I regret to tell you all that the warping of my loom has been put on pause. We have been trying to sell our home for about a year now, this is the second RE Agent and third listing. Yesterday my agent called and told me he has scheduled potential buyer every night this week from 7:30 - 9:00, arrghh!! We want to sell, we need to sell, not because we are in financial trouble, but because we have a plan to move out of state in about 5 years and to put that into place we need to get out of the house, the down side is that showing the house bites into my weaving time. So I ran around yesterday, putting away my yarn, warping peg and moving my loom into a corner of the dining room to try to hide it from plain view. My agent calls it a distraction, and I totally agreed, but in the way he meant it :)
So no weaving until Saturday, but since no one mentioned anything about my knitting, I do that while folks are poking their noses in my cabinets and closets. Although I must say I had one husband state to his wife that he'd buy the house if she could keep the closets as organized as I had them, to which she promptly replied, "only if you can keep the garage the way they have it so I can park my car and actually do laundry without having to trip over your garbage". Scary couple. The next made comments on how big our bed was, we have a king size bed, how much furniture fit in the house and how strange that my son's curtains were so dark. I thought well your not buying any of that, just the house, we'll clear everything out. People are a bit strange.
I finished my DD sweater which I hop too assemble it tonight, and worked some on the entrelac afghan. I'll have some photos for you tomorrow.
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Sorry about not being able to weave. Trying to sell a house is a real bummer for one's normal life.
I'm surprised you stay in the house when people look. Very awkward for both parties. Our realtor agents have never let us.
They really don't have a choice we won't give anyone the key to get in and out, and the agents that are coming are the buyer agents not ours. Unfortunately we live in a city where you can't trust anyone even though I put everything of value into the safe. So they have to put up with us being home.
I know this is a real test of faith, especially as the RE market isn't very good in Florida. I hope the right buyer comes along soon. At least folks are coming to look!
The buyer's agent has to go through your agent. The buyer's agent cannot show a house without the approval of your agent. Your agent controls the keys to your house. And your agent has to be insured against theft. Have you talked to her/him about your concerns?
My agent doesn't even come when other agent's show their clients, he calls and let's us know. My BIL was a RE agent and he says this is normal for Miami. They are insured, but since my agent doesn't come in when there is another agent on site I can't really leave. We've been through another agents and this is the status quo. I know I feel as we pay them to just handle paperwork, but I need to sell and be done with it. Thanks for your input I appreciate it.
People are weird. The one house we sold didn't sell until we actually moved out and it was all empty and bare.
It was hard to keep it up to "showing" standards, too, with two little munchkins.
Best wishes...
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