Staging the house

Right before Emily moved in around Decemeber, we decided to paint the halway, our room and the bathoom. What started as a team project, turned into me staying up 4 nights in a row until it was finished: Needless to say, put a lot of time into it, and I hate painting.
We had a lady come over to get our house ready to sell.Staging a house takes some time, but over all, I think it will help sell the house faster. The problem is, Lisa wants us to paint the entire house a neutral color, and out of pure laziness, I don't want to. She also wants new carpet down, which is money I will never see again. We have decided to do just a few small things. Putting down a new floor in the kitchen and entry way, landscaping, new light fixtures, and basic things that I have been putting off for 3 years. So, as soon as we get the house to the point that we really like it, we are going to sell it.
A house that is on the market is way different than a house we live in. We are taking out couches to make rooms look bigger, taking pictures off the wall so people can picture themselves in the house, not us. The house will feel very un-personal and hotel-like, but I guess if that is what sells.

The move has brought about new stress in the house, and over all, we are handling it well. We have halted the new house search in KC for now. We are going to rent for a few months in KC and look for a house when we move there. It was taking a toll on us looking at houses, trying to get ours ready to sell, waiting to hear stuff from our investors, Emily trying to find a job, and all at the same time of working and trying to maintain our sainty.
A moment of joy to share with everyone. We found out about 3 weeks ago that we will be moving to Kansas City, it is just the timing that is being worked out. Emily started sending out applications and getting certified to teach in Kansas right away, and a week ago she already got a response from Shawnee Mission schools and has an interview Monday, March 3. I am very proud of her!