Off to Denver

WS and I are leaving tomorrow morning for a short trip to Denver. We were planning on finding a short term rental and accomplishing a few other things on our to do lists, but we might just be going out there for a visiting trip. We'll still look at rentals, but most likely WS will have to find a place just for himself to stay in until we can sell our place. He'll have to find a very cheap studio or 1 bedroom to live in. We'll still have our mortgage to pay for.

Although we are no longer looking to purchase a home within the next two months (unless there's a miracle with our place) we are still meeting with a real estate agent while we are in Denver. She's an expert in another area where we are very interested in living...Centennial. The problem with Centennial is that it is a pretty big place and we really want to get a feel for some of the different neighborhoods. The agent is going to take us around and show us some homes in our price range in some of the better neighborhoods in Centennial. We told her that our condo is no longer in escrow and that we're just going out to get a feel for the area. She's cool with that. I'm excited! I'll definitely take some pics that I can post.

Another reason that we're going to Denver is that WS has to have a medical exam before he can begin his new job. So, I'm going to get to see the hospital where he'll be working! I'm excited! Maybe I can meet some of his new coworkers. WS' last day of work was yesterday. He feels a little strange about it. He has worked at that job for over 12 years. He's definitely in transition now.

This weekend away will give us a chance to get away from all of the condo escrow business. It'll give our agent the chance to have an open house. She will be able to schedule showings of our unit without us being around. I'm really trying to think positively about our selling our place. It was a shock for me and then I was pretty upset. Now I'm just trying to get back into selling mode. I had no idea how emotional this was going to be. It wouldn't be this way if we were just selling our condo at our leisure. Who does that in this market though? I think that practically anyone who is selling right now is doing it because they have to.