Dear friends,

We’re in desperate need of some help! As most of you know, my family and I are planning a move to Charlotte, North Carolina this summer so that I may continue my seminary adventure. In order for that to happen, we need to sell our house in Seven Hills ASAP. In order for THAT to happen, we need to knock out a list of repairs so that the house is fully marketable. This is where we need your help.

As you may know, I am woefully inept when it comes to “handiness”. Mostly, I lack the tools and experience to do anything effectively. That’s why I’m asking for your help. The following is a list of needs for our house. If you have any time and expertise available for any of these tasks, or if you have a capable friend/spouse that’d be willing to help, please let me know if we can arrange a time in the near future to cross it off the list. Here’s the honey-do list…

• Repair front doorway woodwork
• Refinish/replace wood trim leading down the stairs to the basement
• Install threshold plate from the hallway to the master bedroom
• Power clean and refinish the deck
• Tighten/adjust the some of the loose/crooked wooden pieces on the deck
• Install light fixture in kitchen hallway and downstairs bathroom
• Replace the banister at the bottom of our staircase. It’s missing a spoke or rung or whatever it’s called and it looks old in general.
• Fasten the wooden threshold plates to the floor that lead from the living room to the kitchen
• Patch a small hole in the wall in the upstairs bathroom
• Replace a small piece of rotten molding in the upstairs bathroom
• Replace the water pipes in the garage that burst a year and a half ago because we forgot to cut off the water pressure to that faucet
• Reseat upstairs bathroom toilet with a new wax ring and reattach with new screws
• Repair/replace bathtub water faucet in upstairs bathroom
• Install light cover in upstairs shower
• Paint/wallpaper upstairs bathroom
• Paint ceiling in master bedroom

If you feel that you could help or provide guidance for any of these projects, please let me know. We’d love to have you over to get a better idea of what we’re talking about here. Some of this stuff I could possibly do myself with a little time and direction (and tools). If you’re unable to help us right now, that’s alright. We ask that you might join us in prayer for the sale of our home and for God to be glorified in the process.

Time is of the essence. Thanks in advance!

Blessings, Jason

PS: If any of you have any experience with real estate transactions, we could use your advice. Here are our listings on Zillow and Craig’s List. We’re considering retaining the services of a realtor or using a service like NextHome. Your thoughts are certainly welcome.