Had to stop the video for a second to say this: I love the route your channel took! I think in today's time and the 'scandals' about other family youtubers and the filming of children in general... It might be better, that your children are less on video and not the main part of this channel! Don't get me wrong, I love Gaines and brooks and I have been here since Gaines was about 1! But I do understand the criticism a lot of family vloggers face at the moment and do think that children should not have a camera in their face 24/7 (obviously exaggerated). I also love to listen to you two talk! :) just a thing I thought, while watching the videos about your debt etc.
If you had sold your house back then, look at the lessons you would have missed out on learning. Now, You can move forward with knowing what you truly need and want. Praying it sells fast this time because I think y’all are ready! Don’t forget to just breath! Put the house on the market and take your pets and go to the beach house for a month.
Please don't consider keeping it if you don't have to. Honestly seeing you all downsize and transition to a new chapter in life I can see is needed for y'all and tbh it would be nice to see. New memories, new home, new life
Thanks for posting this! My husband and I are selling our place currently and it has been so darn stressful! Our realtor said selling your house is one of the top 5 stressful things that happen to you during your life(including loss of significant other and divorce). Best of luck to you guys!!
I hope this CRAZY sellers market is in your favor this time. I know here in the North East houses are not lasting more than 24 hours. We refinanced our mortgage, and the company said they have 48 closings already for the month of July.
We’re in NC and made 8 offers before we found our house - we were beat every time! We actually lost our house too, but the best offer lost their job the day after decision was made. This market is CRAZY
@@Loganm0213 I agree. I am so tired of just missing every house. We go in and then find out there is an offer and 4 backups. We live in upstate NY. We sold our house and now NEED to find a place to be out by August. It is so stressful and crazy. Right now, everything (I mean every.single.house. is pending in our area. I don't know what we are going to do. Rentals are even ridiculous)
I am so grateful that you explained why a move is stressful. My family has had seven major moves in 15 years. I swear each move has aged me. I hope everything works out for your family.
I am a 67 year old grandma of five. I have lived through a lot of up and downs. This is just a small space of time in your lifetime, things always have a way to work out. Live in the moment and before you know life will have something else to offer to you. You are both young and healthy family be thankful and continue the pursuit of life !
Man I completely feel for y’all. We put our house up for sale the last week in May and we closed the first week in July. So yes, it didn’t take a long time BUT it was also in a way cheaper price bracket but I can relate to the having all the questions, fears, the unknowns, all the above AND having to keep it spotless with two littles at the same time. Y’all are doing such an amazing job and I’m so proud of y’all! Many prayers to y’all ❤️.
I like the curtains between the windows best. Love you guys ❤️!! YHL is amazing, I've been reading their blog/listening to their podcast for a long time. Def my favorite bloggers. ❤️
I like the curtains in between. I SO relate to your house selling process. We had ours on the market for over a year. Switched between 3 different realtors. Dropped price. Made updates. Repainted whole house. Nothing was working and we were so frustrated. Finally what was the secret weapon was the price. As much as we wanted to make a certain profit....it just wasn’t realistic. In the end, we decided it was worth making less off the less for our sanity and being able to move on with our life. We waited until we had a contract on our home before seriously looking for our new home. We took the time while house was listed to narrow down our target area so we’d be ready. It all worked out and yours will too!! Hang in there!!
Like the curtains separated. Awesome choice. We too put our house on the market during Covid-19. Sold in 15 days. We are in the process of packing up. Everything happens as it’s suppose to. We are looking at it as a new chapter in this book of our life. Hang in there.
Y'all have done a great job with your house - should be very proud! And yes, selling a home is stressful, and I would agree that either the packing/unpacking process is almost as difficult as the selling part--it took us three tries (2012, 2013, and 2014) to sell our house. The next time we plan to do it will be our last, when we retire, and we do not plan to purchase another home in our lifetime. Sending positive vibes your way!
You got this!! You're on an adventure together! Everybody is a little cray cray right now and rightfully so. You two are doing great. Give yourself some grace. Hugs and love and peace.
I’m a new subscriber who was enticed by your realism about UA-cam, your debt honesty, your personalities and journey. I’m not sure how I’d feel if I’d been a subscriber for years as I’ve only been here a short while and I’m so proud of you guys. I’m glad you’ve realized that home is where your family is ❤️ the size of it doesn’t matter and most of us can do with so much less than we have. That & being financially responsible... are two of the greatest lessons you could give your children. I think great stuff is coming your way! Thanks for sharing all of this with us. Enjoy July 4th with your family 🥰
My husband and I have been stressed trying to find a larger rental to move into during these uncertain times with two children (one of them being special needs). I already have anxiety and it has made it worse, I have cried for hours. Continued prayers for peace and strength from above during these times for y'all! Nothing but ❤ from South GA!
