February 2023 - The Story So Far

And it’s on

Supposedly escrow closed sometime today. We will pick up the keys on Sunday. We had a final walk-through inspection on Tues. and the sellers had done everything they said they would.

The agent asked us if it would be okay if the sellers left the fountain and pots. I may have been to quick to say “sure”.

I wonder if K will kill me when I attempt to transplant this. I could put it in the hole left by the for sale sign. I like the idea of watching a little oak grow.

Come back Sunday. More to come such as our first look at the empty rooms and our first night.

It certainly appears to be happening

I haven’t been writing as much about the house in Carmichael as I had about the house in Fair Oaks even though the house in Carmichael is certainly going to go through while the house in Fair Oaks fell through at the last moment.

We have done inspections and there are no big issues. There have been a few small issues but they are probably more nerve-wracking for the sellers than for us. Basically the sellers put in a lot of work and money into repairs and our inspector found little things, such as loose toilets, small amounts of dry rot, etc. which they had signed off on. But they seem eager to sell and to do any repairs to make it happen.

Update on our departed dog

“Our little dog, sometimes known as Sophie, has departed her body and is now roaming free. She always like to take a walk, and did not always wait for her humans to accompany her. This afternoon she made the ultimate leap, leaving her mortal remains behind to roam free. She was a very good dog, and very much loved.”– K writing of Little Dog’s death on Tues. Jan. 31