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My husband and I own our first home...we purchased it before we moved here and basically moved in right out of training.
We both want to move. OK...I want to move and he has basically given in to my demands. :> In any case, we already have tons of repairs to do in the house after just 4 years. :| (the shame). The white (well, once white) carpets have to be replaced. They run throughout the entire house and they are in bad shape. They could be steam cleaned, but they are builder's grade and are basically worn away in many, many spots. There isn't a single room that I walk into where I would say "this carpet could stay".
We could just invest in cheap carpet again, but to do the whole house would be expensive. Not recarpeting isn't an option because the house wouldn't show well.
The wooden floor in our kitchen needs to be resanded/re-sealed. We had some damage to the floor.
Our bathroom cabinets in the kid's room have to be replaced. There is water damage on the base near the toilet. :|
The linoleum in the garage entry way has to be replaced. It has turned yellow in spots. We had someone come and look at it and he said it was caused by cheap base boards underneath it seeping yellow upwards.
All walls must be patched and repainted....my paint job bites the big kahoona.
To top it off, interest rates are on the rise. Even though our home has gone up 45k in value
since we purchased it 4 years ago, ALL homes have gone up in value about that much in this area. To buy the same size house, we'd have to pay more and so we wouldn't really get ahead...and of course we have to pay realtor's fees and closing costs.
So basically, everytime we talk about moving my husband tells me....yes, definitely,in 3-5 years.
How can it be that all of the people around us are moving from house to house and it has to be so difficult for us?
To those of you who have moved more than once....how do you do it?
kris
We both want to move. OK...I want to move and he has basically given in to my demands. :> In any case, we already have tons of repairs to do in the house after just 4 years. :| (the shame). The white (well, once white) carpets have to be replaced. They run throughout the entire house and they are in bad shape. They could be steam cleaned, but they are builder's grade and are basically worn away in many, many spots. There isn't a single room that I walk into where I would say "this carpet could stay".
We could just invest in cheap carpet again, but to do the whole house would be expensive. Not recarpeting isn't an option because the house wouldn't show well.The wooden floor in our kitchen needs to be resanded/re-sealed. We had some damage to the floor.
Our bathroom cabinets in the kid's room have to be replaced. There is water damage on the base near the toilet. :|
The linoleum in the garage entry way has to be replaced. It has turned yellow in spots. We had someone come and look at it and he said it was caused by cheap base boards underneath it seeping yellow upwards.
All walls must be patched and repainted....my paint job bites the big kahoona.
To top it off, interest rates are on the rise. Even though our home has gone up 45k in value
since we purchased it 4 years ago, ALL homes have gone up in value about that much in this area. To buy the same size house, we'd have to pay more and so we wouldn't really get ahead...and of course we have to pay realtor's fees and closing costs. So basically, everytime we talk about moving my husband tells me....yes, definitely,in 3-5 years.
How can it be that all of the people around us are moving from house to house and it has to be so difficult for us?
To those of you who have moved more than once....how do you do it?
kris
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