This was heartfelt. Best of luck to you! I hope it sells soon you guys. One question: have you thought about adding some greenery? I think plants make a house a home! Less hotel looking. Imo you should still get the cover for the dishwasher tho. 😉
Selling our first home was sooooo emotional for me! I had a toddler & a newborn and the process was stressful! In the end, it was worth it. But I totally understand how you’re feeling!
It's interesting what people notice. I never noticed your bedroom curtains. However, the fixtures and hardware not all being the same color and finish within a room and throughout the house always jumps out at me as something I would want to change if I was buying. Everyone is different. I think the changes you all have made are lovely. Great work.
Keep plugging at it guys! Your so strong to get this far!!!! It IS going to happen. Just a little more patience will do the trick. Put it out into the universe "The house WILL sell soon!" and repeat as often as you think of it. Manifesting works. Pat yourselves on the back. All the work will pay off
All of these updates and happy moments are showing you what to look for in a house moving forward. Just moving from place to place because we are unhappy leaves us grabbing at whatever we THINK will bring us happiness. You are now finding your happiness and in a better place to KNOW where to find it moving forward. So proud of your hard work & thankful you have shared with us. Love you guys & know God will continue to bless you “moving” forward.
I hope and prey it sells and all goes through smoothly 🙏🏻 I think the curtains looks nice at either end, allows the large windows to remain a beautiful feature x
I am crossing my fingers and toes for you guys!! I truly hope the home sells quickly and all of your hard work and dedication to your debt free journey see you reap the rewards!! ❤❤❤
We moved out for a week and stayed with my parents when our house was first listed. That really helped my anxiety about the virus because we were out when people were walking through and could clean/disinfect before we came home.
I think when you list your house your ready to move on. Often praying that your home sells fast. We paid 2 mortgages on our homes for 1. 1/2 yrs. And lived 1,500 miles away from one of them, it was empty and we were worried about it being safe... Congrats, to Ellie & Jared on their fast sell....
This is the perfect time to put your house back on the market. School will start next month and lots of families want to move before that happens. I'm praying that things go smoother and it's not as stressful as last time. Your house looks great! Just prepare yourselves for the process and "make the best of it"(if that's even possible). Hopefully, you'll get a contract quickly and you can move on with your lives.
Maybe your house just needed some love before it was ready to sell. With each update (even just cleaning out the cabinets), you’ve put some love and positivity into the house, and people will feel that when they walk in. ❤️
I can tell you firsthand how stressful selling/buying a new house can be. But I will also say that hindsight always shows you that everything happens in due time. We went through some crazy nights thinking “why is this happening?” But it all turned out exactly how it had to. May I make the suggestion that as you prep to make house sellable you also start packing all the stuff you aren’t using because your time is coming and it will be a huge relief to have it all done and ready to go! 😃😃😃
I am new to you station. I know it is stressful to putting a home up for sale. I did so a couple of years ago after my husband passed. We lived in our home for 45 years. I still have more to rid of in my basement. I had no idea how much it would cost just to get the house in shape to sell and we did maintain it. I wish you the best. Just pray, pray pray and think positive. You will sell that house and find the home you are meant to have for many years to come.
I feel now your leaving a loving family home rather then a place where you felt overwhelmed, so instead of you selling a lemon your passing the very bright sweet lemonade that you personally brewed. So with that in mind and with any positive change in mindset your beautiful home will find its next loving family and your tears at that stage will be of love and excitement for you and your new home xxxx
We put our house up for sale right when the pandemic started. We just sold it last week. It was extremely stressful and we actually lost 2 contracts because the buyers lost their funding. I hope we stay in our new house for a very long time. I don’t want to go through that again. Im
We moved twice in one year and that was so very stressful especially when we had a baby and a one year old and then a year old and 2 year old. We lost about 60k in the moves but we had to move because of a medical condition.
