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RE: Moving out of state - 6/30/2008 1:16:57 PM
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zmanfan38
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Stella,
Are you guys renting or do you have to sell before you move?
So far that's the scariest part for us because the market is so bad right now. We hope we can sell our house and get at least as much as we owe on it...hopefully more.
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RE: Moving out of state - 6/30/2008 2:13:58 PM
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zmanfan38
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We're just renting, so we don't have any of that concern.
That's fabulous!
If we can get over that hump, everything else should be smooth sailing.
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RE: Moving out of state - 7/1/2008 3:38:02 PM
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Speaking of moving boxes- I do freecyling in my community and I've noticed postings of moving boxes since people are always moving. So you might want to check freecyle.
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RE: Moving out of state - 7/1/2008 4:59:05 PM
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Stella,
Are you guys renting or do you have to sell before you move?
So far that's the scariest part for us because the market is so bad right now. We hope we can sell our house and get at least as much as we owe on it...hopefully more.
How long did you say you've owned it? Really is a tough market right now, but at least you have the summer busy season right now. You should get a little more activity on your listing, at least. Nothing worse than having a house for sale and having no showings. How long have you had it listed now?
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RE: Moving out of state - 7/1/2008 8:39:57 PM
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zmanfan38
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Stella,
Are you guys renting or do you have to sell before you move?
So far that's the scariest part for us because the market is so bad right now. We hope we can sell our house and get at least as much as we owe on it...hopefully more.
How long did you say you've owned it? Really is a tough market right now, but at least you have the summer busy season right now. You should get a little more activity on your listing, at least. Nothing worse than having a house for sale and having no showings. How long have you had it listed now?
Hey! Thanks for visiting me over here!
We've owned the house for 11 years. It's not on the market yet because there are a few things we want to do to it before listing like neutral paint (I've got an outdated sage green in the living room, foyer, hall right now), a few updated light fixtures, new interior doors and have the deck rebuilt.
We're thinking next Spring is when we'll be done with updates and get it listed.
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RE: Moving out of state - 7/2/2008 1:00:39 PM
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Stella,
Are you guys renting or do you have to sell before you move?
So far that's the scariest part for us because the market is so bad right now. We hope we can sell our house and get at least as much as we owe on it...hopefully more.
How long did you say you've owned it? Really is a tough market right now, but at least you have the summer busy season right now. You should get a little more activity on your listing, at least. Nothing worse than having a house for sale and having no showings. How long have you had it listed now?
Hey! Thanks for visiting me over here!
We've owned the house for 11 years. It's not on the market yet because there are a few things we want to do to it before listing like neutral paint (I've got an outdated sage green in the living room, foyer, hall right now), a few updated light fixtures, new interior doors and have the deck rebuilt.
We're thinking next Spring is when we'll be done with updates and get it listed.
I've got a soft place in my heart for people that do cross country moves. We did 5 or so in 11 years. It's not easy!
After 11 years, you should still have a significant amount of appreciation. I'll bet you come out just fine. (Hey- isn't sage green back in style now?).
Next spring, eh? I'm guessing the market should start coming back by then. There have been a few isolated metro's that experienced bad real estate markets for a good long time, but not many. Houston in the early 90's is really the worst one - that bear market lasted 5 years or so. This current bear market should be getting fairly long in the tooth by 3/09. That's closing up on 3 years nationally - that's a very long time for the market to be this slow. I'm betting it will still be slower than it should be, but that you'll get it done and be ok. I'd put money on it. (Not really - I'm Dutch. We don't put money on anything.)
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RE: Moving out of state - 7/2/2008 1:46:19 PM
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zmanfan38
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I've got a soft place in my heart for people that do cross country moves. We did 5 or so in 11 years. It's not easy!
After 11 years, you should still have a significant amount of appreciation. I'll bet you come out just fine. (Hey- isn't sage green back in style now?).
Next spring, eh? I'm guessing the market should start coming back by then. There have been a few isolated metro's that experienced bad real estate markets for a good long time, but not many. Houston in the early 90's is really the worst one - that bear market lasted 5 years or so. This current bear market should be getting fairly long in the tooth by 3/09. That's closing up on 3 years nationally - that's a very long time for the market to be this slow. I'm betting it will still be slower than it should be, but that you'll get it done and be ok. I'd put money on it. (Not really - I'm Dutch. We don't put money on anything.)
5 cross country moves??? Holy cow!
You know, maybe the sage is okay after all. We painted it that color about 7 years ago and I just assumed it was out by now. Actually, it's probably that I'm just sick of it. 
We would have a ton of equity in the house except that we refinanced and added our HELOC loan into the balance two and a half years ago. We did that to get to a place financially where I could stay at home with GB. I wish there had been another way, but I don't regret it at all because the past two and a half years of being home with her have been Heaven on Earth...best time of my life. 
Maybe with all of the home improvements we've made, we'll make a profit. I think we should because we still owe quit a lot less than our house is worth according to the appraisal.
I hope you're right about the housing market. I agree, it's been too long for it to continue much longer. The good side of that is maybe we'll get a great deal on a house out in MO. 
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RE: Moving out of state - 7/2/2008 2:06:57 PM
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We would have a ton of equity in the house except that we refinanced and added our HELOC loan into the balance two and a half years ago. We did that to get to a place financially where I could stay at home with GB. I wish there had been another way, but I don't regret it at all because the past two and a half years of being home with her have been Heaven on Earth...best time of my life.
Not exactly what the financial advisors would recommend. But they don't know everything now, do they? :)
Some things are just worth the cost.
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