Ready or not... here we go!

We took a little delay these last couple months. Given the uncertainty of the economy these days, we thought it prudent to sell our existing house first. I'm much too conservative to risk getting the new place built and then find that we have to settle for less than we need or expect from the sale of the old one. We'd rather live in a rental for a few months than let that scenario mess with our sleep patterns.
We listed with our champion real estate agent, Debbie Richesin in February. We were almost ready to show the house. A little paint here. A little filldirt and grass there. We were ready to show the house by mid March. Debbie managed our expectations well and we priced it to sell. Despite a terribly slow market, we had respectable showings and then... last week got a very respectable offer. After some tooing and frowing, we agreed to throw in the pool table and patio furniture, but got what we needed to build our plan. Now it begins.