Dang Rad....I hate to hear that news. You know I'm here for you (no matter where here is....)
Okay...got a contract on the house and secured a closing date (March 18).
Now...the fun begins with the mountain of paper work to conclude the loan...inspections....etc. etc. etc.
The good side of this rotten economy - fixed 30 year at 4.8%
The bad side is, the Illinois market is not as weak as Florida. Getting killed on my old house...had to pay more than I wanted or expected for the new one. Looking at a loss (not counting improvements) from the sale price in 2005 to now of nearly $30K - and when you add the massive improvements - closer to $40+K. That hurts. That is real money - gone. Could be worse...but still it bites.
Had time today to go to the new town (Clinton) - it is a small town of about 7,500 folks. Visited my son's new school, checked out a church, and found all the places we need to go for driver license...tags, etc. etc.
We have been freezing our butts off! LOL At least we come back next month as spring begins. That will help us acclimate.
Oh...our new house is in the middle of a farm field. Pretty cool. Has a pond (not ours) on one side and a cool creek in the rear (not ours). I think the geothermal a/c and heat will help with the bills. The work shop is bare - I have my work cut out to get it functional. With 2 acres we have ample room to add on if desired later or build a bigger building out back. My boy is going to trip out on the space to race his go-kart around.
Oh...there are some sweet twisty roads coming through to the house - can't wait to pound them with the Camaro.
There are other houses all around on 2 acres or more - but nobody real close. Very little trees though.
Anyway - just rambling.
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