And so the journey begins
 

Hi everyone. I am JoAnn and my husband is Dale. Well after 2 trips to the Villages and what seems like months of fixing and sprucing up our current home we are now ready to go. The for sale sign is up today and we will now go through the joy of showing after showing in hopes that it doesn't take too long for the next owner of our home to find us. We are so excited after talking about it for over a year and a half. I have been quietly lurking on TOTV for a while now and now the floodgates will open. I will have so many questions but from what I have seen there are a great bunch of people on TOTV that will be able to answer my questions and give us their opinions which we will value. One step closer to being a Villager just a few more steps to go. Wish us luck! :MOJE_whot:

The process of moving is one I've found very difficult. If I can help pm me at kittygilchrist. Empathically,
Kitty

May all that you desire come to pass!
Imagine your house with a SOLD sign and see yourself doing the happy dance!
:pepper2:
It worked for us!

Good luck on the sale of your home!

I just went through the process and it's awful showing the house time after time to strangers BUT.........when someone makes a decent offer you can hear the angels singing. I too waited about a year before making the leap to TV. I close on my house in Orlando on 5/31 and on my house in TV on 6/3 with the mover showing up on 6/5. PACKING IS HELL !!!! Good luck to you and hope your house sells painlessly.

Yes Uptown Girl - I am going to go to bed every night with visions of a SOLD sign. I'll do the happy dance, the rain dance or whatever dance I need to do to make it come true. I am on a mission. Thx for the good wishes.

Kittygilchrist - Happy it is in the past for you.:)

Thank you stuckinparadise. We hope to be stuck there soon too:pray:

You're almost there DianeM. I guess that means you wouldn't want to come and help me pack...just kidding. Trying to methodically get ready for it but I am sure it will become a race at the end. Just keep the Villages Home Town song playing while you are packing and think happy thoughts!

hi Whimsey!
One advise :
Getting rid of stuff is hard, but liberating.
Gift, donate, sell cheap.
You do not want to crowd a gorgeous new home w old things. They will drag you down.
Good luck w your move!

It was hard thinking of the end goal as I sweat in my garage this afternoon weeding out all the stuff I moved from NY that I THOUGHT that I needed. (SIGH). Start now if you can. I'm nervous and excited. I'm afraid I'll pass on the packing for now but maybe with the unpacking........

dream of SOLD sign for me, too. Just had a go round with someone who made a ridiculous offer....I tried to compromise but finally told my agent to diplomatically rephrase my answer which was an expletive. so the showings continue....

good luck in the sale of your home!! Once we came South we never looked back (except for the Grandkids :icon_wink:)

I'm glad to see there seem to be a lot of fellow NY transplants. I look foward to chatting about some old familiar things again.

Have already gifted and donated. Doing another yard sale next weekend. I'm ok with getting rid of stuff..my husband not so much but he's coming around. Yes it is liberating.

hope2soon...we are wishing you good luck and a sold sign. Yes we have the ridiculous offers in our area also. Not looking forward to it but we will deal with it as it comes. Sending positive vibes your way.

We are in Pennsylvania so won't be able to chat about NY but have visited New York City many times. Love to hear stories about that place.

Pennsylvania works for me too - I love Peddlers Village and New Hope. We can chat happily. LOL.

Whimsey, just remember one thing, it will be worth it in the end. Just make sure you list your house at a fair, marketable price and it will sell. Keep purging the garage, etc. Don't pay to move something that you are going to get rid of eventually.

It will be worth it in the end. Repeat, it will worth it in the end. Enjoy the ride.