House Shopping

Early stages of getting my current house on the market and looking at a place a bit out of town.
Haven't been in the market for 25yrs or so. Looking for a place with an acre or so, where I can have a small shop, room to park my travel trailer, etc...

So far, I'd liken the experience to shoving a limp noodle up a greasy, rabid wildcat's ass while both of us are locked inside of a phone booth.

I'm not looking forward to selling my house in two years to move. That is when my wife will have her 25 years in, meaning full pension and medical. Right now we have a 6 bedroom 4 bath on a 100' X 125' lot that has an extra 25' going to the water that is owned by the township, but in 26 years they have never used their right of way. One time they did ask for access looking for a body. Now only 3 of us live in the house. 2 come home some weekends.

Under contract to sell mine, and under contract for the new on....weeks of ass beatings so far.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1008-Atlanta-Nevada-TX-75173/65354852_zpid/

That's the one we have a contract on.

Nice. Plenty of land, near a lake. Fishing whenever you feel like it.

Yea, that's a nice find. Lots of elbow room. Property taxes are higher than I would've expected.

Mostly school taxes...our school finance system is phuckd up here in TX

We pay $4500 in school taxes.

Its by far the largest portion of our property taxes. Local school districts gets around sending all of it to the state by having local bond elections to pay for schools, etc....thats how my current town built a 70 million dollar, 18000 seat high school football stadium back in 2013. And as soon as one bond retires, they just happen to need another 350mil bond election, because "its for the children!!"....

Inspection was done yesterday. No big issues, a few small, piddly items. Caulking here and there, slow draining sink in master bath, loose faucet in kitchen, 1 screen missing...things like that.

Sounds like things are moving along nicely. Good luck.

Nice looking place.

Appraisal came back 10k higher than asking price, so I'm good there. Lender says I'm all approved with underwriting, just a few routine title details they are waiting on, then its on to closing.

Nice. Sounds like it is a done deal as long as the title search is clean.

Closed on the sale of my house this morning, got clear to close on the new one for Monday, 10/21...just 43 more reams of signatures away

It feels like you are signing your life away at the time.

It is hard to believe that we have lived in our house for 26 years this month.

Yes, time flies! Wow, we've almost been in ours 20 years now.

Been in the current house since 93. The packing up, and hauling / moving process sure isn't fun.

I don't look forward to when we move. Too many things we hold on to.
3 years ago I had my son in law drop off a dumpster. I filled it up with household junk. Two days later, my wife rented a U-haul and went to her mothers who was moving and brought a truckload of junk back into the house.

Closed, funded and done. All over but the moving

Good for you. Enjoy your new home.

Picked up a 4mo old Cub Cadet XT1 46" riding mower, 22HP Kohler 7000 V-Twin, 10hrs on it for $1000. They are $2100 after taxes new.

Nice. Mowing the lawn just got easier. I have a 42" Craftsmen LT2000 that I bought in 2002. With attachments, grass collection, trailer, it ran me $2700. 22HP Briggs & Stratton Intec engine. Still runs well, keep it out of weather in a shed.
One time when my son Mike was 14, the police caught him at the Wendy's drive thru with his friend sitting in the trailer. Wasn't the last time it would happen.

PSA--Never take the wife fridge shopping.

But at least I'll get the current fridge for the shop.

Mine took a dump last year. I first went out and looked, then came back with my wife. For some strange reason, it went quick. LG $3,000. Door in door.

I got out of Lowes with a Frigidaire French Door 26cuft in Black Stainless for $1499, on sale from $2449....noticed this moring the same unit is on for $100 less....driving back up there to get the difference refunded.

I'm still waiting for my $100 energy rebate.

All done and moved...my back is spent. 200000 boxes left to unpack, but we are in.
Dogs are traumatized but are adapting....

Been a helluva a couple months, but was worth it.

Good for you. Relax, take your time unpacking. My dog was not at home being in Georgia for a week. Now that were home, she seems back to her old self.