Katie, you made me cry! I know this is a scary time all around. I want you to take a second, step back, take a deep breath, and pat your dang self on the back! You and Cullen both. You two have made amazing changes in your lives as a couple that has completely changed the future of your family. Your house is going to sell. I believe it in my gut. It may take a little while, but I think all of the changes will make the difference in what you went through before. What is meant to be will be. But until that time comes, like you said, give yourself some grace. I love the team that you two are. With that you can never lose. Much love and prayers for your future❤️
I like the curtains hanging between the windows best. Good luck this next time around. I had a horrible time leaving our last house because it was our three daughters' first home. Sometimes it's best to remember it's just a house and home is where your family is. Take the memories with you and make more in your next place!
We get through at least two toilet seats a year. I too have the soft close one from Amazon at the moment, I would say every so often check that it is not moving and if it is tighten the screws as that will stop it moving and splitting.
I hope that things work out and your house sells fast. Please know that your journey of buying that big house really blessed me and changed my mindset. Thanks for being honest
Toilet brush container super high end & enhances your home. Draperies that absorb odors are a real +. You might put that in the sheet that is provided. Cleanout and painting 👍🏻👍🏻 When people see disorganized cabinets, their thought: What else did the homeowners not take care of?
Praying your house sells quick this time! We sold our house in 36 hours a couple weeks ago! We are DEFINITELY stressed! It’s not for the faint of heart!
hi, Katie. So we are kind of in the same situation about selling... but we are downsizing. Our current house is big. but we are young seniors. my husband lost his retirement savings in the stock market at the beginning of the quarantine. i was laid off. So now finally, the house sold but we can't find anything we can afford. we finally settled on a place but when we went back to see it again, we realized it was just too small. It is a whole long story but I can't live on top of my husband (I recently remarried after 20 years with my first and 12 years on my own. Giving up space is hard when you don't want to always be together. I am glad you both have each other and are happy. I have moved so many times with my ex for his job and this is one of the hardest and I don't care about the house (it was his and I moved here 2 years ago). But it is stressful. I want to scream and cry. You will be ok. You take care of each other and your adorable kids. Because that is what matters, not where you are. I loved my little house that had no closets but it was cozy and home for my kids. and it was perfect. this house is big and has tons of room but it isn't home. Good luck to you!!
i love listening to you two just sat on the floor talking your so down to earth and natural i wish you every happiness in what the future holds for you thanks for sharing it all with us stay strong xx
In between windows. I can relate to the tears. I had to sell my house of 18 years because financially I just couldn't afford the plethoria of repairs that needed to be done. Also I needed to move on from the situation of my husband leaving me. The realization that he wasn't going to change, he would continue seeking one woman after another and telling me that he didn't love me all the time that I was begging him to come back and work on the marriage. My finances just kept getting worse and worse and worse. It was when I discovered that I had coyotes living under my house and in the bushes because I couldn't afford the landscaping that I decided I just couldn't continue. The sad part is that my dad was the one who helped me find the house. My dad has been dead for 10 years and leaving was hard. But I have a place that I can afford to upkeep and I have money for food and gas now.
I suppose that Zillow article explains my dang near meltdown. I was in the middle of a divorce, my ex was in rehab so I had to single handedly prepare the house to go on the market, find somewhere to move, then actually go thru the move on my own. (Kids were in college and not available to help). Watching these moving videos gives me anxiety for you!
Hey, not sure if you read this! But here in the U.K. we actually put the extra bits away - in the garage boxed up or in storage! To dress a house ready for selling. Ie when a buyer comes in and looks in the cabinets and there full, they’ll think there isn’t much storage! Yet if you box up the spare cups, chopping boards baking space, it tricks the buyer brain into thinking there’s plenty off space. Good luck with your open house xx
Pushed all the way back for the windows. With the 2 in the middle, i feel it makes the room smaller, as it breaks the visual field and length of the window
Here where we live, few houses are for sale. My daughter’s house sold before put on market. I think the realtor probably pushed too fast because so few houses are for sale that houses are having bidding wars. Prices are very high for this area. Every time my daughter finds a house, it has several bids right away.
praying for yall as you navigate thru the selling or the keeping of your home. i like the curtains hanging between the windows AND i hecka miss jk today!!!
God has perfect timing, and things happen when they are meant to! (as impatient and hard it is to wait and go through the process!) We are planning on listing our house in Oct, and I am actually getting my real estate license so I can be the one to sell it! (hopefully it works out) So we are starting to update/fix things that we have needed to do for a while, and we also have a debt mound that we are trying to work on- so thank you for the inspiration and been awesome watching you guys- I feel like you guys deserve way more followers and you are the more down to earth, real family on here!
