Anybody miss me? :lol3:
I'm not exactly sure when we found out. I think it was early August. The RV park is closing for the winter. Actually, it started with - "I think I'm going to close the park for the winter." All the contractors told us not to worry, all the contractors will be back come fall, the park won't close.
Well, he decided to close, so we started looking for a new place to call home. Of course it's complicated by the feral cats we have to bring with us.
And as we searched, we found that "open all year" doesn't mean they have running water in the winter. And we had to look further and further and further away. In fact, this is not the only RV park closing for the first time EVER over winter this year. After two hurricanes and last winter, it seems to be the thing to do.
It never occurred to us we could live in an RV and be effectively homeless. :dk:
Of course, we're tied to this location because of Gary's medical situation and our business.
LONG story short, someone for whom we've done a lot of work stepped up to the plate, and we are in the process of buying a HOUSE. Yep, a home to call our own. A feral cat haven!
With our budget, we weren't very excited at what we were finding. Either that, or the distance needed to travel to where we need to get to on a regular basis wasn't exciting. :lol3:
But I guess the universe decided it's time to break up that little black cloud over our heads. Well - first is the events that transpired to cause us to stop looking for a place to park the RV other than at our own home. But it gets better! Because last Wednesday (Sep 17) a home went up in our town as a new listing. I saw it Thursday, and asked our agent about it. She looked into it, it's not a short sale. I went to see it with her Friday. We drove up, I wasn't excited (didn't expect to be, the pictures weren't anything special). We walked up the steps. I looked down as she opened the door. Hunh, that's interesting. The stoop wasn't just cement, but had lovely stones. My interest was piqued. She opened the door, we walked in, and... it felt like home. It's what we've been looking for. No carpets. Beautiful wood floors. The rest? Just bonuses. The home was custom-built by the owners in 1974. They had no kids or pets. It is in amazing condition, they took very good care of their home and things. And? And it is in our town. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was left three years ago to the couple's nephew, a Dane. He's used it as a vacation home, traveling here twice a year. Sadly, he is older and his health is now failing. So this trip, he hired an attorney, gave him power of attorney to sell the home and everything in it. (Bummer it's bundled and being auctioned - we wanted a few things. If we want them, we'll have to go to the auction. But the giant hutch is out, can't bother to transport it back to the house).
Gary has to see it. We make arrangements to go back Saturday. The agent calls, and says the seller is motivated, and she'd like his original signature on the contract, be prepared to make an offer.
Gary saw the place, and we did. We signed all the paperwork. Our offer was accepted that night.
Got our lawyer on board. Contract modifications were sent to the seller's lawyer by Tuesday, accepted with ONE minor modification that day. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wednesday - the home is under contract and delisted - no longer for sale. No more showings!
Inspections are all set for tomorrow. PLEASE KNOCK WOOD. Closing - if all goes well (KNOCK WOOD), is October 8.
The home needs a little landscaping. But it's not too much house for us (a ranch with 5 rooms), it is not too much lawn for us, and it is not too much driveway! And yet we have privacy - the house is in a little clearing in the middle of our own forest. The property is 2.89 acres, up against what was a 600 acre game preserve that is no longer used as such.
The furniture in these pictures is obviously not ours, it is what's currently in the home.
Enter the driveway:
The house:
The stoop, LOL
The front hall - Vermont slate:
The living room:
Gary's fireplace (KNOCK WOOD!):
Turn left, this is the dining area of the kitchen. (Yes, those floors are really pegged!)
Stand in the back of the dining area, this is the kitchen (custom built cabinets - SO STURDY/SOLID!). Yes, that door on the left of the cabinets is a LARGE pantry.
.
One of the bedrooms:
Master bedroom (has a huge walk-in closet and another large closet). I LOVE the view - it's at the back of the house. The home has LOTS of closets.
Tour of the property.
From the front stoop, looking out:
If you walk to the far edge of the lawn and look down through the forest, this is what you can see of the NOT busy road:
Around the house...
From the other side of the house, in the back:
What will hopefully be "our" forest:
There you have it. We would very much appreciate your vibes that there are no major issues that would prevent this from happening. The RV park closes October 19.
