@jimby3 Since I was in the shoes of the buyer, and I am the creator of this post, please allow me to comment on your situation. My seller was in a similar situation as you (in debt, lived in the house for a long time, had numerous belongings since he was a hoarder including heirlooms, and needed more time to move). Unfortunately, I was not notified that he needs more time to move. That was not in the contract (the contract only stated 3 days to move). Either his realtor failed to notify that to my realtor, escrow or whatever the reason is, I was not notified. Thus, I sold my current home at that time to my buyer and had to move out within 5 days from there. As a responsible seller and buyer, I checked the contract before I signed and planned to move out of my previous home within 5 days. However, my seller in your situation was not responsible enough to check the contract and didn't start packing his belongings on the 5th day. If your contract says 7 days, you must move within 7 days. Legally, the buyer should not throw away your belongings, but morally, I get what the buyer is going through. Your debt is not their debt. And your lack of responsibility for not reading the contract before signing and taking the money is not their responsibility. Whatever the reason is, please understand that the buyer also has their reasons. Your are not the only one in the world with a debt and a divorce. Being 7 months pregnant during that time, I ended up digging into my labor $$ to pay for that irresponsible seller's moving cost since his excuse was he doesn't have enough time to find money to pay for the moving cost so he needs to do all the moving himself (thus more time needed). We spend more than $700 for HIS moving cost and time off work to find and schedule a move as we also had to be there physically to make sure it actually gets done and help move his things to speed it up. After we spend a whole day helping him move and paying for his move, we had to stay awake overnight to move our belongings to the house so our buyer doesn't have to suffer what we went through. The stress during that time was detrimental to my pregnant-self and the baby, emotional and physically. And if something happened to my baby, the seller won't take responsibility. He only cared about this irresponsibile debt-filled self. So please be responsible and hire movers to expedite your move with your own $ that you gained from selling your home. That moving cost should have been calculated from the beginning.

greenacresmama I absolutely agree with you that some things are better felt when one lives in the house already..thus can be considered better, chosen more wisely But. My experience..was it especially draining or just draining like everybody else's I can't judge(I am getting very exhausted easily lately that's true..disproportionally so) but after two years of re-building, I don't have it within myself to do anything significant. We have to do some hardscaping/landscaping yet..we looked at each other me and DH,,imagined going through something albeit much smaller even for a month or so..we told each other "next year"..we still have to install one closet..our guys didn't do it on time and we told them "we'll find somebody local"..6 month fast forward, still no closet.. no, I think-as hard as it was to imagine everything, plan everything, source everything, put everything together..be my own freaking designer..and lighting designer..:) (I'm the opposite..banned can lights from all spaces but utilitarian-kitchen, bath, corridor..but ceiling lights pendants and chandeliers are everywhere I could put them..that's how I grew up-we always had overhead lighting..and yes I have table lamps, sconces, floor lamps as well..love all lights, don't discriminate..except for poor can things..)..in short as hard as it was..it's past me. Mostly. I wouldn't have the stamina to go through things once again.. I'm happy to be at stage I'm agonizing over art placement..the rest is whatever. There's just a limit to that building/rebuilding/remodeling thing..I easily believe everybody has theirs, depending on age energy circumstances..I for now reached mine. I'm tired as hell-still. It's easier to be tired as hell in a house that is already what you envisioned it to be, more or less. But again. Putting my personal experience aside-there's wisdom in what you saying. One learns to know himself I suppose, and know his MO, and what will work for him. That's why I listed our previous place in the worst time possible..because I know my husband and his MO. We'd still be carrying that other house, caring for it trying to show it to sell or to rent it and handle the landlord thing..no. Just no. That would give us a bit more money. But it would do us in. Had to wrap this thing with handling two houses up. And my husband doesn't like wrapping things up. So I insisted. So we probably got 10-15 K less than if in spring market. But we kept at least some of our remaining sanity. (Of course judging by the sheer volume of this post it's hard to definitely tell lol)))

I've seen the Varathane "Crystal Clear" used over cork flooring and it does a very good job for the price point. And to be clear, $60/gallon for FLOORING polyurethane is DEATHLY CHEAP. Any cheaper and you are purchasing nothing but headache (with all the odours that go with oil based finishes). Remember: you have a VERY flexible floor (sheet vinyl is one of the MOST FLEXIBLE floors we have (carpet is #1). That means you NEED to have a FLOOR FINISH that can HANDLE the flex. And that is SUPER hard to find for anything UNDER $150/gallon (Loba WS Easy Finish is one of the them). You NEED flex. The Varathane is a little brittle...but if it is good enough for CORK (which is the 3rd most flexible floor) then it will be good enough for your project. It is tough and it is a FLOOR FINISH. The "other stuff" isn't floor finish. Which means it is NOT tough enough for floors. Anything that is "furniture" grade of cabinetry grade is more watery. You are paying for water...not polyurethane. And those finishes often need 5-7 coats on furniture. You would be finishing your floor sometime around Christmas. And the "4 coats" for the Varathane is for RAW WOOD! Not a floor such as yours. I would be surprised if you needed more than 2 coats. I've seen it used on factory finished cork, and we suggested 2 COATS. Why? Because the third coat made it TOO BRITTLE. So my thought is the paint is going to be like the primer...or the first few coats. The Varathane can go down in 2 coats. You can apply the Varathane (two coats) in one day. It has a full cure in 7 days. I would leave it alone after 2 coats. If you feel you are not getting the wear you were hoping for, you are welcome to apply another coat at a later date. And in Canada, we have access to 1 litre (quart) cans of the Varathane Nano Defense for about $30/can. It is a great product that can be found off the shelf. https://www.rustoleum.ca/product-catalog/consumer-brands/varathane/water-based-clear-finishes/nano-defence-premium-clear-floor-finish/  The Varathane Diamond was the precursor to the Nano Defense. The base components are very similar. The Nano Defense is tougher...it has aluminum oxide particles suspended in it. And 2 coats is ALL you need. That's for sure.

In sandy and calcareous soils, foliar applied fertilizers are 4 to 20 times more effective when compared with soil applied fertilizers. (Lingle & Holmberg, 1956.) https://citrusagents.ifas.ufl.edu/archived_presentations/fall_prg2010/Citrus%20Agents%20Web%20Site%20-%20Nutritional.pdf Citrus foliar fertilization has been an industry standard practice in citrus groves for over 50 years. https://crec.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/trade_journals/2014/2014_April_citriculture.pdf Where soil PH is too high or too low, resulting in 'lock up' of nutrients (frequently micronutrients) in the soil, foliar application of those nutrients will ensure rapid response in the trees and prevent growth from being restricted. Effect of irrigation water acidification and soil pH on citrus nutrient availability https://citrusresearch.ifas.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/7.-Morgan-Expo-2019.pdf Four winds growers sells over 50 varieties of citrus nationwide. Here is what they say about misting, "In winter months, heated rooms may need additional humidity. Placing the pot on pebbles in a saucer will elevate the tree above the drainage area, and improve airflow and humidity for citrus. Misting citrus foliage with a simple spray bottle is another way to help citrus cope with insufficient indoor humidity in winter." If you have new leaves and new shoots it is really beneficial to mist those. Because of the VPD they loose moisture much faster than mature leaves. Flowers are also very susceptible to losing moisture and misting can help them set fruit.