The last two weeks of March were all about getting the townhouse ready for sale. We got rid of more than half our stuff (stored it in the basement of new house) and painted practically the entire townhouse. Then came in the professional staging company that gave it the finishing touches. The hard work paid off, we had over 20 showings in 48 hours and 150 people through the open house! The end result was a bidding war which landed us a contract for well above our asking price! We are excited for closing on the 27th.
Here are some pics of the townhouse staged:
We are planning to move completely into the new house by the second week of May. Cody has been working tirelessly with the all the contractors and is getting a tad frustrated because he thought we would be a bit further along in the renovations by now. But isn't that usually how it goes? We have already done a couple big things like refinish all the existing hardwood floors and installed new hardwood in the family room which didn't have it. The new railings for the stairwell are on their way as well. Cody's parents were a big help in power washing the deck and pulling out all the dead huge bushes in front of the house. So, what still needs to be done?
- Exterior: windows, roof, siding, shutters, front door, garage door, paint the brick, gutters, new fixtures
- Interior: all new interior doors, crown molding in one room, recessed lighting, paint throughout, fixtures
I know Cody is going to look at this list and say I left off about 20 things too, ha. Daunting, you bet. Cody is overseeing all the renovations on the new house and doing a great job despite how stressful it is right now. All his hard work will be worth it once when we see our amazing house in the end!
I'm sorry if you all are anxious to see pictures but we really want to wait until we can show before and after pictures...so you will have to wait a couple more weeks! However, here are some pictures of the primary reason why we bought the place- the land. It sits on a cul-de-sac and is the biggest lot in the neighborhood. It is a walk out basement, then a pretty drastic hill that flattens out at the bottom. Next to us is woods that are parkland owned by the county. About 50 feet into the woods is a creek, which Auden can spend hours throwing rocks into. The bike path that Cody will take to work runs behind the neighborhood. As for the neighborhood- we've already been to a potluck dinner that rotates around the neighborhood, there was a neighborhood Easter egg hunt, there is a "community" trampoline, and every weekend someone else invites us into their house to check out all their updates and renovations so we can get ideas. Did we hit the jackpot or is this what all suburban neighborhoods are still like in 2012?
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Auden loves going to the new house, he has lots of girlfriends that he already knows by name and repeatedly says "shoes off! shoes off! trampoline!" when he wants to go on the neighbor's trampoline which is like every second.
Stay tuned for more pictures!
