Way to go!
Lots of work left but will be fun.

Awesome news! Congratulations!

wonderul news -- we'll see you on the road!

That's great news George!

Great news...patti

Wow, that's great ..... let your adventure begin. 

So glad for you! Isn't it a great feeling to have that done. :)

Great News, Congrats

WOW....That is great news...Congrats!

I'm soooooooooo jealous!   Can't wait for the economy to turn around so I can sell my house.

Time for Racerguy to hit the road.

Congratulations!! So glad things are coming together for you!!

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Congrats! Where is the next trip?

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Some place where it is warm,this winter has been way to long and cold for these old bones.Probably head for Phoenix area and then figure out from there. Thanks to all for the congrats. We are really excited.

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Probably head for Phoenix area and then figure out from there. Thanks to all for the congrats. We are really excited.

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Well hopefully by the time you get here, it'll warm up.... 48 Degrees at Noon today in a driving wind and pouring rain.   It didn't help that I was dressed in shorts and a polo shirt!

 

Charles, you figured out the method to my madness Tony,we're counting on May being a little better, of course now we can just keep heading south until we find warm.

Me (being from NJ) says " See youse down the road." Len (Being from Louisiana) says "See ya'll down the road" However it's said - congrats!

Congratulations George and Linda,

We are so happy for you! 

We close on our house next Tuesday.  Let's just say downsizing to 350 square feet is not for sissies!  Whew!  We are confident, however, that it will be worth all the effort. 

BTW...Craigslist was great for selling last minute items we decided not to take. 

John and Carol

Looks like we may have jumped the gun I may have some lessons/tips to give to those who are thinking of selling.

Just thought I would give a tip or two about real estate dealings I found out.First, a potential buyer that is PRE-QAULIFIED is just that, not QUALIFIED. Number two I've been advised the sale is not complete until you are at the closing table and have signed the final papers. We haven't sold property since the 1980's and found out things are much more complicated in today's world .I guess you could say we were stuck in the 80's mentality where the buyer actually did their home work and were sure they could complete the deal before they signed a contract.I will go back to what Howard says about most things, ASK LOTS OF QUESTIONS and get answers. That was our mistake. Last, interview and once again ask questions before hiring an agent to sell your home.We didn't do that with our FORMER ( as of yesterday) agent which is a long story not needed here. Maybe I'm not telling anybody things they don't already know but if you are not used to doing business in today's climate, especially in a buyers market like it is now don't assume anything.
We are back at square one but feel we have been educated and will fare better in the future.No more counting chickens before they are hatched

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Just thought I would give a tip or two about real estate dealings I found out.First, a potential buyer that is PRE-QAULIFIED is just that, not QUALIFIED. Number two I've been advised the sale is not complete until you are at the closing table and have signed the final papers. We haven't sold property since the 1980's and found out things are much more complicated in today's world .I guess you could say we were stuck in the 80's mentality where the buyer actually did their home work and were sure they could complete the deal before they signed a contract.I will go back to what Howard says about most things, ASK LOTS OF QUESTIONS and get answers. That was our mistake. Last, interview and once again ask questions before hiring an agent to sell your home.We didn't do that with our FORMER ( as of yesterday) agent which is a long story not needed here. Maybe I'm not telling anybody things they don't already know but if you are not used to doing business in today's climate, especially in a buyers market like it is now don't assume anything.
We are back at square one but feel we have been educated and will fare better in the future.No more counting chickens before they are hatched

Been there done that!  We have gone through our share of ups & downs (more downs) with Real Estate Agents.  They will tell you what you want to hear when they want your listing and then they will bring you a contract (an offer considerably less than what they listed your house at) and tell you to accept it.  Our house was taken off of the market 3 times by individuals that had no credit or bad credit and we had to start the process all over again.  Seems like the agent (your agent) should do their homework before bringing worthless paper to your door.  JMHO
I have bought three homes and sold two, have yet to deal with a realtor that I would consider ethical.  One of the least trusted professions (because of a few bad apples) IMO. 
Try FSBO and good luck.

