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Some progress in "plans" as thought about last post...


Looks like we will be in Wisconsin! Most likely on a lake somewhere between Baraboo and Madison. Sounds like I won't be making "engineering" money to begin with, but will have some other perks, such as a car and housing!! The plans are beginning to solidify to move in Fall '08. Since we won't have to have a down payment on a new house we can take the profit of selling our KCK house ($50k+) and pay off any credit or bad loans (i.e. current car). SO......


Ultimately that changes some of our current decisions in Warrensburg! I now just want to get rid of the house (even if we have to lose a little). My realtor quoted me $850 to fix our crappy bathroom and sand and patch the hallway. Which is about what I started thinking....$1000 to just get it done. We'll paint what needs to be painted (bedrooms, hallway and ceilings) and just see if we get any bites on the market! We HAVE to sell for $95k but with the huge fenced in backyard, storage shed, off street parking in the back, no dead trees, full basement (that needs work), usable second bath in basement, 3 bedrooms, and all appliances included, we should be able to get that amount. Big negatives on the house: kitchen counters are outdated (<$500), dishwasher needs work the look "complete"(<<$200), basement has some water issues (~$2000), wiring is not grounded (~$2000), nice wood floors need to be refinished (~$1500). So if I wanted to make the house near perfect another $5000 does would make it close. BUT I don't want to spend that kind of cash with no guarantee on returns. It would be great if we could hired a contractor and make those changes and get $110k, but there are no guarantees and the market sucks so...we'll hope for the best with what be got and not lose any more money on the house!!