Thank you all everyone! Vicki, that is a great suggestion. I agree, a website is not the best "proof" of actual results. I guess I just got excited when I thought that maybe it could be changed. I guess we'll see. I put a call into them and will find out the cost and whether it is even cost effective for us to hav it done. Then based on that, I will definitely ask for references.
Kristin, we have a BIG move coming up in October or early November... Marc's company is transferring us to Tokyo, Japan! We are SO excited, but at the same time every overwhelmed with all the details of an international move. I sympathize with your house situation. Ours has only been on the market 3 weeks, but it has been slow compared to other times we've sold a house. Where is your house in FL located? We are a little worried we might be overpriced, but we didn't want to price it low and not have any "wiggle" room to bargan with. I have a friend at work who has his on the market (down in Kissimmee) and he hasn't had a single nibble in 6 months. His wife and kids have already moved to Maryland with her new job so the kids can start school. He is really in a bind over it, as I would imagine you are. It is difficult to make 2 house payments. We are lucky in that the comapny will buy ours after a certain time if it hasn't sold because they want us over there. The bad news is we don't know what we could get for it. This is one of those down cycles I guess and one of the main reasons I got out of the real estate field... it is such a cyclical businss. Earlier this year, prices were skyrocketing here and sellers had numerous buyers. Best of luck to you.