When we moved into this house in 2011, we moved in with the intentions that this was going to be our 'forever home', or at least our 'forever home for the next 10-15 years or so'. We had no intentions of moving again quickly. We had been in our last house 10 years when we sold it, and we wanted to be in this house until the boys had fledged from their nest. So, 'What are you going to do with your house?' was actually a very valid and very emotional question for us. We didn't KNOW what to do with our house!
We threw around the idea of renting it... thinking maybe we could even make some extra money off this scenario. But, everyone we talked to about this advised us 'DO NOT RENT YOUR HOUSE YOU WILL REGRET IT.' Even so, with warnings from multiple people, we explored the possibility. We were pretty particular about who we would rent it to -- we were hoping to rent it to an employee who was coming over to the US from Denmark for a 3-year period. But, when that didn't pan out we quickly moved on to Plan B. SELL BABY, SELL!
We found out we were going to be offered a contract in the beginning of May. In the last month we have managed to finish our outdoor landscaping, remodel the master bathroom, touch up paint and fix some walls that needed refinishing, clean and purge the house of a lot of stuff -- and have our very FIRST SHOWING (without even being technically on the market even)!
Take a look at our progress/photos below. And, if you know anyone looking to buy a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom, 2.75 car garage in Brookfield, Wisconsin -- feel free to comment below or email at Almesburyhouse at gmail dot com! :)
