From The Realtor To The Auctioneer

Well we took our house off the real estate listing and are going to have it auctioned. We have had listed for nearly four months with no walk throughs or any real interest to speak of. We need to get going with this Knoxville move so we decided to have it auctioned.
We signed the contract on our 20th anniversary on June 27. The auction company started getting the advertising in place and we scheduled our first open house. The first of two was last Sunday and a ton of people showed up. We were very suprised at the turn out. A number of bid packets were given out as well. Our second open house will be this next Sunday and the auction will be on Friday, July 27. One month after we decided to do this. Employment looks very promising as far as employment in Knoxville. We have also been pricing houses and like very much what we've seen. Our family is very excited. It's kinda scarey at the same time!
There are only two things I am requesting at our new house, a garage and a hot tub. With getting the house ready I have realized I need a central place to put tools and home repair things. I currently have them in a few places. I want the hot tub because have talked about getting one for along time and if we don't do it during this big move we may never do it.
I am also looking foward to being debt free. I am suprised at how much of our income goes to debt. I am expecting lower wages in Tennessee, so not carrying debt will help out alot. We are also looking at eventually starting a business. Tommorrow we will be meeting with a lady to discuss our plans. She is a former owner of a type of business we are looking at starting. I appreciate her insight and am looking forward to this meeting.
I believe that is all the news for now.
Weather today was rainy and cooler than it usually is this time of year. It is a fantastic break from the hot weather we usually have.

-Norm