A realtor emailed me this listing

debodun said:
I haven't heard anything. My agent said the next call should be from my attorney. I am not waiting by the phone for it, though.
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That’s weird. When will they tell you if yours was the accepted offer?
 

Too bad I hit the antique market at a bad time. I might be able to liquidate it if I gave it away, but thinking how much my mom invested in it, and that was in the 1970s, seems a shame. What she paid $50 for in 1975 is equivalent to $250 in today's money and I doubt anyone would pay $5 now.
 
debodun said:
Too bad I hit the antique market at a bad time. I might be able to liquidate it if I gave it away, but thinking how much my mom invested in it, and that was in the 1970s, seems a shame. What she paid $50 for in 1975 is equivalent to $250 in today's money and I doubt anyone would pay $5 now.
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I would weigh the cost of keeping these things in the old house each month or the cost to box them up and move them to the new house against what you may eventually get from selling them.

Take the few things that you cherish to the new home and make a fresh start.
 
debodun said:
Too bad I hit the antique market at a bad time. I might be able to liquidate it if I gave it away, but thinking how much my mom invested in it, and that was in the 1970s, seems a shame. What she paid $50 for in 1975 is equivalent to $250 in today's money and I doubt anyone would pay $5 now.
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The chances of those pieces becoming valuable in our lifetimes is almost nil. Whatever your mother paid for them is known as a "sunk cost," i.e., an expense that has already been made and cannot be recovered.

Thrift stores are awash in pressed glass and virtually no young people are interested in collecting it. Heck, Millennials and younger don't even want items with intrinsic value like 14K gold jewelry or sterling silver flatware, never mind Depression Era glass.

My advice: let go of the guilt and let go of the stuff. Both will only weigh you down. If you decide to keep it, do so knowing that when you die your heirs will almost certainly donate or ditch the whole lot of it.

Trust me, I know whereof I speak.
 
Apparently. I just spoke with my neighbor on the north side and told him I bought a house and would be moving soon. After congratulations were extended, he said he and his wife will likely be selling their house in a year or two. Now with their daughter moved out, it's more than they need. That would have been all I need - to get a rowdy bunch in there - then I'd have it on both sides!
 
Deb, I like the house even tho' it's so big. I like the color, too. I hope they take all that junk in the front yard with them!

Have you been inside???

You'll need at least 2 A/C's. Unless you install central.

Oh,and a laundry chute- cheap to install and will save at least some steps. Or plumb a bathroom to install the W/D upstairs.

It looks like there was an above ground pool near the deck. Maybe you can plant some tulip bulbs in the circle this fall for Spring blooms? That would be fun!

The yard looks fenced. Is it fenced well enough so you can have a little dog or two?
 
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Love the house, and checked out where it is on the US map, it looks like a very peaceful part of the world (but have no clue really). Makes you realise how important our neighbours are, it's frustrating that we have no way of knowing what our future neighbours lifestyles are like, maybe people who like to party or noisy teens etc, it's a bit like Russian roulette. Love the name Still Water, population 8,000, sounds inviting.
 
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