We are listed with a realtor - have had 3 showings and one broker open house.  All good feedback - the right people just haven't walked through the door yet!  One of the realtors that came to the broker open house is bringing someone this evening - trying real hard not to get my hopes up, but VERY HARD not to.  

Took our truck and 5er out this past weekend, to a Heartland Owners Rally.  It was close by (about an hour away) and everyone was very nice, welcoming and even helped Bill figure out a few rig things.

Can't wait to leave for the RV-Dreams rally this weekend!  That's b/c we will get to meet a lot of you in person - FINALLY!

Safe travels to everyone!

Kelly and Bill

p.s. Thanks Tracey for doing the map!  Will be printing a copy to bring along - will make it MUCH easier to find everyone!

 

"in case there's anything else we need to fix" - The buyer for our last house tried to play hardball here and we told him "we will give you a $1500 credit on closing, instead of fixing these items". He took the deal, since he knew we had other buyers interested.

Been a little bit of a whirlwind on this end. We casually flipped the switch on our house to For Sale by Owner on Zillow. Our timing to do that was originally when we returned from the rally, but think we got caught up with all the "quick sale mojo" that was floating around. We had a few calls the first day, scheduled the first showing for Wednesday and by some miracle, the first people who looked at it, put an offer in on Friday. We countered, they accepted and we have a contract. Oops! Inspection and appraisal are tomorrow, so trying to keep emotions in check until that gets finished. If all goes well, I think we'll be houseless the same day as Cheryl!

We fly to Dallas on Saturday--where our coach has been in storage (with our broker/dealer) since December when we bought it--then drive it to the rally. Will be a hike and will need one really good solid day of driving to make our schedule, but seems doable. When we return from the rally, we'll be moving everything we can into our new home, purging tons of stuff, and hanging out at the local campground until we figure things out--both with the coach, and life!!

So, a range of emotions, but probably good that things moved so quick as I haven't had a whole lot of time to digest. We are looking forward to the rally as we need a vacation just knowing what's ahead of us the next several weeks!!

Thanks to all on here for support and sharing. It's helped getting us to this point. And look forward to meeting everyone--if not at the rally, on the road!!

Good idea, Cheryl.  I can't keep up with everyone, either.  I can feel the excitement all the way around and it seems over the top!

We are still in the process of trying to find someone to renovate the townhouse.  We have put my (other) aunt (who is our realtor) in charge of finding a contractor and overseeing the actual job.  We are still way too pooped from the past 2.5 years to make any decisions, although we are getting better.  As soon as that is done, we will list the townhouse and it should sell quickly.  In the meantime, we are weeding through our house.  I have pretty much gone through everything and boxed it up accordingly... for sale, RV, etc.  Dear husband has already begun weeding through his stuff... and doing a great job, I might add!  We are leaving early tomorrow morning for the rally and I have NO DOUBT the excitement will really get us moving.  We are hoping to put our house on the market around the first part of June.  It, too, should sell VERY quickly!  (I am thinking 3 days or less.  We'll see!)  It is very possible we will need to move into temporary living quarters, however, until we can get our truck and 5er and we can't even place our order for a 2015 truck until August/September.  We will order our 5er according to the truck delivery schedule.

As I was packing for our trip today, I became little misty thinking that I have NEVER actually dreamed this big.  And to top it off, our dream is actually coming true.  May I just add, we are thanking God for His faithfulness.  We are so very blessed!

I want to thank the dreamers on this forum who have reached out and encouraged me/us over the past few years.  Thank you, too, for sharing your knowledge/experience/expertise with all of us newbies.  It is much appreciated!

Safe travels to all.  See you at the rally!!!

We're with ya!  Last of our inspections will be done tomorrow then the house/ranch will go on the market in mid-May.  Looking forward to seeing you all at the rally!!  We fly in on Monday and will be there for the mini 2014 Grad get-together that evening!!

Thank Terry,for the edit block.

