House for Sale

For those that aren't aware - we are selling our house!  When we moved in way back in 2005 the plan was never for us to be here this long.  We were perhaps a little naive but our current home was a perfect commuting home for me to Portland while I was attending law school and wasn't too far from Josh's office and so despite knowing this is not the area we wanted our "forever" home to end up in we jumped in both feet and bought it.

Well, we all know what happened next......the housing market CRASHED and since we had bought at the prime market peak we were stuck and in a hole when I graduated in 2008 so we wiped away the tears and worked on making our "temporary house" a home.  WE paved the driveway, upgraded all lighting fixtures, put on an AWESOME deck, and painted just about every wall in the house.  Then we got pregnant with Conor and more work went into the house to shuffle things around in order to give him a place to call his own (bead board in his room, painting trim, repainting the walls, shelves in the bathroom installed and the loss of our guest room).

Well, the housing market is rebounding and as Apple is on it's way its time to try to say goodbye to our lovely home.  If it weren't for my strong desire to be closer to my family and the highway (which makes impromptu visits easier) and the water I think Josh and I could be happy here (though the kids and our guests might be a little cramped).  We are 40 minutes to the "city" the mountains, almost all the beaches in 2 counties.  There are recreation trails and ponds and this is a up and coming community in which housing values are likely to double in the next 10 years as it becomes a mecca for families like ours (parents work in the Portland area but want to raise kids in a more rural setting).  But alas, I  want to move and so on the market she is. 

Here's the link if you want to check it out or want to forward it to any friends looking for a GREAT home at a GREAT price in a GREAT location!

http://mreis.fusionmls.com/DotNet/Pub/EmailView.aspx?r=1890866361&s=MRE&t=MRE

HELP us sell our home!

xoxo
Erin