Now that closing is done on the house back in PA I should be around some more again.
Nice to be back in the fifth wheel....
Mallo
bonnie and clyde said
09:28 PM Feb 28, 2011
Mallo, Congratulations. I sell Real Estate in SE Pa., and your are to be congratulated on the sale of your house. Best Wishes!
Ckerr said
09:31 PM Feb 28, 2011
Congrats on closing!
Terry and Jo said
08:21 PM Mar 2, 2011
Congratulations, Mallo.
We are anxious to move into ours, but we are still waiting. Hope to see more of you on the forums.
Terry
Mallo said
07:35 AM Mar 3, 2011
bonnie and clyde wrote:
Mallo, Congratulations. I sell Real Estate in SE Pa., and your are to be congratulated on the sale of your house. Best Wishes!
Once we took a realistic look at the market subtracted the costs of making the house perfect we were able to price it at an attractive number resulting in it going on the market in Sept, getting an offer in Dec and closing the end of Feb. So less then six months start to finish much better then the 18 months of working on the place and trying to get a "full price" offer in fact once we add in the mortage payments we didn't have to pay and the minimum renovations list we made out a bit for the area we live in.
Terry yeah I plan to post a bit more now that I don't have the house sale looming between dickering with the buyer and getting everything out of the house it's been a busy last three months.
Mallo
janni said
08:28 AM Mar 3, 2011
Congrats Mallo! I feel a lot the same as you do. People don't realize that the longer you pay mortgage, insurance,taxes, upkeep, and renovation, the more it really costs you in the end to keep your place. When we were selling our shop we put the numbers on paper and it was far better put an attractive price on it and sell it than to hold out for a high profit. Good luck to you and good to see you posting!
Waggin Tails said
07:40 PM Mar 6, 2011
Congratulations on the sale and shifting gears.
I like the strategy on your home sale. We to have been discussing several projects that would make the house more updated than it is. However, before I spend money on the house, I want to make sure I can recover the expense. We owe less the 50% market value so we can price it lower than others in the area.
Hope to meet you soon.
Deborah said
12:59 PM Mar 9, 2011
Mallo, we just sold our house too! We listed it in January, got a contract in February, and are closing in less than two weeks. I agree with your strategy of reducing the price instead of making the repairs. It has been CRAZY to get things pulled together so quickly. We will be at the Spring Rally, and will offically be fulltimers! Excited, but lots left on my task list....
Deborah Sticks and Bricks (sold, but living in until closing in less than two weeks, then....) 2007 Winnebago View 23H (living in until we trade for ...) 2011 DRV Mobile Suites (on order) 2004 Audi A4 Cabriolet (sold) 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac (sold, but driving until our new truck comes in....) 2011 Dodge Ram Laramie Longhorn (on order)
Nice to be back in the fifth wheel....
Mallo
Congratulations. I sell Real Estate in SE Pa., and your are to be congratulated on the sale of your house. Best Wishes!
We are anxious to move into ours, but we are still waiting. Hope to see more of you on the forums.
Terry
Terry yeah I plan to post a bit more now that I don't have the house sale looming between dickering with the buyer and getting everything out of the house it's been a busy last three months.
Mallo
Deborah
Sticks and Bricks (sold, but living in until closing in less than two weeks, then....)
2007 Winnebago View 23H (living in until we trade for ...)
2011 DRV Mobile Suites (on order)
2004 Audi A4 Cabriolet (sold)
2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac (sold, but driving until our new truck comes in....)
2011 Dodge Ram Laramie Longhorn (on order)