Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[Devonviolet]

There are a couple that I've been watching. Right now, the best fit for me is down your way. 37 acres, backing up to state wildlife land. It's a FSBO, and it's still showing available. As soon as I have this place under contract, I'll be hitting the road to go actually see the properties I'm interested in. I thought I had posted the link, but looking back, I guess I didn't... sorry: http://www.zillow.com/savedhomes/fo...463,31.776045,-95.815887_rect/8_zm/1_rs/1_fr/
If/when I get down that way, maybe we can all meet up for dinner someplace? Split the distance so @Devonviolet can meet as well. Know of any good eatin' places right between you guys?

Actually, you did give us this listing a while back. I remember looking it up & thinking how cool it is that it is less than an hour away from us.

DH & I would LOVE to meet with you and Bay & her DH for dinner, when you are in the area! No promises, but we might be able to host a gathering here on the homestead.

I looked at the photos on that listing & already have barn envy! That barn looks awesome in the photo.

A word of caution . . . after looking at a LOT of properties, when we were looking for this place, we learned that if a listing focuses on the land & out buildings, with NO photos of the house, that usually means the house needs a lot of work. From the looks of the outside of the house, it looks to be about 40+ years old.

I hope I'm wrong, but I'm thinking you might need to be prepared to do some work, to get the house comfortable.

 

[animalmom]

I'd seriously consider doing great mayhem for that barn!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Beautiful place... I've been looking for something in that area Just kiddin' - hope it works out for you!!

 

[Latestarter]

Gosh Kate, I never really considered horses... seemed like a lot of work and expense, though I have ridden them a few times, and it was enjoyable. It is a pretty impressive barn... I'd actually been trying to figure out what to do with all them stalls... maybe board horses for folks? Extra income maybe? Not sure...

Until I've gone and looked at the place, it's all just conjecture anyway. I tried calling the number provided (twice) and no answer... the recorded computer voice says the client hasn't set up a voice mail box yet so can't even leave a message. The number is a North Carolina number Maybe I ought to ask one of our NC contingent to track the owner down for me...

I'm completely aware that that home might need serious re-work... The fact that they included no interior photos kinda hints that is most likely the case. And now that the owner is a NC phone #, I wonder about absentee ownership and if this is a rental (with associated abuse). We'll just have to see...

I hope I get to meet with y'all down south there. We'll have to see how things play out in the coming week or two. Once this is under contract, I'll be out looking for sure. Because of my present animals, it will have to be quick out and back trips.

 

[Ferguson K]

Horses are a lot of work. We have a geriatric ward... LOL all of our horses are seniors and most of them are retired.

Either way when you do go out looking at properties we have to see about doing a meet up!

Our property we bought sight unseen. Word of mouth and price was right

We knew the house was in shambles but never dreamt two years later we would still be remodeling on our thin budget.

 

[Latestarter]

A meet up would be great. No idea where you are located WRT Baymule and Devonviolet... I thought you were pretty well way down south nearer the coast... Maybe the Conroe or Woodlands area? I guess Bay is in the Tyler area and Devon is in the Sulphur Springs area. No idea where @animalmom is located... She just reveals north central...

Anyone have any comments/suggestions to offer regarding running a horse boarding "establishment"? Biting off more than I can chew?

OK, so on a side note, had another couple of guys who looked at the property earlier come back by without the realtor to ask me to let them buy the place and are approved and told their realtor to go to $250K So I now have at least 2 actual offers on the table that I know of. Both at 250 or higher. Another couple that viewed today seemed pretty interested... he races stock cars and wants to put a wider gate in the back and build a shop back there to work on his car(s). Several more showings scheduled for today and more still for Saturday in the morning and early afternoon.

I keep telling them that I know there have been offers but won't/don't know anything about them and won't until Monday evening when my realtor presents them to me Gonna try to keep my excitement in check here and not report anything more on this until I know for sure

 

[Baymule]

That place looks real nice. I wouldn't worry about the shape of the house too much, heck, you can live in the barn! Actually, if the house is in poor shape, that works in your favor--price wise. Get a bathroom and bedroom in good working order and then start on the rest of the house. I came up here to work on the house and slept on our daughter's sofa until I got all the painting done, then I threw a mattress on the floor and started on the floors. You might have to "camp out" in the house until you can get it back in order. If it is in really bad shape, haggle on the price. Maybe you are buying the land and barn and the house is free!

Looks like you would be about 2 hours from me and DH. @Devonviolet would be closer. Maybe she could recommend a good restaurant in her area, between me and her there ain't much, LOL.

Fantastic that you are getting such offers! GTM!! (git the money) GTM and git on outa there!! Load 'em up and roll on to Texas! When you come to look at it, we will all have to get together. Then once you move here, maybe we could do a round-robin of lunch, taking turns at each other's places. That is a thinly veiled "look what we've done since last time you were here and praise me LAVISHLY about it"

 

[Latestarter]

That's too funny! I would think it would be more along the lines of... "Oh, maybe while you're here, could you lend a hand with.....?" We could all round robin to help each other improve their property Small amount of work rewarded by a BBQ dinner or something along those lines...

 

[Ferguson K]

I'm not way down by the coast. I'm several hours away from it! Texas is big, after all.

If I remember correctly I'm about 2 hours from Bay?

Either way I know they'll show you reasons to stay!

I don't know if boarding would be something that would make you happy. It's a LOT of trouble. I comanaged a barn in Florida and the boarders were. ... catty. I've also boarded many places and I don't know that I would want to be in charge of that mess!

 

[Mike CHS]

That house looks like it has decent bones no matter how the inside is it can factor into the purchase price like has been said.