We sold our house!

It finally happened! We have been talking about and trying to sell our house for months and we finally did! If you recall we had an offer six months ago but the deal died because the appraisal came in low. We then put it up for sale by owner and someone told us they were going to bring us an offer. She ended up not bringing it in and we felt like we were losing the season of selling. Matt called a realtor, he came the next morning, it was listed the next day and we had an offer 9 hours later!  We then got a back up as well.

We felt like it was finally going to happen. The inspection came back saying that we needed a new roof which we thought would be the case and they asked us for $7,000. We were already paying cash just to pay off our mortgage due to the decline in home prices and felt like we were at our max. We told them no and felt like they were going to walk. They didn't and the appraisal came in at the selling price. It is a little frustrating that an appraisal can come in $20,000 higher a mere six months later....

We had decided we were just going to rent a home for a few years but in the end felt like maybe we could give the buying thing one more try! (We have only lost money on homes...) So we moved to an apartment. It is a little bit of an upgrade because it actually has TWO bathrooms and it is even bigger than our house. Ethan loves it because it has a pool and he doesn't ever want to move.  Our lease is until May so we will see what happens.

Thanks to the many, many folks who helped pack, move furniture, took loads to the storage unit, put together furniture, unpacked boxes, made beds, cleaned fed us and gave us moral support. We are almost unpacked and getting settled and are excited to see where this next adventure takes us!