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Seems like the agent (your agent) should do their homework before bringing worthless paper to your door.  JMHO

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Got ya there that's why she is no longer " representing" us.

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My opinion - don't be scared of FSBO. With the internet you have a huge sales market and making a website just for your home isn't out of the question. It only takes one person, the right person, to see your ad and buy your house.

The webpage I made for my place is on-line now, although I haven't started formally advertising (it's still ugly here but will green up next month). The search engines have picked it up and when I advertise on a couple By Owner sites and here locally AND various other free opportunities, I'll have lots of bases covered.

Was talking to a friend last night who is buying in the Seattle area. She had 2 days there to look, drove through neighborhoods, etc. The RE lady had set up a showing for a home, my friend said, no thanks we drove around there and are not interested. The RE lady insisted since she'd made the appointment. I would have told her to blow smoke but my friend is so nice, they wasted an hour or more even though everyone (except the seller) knew it wasn't going to happen. My point being, it's not the number of showings, but the number of quality showings.

I've bought and sold privately many times and now there is so much help on line as to forms or requirements. The Title Company is your friend, they do the work, you supply the documents.

Hope it all works out what ever way you proceed.

Rancher

So sorry your deal fell through.  You must feel terrible as I know how we would feel.

Our house is finally getting on the market.  We signed the listed papers last night with our realtor and it will be officially on MLS and have a sign in the yard on Monday.

Yes, realtors do cost a lot of money but we have decided they are the best bet in our area.  We have worked with our realtor before - both selling and buying - and she is a worker.  When we bought the house we are in now that we are trying to sell, at the last minute before we were supposed to close the title company found a missing deed in the link and could not warrant the title.  The listing (sellers) agent was doing nothing to save the sale.  (The house was a foreclosure owned by Fannie Mae.)  Our realtor asked who the deed was from and to, made calls to find the attorney who had written the deed and ask questions.  She was told that it had been sent to the court house for recording and never sent back.  Our realtor proceeds to go to the courthouse and demand that they find the lost deed.  She insisted that it was there somewhere.  Guesswhat!  the deed was found and she was able to call the title company and tell them where it was and the closing could proceed as scheduled.  How's that for service?

Also, there is a big difference between pre-qualified and pre-approved.  And, I understand that even with pre-approved, the deal can still fall apart - even at the closing table.  However, as my realtor explained last night, she is required by law to bring us all offers - no matter how risky or ridiculous they are.  The 3 of us will just have to sort thru them.

I'm a little leary that it is overpriced but she said we can always come down but its very hard to go up.  And the price was based on good info; tax value assessment, price of house 3 doors down for sale, etc.  Let's just hope it doesn't take six months - I'll be a basket case.  We've already been delayed 2 months due to medical problems that came up.

Oh well, this is supposed to be about you and not about us.

Good luck on finding another buyer.

Judy & Bob

Some really good info here. We have had our house up for sale for only a month now but have only had two inquires that we know off and several drive-byes (no shots fired thank God). I think we have a good realtor, but time will tell. I put a call into her Thursday and we will be having a sit down with her Monday.

 One of the major issues we are facing are the Short sales and Foreclosures.  We have two houses in our neighborhood that are bank sales and they are asking 50 to 70 thousand less than we are and they are not selling either.

  As of now we are still planning on our trip to Alaska in June. Sometime in May we will put our valuables (the crap we just can't part with yet) into storage. We plan to leave most of the furniture in the house until it sells. Then what ever the kids don't take, we will sell and or donate.

 We have a decent setup for the time being, but want to move into a 5ver and make it as GREEN as possible. We are looking forward to outlasting current economic conditions and seeing and doing as much as alloyed.

 I know this does not relate to the subject but thought it was funny. I read this in another RV site this morning.

 New Law Goes In Affect In Montana Immediately.





  Drivers are no longer permitted to have sheep in the cab of their truck with out a chaperone.

 Ok, I have a weird sense (SICK) of humor.