I would love to, but I've kind of promised my husband and my financial planner that I wouldn't. At least, not unless one dropped into my lap.
The problem is that unless you have an "in" with a home seller, you can't get even a bad house at a good price around here, because the flippers snap them up. I looked at one that had been completely gutted, and I mean, you could stand in the basement and see the underside of the roof because the house was literally a shell. It went for somewhere around $40k, was rebuilt and sold for about $180k. The market here is so tight, that new listings go under contract literally in 24-48 hours. My plan is to list and give a week or so for all offers to be made. It's not a common thing around here, but I know it will work for my house because the interest is so high. The neighbors on both sides of the house have friends who seriously want the house.
I tried for 2 years to buy a house down the street from me from the heirs of the woman who owned it. They gave me the runaround for all that time, and the house finally went to auction. I bid, but was outbid by $6000. I knew what I was willing to pay for it, and when I got to that number, I quit.
I guess after this one sells, I'll go back to the house we've lived in for 11 years, and work on stuff around here. I may also hire myself out. I know a contractor who says he can get me work from people who want restoration done. He doesn't have time to do this kind of work, but he'd be happy to refer me, as he's seen my work. I don't like to work for other people because I'm too much of a control freak, but I guess I could interview them and make sure we're on the same wavelength!
That was a long answer to a short question, Ron, but that's where I am.
