I Like To Move It, Move It

Things are starting to happen, at long last.

It's not even that I am eager to move, however, I can't stand waiting around in limbo. I'm one of those 'Lets get this show on the road' kinda people (as most of you know).

So, since the relocation specialist has been in touch with Jason, things have started moving. Documents are being sent to moving companies, Realtors, lawyers, etc.

We found out that the guy who sold us our current house (basically walked us through the entire process and listened to my griping and printed out 5,000 change-forms for us) is now a realtor. We figured who better to sell this house than the man who knows every minuscule thing that has gone into it? He knows the upgrades we did, and all of the extra work that went into it. He is the one who told me where to buy all the beautiful tile at incredibly cheap prices, and gave us advice on putting up the hood fan. He fought for us over the bathtub and made sure that reinforcements were put into the ceilings to hold the weight of the fans we put up in the bedrooms. He was absolutely excellent to work with.

Jason gave him a call yesterday and told him about the situation. He was actually in shock that we are going to be selling this house. Our dream house. He knows all too well how particular and meticulous we were when we built it. He knows that it is exactly what we wanted, right down to the placement of the electrical outlets. He didn't think that we would ever be persuaded to leave here.

However, he is quite flattered and pleased that we have chosen him. I know that he will be attentive, and that he will get us the best price he possibly can. I consider him a personal friend, and he knows what this house means to us. He is also a fairly new realtor, so he's not overloaded with clients. That means he will have time for us, unlike our last realtor who was next to useless. He will also respect my need for at least a few hours notice before showing the house.

In addition to all of that, the moving company called me this morning to arrange a time for a walk-through of the house. They just come by to take a look at how much stuff you have, so that they can book the appropriate amount of time, and the right number of movers to handle the job. He's coming next Thursday, April 5th at 8:30am.

We also have to have appraisers come and look at the house. We aren't going to do that until after Easter weekend however. The house isn't ready yet. I need to finally finish the tile in our bathroom (not a major job, just a row of tiles around the shower). It's such a messy hassle to tile, I can't usually do it when the kids are home and the entire process takes at least 48 hours no matter how big the job is because you have to let the mortar cure before you can grout. Anyway, that will get done and the basement organized and then we will be ready.

The actual move will likely happen in early June. It takes about 60 days to get possession of a house (once you factor in home inspections and mountains of paperwork) so between selling this house, buying a new one, etc. we are looking at early-mid June.

In our neighborhood houses are generally only on the market for 7-10 days before they sell, which is excellent. I dislike the hassle of showing the house, and of keeping it in a constant state of perfection (try it with two little rugrats home all the time, HA HA). Things should happen quickly which is the speed I like.

Jason and I have been sifting through MLS listings. He found a new listing last night that looks very promising. It's in Guelph, and it apparently has a huge kitchen (something that is surprisingly hard to come by out there). It's just under 3,000 square feet and the only drawback is that the basement is not finished. However, at this point, we are willing to take an unfinished basement in exchange for a kitchen that is bigger than a postage stamp.

We are aiming to take our first trip out there in the next few weekends. It depends on when we can get someone to take the kids for three days. I am excited to see the area and shop for a house.

Have a good weekend everyone!