Another exciting thing that happened while we were in Massachusetts during July - our home sold! We had put it on the market the day we left, to take advantage of the time while we were out of town. All the preparation (months) getting it ready to sell paid off! We had to scramble to find a way to accept the offer - eventually finding a place in the nearby town of Pittsfield, MA to fax back our acceptance. That was great. We have now moved a few blocks away to a bigger home. With the birth of our 4th child, our small house was really a bit too small for us to be comfortable and maintain the spirit in our home. That can be hard to do when you're on top of each other all the time!
We feel so blessed to have been able to sell our home while the real estate market was so poor. Most homes are on the market for 3 months and more. We prepared the home, then offered our prayers, which were essentially: "If it's right, please help us find a suitable buyer. If it's not right, we're ok with that." Then, essentially the first day of it on the market (no photos online yet, no sign on the street), a young couple responded to the MLS listing and made an offer the next day. Wow. If that isn’t an answer to prayer… There's more to the story as well. Friends in the ward have had their home on the market for a year. Now, they've moved out of state ant really needed to sell. Our home selling allowed us the opportunity to purchase their home. There were definitely a few bumps and bruises on our way to closing the transaction, but now we are in the new place and loving the space we'd needed.
We feel so blessed to have been able to sell our home while the real estate market was so poor. Most homes are on the market for 3 months and more. We prepared the home, then offered our prayers, which were essentially: "If it's right, please help us find a suitable buyer. If it's not right, we're ok with that." Then, essentially the first day of it on the market (no photos online yet, no sign on the street), a young couple responded to the MLS listing and made an offer the next day. Wow. If that isn’t an answer to prayer… There's more to the story as well. Friends in the ward have had their home on the market for a year. Now, they've moved out of state ant really needed to sell. Our home selling allowed us the opportunity to purchase their home. There were definitely a few bumps and bruises on our way to closing the transaction, but now we are in the new place and loving the space we'd needed.
2 comments:
Congratulations guys! It's really a nice home! Sounds like we had similar "home selling" stories. (: Our friends bought our house and literally saved us tens of thousands on realtor and other fees. What a blessing! NOt to mention selling our house when the market was so bad. (:
Congrates! I had no idea that you moved! How exciting! I hope you guys are doing great! Miss you tons!
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