After many-many months on the market, we have accepted an offer on our house! We are sad to let go of a house that we truly loved, but it was time to move on.
It is a very difficult experience, to be living in Australia and trying to sell a house in Canada. We had to rely on the kindness of our neighbour Dave to check the house everytime there was a showing, and JB's dad to drive over every couple of weeks to check the mechanical and to make sure there were no problems with plumbing, electrical, etc... Calgary winters are hard on houses and this old house was built in 1920! She just needs a little extra love.
It is also really tough to be so out of touch with the real estate market. We were constantly checking news sites, real estate reports, forecasting of oil and gas prices and every other source that we could think of. The worst part is that we really loved the house and we couldn't understand why it hadn't sold the first day!
We aren't planning on buying in Brisbane right now, the market is just too hot. We have only been here 6 months and we really only know a small part of the city. It is too soon for us to buy. Plus right now we really don't want to think anymore about real estate!
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