A possible move in 2009

Yesterday we sat down with a realtor friend and talked about the possibility of selling our house this year. We made a small list of repairs that will need to be done before we list the house and it looks like we are moving forward. The two big repairs were not a surprise, siding and a roof. We already have a claim filed on the roof, but we need to get it fixed still with the insurance money we have. She advised us against the vinyl siding we were going to do and told us to put on new wood siding instead with a fresh coat of paint. This will save us about $4,000. The third big repair was replacing a window in the basement that has a crack in it. Once we make these repairs, our friend is coming back to go over closet storage and taking down a few personal family photos (we have a variety of those to choose from) and then I think we are going to throw a sign out. We are not sure if it will sell quick or not in this market, but are excited to try. Our neighborhood (minus the house next door) is moving pretty good right now. The number of foreclosure houses are rapidly growing with the economy right now and those are the houses we are most interested in buying so when our house does sell, we think we should have no problem finding a house in our price range. We'll keep you posted on our repair progress and how all the planning goes. It has been kinda fun talking with the kids about possibly moving closer to friends, church, school, and of course getting "new" bedrooms. We'll keep ya posted...