I'm not exactly sure when we found out. I think it was early August. The RV park is closing for the winter. Actually, it started with - "I think I'm going to close the park for the winter." All the contractors told us not to worry, all the contractors will be back come fall, the park won't close.
Well, he decided to close, so we started looking for a new place to call home. Of course it's complicated by the feral cats we have to bring with us.
And as we searched, we found that "open all year" doesn't mean they have running water in the winter. And we had to look further and further and further away. In fact, this is not the only RV park closing for the first time EVER over winter this year. After two hurricanes and last winter, it seems to be the thing to do.
It never occurred to us we could live in an RV and be effectively homeless. :dk:
Of course, we're tied to this location because of Gary's medical situation and our business.
LONG story short, someone for whom we've done a lot of work stepped up to the plate, and we are in the process of buying a HOUSE. Yep, a home to call our own. A feral cat haven!
With our budget, we weren't very excited at what we were finding. Either that, or the distance needed to travel to where we need to get to on a regular basis wasn't exciting. :lol3:
But I guess the universe decided it's time to break up that little black cloud over our heads. Well - first is the events that transpired to cause us to stop looking for a place to park the RV other than at our own home. But it gets better! Because last Wednesday (Sep 17) a home went up in our town as a new listing. I saw it Thursday, and asked our agent about it. She looked into it, it's not a short sale. I went to see it with her Friday. We drove up, I wasn't excited (didn't expect to be, the pictures weren't anything special). We walked up the steps. I looked down as she opened the door. Hunh, that's interesting. The stoop wasn't just cement, but had lovely stones. My interest was piqued. She opened the door, we walked in, and... it felt like home. It's what we've been looking for. No carpets. Beautiful wood floors. The rest? Just bonuses. The home was custom-built by the owners in 1974. They had no kids or pets. It is in amazing condition, they took very good care of their home and things. And? And it is in our town. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was left three years ago to the couple's nephew, a Dane. He's used it as a vacation home, traveling here twice a year. Sadly, he is older and his health is now failing. So this trip, he hired an attorney, gave him power of attorney to sell the home and everything in it. (Bummer it's bundled and being auctioned - we wanted a few things. If we want them, we'll have to go to the auction. But the giant hutch is out, can't bother to transport it back to the house).
Gary has to see it. We make arrangements to go back Saturday. The agent calls, and says the seller is motivated, and she'd like his original signature on the contract, be prepared to make an offer.
Gary saw the place, and we did. We signed all the paperwork. Our offer was accepted that night.
Got our lawyer on board. Contract modifications were sent to the seller's lawyer by Tuesday, accepted with ONE minor modification that day. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wednesday - the home is under contract and delisted - no longer for sale. No more showings!
Inspections are all set for tomorrow. PLEASE KNOCK WOOD. Closing - if all goes well (KNOCK WOOD), is October 8.
The home needs a little landscaping. But it's not too much house for us (a ranch with 5 rooms), it is not too much lawn for us, and it is not too much driveway! And yet we have privacy - the house is in a little clearing in the middle of our own forest. The property is 2.89 acres, up against what was a 600 acre game preserve that is no longer used as such.
The furniture in these pictures is obviously not ours, it is what's currently in the home.
Enter the driveway:
The house:
The stoop, LOL
The front hall - Vermont slate:
The living room:
Gary's fireplace (KNOCK WOOD!):
Turn left, this is the dining area of the kitchen. (Yes, those floors are really pegged!)
Stand in the back of the dining area, this is the kitchen (custom built cabinets - SO STURDY/SOLID!). Yes, that door on the left of the cabinets is a LARGE pantry.
.
One of the bedrooms:
Master bedroom (has a huge walk-in closet and another large closet). I LOVE the view - it's at the back of the house. The home has LOTS of closets.
Tour of the property.
From the front stoop, looking out:
If you walk to the far edge of the lawn and look down through the forest, this is what you can see of the NOT busy road:
Around the house...
From the other side of the house, in the back:
What will hopefully be "our" forest:
There you have it. We would very much appreciate your vibes that there are no major issues that would prevent this from happening. The RV park closes October 19.