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What would you do?

onewhiteSparrow — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:10:47 GMT

What if you were selling your home and a couple told you they love your home. And continued to say we love how you decorated your home. We like all the pictures on the walls. Also they like the objects on the book cases, tables, coffee table, etc.

They told you they want to buy your home and everything inside the home. They would pay you extra for your trouble. They told you to get your personal items and clothes and leave.

No packing, no moving furnature, no hard work would you have to deal with.

What would you do?

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4Kicks — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:12:03 GMT

Roll over and wake up.

Lol.

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onewhiteSparrow — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:14:05 GMT

I am wide awake. (smile) And you too are awake.

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handygal2 — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:14:53 GMT

Just do it! (Sorry, Nike, lol.)

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Mary Bailey — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:17:12 GMT

It have to be for a lot, a lot, a lot of mo-la-la!

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occasionalrain — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:17:13 GMT

Sorry Charley, I'm keeping my stuff.

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onewhiteSparrow — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:17:31 GMT

handygal, You are now truely free. (smile)

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Q4u — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:19:11 GMT

Very interesting and thoughtful question....

I would have to be selective with the furnishings because some belonged to my family and I cherish them, some are antiques that I love and can't see myself selling.

My dinnerware took years to collect and I love it and don't want to sell it.... so I'd have to tell them no thank you... you can buy the house but everything in it is going with me.... including the lightbulbs (just a joke! We actually had owners take all the lightbulbs with them -- out of the installed fixtures!)

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Q4u — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:22:04 GMT

You are now truely free. (smile)

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Ah, but you didn't ask if we COULD let go of our possessions, just if we would sell them if someone wanted our home. In my case... yes, I COULD walk away from it all if I had to and know I would be okay. If that's the "free" of which you speak, then I am free enough to do that.... yes....

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onewhiteSparrow — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:26:53 GMT

Q4U, You did not sell your house. Everything means everything.

I came back to add....oh so you could free yourself, and sell all of your stuff in the house and sell the home too..... (smile)

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cookie16 — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:23:35 GMT

I would tell them I needed a day to grab my personal items and I wouldn't look back. In fact, I would love for that to happen. Of course I would need to be paid fairly for both house and furnishings. Honestly, all that I have is easily replaceable. My personal items, I.e. photos and jewelry, are going with me.

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Drythe — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 02:25:28 GMT

Just say No.

Already sold one home exactly that way.

I'll hold out for an 'original' idea.

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onewhiteSparrow — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:24:37 GMT

What causes some to keep and hold items all the way to the grave?

Only for those left behind to toss the items into the trash because they have their own stuff.....and do not want your stuff.

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Bookbabe — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:25:32 GMT

There are a few items with a lot of sentimental value you should definitely keep.

You need to ask yourself if you want to start over redecorating. When I moved into my new home I left my dinning set and bedroom set. I have replaced them with things I love HOWEVER it is not that easy. Trying to find stuff you like and can afford is not that easy.

Try and project ahead a few months and how you will feel without your furniture, books etc. around you.

Let us know what you decide. Best of Luck.

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SoX — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:25:42 GMT

I'd sell the whole kaboodle ... lock, stock and barrel ... then ask for an early closing date, so they wouldn't change their minds.

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occasionalrain — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:28:57 GMT

They make us smile when we remember their associations, from where they came, from whom they came. To some, things are not just things.

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croemer — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:29:29 GMT

More then likely...kiss them.

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onewhiteSparrow — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:29:36 GMT

Cookie16, You have 21 days to get out.

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croemer — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:31:55 GMT

@onewhiteSparrow wrote:
What causes some to keep and hold items all the way to the grave?

Only for those left behind to toss the items into the trash because they have their own stuff.....and do not want your stuff.

Maybe we still have a little Egyptian in our souls.

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DoneTryin — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:34:07 GMT

Funny you should ask. Just the other day I was thinking about how much I have let my "things" rule my life. The things I hold dearest are in my heart & memory. I thought my books & music CDs were keepers, but there isn't anything I can't get from the library or listen to on a radio station. My goal for closing out 2015 is to thoughtfully & realistically choose what I really need to live & get rid of the rest.