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Remodel is Almost Done

April 18th, 2013 at 08:48 am

Okay, I know I keep saying I will believe it when I see it, but so far the remodelers have only given vague end times. Months, not weeks. Well, today they gave us a date. They think they will finish on April 20th. Once they are done we can make the appointment to have the new carpeting put down. The other flooring is already in, but we are carpeting the bedrooms and the living room. I wasn't originally sure about that choice, but because the floors get so very cold in the winter out there, we decided it would be the better option.

So I guess maybe it's time for me to start holding my breath. As soon as the carpet goes in we can put it on the market. One step closer. I just hope it sells fast and for a reasonable amount of money.

Some new farms have come on the market recently, anywhere between two and six acres and some of them are quite good deals. Also there is one house on six acres that is mostly wooded land, which I normally wouldn't look twice at, but it is selling for $164,900, which means we could afford to clear some land and build a rabbit shed, a chicken coop, and a pole barn.

DH made me look at a couple of farms that we cannot possibly afford, just because they were pretty. Ten acres and over 5000 square feet of living space. Oh, they were gorgeous homes. One was actually a retreat (like for businesses, had a couple of conference areas and everything). That one was $1,345,000! It was a working farm and a business, but wow. Pricey. The other was $896,000. It was so beautiful and it had the kitchen of my dreams.

But no way. We will not spend more than $375,000 for for five acres and I much prefer something under $300,000. Well, I prefer under $250,000 but I have to be reasonable. I told DH to stop showing me things I could never have. Not that I actually want that much living space anyway. The maintenance would be ridiculous. Not to mention the taxes.

The best part of the ones we found though were that they were in a different school district, so DS could have a fresh start going back to public school. I'd like him to go for 8th grade, but I flat out will not homeschool for high school. There would be no chance of the child who assaulted him being in school with him, nor the other bully that kept telling all the other kids that he was lying about his food allergies to get attention. Of course his new school won't be bully free, but to at least not start out as a victim would be nice.

Still, our house has to sell before we can even think about buying, so no counting our chickens before they are hatched. But I am more hopeful now than I have been in a long time, that we will actually finally be able to put it on the market soon.

3 Responses to “Remodel is Almost Done”

  1. baselle Says:
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    May and June appear to be the perfect times to put the house on the market. Best of luck! I've been finding it just the right amount of work to make it fun to take a smallish space and turn it into a little gem.

  2. Xtreme Thunder Says:
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    I wish land was the cheap where DW and I live, 1 acre non-BOH approved averages $50,000 and 1 acre BOH approved averages $80,000... that is land only. Put a modest home on it and you are looking at another $250,000!

    We purchased in 2010, best house we could find that we wanted to spend was $169,000 1960 ranch, 800SF, 2 Bedroom on 0.12 acre, yup, you read that right, 0.12 acre! Now, in 2013, we can have a similar condition 1960 ranch, 1800SF, 3/4 Bedroom, 2 garages on 0.5 - 0.75 acre for $215,000 when in 2010, those same homes were $290,000! It torques me to know if we just waited 3 years. Ugh. Oh well, I look at the bright side, we spent $550 to heat our baby-ranch last winter and it has really good bones, taxes are 1/2 those others and cheap to maintain in general!

  3. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    *Fingers Crossed* !!

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