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Theres a glimmer of hope

DH has been so against moving to Florida because he wanted to buy the business he works for. All along, I've been telling him he can do the same thing in FL. He's in the swimming pool business... Um, hello?? Plus, the houses are so much cheaper.
If we sold our house right now, we could pay cash for a similar quality house in FL, plus have plenty left over for a down payment to start his business. But, H doesn't like change. He's been working for this company since hs!
Lately, the situation has presented itself that he could buy the business. I didn't like the terms. It seemed shady to me. Plus, he was buying it for a lot of $$$. I personally don't think the company is worth that much, especially since the current owner dumps his own money in every winter to pay the bills.
I gave DH my opinion & told him the decision is ultimately his. If its something he really wants to do, then we'll do it. But I think its very risky.
Today DH said he thinks we should move to FL. I'm not getting my hopes up, but oooh I'd be so happy to get out of here. Fingers crossed.
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Re: Theres a glimmer of hope

  • Yay! It took a few years for me to convince MH, but eventually I was able to. Good Luck! :)
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  • We have a friend that we went to hs with whose now a real estate agent in the spring hill area. He's always posting listings on fb. I point them out to DH all the time. Granted, I know nothing of the area, but his listings are always at least half of what we could sell our house for. And his listings are just as nice, if not nicer than what we have.
    Sigh.
    I'm hoping this trip down will help seal the deal.
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  • Awesome!! and I hope by FL you mean Tampa? :))
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  • imagejennybrooklyn:
    Awesome!! and I hope by FL you mean Tampa? :))
    I don't care where we end up. I really like the Sarasota area. But I'm okay with anywhere at this point. My only requirements are not too far from the beach (1/2 hr would be good) & no snow.
    I don't think I'm asking too much.
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  • imagejennybrooklyn:
    Awesome!! and I hope by FL you mean Tampa? :))
    And... The company that I work for now, has an office in Tampa. I could theoretically, transfer.
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  • imagejen812:
    DH has been so against moving to Florida because he wanted to buy the business he works for. All along, I've been telling him he can do the same thing in FL. He's in the swimming pool business... Um, hello?? Plus, the houses are so much cheaper.
    If we sold our house right now, we could pay cash for a similar quality house in FL, plus have plenty left over for a down payment to start his business. But, H doesn't like change. He's been working for this company since hs!
    Lately, the situation has presented itself that he could buy the business. I didn't like the terms. It seemed shady to me. Plus, he was buying it for a lot of $$$. I personally don't think the company is worth that much, especially since the current owner dumps his own money in every winter to pay the bills.
    I gave DH my opinion & told him the decision is ultimately his. If its something he really wants to do, then we'll do it. But I think its very risky.
    Today DH said he thinks we should move to FL. I'm not getting my hopes up, but oooh I'd be so happy to get out of here. Fingers crossed.
    The cost of real estate is unbelievably different.  We sold our condo for $15K less than what we paid for our house and it was 30 years old and 1/3 of the square footage.  When we were house hunting, the cost of a 1970's split levels that needed a new kitchen, new baths, and a ton of cosmetic work was almost double what we paid for our house.
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  • Heather, I know, its ridiculous!
    I think its finally starting to make sense to DH. I wish I could figure out a way to get him totally onboard. It seems like it has to be his idea. Otherwise, he takes a LONG time to come around. He's like that with everything.
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  •  Good luck. I hope it works out for you.

    If you do end up moving to Sarasota, you and your H so have to get together with us and watch a game. We don't have any Patriots friends. Or really Red Sox either.

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     Good luck. I hope it works out for you.

    If you do end up moving to Sarasota, you and your H so have to get together with us and watch a game. We don't have any Patriots friends. Or really Red Sox either.

    Ha. Anytime.
    Although, I'm thinking about becoming a Cubs fans with Theo switching teams. Sort of kidding...
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  • imagejen812:
    imagetashaandsage:

     Good luck. I hope it works out for you.

    If you do end up moving to Sarasota, you and your H so have to get together with us and watch a game. We don't have any Patriots friends. Or really Red Sox either.

