Sold our house today...

[SSLance]

So if you haven't heard...I'm making it official. We closed on the sale of our KC home today and this puts us one step closer on our path to Phoenix, AZ.

Put a sign out by the highway and 8 days later had a handshake agreement on a cash deal, no inspection, no contingency, close in two weeks, and best part...rent back to us for 6 months sale. Exactly what we wanted... Took just a bit longer to get closed, and even longer to get paid...but it's all done now.

Not only that...but they bought just about everything inside the house and shop as well. I'm pretty sure we can fit everything we own in one 20' Penske truck... How crazy is that?!?!

They still haven't even started on the new house (next week) so we'll move to a rental in Phoenix late Oct-early Nov and stay there until the new house is done Feb-Mar 2018.

The uncertainty of the timing has kept me from doing any upgrades on Barney the last little while because I needed to keep it mobile just in case. I'm not sure if I can get a brake upgrade done or not before the move but I'm gonna try. Otherwise it'll have to wait until the new shop is built and outfitted...then I'll be throwing all kinds of new goodies at it.

Meanwhile...looks like I'm moving West...no turning back now.

[blown32]

Congratulations! You'll love Arizona, are you packed yet!

[JKnight]

Wow! How lucky is that deal!? It looks like you guys are going to have a nice setup here in AZ as well. Let me know if you need any assistance before or after you guys get here.

[Ron in SoCal]

Congrats Lance! How cool was that deal?

Can't wait to see you out here in SoCal at some events

[rustomatic]

Somewhere, somebody's saying the following: "Wow, witness protection really does work!"

Congrats on the sale! You have a lot of reason to be excited about getting out of the tornado zone (and into the zone of all kinds of other fun and interesting problems). Now, you'll be able to enjoy West Coast traffic on the way to all of our events at the awesomest tracks. Sorry, I spent last Saturday sitting in traffic to go hiking in Marin; it was worth it, though . . .

You'll be in the same state as the winery owned by that guy who fronts Tool! There's that and that big crack . . .

[SSLance]

Originally Posted by blown32

Congratulations! You'll love Arizona, are you packed yet!

We are starting on it a little bit, more planning and purging than anything else right now though. We still have about 4 months to get ready to really move. Prescott huh? I'm continually surprised at how MANY people that I "know" that will be close by to our new home.

Originally Posted by JKnight

Wow! How lucky is that deal!? It looks like you guys are going to have a nice setup here in AZ as well. Let me know if you need any assistance before or after you guys get here.

It was sweet! My wife and I were pinching ourselves after the handshake deal...in disbelief that we got EVERYTHING we wanted... I'll contact you regarding moving truck unloading day once I have a firm date.

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Congrats Lance! How cool was that deal?

Can't wait to see you out here in SoCal at some events

Thanks!! And yes...prepare for the invasion of the purple Barney mobile to certain SoCal race events.

Originally Posted by rustomatic

Somewhere, somebody's saying the following: "Wow, witness protection really does work!"

Congrats on the sale! You have a lot of reason to be excited about getting out of the tornado zone (and into the zone of all kinds of other fun and interesting problems). Now, you'll be able to enjoy West Coast traffic on the way to all of our events at the awesomest tracks. Sorry, I spent last Saturday sitting in traffic to go hiking in Marin; it was worth it, though . . .

You'll be in the same state as the winery owned by that guy who fronts Tool! There's that and that big crack . . .

It's a truly unusual deal for sure... We love it here, even with the tornadoes...but it was time for a change. We are outdoor people and so often the weather around here keeps us from doing outdoor things. People all say "But it's SO hot there"...in regard to Phoenix. The thing about the Phoenix area is this...you are two hours or less away from 7500' mountains to get to to escape the heat. When its -10* here in KC, you are TWELVE driving hours away from escaping that cold...