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Ideal_Rock
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I''m really on the fence with this, so I thought I''d turn to you all to help me sort out some my issues...
Background:
A little more than year ago, before the housing market really collasped, DH and I redid our house in an attempt to update it and hopefully sell. We invested some money in bringing the bones of the house up to date in a way that would reflect the current market demands and make our cookie cutter condo stand out. We gutted almost everything and turned a pretty basic condo into a space that was more modern and more appealing. It was really nothing over the top, because we had big plans to sell and move on. A lot of the choices we made we did for the next owner...everything from paint to design ideas were either scaled down or elimanted for mass appeal. For example, my "sitting room" is really a dining room (open floor plan, btw)...I wanted to do built in book shelves, but in order to keep it buyer-friendly, I bought book shelves that can be taken away with us when we move leaving the space generic again.
Current Issue:
With the current market being what it is, we''re not going to be selling any time soon, probably 3-5 years. And this past week I got to looking around my home and feeling pretty "blah" about some of the things I decided to go without. I brought in a designer this weekend to do a walk through and give me some ideas and upgrade options. Needless to say, a lot of the house would be "redone" if I moved forward with this. I feel such guilt over that. I hate undoing the work we did...but I''m just not feeling "homey" here. It doesn''t speak to me, you know? I feel like we''re so close to having an amazing home, but we''re just not there yet.
So, I guess what my issue is...do I bite the bullet and sink more cash into our home, really flipping it out to a point where we''ll never get the money back...or do I sit on what I''ve done and make due knowing this isn''t our "forever home" and we''re more or less passing through?
If I go forward, we''d be redoing some of the flooring, doing a massive amount of built-in''s, buying all new furniture, redoing more "bones", turning the basement into a 3rd bedroom, upgrading the garage and of course paint, wallpaper and other finishes I didn''t do the first time since they are "my" taste but not "buyer-friend"....
If we stay put, I''ll be turning the basement into a 3rd bedroom, upgrading the garage and maybe some paint...but that''s it.
I''m on the fence for the obvious reasons--money, time, stress...and my DH, he''s happy when I''m happy--but I can tell he''s not totally stoked about living in a construction zone for another year....
What should I do???
TIA!!
Background:
A little more than year ago, before the housing market really collasped, DH and I redid our house in an attempt to update it and hopefully sell. We invested some money in bringing the bones of the house up to date in a way that would reflect the current market demands and make our cookie cutter condo stand out. We gutted almost everything and turned a pretty basic condo into a space that was more modern and more appealing. It was really nothing over the top, because we had big plans to sell and move on. A lot of the choices we made we did for the next owner...everything from paint to design ideas were either scaled down or elimanted for mass appeal. For example, my "sitting room" is really a dining room (open floor plan, btw)...I wanted to do built in book shelves, but in order to keep it buyer-friendly, I bought book shelves that can be taken away with us when we move leaving the space generic again.
Current Issue:
With the current market being what it is, we''re not going to be selling any time soon, probably 3-5 years. And this past week I got to looking around my home and feeling pretty "blah" about some of the things I decided to go without. I brought in a designer this weekend to do a walk through and give me some ideas and upgrade options. Needless to say, a lot of the house would be "redone" if I moved forward with this. I feel such guilt over that. I hate undoing the work we did...but I''m just not feeling "homey" here. It doesn''t speak to me, you know? I feel like we''re so close to having an amazing home, but we''re just not there yet.
So, I guess what my issue is...do I bite the bullet and sink more cash into our home, really flipping it out to a point where we''ll never get the money back...or do I sit on what I''ve done and make due knowing this isn''t our "forever home" and we''re more or less passing through?
If I go forward, we''d be redoing some of the flooring, doing a massive amount of built-in''s, buying all new furniture, redoing more "bones", turning the basement into a 3rd bedroom, upgrading the garage and of course paint, wallpaper and other finishes I didn''t do the first time since they are "my" taste but not "buyer-friend"....
If we stay put, I''ll be turning the basement into a 3rd bedroom, upgrading the garage and maybe some paint...but that''s it.
I''m on the fence for the obvious reasons--money, time, stress...and my DH, he''s happy when I''m happy--but I can tell he''s not totally stoked about living in a construction zone for another year....
What should I do???
TIA!!