housing choices, HELP!

[Trek420]

I would go for the smaller place too. Meanwhile de'clutter.

I did not think I have much stuff in the first place but I'm de'cluttering even more to sell. All I need is art, books, bikes and my dog after all.

In terms of your Gulf home I hope it sells soon but the market is ... well you know.

Maybe it's different down there (and in the PNW) but homes don't sell as much in winter. It seems here in sunny CA anyway that likely buyers go "OMG it's raining, let's stay inside".

I'd want to see the property in dark or rain. Every home looks great in Spring or a sunny day, let's see it in bad weather.

But maybe that's just me

More people look to buy in Spring and Summer especially if there are kids involved it's less disruptive to their school year. Hopefully you may find people planning ahead.

With banks taking longer to close a loan will people start looking earlier? Hmmmmm, everything is different now.

Either way you may have the Gulf house a while (hopefully not) so I'd go for the savings. Then if you find a qualified buyer who's planning ahead .... woot! New bike.