Thanks, odiegirl! And 3-4 weeks! That's good news! It's taken me about two years to make up my mind and place my order, and now that I finally have, I'm mentally pacing the floor, wanting it! (Never mind that we're not ready to install . . . .) Anyone else?

Too long!!! It seemed as though things came out of the woodwork. I would start packing ASAP. There is always the chance that the schedule will have to be modified and kitchen demo could come sooner than expected. About 2 weeks prior to having to demo the kitchen I went through and packed up what I didn't think I would need (food and all other kitchen items). MY DH thought I was packing too early. There is no such thing as packing too early. This allowed me to use and live with that I thought I would need and adjust what I packed if I had to. I probably didn't pack enough, but with 2 young kids I didn't want to be stuck without. I did pack all dishes and glasses and we are using plastic and paper. I am washing the plastic and recycling as much as I can. I didn't want to use "real" dishes and glasses b/c my temporary kitchen is in the basement and nothing will survive if it is dropped on the cement floor. I also have young children and wanted to eliminate as much breakage as possible. Don't forget under the sink (in my kitchen it was a black hole). I can't believe how much was back there. And most of that will have to be packed away (kept on-site in a plastic container), unless you are lucky enough to have a dishwasher in your temporary kitchen. I suggest you go to your temporary kitchen location and set up as much as possible before hand. In my case, I have placed food items in the playroom and my sink, range (the construction crew ran a dedicated electrical line so I could move the range to the basement) and fridge is in the unfinished part of the basement/laundry room. I have a large, deep 2-basin utility tub. I purchased 4 plastic tubs (using two as bases for the remaining two where I wash in one and place cleaned dishes in the other). I also have a drying rack with telescopic ends that also fits over the rinsing part of the utility sink for dishes to dry. I had my DH place a drafting table across from the sink to use as a work surface. He will be setting up another for me today. You will also need somewhere to store all your things. Since I have young children, it is a bit more of a challenge b/c they see the wooden spoon, colander, and the like as things to play with (I found a whisk in my bed). The items we are not using have been packed in moving boxes and we rented two storage containers and put them in there. They delivered the storage containers to the house, we packed them and they were removed to a climate-controlled facility. We also had to empty our master bedroom and bathroom, dining room,TV room and breakfast room. We couldn't put it in the basement, since the construction crew needs access to the basement to run pipes for the new kitchen and bath, and to deal with the furnace and the HVAC issues. We used these containers when we put our last house on the market to de-personalize the house and it worked great. What didn't I anticipate??? We are renovating above the unfinished basement/laundry room and we get dust and pieces of who-knows-what coming down through the exposed sub-flooring above. I have moved my work/prep area as far from where renovations are taking place above. I also keep everything covered. Also bear in mind how many things you plug into which outlets. Between the construction needs upstairs and the electrical needs in my temporary kitchen I have had circuit breakers trip. If you can, try to figure out which electrical socket is on which circuit breaker and don't overload it with too many appliances. Our basement is much cooler than the rest of the house so my DH went to Sears to purchase a ceramic heater (this led to the first circuit breaker tripping). Now I only have one freezer (I used to have an old fridge, but it was sent to the dump to make room for the fridge brought down form the kitchen) and this has had more of an impact than I would have thought. Though it is a rather nippy 30 degrees outside so I guess I could just put some things outside...... Other Issues: Do you have internet service and where is your router? We use wireless, however my router used to be connected to a wall that no longer exists. I had to have it relocated so I could continue to have internet service during renovation (the thought of being cut-off from GW was too much to bear...there also was that little issue of being able to pay bills). If it is located near where renovation is occurring, during construction the electrical to that router could have to be turned off and you will lose internet service. Make sure your fridge is not on the same circuit breaker as any of the kitchen electrical sockets. If they need to turn off the electrical you will end up with ice cream soup. I don't know what type of fridge you have but you might want to check on the electrical requirements just to be safe. Will you have adequate lighting in your temporary kitchen? I am sure there is more. All I can say is that so far this experience will make me appreciate my new kitchen even more. I am beginning to fantasize about the first meal I will cook in my new kitchen.... Good luck!

Had 2 shots at it. First was from Zillow when someone called about our Make Me Move price. Then another one inquired, so we decided to go for it. Before showing, we completely filled a 5x10 storage to the roof with our clutter. CLEANED EVERYTHING (you MUST do the windows inside and out) and had the place looking great (space your clothes evenly in closets). Kids and dogs were gone, toilets were gleeming. One Zillow couple bought before we were ready to show, but the other came and offered that day... Inspection comes and we broke the golden rule - ALWAYS MAKE YOUR HOUSE LOOK BETTER AT INSPECTION. We were cocky - we had the kids playing, boxes stacked, clutter about, dogs yappin'. Our buyers backed out. Buyers notice the good when they offer, but alway see the bad at inspection. It must be Karma as we had backed out of at least 3 offers after inspection over the last few years (usually from just a 'bad vibe')... So we moved out, painted neutral, cleaned carpets, fixed every cosmetic fault, and listed flat fee. Of course we had updated a bit over the past few years, but we also priced very well (I had watched the neighborhood MLS DAILY for the past 2 years, and knew better than any agent what was selling). I truly believe houses show better vacant; we listed as "go" and never had to deal with the quick clean nightmare. We had 3 offers in 2 days. Sold over asking. Very nice since we avoided having to make a double mortgage payment by few days...

Where is your market? Is it a buyer market, seller market or neutral? What are the current DOM for your price range? Are you a high, low or medium price range for your area? Do you have a selling season? Are you mostly looking to sell to corporate relocations? Answering those questions will possibly allow people to give you a more informed answer - for instance you are a high end home with average DOM of 180 would be "that's the market", or medium priced but we are $30K above our nearest competitor is going to have people tell you, "drop the price now". Are you panicking? Or do you truly feel you are priced too high? Is anything moving in your price range in your area now?