Have you ever wondered what would happen to all of your stuff when you die?
Too morbid?
Okay, have you ever wondered what value your things will have to other people when you move on?
To find out, gather up all of your belongings–all of the things and tools and toys and clothes and accessories of your life and your time–and pile them in your driveway some Saturday morning.
Then, with firm detachment, watch.
Just watch.
Generally, it’s not a good idea to use an impact wrench to deploy or stow your RV stabilizers.
Impact wrench: bad. Power drill: better. Auto-levelers: best.
No, not us. Somebody else.
Many full-timers insist that you should never store things. Others say that it’s worthwhile to store heirlooms and such.
Our problem is that we don’t yet have the full-size trailer and need to store a few things until after the house sells and after deer season.
Above represents the first load of things we won’t be offloading just yet and some things that will also go into the next trailer.
Also, no, we aren’t getting a toy hauler – and I’m simply not parting with my V-Star. Her place will be in storage for a short while.
And I don’t know why, but it’s a bit saddening to see her sit and wait for me to come back.
We objected to their objections. There was the usual back and forth posturing between our realtors:
…and, thus, an agreement was made.
We’ll credit the buyer $2k at closing toward a new furnace. A replacement unit for our, “” unit will only cost about $1k, but the removal, installation, disposal, and inspection costs will be a few $K more. $2K seems reasonable to me.
I’ll do some repair to the cooler and demonstrate it does, indeed, actually work – never mind that we had only turned off the water to it while we were away for five days as we don’t leave water on while we’re gone for more than an overnight… by the way, you also do turn off the water in your RV whenever you leave, right? Right?
I’ll also add another smoke and carbon monoxide detector in the basement. I could just relocate the ones that are down there already, but I believe their proximity to the actual sources of carbon monoxide (in the utility room) is safer than anywhere else. So, I’ll just put one outside the bedroom like FHA recommends.
And, while not in the final contract, I’ll also correct a wiring issue in an unused, unfinished space.
We know there are still some things that the house needs and a few things still in need of repair–yet a “perfect” house in this area sells for even more.
But the buyer objected and insisted on some remediation: new furnace and swamp cooler, replacing aluminum wiring… Things that, while achievable, aren’t on our personal roadmap.
No, I think we’ve done quite enough to the house and it’s time for somebody else to pick up where we’re leaving off.
Yes, we can negotiate the price a bit, but I’m afraid we don’t have the time or resources to attain somebody else’s goals just now.
the rest of me 