u/Frosty-Company-8209

as a family, we are chronically over-scheduled on holidays. itineraries, bookings, things to tick off. always come home more tired than we left.

did something different this time. booked a cabin at a caravan park on the NSW coast for five nights with genuinely nothing planned. no day trips locked in, no restaurant reservations.

the first day was slightly chaotic because nobody knew what to do without a plan, including me.

by day two the kids had found other kids at the park and basically self-organized for the rest of the trip. i didn't need to entertain anyone. we ate when we were hungry, swam when it was hot, and got time for reading with my partner.

it sounds simple because it is, but it took purposely choosing accommodation where "just being there" was enough, the beach access, space to move around, nothing requiring a car, rather than a place that was purely a base for activities elsewhere.

it worked surprisingly well for us, and the kids talked about it more afterward than the heavily planned trip to the theme park the year before.

Long story short I moved down to Florida a while back and originally thought I’d either move back someday or rent the place out so it wouldn’t just sit there. Neither of those plans really worked out

I tried listing it for rent a couple times, but being in a smaller town, there just wasn’t much interest. A few people reached out, but nothing serious ever came from it

Now the house has basically been empty this whole time, and since I’m out of state, I’m constantly stressing about it. Every random phone call makes me think something probably went wrong like a busted pipe, roof leak, animals getting in, who knows what can happen

Technically I still own a house, but it feels more like a headache than anything at this point

Meanwhile I’m down here trying to build a life somewhere else and paying for a place I actually live in

Is it possible just selling it as-is for cash? Would make more sense, even if I don’t get top dollar? The thing is that I’ve seen some companies that buy houses directly, and part of me feels like the peace of mind alone might be worth it.

Curious if anyone else has dealt with selling an empty house from another state. Did you end up regretting the quick-sale route, or were you just relieved to finally be done with it?