"We don't have to sell but would like to sell." So what's wrong with it being on the market then other than you have to keep it cleaned/picked up? If you're in no hurry, why can't it just sit on the market? "But the market is really bad right now so maybe we are just wasting our time?" Houses sell in all kinds of markets at all times of the year. We sold a house this past January in Iowa (think cold and snow), and we just sold a house in steamy hot July. When the right buyer finds your home and likes the price, he/she will buy it. How is having your house on the market "wasting" your time? Definitely interview some agents and see what they've sold recently. Find someone you like who will communicate with you. Have him/her create a marketing plan for selling your house...find out exactly what they'll do in terms of ads, opens, etc.

Amberm, curious what city enforces that and wonder how common it is. Its two very different requirements than most areas. Iam guessing Neil's soffit eave vents aren't done yet which is considered more important than ridge vents in some researchers opinions for venting vented-roofs. Sounds like Neil wants an un-vented roof and agree with JDS it wont be hard to re-cap the roof to achieve it. Be careful getting skimped on spray foam thickness. Its common industry practice to spray well under minimum R value requirements. Most of the country falls under R38 and R49 international level prescriptive code which is considered by many to be cost-effective. This means 10.5" or 13.5" thick of open cell spray foam as a minimum. If saving energy with spray foam is a goal, you should make sure your builder is planning a blower door test. The results are more important and could highly influence your questionable roof performance.

Something homey and less showy, is nice for a front door when your brick is so rich in hue... I kinda like the Mushroom color, Morris Room Gray on the door and Urbane Bronze on the siding with white trim....or Timber Bark, or Monterrey Taupe on the Siding and Cobblestone on the door, with white trim...just get white, no divided light, windows. You have so little white in your brick and they would look nice matching the trim and accent the darker siding and door very very nicely(and white is not a premium pay more, color on windows). Don't get any divided light. Your windows will look so pretty with the darker siding and pretty brick. When you dress the inside of the windows, try to make sure all the shades, lining or drapes are a solid color either white or something similar to your front door or siding color tones if you do coordinate the door and siding, both of them in the same color family. That is, any one of those 3 colors, not all of those colors. LOL That will make your home exterior look very special. Keep us posted!!! Love your homes' exterior style! And given the shape of your windows, I like the style of the navy blue door above the best. You don't need to add more shapes to your home horizontally and the other door is pretty busy. You just need a bit more simple door style with your multi surface siding, brick and exterior walls that also are not flush. And not sure you need sidelights with the higher window. Maybe a 2 door entry would be stunning? OR put the door all the way to the right hinged and make the sidelight just one on the left of the door? or the reverse of that?? If you want to change the color of the brick, which is very pretty as it is, especially if the siding and windows and door are all refreshed, check into dyebrick.com or into limewashing brick, which can be used to lighten the brick as to give a glaze over it. You control how much lighter or glaze you want to apply to the brick. I have read it can cost as little as 30 dollars to do a medium size brick home. Dyebrick, is more permanent and either of these processes will resist mildew by leaving your brick porous and breathable, allowing moisture to evaporate easily. I have seen both done and the effects are very nice. It is not hard to do, but it is much nicer if your brick is in good shape and you have not had alot of mortar repair done to it, to enjoy it as it is when it is pretty and timeless as your brick is. You have various hues to accent and it looks nice.

Kaya the thing that turns Farmhouse or Modern Farmhouse into Industrial Farmhouse are components like heavier metals, metal trimmed out furniture with rivets, heavy beams, pulleys or industrial style wheels on furniture factory style light fixtures (your island pendents) etc. The term can be thought of this way. It is basically an old factory that is turned into housing but farm style added. If that makes sense. Exposed brick can be one, but this goes with several decor styles so I wouldnt want you to think , I love exposed brick that means I like industrial. I may not be describing this well so I googled definition and they say what I am but better LOL "Industrial farmhouse style combines comfortable and welcoming farmhouseatmosphere with the edgy, rugged lines of industrial style. Traditional industrial style is based on the concept of living in a factory or warehouse setting—picture a modernloft apartment in a big city." Some photos here rivets on hood, barn door, metal pendents, barstools, weathered island here exposed air ducts, island, lighting, windows and painted brick walls here metal and exposed beams, weathered brick wall, concrete island Here hood, weathered walls, heavy beamed island here weathered beams, metal trimmed weathered island, pendents, weathered flooring Hope this helps