Our House in Oklahoma

We (Susie and I) own a lovely house in Oklahoma. It has four bedrooms, two and one half bathrooms, and two double garages. It has a nice view of Grand Lake about half the year. The rest of the time, it has a nice view of the trees that block the view of the lake. We bought it when we moved to Grove. The problem is, we no longer live in Grove. We left and the house has been on the market for about two years.

Tomorrow I will sign papers to list the house with a realtor. This will be our third one. Every realtor has said they can sell the house, and they have told me what price to ask. The first one said the house would sell for about thirty thousand more than its current price. He was recommended to me by a friend. He did not sell our house. I don't think he ever even showed our house to a prospect. The second agent called me when the first listing expired. He did all of the right things, I guess. He did not sell our house, either. So, tomorrow, I will sign papers to list the house with the third real estate agent. He and his broker/manager looked at the house and have assured me the price is fair and, yes, they can sell it.

They have suggested we do a few things. We will do them. We will have to hire most of the work done. The work we will do ourselves will need to wait a couple of weeks, but we will do it.

Someone told me once that people buy houses and then live in homes. Even though we no longer live there, I still like the house. It has a lot of space, a nice lot, lots of storage space, and a great lake view...most of the time. I don't know if this is true or not, that stuff about houses and homes. I do know this...one of these days, the right person will look at this house and decide it is right for them. When that happens, maybe it will become their home. Until then, it will remain our house.