Selling your house is crazy stressful. My husband took a job in July of last year and has to commute an hour each way to work. We were going to move closer to his office after we graduated our youngest daughter from high school, but COVID has had him working from home for months. I'm not about to sell a house until I know for sure that he'll have to start spending two hours each day commuting again. I should also mention that we've moved twice in the last six years. The last home sale about killed me because our first buyers were awful. They finally backed out and then we had to re-list. This is the stuff of nightmares.
I love what you said at the end about what God told you. Lean into that. Continue to trust him and learn and I know this next time God will see you through it! ❤️
You guys have come so far and done some amazing healing. Sometimes, for me it is hard when I feel that I should be doing something in a certain time frame and God asks me to wait for His timing. I pray you have peace during this process. 🙏💜🙏💜
I feel for you. I spent 9 months alone trying to sell a house in the DC suburbs at the height of the ugliness in 2009. I had 2 showings the whole time but managed to make a small profit. Fast forward this February- listed and sold in 6 weeks with 2 offers at a small profit - in Montana winter! It all seems to boil down to what your particular LOCAL market is doing and it WILL work out for you🥰
Take a deep breath and remember when it’s suppose to happen it will. It wasn’t suppose to happen yet. When the time is right it will and you will know it!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 prayers are with you
Hi I was just wondering when you bought your house didn’t you have wooden shades fixings on your house do you still have them because they look nicer I remember you took them off the kitchen it makes kitchen look more cost and done and the next people can take them off I love ❤️ the wooden shaded just a tip good luck 🍀
I don’t think y’all will ever see this, BUT I just wanted to say this new venture of trying to sell feels anointed. I don’t know how to explain it, but when Katie mentioned her encounter with the Lord, chills washed over me. Y’all are gonna get through it, and when you look back you’ll see God in every moment good or bad. Bless you four, and may 2020 be prosperous. 💛
I feel your pain. We listed our house In June and had a contract within two weeks. Now the wait to get to settlement the end of August. We had already secured a rental and we are in the process of cleaning and getting it ready to move into. We are down sizing and getting free of our mortgage. The house was too big and too expensive. We plan on renting for two years while we finish paying off debt and save money to move to Florida. Praying your house goes quickly. I can’t wait to see our mortgage balance disappear. Our rent will be less than our mortgage so we can speed up our debt snowball. Selling a house is the most stressful event in your life. I don’t ever want to have to do this again.
We just sold our house. After it went live, I couldn’t eat for 5 days straight. I was vomiting from the insane amount of stress. I totally believe than survey! I’m so lucky it sold when it did. Just thinking about the showings now leaves me feeling queasy 🥴
I like them hanging between the windows best, not pushed back on each side
Agreed!
Yep. Looks classy!
Agree
Had to stop the video for a second to say this: I love the route your channel took! I think in today's time and the 'scandals' about other family youtubers and the filming of children in general... It might be better, that your children are less on video and not the main part of this channel! Don't get me wrong, I love Gaines and brooks and I have been here since Gaines was about 1! But I do understand the criticism a lot of family vloggers face at the moment and do think that children should not have a camera in their face 24/7 (obviously exaggerated).
I also love to listen to you two talk! :) just a thing I thought, while watching the videos about your debt etc.
Hanna B Agree!
I also found them YEARs ago love there content now 😊 so real
If you had sold your house back then, look at the lessons you would have missed out on learning. Now, You can move forward with knowing what you truly need and want. Praying it sells fast this time because I think y’all are ready! Don’t forget to just breath! Put the house on the market and take your pets and go to the beach house for a month.
Prayers that it sells quickly!
Oh, and I like the curtains in between the windows, not all the way pulled back.
Agree!
Please don't consider keeping it if you don't have to. Honestly seeing you all downsize and transition to a new chapter in life I can see is needed for y'all and tbh it would be nice to see. New memories, new home, new life
Absolutely love you guys. You’re honesty and lack of facade is refreshing and enlightening. You guys deserve great things. ❤️
SOOO MUCH BETTER THAN NO CURTAINS. GREAT CHOICE 👍🏻 SEPARATE LOOKS BETTER!
Separated curtains is my vote! Looks great 🤗
Thanks for posting this! My husband and I are selling our place currently and it has been so darn stressful! Our realtor said selling your house is one of the top 5 stressful things that happen to you during your life(including loss of significant other and divorce). Best of luck to you guys!!
You guys have come along way. You should both be proud of yourself. 💕
I hope this CRAZY sellers market is in your favor this time. I know here in the North East houses are not lasting more than 24 hours. We refinanced our mortgage, and the company said they have 48 closings already for the month of July.
