Cashing in on the market?

My wife and I have been discussing, off and on, the idea of selling our house and moving. This speculation started when I happened to see a For Sale sign on a house down the street and I stopped to get a flyer. I about fell over when I saw the asking price. Now granted, it hasn't sold three weeks later, but it still started the ball rolling. A little research on our county property appraiser's site, and I started to get a pretty good idea of what our house was really worth. And it's enough to make me consider selling it to get to the equity.

Not to mention the fact that I'd like to find a place with a flatter yard, bigger master bedroom, walk in closets, and a garage. A pool would be nice too.

I'm still apprehensive about the whole process, and I haven't let myself start looking at places around town, lest I fall in 'love' with something and start making rash decisions. We have an appointment with a realtor on Thursday to discuss listing our house, and how much they estimate it would sell for.

It comes down to this. I'm not desperate to move, but if I find the right combination of selling price, new house, timing and several other factors, I'm probably going to try to make this work.

More to follow as the odyssey progresses.