    Ha. Anytime.
    Although, I'm thinking about becoming a Cubs fans with Theo switching teams. Sort of kidding...
    You better be kidding!!  Tasha, DH was going through all the spring training games yesterday.  He started creating a spreadsheet to maximize our weekend Red Sox viewing :)
    Me: 35 DH: 37 TTC since 4/2010
    DX: 6/9/2011: Azoo ICSI/IVF only option for biological child
    IVF #1: ER - 9/26 * ET - 10/1 * beta#1 10/13 - 140 * beta#2 10/17 - 477 * beta#3 10/20 - 1101
    1st u/s at 6w6d - one hb * 2nd u/s at 8w3d - no hb detected 11/10/11 * natural m/c 11/13/11
    FET #1 Jan/Feb 2012 - 3 delays - cancelled 2/13
    FET #1.2 - May/June 2012 - ET 6/6/* beta#1 6/15 - 95 * beta #2 6/19 - 322 * beta #3 6/22 - 940
    7/6 1st u/s @ 7 weeks - one beautiful hb - released from RE
    EDD 2/22/2013
    PAIF/SAIF/PGAL welcome
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  • imagejen812:
    Heather, I know, its ridiculous!
    I think its finally starting to make sense to DH. I wish I could figure out a way to get him totally onboard. It seems like it has to be his idea. Otherwise, he takes a LONG time to come around. He's like that with everything.
    I was the hold out.  DH wanted to move to FL about a year before I was ready :)
    Me: 35 DH: 37 TTC since 4/2010
    DX: 6/9/2011: Azoo ICSI/IVF only option for biological child
    IVF #1: ER - 9/26 * ET - 10/1 * beta#1 10/13 - 140 * beta#2 10/17 - 477 * beta#3 10/20 - 1101
    1st u/s at 6w6d - one hb * 2nd u/s at 8w3d - no hb detected 11/10/11 * natural m/c 11/13/11
    FET #1 Jan/Feb 2012 - 3 delays - cancelled 2/13
    FET #1.2 - May/June 2012 - ET 6/6/* beta#1 6/15 - 95 * beta #2 6/19 - 322 * beta #3 6/22 - 940
    7/6 1st u/s @ 7 weeks - one beautiful hb - released from RE
    EDD 2/22/2013
    PAIF/SAIF/PGAL welcome
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  • imageAegis2005:
    imagejen812:
    imagetashaandsage:

     Good luck. I hope it works out for you.

    If you do end up moving to Sarasota, you and your H so have to get together with us and watch a game. We don't have any Patriots friends. Or really Red Sox either.

    Ha. Anytime.
    Although, I'm thinking about becoming a Cubs fans with Theo switching teams. Sort of kidding...
    You better be kidding!!  Tasha, DH was going through all the spring training games yesterday.  He started creating a spreadsheet to maximize our weekend Red Sox viewing :)

    Jen, I hope you're kidding! Funny thing, when I found out Theo left, the first thing I thought of was you and your crush on him.

    Heather, I love that your H made a spreadsheet! We should plan to meet up at a spring training game next season. We didn't make it to any this year :(

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  • imageAegis2005:
    imagejen812:
    imagetashaandsage:

     Good luck. I hope it works out for you.

    If you do end up moving to Sarasota, you and your H so have to get together with us and watch a game. We don't have any Patriots friends. Or really Red Sox either.

    Ha. Anytime.
    Although, I'm thinking about becoming a Cubs fans with Theo switching teams. Sort of kidding...
    You better be kidding!!  Tasha, DH was going through all the spring training games yesterday.  He started creating a spreadsheet to maximize our weekend Red Sox viewing :)

    Jen, I hope you're kidding! Funny thing, when I found out Theo left, the first thing I thought of was you and your crush on him.

    Heather, I love that your H made a spreadsheet! We should plan to meet up at a spring training game next season. We didn't make it to any this year :(

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  • imageAegis2005:
    imagejen812:
    Heather, I know, its ridiculous!
    I think its finally starting to make sense to DH. I wish I could figure out a way to get him totally onboard. It seems like it has to be his idea. Otherwise, he takes a LONG time to come around. He's like that with everything.
    I was the hold out.  DH wanted to move to FL about a year before I was ready :)
    It's been longer than a year. What finally changed your mind?
    Ok... Can I be a Sox fan & a Theo/cubs fan?
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  • imagetashaandsage:
    imageAegis2005:
    imagejen812:
    imagetashaandsage:

     Good luck. I hope it works out for you.

    If you do end up moving to Sarasota, you and your H so have to get together with us and watch a game. We don't have any Patriots friends. Or really Red Sox either.

    Ha. Anytime.
    Although, I'm thinking about becoming a Cubs fans with Theo switching teams. Sort of kidding...
    You better be kidding!!  Tasha, DH was going through all the spring training games yesterday.  He started creating a spreadsheet to maximize our weekend Red Sox viewing :)

    Jen, I hope you're kidding! Funny thing, when I found out Theo left, the first thing I thought of was you and your crush on him.

    Heather, I love that your H made a spreadsheet! We should plan to meet up at a spring training game next season. We didn't make it to any this year :(

    I was/am devastated about Theo. My crush runs deep. :)
    I guess I'll have to be a closet Theo fan from now on.
    I love that he made a spreadsheet too. So funny! Is it in Fever Pitch where they have the big posters to determine how to distribute the season tickets?
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