First it is important to 'stage' your home before you put your home on the market. That means that you have to make it look clean, simple and inviting.
To do that you have to remove all your personal pictures, stuff and clutter. We painted the whole house in soft neutral colours to make it inviting and larger looking. We painted the front concrete porch and washed all the exterior windows, first impressions are lasting impressions, so we have to make everything look good.
We have a lot of excess furniture, pictures, collectibles and keepsakes out on consignment with antique shops and used furniture/collectibles shops. The house is down to the bare bones, clean and inviting, just waiting for that special Mr. and Mrs. buyer.
All that stuff that we have been carting around for 50 years and never knew we had has now disappeared and believe it or not we didn't shed a tear. Our curb is loaded every garbage pickup day. The garage, OMG! has yet to be tackled. I shouldn't have to much trouble selling off my tools and I have lots from my Handyman business days.
Somehow I'm going to find a spot for my 24" iMac, no crummy little laptop for me....I could get over ruled by the boss though, LOL!
It is a tough and long process but by taking it one room at a time, one project at a time and one day at a time we are slowly getting to were we want to be at this stage of our adventure.
Next: Our next challenge, what to do first after it sells???
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31 Bluebonnet Street
Winter Texans Home away from Home
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
The BIG decision
About 6 months ago Jane and I were talking about were we are and were we are going as I am approaching the dreaded 70th Birthday. I'm screaming about this young mind stuck in this old body sitting here and putting in time just waiting till Spring and Summer. It almost feels like 'hibernation' like some species do to avoid certain climate changes, and to me, not a bad idea.
One thing led to another and I'm not sure who suggested full time RV'g but we both jumped on the topic and started to make suggestions; where to start, what to do and where to go.
i)Since money is limited we knew we have to sell everything before our dream could become a reality
ii)We did our internet thing to find out what a 5th wheel is all about, what is available and what would fit our life style. A change from 1500 Sq. Ft. to 400 Sq. Ft. was quite unfathomable. In Jan. we went to a Trailer show and with what we learned off the internet and what we saw solidified that this is what we wanted to do and the way we wanted to do it.
iii)Re: A destination: We listened and learned, we visited RV sites on our computers and monitored temperatures daily for Arizona, Texas and Florida during the Winter months. We learned from those that walked the walk before us and made our decision based on what our personal desires dictated. We chose Arizona (Subject to change) for it's dryness and constant weather conditions. Florida is to hot and humid (for us) and we found that Texas is to variable and subject to major weather changes including high winds, twisters and hurricanes. Winter weather temperatures for both Texas and Arizona seemed to be quite similar.
iv)We are now refining our searches to being more specific to our personal desires and financial budget.
NEXT: Steps to Liquidation
One thing led to another and I'm not sure who suggested full time RV'g but we both jumped on the topic and started to make suggestions; where to start, what to do and where to go.
i)Since money is limited we knew we have to sell everything before our dream could become a reality
ii)We did our internet thing to find out what a 5th wheel is all about, what is available and what would fit our life style. A change from 1500 Sq. Ft. to 400 Sq. Ft. was quite unfathomable. In Jan. we went to a Trailer show and with what we learned off the internet and what we saw solidified that this is what we wanted to do and the way we wanted to do it.
iii)Re: A destination: We listened and learned, we visited RV sites on our computers and monitored temperatures daily for Arizona, Texas and Florida during the Winter months. We learned from those that walked the walk before us and made our decision based on what our personal desires dictated. We chose Arizona (Subject to change) for it's dryness and constant weather conditions. Florida is to hot and humid (for us) and we found that Texas is to variable and subject to major weather changes including high winds, twisters and hurricanes. Winter weather temperatures for both Texas and Arizona seemed to be quite similar.
iv)We are now refining our searches to being more specific to our personal desires and financial budget.
NEXT: Steps to Liquidation
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