This past month my wife Kyla has had the urge to move into a bigger place. A nice house out in Spring Lake came up for sale and she soooo wanted to buy it. So we started the ball rolling by putting in an offer. Unfortunately what the present owner wants for the house is just not realistic in my mind for the amount of work that would be needed to be done. I.E. new shingles, the garage floor jacked up and insulation gutted(moldy), plus fixing all the sidewalk blocks that have sunk everywhere. And that was just what we could see right away. I have feeling the inspection would have reveled even more things.
We also realized the amount of work required to finish off our own house to be sale ready. Nothing major, alot of minor paint and trim details and decluttering. It kind of made me appreciate where we are and what we have. Our house isnt huge but it is comfortable and I'm proud of the changes we have made in the five years we have been here.
This whole experience has kind of regrounded me in a way. Yes a larger home would be nice, but it's not a necessity by any means. It's kind of funny how you have to change how you look at things to truly appreciate them.
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