We’re in NC and made 8 offers before we found our house - we were beat every time! We actually lost our house too, but the best offer lost their job the day after decision was made. This market is CRAZY
I sold my house in Boston in one week. The low interest rates are really bringing in the buyers.
@@Loganm0213 I agree. I am so tired of just missing every house. We go in and then find out there is an offer and 4 backups. We live in upstate NY. We sold our house and now NEED to find a place to be out by August. It is so stressful and crazy. Right now, everything (I mean every.single.house. is pending in our area. I don't know what we are going to do. Rentals are even ridiculous)
I like the curtains hanging between each window 😁
Y'all have been my favorite UA-camrs for years! Nothing but good vibes!
I am so grateful that you explained why a move is stressful. My family has had seven major moves in 15 years. I swear each move has aged me. I hope everything works out for your family.
I am a 67 year old grandma of five. I have lived through a lot of up and downs. This is just a small space of time in your lifetime, things always have a way to work out. Live in the moment and before you know life will have something else to offer to you. You are both young and healthy family be thankful and continue the pursuit of life !
Younghouse Loving is from my area, they did two beautiful flips here in Richmond, Va... she went to school with my brothers!
Set the brush under the seat to dry before you put it away. It will help keep it nice longer.
Man I completely feel for y’all. We put our house up for sale the last week in May and we closed the first week in July. So yes, it didn’t take a long time BUT it was also in a way cheaper price bracket but I can relate to the having all the questions, fears, the unknowns, all the above AND having to keep it spotless with two littles at the same time. Y’all are doing such an amazing job and I’m so proud of y’all! Many prayers to y’all ❤️.
So emotional watching y’all talk about moving. ❤️❤️❤️ Stay strong. I’ll be sending prayers your way.
I think all the changes you have made make such huge differences! I love the curtains up (Handing in between each window). The kitchen updates too!
I like the curtains between the windows best. Love you guys ❤️!! YHL is amazing, I've been reading their blog/listening to their podcast for a long time. Def my favorite bloggers. ❤️
I like the curtains in between. I SO relate to your house selling process. We had ours on the market for over a year. Switched between 3 different realtors. Dropped price. Made updates. Repainted whole house. Nothing was working and we were so frustrated. Finally what was the secret weapon was the price. As much as we wanted to make a certain profit....it just wasn’t realistic. In the end, we decided it was worth making less off the less for our sanity and being able to move on with our life. We waited until we had a contract on our home before seriously looking for our new home. We took the time while house was listed to narrow down our target area so we’d be ready. It all worked out and yours will too!! Hang in there!!
Like the curtains separated. Awesome choice. We too put our house on the market during Covid-19. Sold in 15 days. We are in the process of packing up. Everything happens as it’s suppose to. We are looking at it as a new chapter in this book of our life. Hang in there.
The transformation of you both personally, as a couple, and your whole family is a real testimony...blessings on your journey!
Y'all have done a great job with your house - should be very proud! And yes, selling a home is stressful, and I would agree that either the packing/unpacking process is almost as difficult as the selling part--it took us three tries (2012, 2013, and 2014) to sell our house. The next time we plan to do it will be our last, when we retire, and we do not plan to purchase another home in our lifetime. Sending positive vibes your way!
I like the curtains separated at each window. Looks 👍🏻
You got this!! You're on an adventure together! Everybody is a little cray cray right now and rightfully so. You two are doing great. Give yourself some grace. Hugs and love and peace.
Those curtains you put up in your room are so cute!! I love them. I like them best hanging between the windows too.
I’m a new subscriber who was enticed by your realism about UA-cam, your debt honesty, your personalities and journey. I’m not sure how I’d feel if I’d been a subscriber for years as I’ve only been here a short while and I’m so proud of you guys. I’m glad you’ve realized that home is where your family is ❤️ the size of it doesn’t matter and most of us can do with so much less than we have. That & being financially responsible... are two of the greatest lessons you could give your children. I think great stuff is coming your way! Thanks for sharing all of this with us. Enjoy July 4th with your family 🥰
My husband and I have been stressed trying to find a larger rental to move into during these uncertain times with two children (one of them being special needs). I already have anxiety and it has made it worse, I have cried for hours. Continued prayers for peace and strength from above during these times for y'all! Nothing but ❤ from South GA!
This was heartfelt. Best of luck to you! I hope it sells soon you guys.
