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NTR: DH found a house...Long

southernbelle82southernbelle82 member
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This is so far from happening I don't want to talk to IRL people about this yet and I need to talk about it to someone.

We never planned on staying in this house very long.  It's a good size house, 3/2.5 with a decent yard.  But with baby #2 coming and 3 large dogs...we're busting at the seams.  Our dinning room was converted into a home office/play room awhile back.  With baby coming, our guest room/office will be turning into Kenley's room.  DH used to work from home and needed to be able to shut a door so he moved up to our guest room.  So now he's moving back down stairs to the dinning room.  He doesn't work from home now so he doesn't need a door.  

So needless to say, we're running out of room here.  With the economy and housing market the way it is, we had decided to just stay put for awhile.  Well DH tells me last night that he found a house he'd like to look at.  It's REALLY close to where we live now, which is great.  It's much bigger, nice big back yard, etc.  I just don't know how we're going to sell a house right now.  I'm stressed out about showing the house with a toddler and 3 dogs running around.  I'm also stressed out about some changes that would need to be made to the new house.

DH says it's a long shot b/c a lot of factors needs to fall into place.  I'm just still in shock b/c I was prepared to hunker down here for awhile.  The thought of trying to sell is literally making me sick.  Ugh

DD 6/17/08, DD 6/9/10, DD 12/15/11
BFP 5/24/13 - Natural MC 6/7/13
BFP 8/13/13 - Natural MC 8/27/13
Ovarian Mass = removal of left ovary & tube 9/13
BFP 4/24/14 - Tubal Pregnancy 5/7/14
Removal of  ruptured right tube 5/8/14
IVF or adoption??
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Re: NTR: DH found a house...Long

  • o2bmeo2bme
    Try not to stress about it yet.  You may not even like the house. 
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  • tarebear9891tarebear9891 member
    I know how you feel. When we bought our house we didn't plan to be in it very long (It is also a 3/2.5, 3 dogs lol, plus DH works from home). I absolutely dread the thought of moving. Good luck with everything!
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  • Gina418Gina418 member

    That sounds exciting - go see the place (doesn't hurt to look!). You may fall in love and all your apprehensiveness may melt away! Yes it is harder to sell a house than in years past - but it's also easier to buy right now.

    And don't worry about your house - most people understand pets/toddlers - as long as it isn't dirty, a lot of people can look past toys on the floor, etc. And don't worry - I'm sure your house looks much better than these on the market:

    https://lovelylisting.com/

    GL!

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  • Judah'sMommyJudah'sMommy

    Don't stress about it.  If it's the house for you you'll know it, and things WILL fall into place.  If it isn't, then you aren't any worse off.

    GL with everything!

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  • southernbelle82southernbelle82 member

    imageo2bme:
    Try not to stress about it yet.  You may not even like the house. 

    I haven't gotten to go look at it yet but I've seen pictures.  I really like it so far.  The exterior just needs some sprucing up and I'm scared new siding.

    DD 6/17/08, DD 6/9/10, DD 12/15/11
    BFP 5/24/13 - Natural MC 6/7/13
    BFP 8/13/13 - Natural MC 8/27/13
    Ovarian Mass = removal of left ovary & tube 9/13
    BFP 4/24/14 - Tubal Pregnancy 5/7/14
    Removal of  ruptured right tube 5/8/14
    IVF or adoption??
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  • momtoRaegan041008momtoRaegan041008 member
    I wouldn't stress about it, you may not even like it.  If you do like it, your offer can always be contigent if your own home sells.  You can always rent the home you are currently living in if you cannot afford 2 mortgages.  That is what my brother is doing.  They needed to move to a better school district so they moved into my grandma's house and will live there now.  They tried to sell their house, but didn't even get anyone to come and look at it.  It was completely remodeled and basically a brand new home except the foundation and studs.  They ended up renting it for $800 a month.  While it doesn't cover their whole mortgage or property taxes, at least they are not carrying 2 mortgages.  Good luck and I hope you are able to find a larger home.

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  • KatalinaAnnKatalinaAnn

    We just recently sold our townhouse for the same reasons you are thinking about (baby #2 coming, 1 large horribly behaved dog).  It certainly wasn't fun being pregnant with a toddler, but it was doable.  Do you have family in the area that can help?  My mom was a HUGE help during the entire process.

    Before we even put our house on the market, we did major decluttering and tooks loads of stuff to my parents house.  Once it was listed, I just had an attack plan for when we had a showing scheduled.  I tried to keep it generally clean, but then had places to hide towels, toys, etc.  Then I would cart baby and dog with me to my mom's house for the afternoon.

    Luckily, ours was under contract in 6 days, so I didn't have to do it for long.  I really think it was because it showed so nicely though.  I compared ours to all the other houses in the area that were for sale, and they had crap sitting all over the place. 

    Good luck!! I know how overwhelming it can be - but then it could be an amazing opportunity to upgrade also!

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