Santa Margarita

The time has come for us to sell our house in CA.  When I was in town for work I met our agents and took a walk through of the house.  Of course, I cried upon arrival.  The white picket fence and newly planted flowers looked so homey and inviting.  The entrance to our house was always one of my favorite parts, especially when the lavender and roses were in bloom.

The agents did a great job getting the house all spruced up to sell.  The biggest changes were in the kitchen family room - the cabinets were painted white, the tile counter top was replaced with quartz, the linoleum and parkay floor was replaced with wood to match the hall & dining room floor and the fireplace was painted to blend in with the room. Many of the appliances in the kitchen were also replaced. Other renovations included adding a sky light in the entrance hall and opening the doorways into the living room and dining rooms to give a more open feel.


After just two open houses we received three offers, all over the asking price.  Everyone said it was a good time to sell but J & I had no idea just how crazy things had gotten in the bay area.  If all goes well we will be handing over keys to a lovely family who loves the trees on the property as much as we do.

While we have very mixed feelings about selling the house and not having a home base in America, it does give us some freedom to choose when and where we move back to the states.  And I don't think we could ever have made this choice if we hadn't bought a house in London which we love.