Everyone knows, when you move or move up, there are costs involved. There are the obvious costs - the increase in the mortgage, or the hidden costs, such as the fact that taxes get higher with the value of the home (more so in the tax me state of Nebraska!).
We have uncovered the big costs of moving, and here are some of them:
$20-$160 fees for moving or starting utilities (from cable, water, trash, etc - they all are charging a fee to disconnect and reconnect).
$40 +: Moving truck is $40/day plus 70 cents a mile! Yikes! We are moving far away too!
Commission: Our real estate agent gets a negotiated 6% commission from the sale of our home. He has done A LOT to earn that, too. Our real estate team is awesome, though, for having put up with Chris and I!
Inspection: Our home inspection on our home 9 years ago was $250. This time it was nearly $500! Seriously! That is crazy!
Radon testing: $140!
These things are just price of moving in dollars. In talking last night, Chris reported that he is probably the most stressed out that he has ever been. I would have to say that I would concur. I may have been stressed before, but not for this long of a period of time. I also think that one is more level headed in a clean environment, and our home is chaos right now! Nobody can help being stressed with stuff all over the place. And, when the kids yell, my head fills like it is going to explode as their screams echo off of all our our stuff!
And then there are our kiddos. With each thing getting packed up in their rooms, there are tears. They do not understand that it will be in their new room in the new house. Addison burst into tears when her dresser was taken out. Grandma Bet somehow calmed her down. Addison has been packing her favorite things into backpacks since I started clearing out in February! She has backpacks and Dora coolers full of toys. And, Addison has gone back to her taggie (And, as I have mentioned, if it would make me feel better - I would have a taggie too!). Alivia has done okay so far. She does not clearly understand that she has to leave Miss Moran and her classmates behind, though. I think she will miss playing with Kazia next door, too. And then there is Asher. He has been more clingy lately, not really knowing what is going on, either. I think he may be the first one to sleep in our new house as I am not sure he will sleep anyplace but near Mommy and Daddy! His room looks pretty much the same minus the things in his closet and his bookshelf. But, the rest of the house is noticeably not the same, even to a 22 month old little boy.
Give us a few months - and we are sure we will be right at home in our new home. We look forward being settled and having all of this behind us. It will be nice to look out of door at geese instead of what we see now. And, that will make this move more than worth it!
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