Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[babsbag]

You did it...

"I can't believe you bought the WHOLE thing."

Pretty darn scary isn't it...

 

[Devonviolet]

As your nearest BYH neighbor, let me be the first to welcome you to the GREAT STATE OF TEXAS!

WOOHOO!!!
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[Latestarter]

I'm as happy as a kid in a candy store already overdosing on sugar! I was really shaking like a sugar OD as well. It's not really scary to me, just very exciting! I'm really taking the final step necessary to follow my dream of having a small working farm! Although it just created a dozen or more steps in the process This is just awesome. My son is talking about coming out to help me move in and see the place. He's gonna love it! With him and his wife working and 4 young kids, it's really tough for them to get away. They've all been here so I recommended if he can help to do so there in TX as I expect that to be over a weekend when he can possibly get away. I should be OK at this end packing out. That way he'll know where it is to come again, and he'll get to see his inheritance first hand.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

It's really cool to see someone taking the steps to fulfill their dreams! Thanks for letting us follow along your journey!

 

[Latestarter]

So I called my lender to find out what's going on and ask to have a new LO assigned. I explained that the one I dealt with a week ago was argumentative and was only interested in telling me what they couldn't do. That she said she would Email me pre-approval letters and then didn't do so, and that I'm running out of time and now have a fully executed purchase contract. She contacted the Dallas, TX team lead and he was in a meeting and said he will call me as soon as he's out. I expect that call in 1.5 hours. My REA already knows that I need copies of the fully executed paperwork post haste. He said he's on it. He's been great!

Still waiting to hear back from my REA here on the property inspection repair requirements. They stated the repairs they want need to be bdone by licensed contractors and they're simple handyman fixes except one. They want an electrical breaker box installed in the garage. Right now it's direct wired to the CB panel in the house via galvanized pipe to the garage. I told my realtor I don't know what can of worms that will open as I don't know if the original owner pulled permits and did that legally. And I'd need that done by a licensed electrician which will be mucho dinero!

 

[Latestarter]

Right after sending the last I got a call from my REA here. Still no answer from the other side on what to do regarding their objections and the requested contractor performing the fixes... SO I continue to wait. No biggie as the 3 are simple ones. Just that electrical one is a major issue.

 

[babsbag]

I get the thing about contractors and permits, only CA is probably worse. When we put the solar on our house I thought it would be inspected by the county so I was scrambling to put skirting around my deck so the county inspector wouldn't see that I built it on these awesome (not approved) deck blocks and not buried piers. We didn't pull a permit for the deck so I wanted it to look old and DONE. Ended up having the state inspect the solar since it is a manufactured home, and they could have cared less about my deck. But it got me to get the project done so guess that was a good thing.

Hope that electrical modification is an easy one.

 

[Mini Horses]

So are you able to get possession/temp rental on your new TX home before closing? Does the sell and buy overlap-maybe you don't need any time? I just remember the closing was soon.

I'm so excited for you!!!!!

 

[Latestarter]

The best way for me to do the move is by drop trailer. All in business days (includes Saturdays), I have it 3 days here to load, then 3-5 days to arrive there. I have 2 days after arrival notification (free) to sched delivery. They drop it at the new place for 3 days, then come get it. So basically I'll have it dropped here on 9/20. I close here 9/22 (supposedly). They come pick it up on 9/23. I have to vacate here on 9/24 (48 hours after close). I was told it should arrive in TX and be deliverable from 28th-30th. I close there 9/29 (supposedly), so I'll have it delivered on the 29th or probably 30th. Then I'll have till the 4th or 5th of Oct to empty it. During the interim, I'll be on "vacation" and visiting various hotels with pools and jacuzzis to recover from loading and prepare for unloading Since I'll do a walk through on the property before closing, I expect to leave my dogs there at the house while I go to closing. The back yard is completely fenced, so they should be fine there for a couple of hours till I get back.

I have a nice oversized cot that will go in the truck with me, so I'll use that while I wait for my household effects to arrive. I also expect I'll clean out and fill the jacuzzi at the house so it can be put to immediate use. I wish I could bring my grill with me, but I don't know if I'll have room for it since the Harley is going to eat up most of my trailer space... My lawn tractor stays here but the rest of my lawn and garden tools and regular mower need to come with.

 

[Southern by choice]

This is so exciting! So very happy for you!
You have been waiting so long for this.
What is an extra special in this deal is you have some amazing people that you already "know" in TX!

@Nifty - pretty amazing forum ya got here!