Well, it has taken us three months, but I can finally post an update for all of you oh-so-kind people. First, thank you very much for all of the help.

Now, what have we done? Well, someone mentioned that a better use of our equity would be to buy another house and have equity building in both at the same time. This made a lot of sense, financially, so...today we signed closing papers on a really neat circa 1900 house only four doors down from us! It needs a lot of elbow grease as it was a repo and had been empty since last summer, but most of it is just cleaning and cosmetic work. Our dau. and grandson will move in when it is ready. I am glad they will be so close and that we will all get back some privacy and space!

The plan is, in a couple of years, we sell it to her, then get back our downpayment and some equity, what she doesn't earn in sweat, then we will most likey, finally, add on a master bedroom and bathroom UNLESS Rog talks me into an RV to go visit Mudcatters when he retires, then all bets are off!

Anyway, it's been a long, frustrating and exciting time and we are all breathing a big sigh of relief it is done and over, well the buying part at least. We got a good deal, too!!

Thanks, again!!

luvyakat