Last week I was in Oregon with my best friend. I thought I would find a house and buy it!
Turns out REALTY and REALITY is a different game here and there -- a tale of two cities...
My house in Fallbrook is in escrow (set to close near the end of September). Here we give in to lower offers and concede to other discounting processes (repairs, closing costs...). There the houses go for more than asking price and sellers won't even look at you if there are any contingencies (waiting for an existing escrow to close...).
You must have the cash in hand.
Needless to say, I offered on three houses, and got none. And what I can afford is
VERY small = no studio of any size.
With these constraints made obvious, I'm rethinking the kinds of activities
I will do regarding my quilting life.
But it was a great time of physical refreshment -- good sleep, wonderful food
and gorgeous weather.
And my friend is a great support and confidant. We went to design school together
and pretty well know what the other likes.
So it was fun to look at properties together. And I have a good realtor to depend on.
It seems the Fallbrook house will close escrow, the mover will pack containers,
and my friend and I will drive to Oregon.
I'll stay with her while the containers are stored and I look for a house again --
this time with the money in my pocket!
Thanks to all of you who are checking in with me about my progress.
There will be another "bundle sale" (curated cottons)
on September 7 -- 9am to 2pm.
944 La Vonne Avenue, Fallbrook 92028
And there will be an estate sale sometime near the third week of September.
Details will follow.
"You will be challenged -- you will grow."
This was always part of my class description.
Guess that's how I like to live!
Turns out REALTY and REALITY is a different game here and there -- a tale of two cities...
My house in Fallbrook is in escrow (set to close near the end of September). Here we give in to lower offers and concede to other discounting processes (repairs, closing costs...). There the houses go for more than asking price and sellers won't even look at you if there are any contingencies (waiting for an existing escrow to close...).
You must have the cash in hand.
Needless to say, I offered on three houses, and got none. And what I can afford is
VERY small = no studio of any size.
With these constraints made obvious, I'm rethinking the kinds of activities
I will do regarding my quilting life.
But it was a great time of physical refreshment -- good sleep, wonderful food
and gorgeous weather.
And my friend is a great support and confidant. We went to design school together
and pretty well know what the other likes.
So it was fun to look at properties together. And I have a good realtor to depend on.
It seems the Fallbrook house will close escrow, the mover will pack containers,
and my friend and I will drive to Oregon.
I'll stay with her while the containers are stored and I look for a house again --
this time with the money in my pocket!
Thanks to all of you who are checking in with me about my progress.
There will be another "bundle sale" (curated cottons)
on September 7 -- 9am to 2pm.
944 La Vonne Avenue, Fallbrook 92028
And there will be an estate sale sometime near the third week of September.
Details will follow.
"You will be challenged -- you will grow."
This was always part of my class description.
Guess that's how I like to live!
Watching the whales at Depoe Bay, Oregon.
(I wasn't fast enough to capture a spout or a fluke, but we saw lots of them!)
(I wasn't fast enough to capture a spout or a fluke, but we saw lots of them!)
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