              Kenny &  frances

-- Edited by mylittledogs on Monday 28th of April 2014 06:13:04 AM

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Boy I need to take time to spell check

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 Kenny and Frances,

If you use the "More" button in the upper right corner of your comment block, you will find an "Edit" option.  Using that "Edit" option will allow you to go back and correct spelling and grammar.  I've done that a HUGE number of times.

Terry

My hubby and a contractor are actually putting a new floor in our front bedroom as I type. The appraiser comes tomorrow (Monday 4/28/14) and our realtor comes on May 1. It goes on the MLS on May 5th. I am doing a karma dance that it sell at the end of June. My weddings will be done and we can hit the road. That's the plan, but as they say what befalls the best laid plans.

.................One   M o J o , Karma !! Dance ....coming UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We did all the preliminary work last year 2013. Sold house, downsized, astounded everyone with the news we were taking off. This year purchased our truck 2007 Silverado 2500HD and our travel trailer 2001 31' Dutchman Classic. We have it on it's summer home and are transitioning from apt to the trailer. True panic sets in now! House was 1800 sq ft, apt was 1100, trailer is 280. Oh boy, more downsizing! We will spend the summer in MI getting used to our new digs and taking care of any issues that may pop up. New or used there tends to be issues :) Then Oct 1 we hit the road. Good luck all with your preparations!

Way to go Dwight and Vicki!!!

This is my first post in the RV-Dreams forum. I have been reading Howard's blog since it started. I have learned a great deal from he and Linda. I would like to join the class of 2014. We have been working to this goal for a long time. We actually sold our house in 2012 and moved into the trailer in early 2013, but I was still working, so I did not feel free. My last day working for my company was January 17. I have been free since and we love it. We traveled for a couple of months and are now parked at a ranch in Missouri that we own with a number of others. It is beautiful here this time of year. The dogwoods are beautiful right now. We will be here until the end of May. We will then get back on the road for a while.

Welcome, Shawn and Kim, from just up the road in Springfield.

We brought the rig home last weekend from Oklahoma.  Will post pics soon.

Having a garage sale in one week then the house goes on the market.

Vance

fly to PPL in texas......the odds of you not finding what you need in a day is impossible!!!!

Good luck for a quick sale!!

Finally signing the contract with real estate agent today...getting it listed before Memorial Day weekend. The few last minute things turned into a weeks worth of work. Oh and we found a nice couch to replace the one I the fiver. Breathed a huge sigh of relief when it fit through the RV door easily . Will post pics when lee finishes installing it :).

I keep telling myself slow but steady wins the race ... One tough thing is when I got back for. The rally 5 out of 15 people in my group at work were downsized. It was very very hard not to just say take me..I want to go, but the house isn't sold Nd the timing is just not right. Thanks to my rally friends Cory Nd Pam for talking me down from doing something incredibly stupid. If I haven't mentioned it lately I am incredibly glad for this group of people.

Trace

Thanks!!!!

Trace & Lee
All our prayers and positive vibes are to you guys for a quick sale on the house :)
I do believe that good things happen to good people and are meant to be, in the time they happen.

We miss everyone - happy RV-Dreams.

Yeah!!! Happy selling!!!

And ditto re: this group of people!! Awesome!!

Curt & Glenda, congrats on the next step in your journey to FT.  

-- Edited by biggaRView on Monday 19th of May 2014 04:53:56 AM

Congrats Curt and Glenda, you're on your way!

Congrat's Glenda and Curt! So happy for you guys!

Now send that mojo back to PA! I NEED it!

Congratulations to everyone!  We are so very excited for you. We should be listing our house in the not-too-distant future, as well. Whew-hooooooo!

-- Edited by Jo And Craig on Monday 19th of May 2014 07:44:31 PM

Congrats!!  Happy for you!  Keep a little bit of that mojo for us here in CA!  Going on the market in a week or two.  It was great meeting you both and look forward to seeing you again at the Fall Rally!