Maags finding attachment with new home

When Mike and Meghan Maag of Carthage sold their house on Cherry St. and moved into a home in the Sherwood Oaks subdivision north of town, the timing was both long overdue and perfect.

They had never planned to stay on Cherry St. for an extended period of time, but additions to the family like their Chesapeake Bay retriever, Riley, and their son Alden, who was born last July, helped turn the house into a home. It also made the 1,000 square foot residence feel a bit cramped.

We bought it initially just to have a house instead of renting an apartment or something like that, said Mike. We really only planned to stay there for a year or two, and we ended up staying there seven years.

As the family grew it became obvious the single-bathroom home on Cherry St. wasnt going to fit into their long term plans.

We both get up and leave for work at the same time, so we were fighting for showers, Mike said. Back at the old place it wasnt big enough for one person, let along three people and a dog.

While Meghan was pregnant with Alden she decided to place the old home on the market. She contacted Barb Cole of Sharpe Real Estate, who got the ball rolling on the sale for the Maags.

She was over the next day and had everything set up and had us sign the paperwork, said Mike. Within 24 hours of talking to her it was up on the internet with pictures and she was already having people scheduling viewings.

We just thought it was too hard to do on our own, added Meghan. We called Barb and she had tons of people come through that summer (2014).

The couple who bought the house werent some of the numerous people who came for a walk-through. They saw the house via Skype and decided to make an offer. Meghan had gone to school with one of them and their parents lived just south of the house.

We were fortunate enough that our house was in the right location, said Mike.

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