It's October and we are still in Dallas

Thanks to a few issues- AJ the most unreliable carpenter in TX and a housing market in Dallas that has dried up and blown away- we are still living in Dallas and will be here for the next 30 days at least.  To say I am frustrated is to say that the Pope is Catholic- just stating the obvious.  AJ has now promised to deliver the rebuilt cabinets four different time and all four times he has not shown up nor has he called with a reason why.  The great room is full of my cabinet doors and shelves all of which still need to be installed so we can get them out of the great room and stain the walls.  Plus until he gets done we can't install the granite in the Kitchen which means we can't install the backsplash or the pluming fixtures or the flooring and so on and so on and so on!  They are however working on the patio, porch and carport.  All things we added when we thought we would get over $700,000 for the house.

Last week we purchased all the light fixtures except the one for the Kitchen- hey what's the rush RIGHT??? and our friend Jimmy Don (who does some amazing metal work) has finished making our exterior wall lights- they look fantastic and were designed by Jay to compliment the house design.  Sorry no pictures yet, you have to wait with anticipation for the unveiling of the finished product.  Need something to keep you coming back week after week to read this blog!   

Now about the house.  It has been on the market for over 30 days now and we have had no showings.  There have been 3 open houses and the house looks good, but there are also 3 other houses similar to ours on the market in our neighborhood.  They are in the same price range and they have had no showings as well.  I hear talk about the hot housing market, but it seems that is for the houses that are $250,000 and less.  We had no trouble selling the rent house, but it was in that lower price range.  I asked the realtor about lowering the price by $20,000 and he said he believes if we want some action we are going to have to price it to sell and that means a price under $700,000.  He also believes that unless we need to get out from under it, we should wait for the right buyer to come along.  So I guess for the time being we will wait for that special buyer who really wants this house.

I do have a couple of pictures this time for you.

This is the Kitchen at night- still missing cabinets, shelves and hardware

  

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