u/Ok-Culture2947

We were trying to buy the house we have rented for 8 yrs but the deal fell through. (Appraised for 10k lower than the selling price and loan is requiring one repair to be completed on a second floor window. Landlord refused to do the repair or move from his price and we don't have 10 k extra to bring to the table. Landlord is choosing letting the two properties go to foreclosure vs losing 10k, even though the sale of our home would cover the amount due for both properties.)

Sorry, had to vent a bit...

So we have found another house and are terminating our contract and placing an offer on the other one. Will probably be about 3 wks until we can possibly get the other house. So we should have at minimum another month to be in the current house.

*** My Plan ***

What I am hoping to do is to "move into" the new place as soon as possible. Appliances, furniture, what we "need". But I am hoping to then do trips between the two houses where we attack what remains, taking only what we want, use and have room for. When we get close to the end I want to open it up to have a moving/estate sale of whatever remains and then rent a dumpster/hire a clean out service for whatever is left.

Before when we have moved it has always been scrambling to get everything packed, having boxes upon boxes of "stuff" that has ended up stored in boxes and shuffled to the basement to never be addressed again. To end up just being moved to the next location. I'm tired of it. I want the stuff gone and I want peace in the new house.

Does this sound like a workable plan?

Update part 2:

I took it down to the wire. Cramming stuff in my dresser, the closet, under the bed. I did not get to dust and vacuum the bedroom which had me anxious.

I was just putting a bra on (because people-ing) when the realtor came to the door. Landlord was nowhere in sight. Dude walked around for about 5-10 minutes and was on his merry way.

Now I am determined to keep the progress we made and to get a bit better each week. (Starting with my dresser and closet, lol!)

Update:

Thank you all so much!

Less than 2 hrs to go and I have removed all blatant visible trash, simmering pot of cinnamon sticks on the stove, all dishes in sink, downstairs all dusted, baseboards, almost all swept. Kids tackled the bathrooms, vacuumed upstairs rooms and hall, and are working on the boys room. I still need to get in my bedroom and the basement room needs vacuumed and flat places wiped. Should also get recycling bins out because they are now full but I can only do so much. Hubby should be home soon. He can load the recycling in the truck with one of the kids.

Back at it for now....

Just found this group today after searching for inspiration/guidance.

I am in my 50's (yay menopause...) dx adhd/suspected ASD, no thyroid and on wrong dose of thyroid meds STILL, have fibromyalgia, and hemochromatosis. Work full time, full time student, have two teens with ASD, a husband who works 50 hrs a week at a very physical job and I am power of attorney over my 3 siblings and my mom since my brother's passing almost 2 yrs ago.

Guess what my house looks like? 😁

We lived here for 7 yrs and landlord offered to sell to us. Just got a promotion and timing seems right. Because I don't have much going on...

LL asked hubby yesterday if he could stop by with the realtor tonight and he said "sure". Doom piles, doom baskets, dust bunnies and 17 yr old male bedroom be damned...

No before pics because no time. Just trying to get the house not so scary before the clock runs out. Thinking I could hole up in my bedroom with the dog and that may save me from one room...

Advice and encouragement warmly accepted. Wish me well...