House Archives - The Story So Far

The first few days.

So we picked up the keys on Sunday Feb. 26 and spent the first night here on an inflatable mattress (which promptly and immediately leaked so we had to rush out to buy a replace it). Let’s see what images I have lying around in the mess of a photo directory dump I can bring up and talk of our first nights.

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.

The Story So Far, so far: The house in Carmichael

Front Porch (current owners furnishings, of course)

We have made an offer that has been accepted (contingent on inspections) and we think unlike the one in Fair Oaks, this one will not have issues. The sellers have put a lot of effort into renovation before selling and the disclosures are very thorough

It’s close to the American River (although there isn’t any pedestrian access nearby) and the Jensen Botanical Garden is within walking distance.

And wait

Offer with contingencies made. Accepted. Inspections made. Contingent offer made. And we wait. I’d go into more detail but… I won’t.

Thirteen Trees

The Story So Far

K and I really need to move. Our house, though with charms, is simply too small and has terrible flow with a bottle-neck when the hallway, living room kitchen and converge into a 32-inch passage way. A sideways move to a nicer house in El Cerrito isn’t really practical or affordable and, let’s face it, in terms of traffic crowds, cost of living etc. … If you have to ask you’ll never believe the answer. Let’s just say K had more access to culture in Fresno and I had more in Eugene because you could actually get to it.

Should be plenty to explore. Note the pedestrian bridge across the American River and the Parks and nature areas near the river.

Long Day, Short Post

Inspectors: HVAC, Plumber, Arborist and Handyman came today.

We let the little dog run around the yard. (She loves if.) We weren’t aware the gardening truck we had seen were for the seller and they were working on this house and the little dog got out through an open gate and trot trot trotted down the street.

Man’s Best Friend

So what did she do today? She arranged for an HVAC inspector, a plumber, a handyman to come Thurs, wrote to the county for records. What did I do? I cursed about how my WordPress installation has difficulty with images. And I called Sacramento to find out who provides our electrical service. And I walked the dog.