I did it! I called the real estate lady in mid-May, she decided how much the house should sell for and she took lots of pictures. The house sold in 24 hours. Of course there is a lot of negotiation going on so I probably won't have to move until August, with lots of contracts and re-writing of contracts and figuring out how the new owners will pay for it and everything. But it is moving forward nicely.
Unfortunately I have to do a LOT to the house to get it ready. I had agreed to make certain improvements based on how bad the tenants were leaving it. I had to replace the first floor kitchen sink and countertops, the bathroom sink, door, and medicine cabinet, add glass shower doors, paint the entire first and second floor, add a door to Taylor's old bedroom, remove your Daddy's sound booth in the blue bedroom, and clean everything thoroughly. This will take 6-8 weeks to finish.
Then I have to decide where I'm going to move my stuff. That's the hard part. The house sold months faster than I thought it would. I thought it wouldn't sell until fall so I would have time to find another place. Now I don't, and I don't know where to move. That will have to work itself out pretty quickly I think. Of course, I can always put everything in storage with a moving company until I decide. That's the quick and dirty option.
The buyers are very nice, a young couple who will eventually start a family. That means Taylor's bedroom will have a baby in it again. I will miss the house terribly - it has all my memories of the two of you.
Love and smoochy kisses
Grandma Nici
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