One question: have you thought about adding some greenery? I think plants make a house a home! Less hotel looking. Imo you should still get the cover for the dishwasher tho. 😉
Selling our first home was sooooo emotional for me! I had a toddler & a newborn and the process was stressful! In the end, it was worth it. But I totally understand how you’re feeling!
Separated would be my choice for the curtains
You got this!! Definitely an emotional process but you’re doing it together. ❤️
LOVE young house love so glad you’re listening to them!! Good luck with your selling!!
Like your curtains a lot better pushed to the sides ... THX for the update and good luck for the houseselling! Greetings from Germany
It's interesting what people notice. I never noticed your bedroom curtains. However, the fixtures and hardware not all being the same color and finish within a room and throughout the house always jumps out at me as something I would want to change if I was buying. Everyone is different. I think the changes you all have made are lovely. Great work.
Keep plugging at it guys! Your so strong to get this far!!!! It IS going to happen. Just a little more patience will do the trick. Put it out into the universe "The house WILL sell soon!" and repeat as often as you think of it. Manifesting works. Pat yourselves on the back. All the work will pay off
All of these updates and happy moments are showing you what to look for in a house moving forward. Just moving from place to place because we are unhappy leaves us grabbing at whatever we THINK will bring us happiness. You are now finding your happiness and in a better place to KNOW where to find it moving forward. So proud of your hard work & thankful you have shared with us. Love you guys & know God will continue to bless you “moving” forward.
I hope and prey it sells and all goes through smoothly 🙏🏻 I think the curtains looks nice at either end, allows the large windows to remain a beautiful feature x
I am crossing my fingers and toes for you guys!! I truly hope the home sells quickly and all of your hard work and dedication to your debt free journey see you reap the rewards!! ❤❤❤
We moved out for a week and stayed with my parents when our house was first listed. That really helped my anxiety about the virus because we were out when people were walking through and could clean/disinfect before we came home.
I think when you list your house your ready to move on. Often praying that your home sells fast. We paid 2 mortgages on our homes for 1. 1/2 yrs. And lived 1,500 miles away from one of them, it was empty and we were worried about it being safe... Congrats, to Ellie & Jared on their fast sell....
I like the curtains hanging in between the windows for sure!
Great video!! I think you are in a better state of mind to sell and pray that it happens quickly.
Prayers!!! It will all work out. It’s a sellers market right now. As long as the price is right it will sell
Definitely separate the curtains! So beautiful! And we just replaced our toilet seats as well! Wood seats last so much longer!
I sure do understand the stress and roller coaster ride! my husband died in 2007, we were on a ranch in Wyo. it took me 10 years to sell it !!
This is the perfect time to put your house back on the market. School will start next month and lots of families want to move before that happens. I'm praying that things go smoother and it's not as stressful as last time. Your house looks great! Just prepare yourselves for the process and "make the best of it"(if that's even possible). Hopefully, you'll get a contract quickly and you can move on with your lives.
Maybe your house just needed some love before it was ready to sell. With each update (even just cleaning out the cabinets), you’ve put some love and positivity into the house, and people will feel that when they walk in. ❤️
I can tell you firsthand how stressful selling/buying a new house can be. But I will also say that hindsight always shows you that everything happens in due time. We went through some crazy nights thinking “why is this happening?” But it all turned out exactly how it had to. May I make the suggestion that as you prep to make house sellable you also start packing all the stuff you aren’t using because your time is coming and it will be a huge relief to have it all done and ready to go! 😃😃😃
I am new to you station. I know it is stressful to putting a home up for sale. I did so a couple of years ago after my husband passed. We lived in our home for 45 years. I still have more to rid of in my basement. I had no idea how much it would cost just to get the house in shape to sell and we did maintain it. I wish you the best. Just pray, pray pray and think positive. You will sell that house and find the home you are meant to have for many years to come.
I’m in California and love your house! I think your price is so reasonable compared to our way over priced housing.
Good Luck!
I feel now your leaving a loving family home rather then a place where you felt overwhelmed, so instead of you selling a lemon your passing the very bright sweet lemonade that you personally brewed. So with that in mind and with any positive change in mindset your beautiful home will find its next loving family and your tears at that stage will be of love and excitement for you and your new home xxxx
Dang y’all making me tear up! Praying for a fast sell this time! The perfect family is out there!
We put our house up for sale right when the pandemic started. We just sold it last week. It was extremely stressful and we actually lost 2 contracts because the buyers lost their funding. I hope we stay in our new house for a very long time. I don’t want to go through that again. Im
We have a very similar timeline to yours! Very stressful!
