Want to begin writing here because things are starting to move forward but of course, not as quickly as I would like...the housing market here in Tampa is dismal, unless you are an investor - then things are glorious. Folks are putting their homes on the market and investors are offering them half of the asking price to begin negotiations. Half! I'm not going through that, especially frustrating because I'm a realtor, and it's just not worth the hassle yet (I guess I'm just not frustrated enough yet..;)
So I'm in the process of making all the updates and improvements to my home before I put it on the market which I'm hoping will give the market time to get better, at least several months. A lot will depend on who our next president is of course, but even a change in our executive branch will not be able to bring back the housing market quickly...it could be until the end of 2009 before prices rise back up to where they were several years ago - before the overinflated housing market began its meteoric rise...I will do the best I can fixing up my home and hope for the best....
In our spare time...
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Also enjoyed:
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
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Hello!
- Sean n Jenn
- DanYang, Jiangsu Province, China
- Jenn and I met on Match.com and our first date was such a disaster that we still laugh about it! We had fun, our first kiss, we danced, I made her cry, we drove home alone wondering why even date in the first place. But I liked her. A lot. I apologized the next day and asked for another chance. She was sweet, and forgiving. And still is. And we couldn't deny the electricity, like two souls merged together by chance, and fate? Almost two years later we began to dream about a different life - a life of adventure, where everyday presents new challenges and experiences and we both do something that matters, adds value. Being adventurous thrill-seekers, we downsized everything, started saving, took some weekend seminars, and turned off the TV. We decided to stop talking the talk and started walking the walk. We chose the first year of our adventure to be in China. We moved here, found jobs and a great school(s), and are now teaching English as a second language in the #1 and #2 high schools in our new city, DanYang, and the adventures are just beginning. This is our first blog...
