Farewell, Columbus!

It is (was) official – our townhouse sold in Columbus!  The story we believe is a God thing.  We went down to finish vacuuming and putting the finishing touches on one evening; we had scheduled for a realtor to come take pictures the following day so they could list it.  Jeremy had posted the listing on Zillow for about 1-2 weeks on a whim – hoping to avoid the realtors fee if possible.  There were no bites…. until the day we left to go finish things up; the day before we handed it over to the realtor.  The young man that called worked til about 10pm, but we told him we would still be there working if he wanted to stop by.  He did!  He thought it looked like a good place, liked that a lot of the mechanicals were fairly new, and thought it would accommodate him and two college roommates fairly well.  He took his family to see it that Saturday, made an offer the following week, and we waited for closing to come – May 29th.  Everything went so smoothly.  We did get we were asking for it, which was a steal of a deal if you ask me; we did not get enough to cover what it took to fix it up (paint, carpet, etc); we did avoid realtor fees; it did not sit on the market needlessly.  Blessing upon blessing!  (With a little bit of bitter aftertaste for Jeremy since our profit was not significant.) 

We had promised the girls and overnighter before we officially sold it.  So, the weekend before closing, we went down for the night.  We all slept on the living room floor – one happy sleepover! 

Here are some pictures of the finished home – nothing fancy, but clean and new.

         

I brought cinnamon rolls for breakfast and pb&j for a sack lunch at the zoo.  Mike and his kids, Sasha and Beckett, met us at the zoo; it was fun to reconnect with him and his kids.  (Anja had to work.) 

So, we fondly wished Columbus farewell that weekend, knowing we would be handing the keys over a few short days later.  It was a great place to live, and I am thankful for the memories we have there.  (I am sure we will be back to visit the zoo, some shops, the upcoming IKEA, and other things.)