Stopped the video to say I LOVE the curtains separated vs pushed all the way back on each side
Yep, I was going to recommend Young House Love's podcast before you mentioned it. So glad to hear you listen to them. :)
We moved twice in one year and that was so very stressful especially when we had a baby and a one year old and then a year old and 2 year old. We lost about 60k in the moves but we had to move because of a medical condition.
Katie, you made me cry! I know this is a scary time all around. I want you to take a second, step back, take a deep breath, and pat your dang self on the back! You and Cullen both. You two have made amazing changes in your lives as a couple that has completely changed the future of your family. Your house is going to sell. I believe it in my gut. It may take a little while, but I think all of the changes will make the difference in what you went through before. What is meant to be will be. But until that time comes, like you said, give yourself some grace. I love the team that you two are. With that you can never lose. Much love and prayers for your future❤️
I like the curtains hanging between the windows best.
Good luck this next time around. I had a horrible time leaving our last house because it was our three daughters' first home. Sometimes it's best to remember it's just a house and home is where your family is. Take the memories with you and make more in your next place!
I absolutely love Young House Love! I remember that podcast episode :) I vote for curtains at the walls.
Love you guys! You’re helping out more people than you know.
We get through at least two toilet seats a year. I too have the soft close one from Amazon at the moment, I would say every so often check that it is not moving and if it is tighten the screws as that will stop it moving and splitting.
I hope that things work out and your house sells fast. Please know that your journey of buying that big house really blessed me and changed my mindset. Thanks for being honest
You are completely allowed to feel negative emotions! Feel your feelings! ♥️ I will always love and support you guys!
Toilet brush container super high end & enhances your home. Draperies that absorb odors are a real +. You might put that in the sheet that is provided. Cleanout and painting 👍🏻👍🏻 When people see disorganized cabinets, their thought: What else did the homeowners not take care of?
Having the curtains hanging in between the windows look more appealing.
Praying your house sells quick this time! We sold our house in 36 hours a couple weeks ago! We are DEFINITELY stressed! It’s not for the faint of heart!
hi, Katie. So we are kind of in the same situation about selling... but we are downsizing. Our current house is big. but we are young seniors. my husband lost his retirement savings in the stock market at the beginning of the quarantine. i was laid off. So now finally, the house sold but we can't find anything we can afford. we finally settled on a place but when we went back to see it again, we realized it was just too small. It is a whole long story but I can't live on top of my husband (I recently remarried after 20 years with my first and 12 years on my own. Giving up space is hard when you don't want to always be together. I am glad you both have each other and are happy. I have moved so many times with my ex for his job and this is one of the hardest and I don't care about the house (it was his and I moved here 2 years ago). But it is stressful. I want to scream and cry. You will be ok. You take care of each other and your adorable kids. Because that is what matters, not where you are. I loved my little house that had no closets but it was cozy and home for my kids. and it was perfect. this house is big and has tons of room but it isn't home. Good luck to you!!
Y'all will be looking back on this a year from now in your new home. ..debt free....have faith.
i love listening to you two just sat on the floor talking your so down to earth and natural i wish you every happiness in what the future holds for you thanks for sharing it all with us stay strong xx
In between windows. I can relate to the tears. I had to sell my house of 18 years because financially I just couldn't afford the plethoria of repairs that needed to be done. Also I needed to move on from the situation of my husband leaving me. The realization that he wasn't going to change, he would continue seeking one woman after another and telling me that he didn't love me all the time that I was begging him to come back and work on the marriage. My finances just kept getting worse and worse and worse. It was when I discovered that I had coyotes living under my house and in the bushes because I couldn't afford the landscaping that I decided I just couldn't continue. The sad part is that my dad was the one who helped me find the house. My dad has been dead for 10 years and leaving was hard. But I have a place that I can afford to upkeep and I have money for food and gas now.
I suppose that Zillow article explains my dang near meltdown. I was in the middle of a divorce, my ex was in rehab so I had to single handedly prepare the house to go on the market, find somewhere to move, then actually go thru the move on my own. (Kids were in college and not available to help). Watching these moving videos gives me anxiety for you!
Hey, not sure if you read this! But here in the U.K. we actually put the extra bits away - in the garage boxed up or in storage! To dress a house ready for selling. Ie when a buyer comes in and looks in the cabinets and there full, they’ll think there isn’t much storage! Yet if you box up the spare cups, chopping boards baking space, it tricks the buyer brain into thinking there’s plenty off space. Good luck with your open house xx
To me it looked better when curtains were pushed to either side. Very harmonious and cosy look to the room that way.
