Big Changes This Year

This year is going to be one of big changes for us. Dave's office is moving in June, so we are going to be moving--just don't ask where since his employer can't make up it's mind between two different Atlanta area offices.

Since our HOA makes it extremely difficult to rent, we need to get our house on the market later this spring.  Today was our appraisal, and while I wasn't surprised by her numbers due to the economy, she did seem optimistic that if we wait 60-90 days before we list, we may have a shot at breaking even... if we do a few things to update my 12 year old townhouse.

The two updates that will bring us our biggest return?  Painting all of the downstairs walls back to a neutral color, and replacing all of our outdated brass fixtures.  The downstairs doorknobs had been switched from brass to silver back when I first moved in, but I hadn't gotten around to the upstairs (though I have purchased the doorknobs to switch them out when I had time).  Within an hour of the appraiser leaving, I had five of the upstairs doors swapped out, and now I'm itching to go to buy the last few doorknobs I need for the guest room closets!

Let the fun with an electric screwdriver begin!

Aren't the silver knobs so much prettier Mr. Potential Homebuyer?