We rented the house!

There is one KEY component to all of this – one thing that could have ruined this great idea of ours.  We HAVE to rent out our house in order to cover our mortgage.  Another thing we thought would be easy….

We reached out to friends and family, everyone we could think of that might be looking for a place to live.  And it wasn’t working out.  We listed it on Craigslist for about a week when we were contacted by a property management company.  There had been discussions about whether or not we would use one, and this was a sign, maybe we needed help.

Ideally, the house should be rented furnished – that way we don’t have to store all our furniture along with our possessions (the few we are keeping).  But we were willing to rent unfurnished because that’s what most people want.  Also, our start date tentatively is October 3rd (that’s when our first reservation starts) but Christopher had been thinking maybe we would start moving a little earlier and have him do customer visits on the way to Boston.  None of that could be ironed out however, until we had renters, and they had a move in date.

One day while we were on vacation a couple weeks ago, we got an email – the Property Management company was showing our house while we were out, they found renters who wanted it partially furnished (yes!) BUT here was the catch.  They needed to move in by September 15th.  That is MORE than two weeks earlier than we were planning!! I was really torn – I had given my last date of employment for September 12th with my company, so that I would have a full 2 weeks to get everything ready.  This included a garage sale, packing up what will come, and what will be stored, and taking care of last minute crises that inevitably always pop up.  So was I really willing to push everything up EXCEPT my employment??

OF COURSE I WAS! We knew this “adventure” would be challenging, this was just another bump Christopher and I would get through together.  Surrounded by the most amazing group of supportive friends and family, we can do anything.  My father and his girlfriend have graciously agreed to allow us to stay with them while we are in wait of beginning our trip (since we still haven’t finalized which day we want to leave).  We are having our garage sale THIS weekend, labor day weekend, and already we have friends and family pouring in their support, offering to help work it, offering supplies, etc.

Even though everything isn’t coming together the way I had imagined it when we started this, it is all falling into place in a much more amazing and unexpected way.  I can’t wait to find out what else is in store for us!

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