[Ohiogirl]

to all of you trying to sell. Rarely is it fun. I have owned (and sometimes sold) about 15 houses, and if I added it all up, probably spent about 2 years of my life with homes on the market, much of the time with little kids and pets, and an absent husband, who was already working in the new location.

Many was the day I took a ride in the car, cats in pet carriers, litter box in the trunk and kids in carseats. At least gas prices weren't so high!

Worst was in the early 80s, when the interest rates climbed to around 17% - it it weren't for corporate buyouts (which are not as common a benefit now as then), don't know what we would have done. Had one house (probably the nicest showing of all of them) listed for a month with 0 lookers, except for the realtors. Bought the next house mainly for its great owner-financed interest rate - 14%. Not kidding.

So - keep dusting and chin up. It will happen.