It's official; we have our house on the market! With the interest rates so low, now is a good time for us to give it a try and possibly find something a little bigger (preferably with three bedrooms upstairs and a bigger living room). Granted it's not a sellers market, but since we are not under any pressure to sale right away, it definitely doesn't hurt to see what happens. Plus we'll be motivated to get all the random house projects done that we keep procrastinating on, like the base board trim downstairs. We haven't had any since we first moved in! So, if we have no bites on our house at least we'll get some work out of the way :) The tricky part is trying to keep the house clean and organized for showings. It's a tough task to tackle with little ones in the house.
At first the idea scared me, but after a lot of thinking and of course number crunching, I now feel like this is going to be a win-win situation. If we find a new home that fits our needs better and sale ours, awesome! If not, I won't be crushed because I do like our house now (I didn't like it five years ago) We have good neighbors, a nice yard, and a good school close by. We have nothing to loose. If it's meant to be, things will happen. We talked to a lot of Realtors, friends, and family, and the majority of them agree, now is a good time for us to try as long as we are careful and don't get in over our heads. And knowing Steve and his methodical ways, I am not worried about that happening. Of course there were the few negative comments out there, and I'll admit they hurt, but I've decided to not let them get me down, because this is an exciting time for us and as long as we feel comfortable with it, then thats all that matters.
We've already looked at several places for sale, and so far two are really make us think hard. And surprisingly they are both located in Lolo. The more I think about it, the more I like Lolo. It's only 10 minutes away from Missoula, we have friends out there so I wouldn't feel isolated, and its quiet and safe. Plus, we've heard some good things about the schools out there. Five years ago, we wouldn't have cared at all about school districts, but now with two kids, our priorities change a lot!
If anything, we are having a blast looking at houses. It's fun to see how people decorate (or their lack of decorating skills) and we have discovered so many cool areas of Missoula that we didn't even know existed. And looking at some of the houses out there really make us stop and appreciate our house and the work we put into it. If we do sale the house, I know I will miss two things. The deck and the view. But, I could leave those behind if that means we find a house that we want to live in for 20-30 years, maybe even longer. Our major need is space. We don't need or even want a mansion, just something with a better floor plan. It's weird, we've looked at a couple places that are smaller square footage than our current house, but because of the layout they feel bigger. Right now, I just have to remind myself not to get too attached to a house because first we need to sale ours, and with this market it could be awhile. Having patience is key! So we just wait and see. Like I said before, either way I will be happy because I already feel blessed at it is.
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