Pushed all the way back for the windows. With the 2 in the middle, i feel it makes the room smaller, as it breaks the visual field and length of the window
Here where we live, few houses are for sale. My daughter’s house sold before put on market. I think the realtor probably pushed too fast because so few houses are for sale that houses are having bidding wars. Prices are very high for this area. Every time my daughter finds a house, it has several bids right away.
praying for yall as you navigate thru the selling or the keeping of your home. i like the curtains hanging between the windows AND i hecka miss jk today!!!
Don't stress you haven't found the right people to buy your house and love it as much as your family has. Hang in there ! Thank You for your videos.
You all have grown so much during this season!
Hang your toilet brush horizontally wedged in between the seat cover and toilet for it to drip dry before placing it back
You guys are doing great. And everything IS going to work out in the end. Keep your faith and keep chuggin along.
I hope the market is in your favor! But don't wait too much to list it! Go for it! PS: Separated curtains!
God has perfect timing, and things happen when they are meant to! (as impatient and hard it is to wait and go through the process!)
We are planning on listing our house in Oct, and I am actually getting my real estate license so I can be the one to sell it! (hopefully it works out) So we are starting to update/fix things that we have needed to do for a while, and we also have a debt mound that we are trying to work on- so thank you for the inspiration and been awesome watching you guys- I feel like you guys deserve way more followers and you are the more down to earth, real family on here!
Selling your house is crazy stressful. My husband took a job in July of last year and has to commute an hour each way to work. We were going to move closer to his office after we graduated our youngest daughter from high school, but COVID has had him working from home for months. I'm not about to sell a house until I know for sure that he'll have to start spending two hours each day commuting again. I should also mention that we've moved twice in the last six years. The last home sale about killed me because our first buyers were awful. They finally backed out and then we had to re-list. This is the stuff of nightmares.
Love you both! Praying that things will go smoothly!
I love what you said at the end about what God told you. Lean into that. Continue to trust him and learn and I know this next time God will see you through it! ❤️
You guys have come so far and done some amazing healing. Sometimes, for me it is hard when I feel that I should be doing something in a certain time frame and God asks me to wait for His timing. I pray you have peace during this process. 🙏💜🙏💜
1 thing we’ve all learnt, Katie is amazing at Rock Paper Scissors
I feel for you. I spent 9 months alone trying to sell a house in the DC suburbs at the height of the ugliness in 2009. I had 2 showings the whole time but managed to make a small profit. Fast forward this February- listed and sold in 6 weeks with 2 offers at a small profit - in Montana winter! It all seems to boil down to what your particular LOCAL market is doing and it WILL work out for you🥰
Def in between!! Looks great!! ☺️
Take a deep breath and remember when it’s suppose to happen it will. It wasn’t suppose to happen yet. When the time is right it will and you will know it!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 prayers are with you
Can you take the swing set with you, how does that work?
Hi I was just wondering when you bought your house didn’t you have wooden shades fixings on your house do you still have them because they look nicer I remember you took them off the kitchen it makes kitchen look more cost and done and the next people can take them off I love ❤️ the wooden shaded just a tip good luck 🍀
I don’t think y’all will ever see this, BUT I just wanted to say this new venture of trying to sell feels anointed. I don’t know how to explain it, but when Katie mentioned her encounter with the Lord, chills washed over me. Y’all are gonna get through it, and when you look back you’ll see God in every moment good or bad. Bless you four, and may 2020 be prosperous. 💛
I feel your pain. We listed our house In June and had a contract within two weeks. Now the wait to get to settlement the end of August. We had already secured a rental and we are in the process of cleaning and getting it ready to move into. We are down sizing and getting free of our mortgage. The house was too big and too expensive. We plan on renting for two years while we finish paying off debt and save money to move to Florida. Praying your house goes quickly. I can’t wait to see our mortgage balance disappear. Our rent will be less than our mortgage so we can speed up our debt snowball. Selling a house is the most stressful event in your life. I don’t ever want to have to do this again.
Curtain panels in between windows
We just sold our house. After it went live, I couldn’t eat for 5 days straight. I was vomiting from the insane amount of stress. I totally believe than survey! I’m so lucky it sold when it did. Just thinking about the showings now leaves me feeling queasy 🥴
I would recommend getting into apartment and don’t run out and buy a house