Arlene, WOW!!! Toyko! Now, THAT is a major move. Come to think of it, I did see a post from Marc about selling the car before going to Japan. I thought he meant on vacation - LOL!

I admire you guys for taking this leap - we had a chance years ago to move to Okinawa for a position (basically 2-year contract) for Greg, but we thought, "what would we do with our dogs?" We were just kids. It was far too scary at the time, but I always do wonder...what if?

Hey, another thought: is it possible for your agent to recontact those buyers and ask them if they would consider an allowance for them to re-grout? You could get some quotes on how much it would cost and then knock that off the price of the house?

I am excited for you guys and will follow your story with great interest! Best of luck!