We are land owners!
Friday, February 24th, 2006 at 9:30am was the moment of truth (or the 15 minutes of truth, as it were). We met at the seller's attorney's office in Troy and I bounced Emmet and signed my name a few times, while Wendy wrote all the checks and signed her name too.
And then, we were landowners! I find it astounding that the whole process ended so quickly, but I guess most closings I have heard of were house closings, and those have a lot of other services and inspections that have to be dealt with, as well as banks, which complicate things. But our people were extremely professional and efficient, and got the job done. Jan has promised that she will be dropping by to make sure we are keeping up on our plans.
In any case, once the closing was done, Wendy, Quinn, Emmet and I took a drive out to the property. Wendy and I jumped up and down for joy on it while Quinn watched from her car seat and Emmet snoozed in his. EVen so, I don't think it will sink in until we either start to make improvements or we have to pay the tax bill.
We went on to visit a modular home sales center in Whately, MA to look at their display homes. We are looking at using a (small) modular unit to top the detached garage. This will provide us a place to live while we build the main house, and also function as an apartment for Wendy's mom once we move into the house. SIPs are also in the running for that. We will have to do a bunch of research and see what works financially as well as time-frame wise. Our goal right now is (assuming everything else in our life works out to accomodate it) to be living on the property by the end of 2007.
So now we start the next steps! Everything we put off since the deal wasn't done yet can now be pursued. Look forward to us putting in a driveway, a well, a storage shed and perhaps even a septic system later this year (once the weather turns). We will definitely be camping up there as often as we can manage this summer, since we have the land and proximity to Grafton Lakes State Park (gotta renew our Empire Pass). Adios for now, we will be dreaming if you need us.
And then, we were landowners! I find it astounding that the whole process ended so quickly, but I guess most closings I have heard of were house closings, and those have a lot of other services and inspections that have to be dealt with, as well as banks, which complicate things. But our people were extremely professional and efficient, and got the job done. Jan has promised that she will be dropping by to make sure we are keeping up on our plans.
In any case, once the closing was done, Wendy, Quinn, Emmet and I took a drive out to the property. Wendy and I jumped up and down for joy on it while Quinn watched from her car seat and Emmet snoozed in his. EVen so, I don't think it will sink in until we either start to make improvements or we have to pay the tax bill.
We went on to visit a modular home sales center in Whately, MA to look at their display homes. We are looking at using a (small) modular unit to top the detached garage. This will provide us a place to live while we build the main house, and also function as an apartment for Wendy's mom once we move into the house. SIPs are also in the running for that. We will have to do a bunch of research and see what works financially as well as time-frame wise. Our goal right now is (assuming everything else in our life works out to accomodate it) to be living on the property by the end of 2007.
So now we start the next steps! Everything we put off since the deal wasn't done yet can now be pursued. Look forward to us putting in a driveway, a well, a storage shed and perhaps even a septic system later this year (once the weather turns). We will definitely be camping up there as often as we can manage this summer, since we have the land and proximity to Grafton Lakes State Park (gotta renew our Empire Pass). Adios for now, we will be dreaming if you need us.
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