The Appraisers are Coming

Jim and I procrastinated as long as we possibly could on getting our house appraised and up for sale, but the time has finally come to do something. We have been cleaning and scrubbing and packing, and, quite honestly, things don't really look all that much better around here. Jim's company requires that we secure two appraisals that will be averaged together, and we are keeping our fingers crossed that they will be reasonable assessments of the value of our property. (That is the amount we will receive if we are not able to sell on our own.) We were hoping to have a condo by now to move some of our furniture and junk into, but despite making two separate offers on two different units, we have not heard anything back yet. The world of real estate dealings can be frustratingly slow. We have successfully narrowed down our house choices in Texas, but we want to sell our home in Michigan before we make our purchase down south. Jim's company would like him to begin working full-time in Houston in November, so unless he wants to stay in a hotel for a couple of months, we need to get the appraisals soon, put our place on the market, buy a Michigan condo, buy a house in Texas, fix whatever needs updating in both the condo and the new house, and then move. The company will spring for packers and movers for the long-distance relocation, but they do not transport house plants (I have 20) or pets, of course. They will take Jim's car in the moving van, though, so that is helpful. It should be quite an adventure making the 1,200+ mile drive in our other vehicle with my lovely greenery overflowing everywhere, birds chirping in the backseat, and fish water sloshing around. Hope we have room left in the car for us.