Deciding to move is one of those major life choices, and we learned the hard way that moving for the wrong reasons can create long-term regret. This week we share our personal test for knowing when it’s truly time to move (spoiler: it’s not about a hot market). We also cover kitchen trends for 2018, explain why we upgraded our TV, and answer listener questions like whether we worry about renters treating the beach house poorly and when it will be available to rent. Tune in for the full conversation.
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What’s New
- We answer the common question, “Don’t you think this is too nice to rent? What if people ruin it?” and explain why we’re comfortable opening the beach house to guests. We also share our planned rental start date. This segment appears within the first 11 minutes of the episode.
- If you’re curious about durable, not-too-precious items we’ve been using in the beach house, see our Shop Our Beach House page (accessible from the blog header on the home page) for the full list.
What’s Not
- For context on design trends, here are Houzz’s lists of Interior Design Trends Expected to Take Hold in 2018 and an earlier 2016 list we referenced.
- We also revisit podcast Episode #6 where we interviewed Tiffani Thiessen—full nostalgia for Saved by the Bell fans.
Listener Question
- If you want a deeper dive on “when is it time to move?” listen to Episode #47, where we discuss how to tell if a house is your “forever home” and how we realized our second house wasn’t a long-term fit.
- In Episode #56 we cover the big mistake we made trying to sell our first house by owner.
- Explore our Moving & Selling category for more posts about selling, buying, and moving experiences.
- For a fun look back, check our House Hunting posts where we shared properties we considered (photos were blurred or altered for privacy) before buying the homes we eventually chose.
We’re Digging
- We recently bought a 55″ Smart TV with Roku built in, which improved streaming and simplified the living room setup.
- We mounted the TV using a sturdy wall-mounting system and installed an in-wall cord management kit to hide the power and HDMI cables for a clean look.
- Read our step-by-step tutorial on how to mount a TV and install an in-wall cord system, plus our post about how we cut cable and transitioned to streaming.
- For anyone interested in bingeing The Sinner, the full season is available to purchase, and some regions offer the first few episodes for free as a preview.
If you’re trying to find an item we mentioned in a past episode but don’t remember which show notes to open, consult our master list of everything we’ve been digging from past episodes.
Finally, thanks to Agility Bed for sponsoring this episode. They are offering $150 off an Agility Bed mattress. Use the provided promotion code at checkout on their site to redeem the discount.
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