Tuesday, July 10, 2007

What are they thinking

When the Hubs and Bear were playing "tennis" out front on the driveway, the Hubs noticed a "FOR SALE" sign at the house 3 houses up from ours. He immediately sent the Princess back into the house to ask me to check it out on the Internet.

This house has the same footprint as ours. It's got the same exterior as ours. Same shape. Same colors.Even though the house is basically the same, we've never been inside of it. Therefore, that's one reason why the Hubs wanted me to look online.

Here are a couple elements that are different than ours:

  • Light colored cabinets (oak)
  • White Corian countertops
  • Black ktichen appliances
  • Dark tile set on the square in their kitchen/bathrooms
  • Basic lighting & fixtures in their bathrooms
  • Dark accent walls in the kitchen, living & family rooms
  • Carpet in their living/dining room
  • AND they've got a pool & spa that take up their entire backyard

The Hubs and I just about choked when we saw their asking price. TOO high! Compared to the other houses that are SITTING this house is priced way in the stratosphere. I know that the house at the top of the hill (up our street) sold a couple months ago. It also was the same footprint as ours. It did have strong paint colors on its walls AND it had a huge backyard with a pool/jacuzzi. But the rest of the finishes were similar to ours. It went for a pretty penny. Much along the lines of what this other house is "asking". So that's probably why this new "for sale" house is priced the way it is.

We're curious to find out if this place 3 houses up will sell. And if it'll go quick or sit.

This kind of info will be VERY important for us. We may potentially be in a position to move in the next 6 - 12 months. but this depends on who ends up calling the Hubs in the next 5 - 8 days.

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