Looking At Houses

Coker, Alabama

Weather: low 81 degrees, high 99 degrees, clear skies

I cut my morning walk a little short because it was so hot early on. No breeze, high humidity, no shade, whine, snivel, sob. I guess I'm getting to be a wimp.

This afternoon, we met a real estate agent to tour a house that might be of interest to Terri. The house was taken as a trade-in on a new house, and had been for sale for several months. It was obvious when we toured the property that it had not been lived in for at least a couple of years. The builder that took the house as a trade-in has done some repairs to it, but it still has much to be done. The land consists of 1.37 acres on a corner lot, with a lot of landscaping that has been allowed to die or get so big that much work needs to be done on it. After looking at the house and seeing some of it's issues (such as foundation problems, wet dirt under the house where the rain water goes, and on and on and on), we decided Terri did not need a house that would be a project that would take Carolyn and I several months to get in shape. The project at her current house is more than enough, thank you.

After leaving the house, we ate lunch with Terri and Thomas, then separated as Terri had some errands to do in town. We decided to drive around in some of the local neighborhoods to see what types of houses might be available. We found two that may be worth looking at more. One of them had a brochure in a holder outside the house. In looking at the folder, it appears a lot has been to the house in the last year. This may be something we check on tomorrow. The other house is a bank repossession that has been vacant for almost a year. The yard is fairly nice, and the outside of the house looks pretty good. Both houses are in nice neighborhoods, and are only about four miles from Terri's work. Thomas's school is about a mile away. I expect to follow up on these tomorrow.

Thomas has a Yamaha dirt bike that Terri asked me to try to sell. An ad was placed in the paper last Wednesday, and the first person called about it today. I explained what kind of motorcycle was for sale, and that it was not street legal. The person asked if they could look at it, even though they are looking for a street bike. I met them at the house, and we ran the bike for them. In the end, they decided it wouldn't do for their needs. Maybe the next one will buy it.

More later, be safe.

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