if the stock market went up and I got a job, it still wouldn't get to even half of what we have tied up in the house, and with the market the way it is, trying to get a contigent sale going would be hard.
We're probably going to spend the first month or so that it's on the market trying to live in it, so if it doesn't get any bites at all, we can just de-list it and go back to the other plan.
In any case, we should know by June, and I may as well start sprucing up the house regardless. Whether it's for us or new owners, the place needs some spit and polish and I need something to do while I wait to get employed, so I'm going to attempt some level of domestic divaness.
Oh, also? I know some of y'all are fairly familiar with Renton and environs. We've noticed that our price range can be found more easily in the Kennydale/May Creek type of area, so we might head further south than we'd intended (which was originally Kenmore/Kirkland.) Anyone know about those areas and can tell me more?
