Our next-door neighbors, who moved in about 5 years ago, were nice people. Probably still are. Couple of kids, a dog (who didn't have much use for me). But nice. Well employed, although my memory doesn't fill in doing what. Year and change ago, his job went away. His hunting yielded something down south, so the family picked up and left. For a while the house was rented to 3 college students. I never met them, but they'd sometimes shovel my portion of the sidewalk we shared responsibility for, so I figure they were nice too.
Yesterday, spouse noticed a
notice on the door. Makes me sad. House is on the auction block. If I could be sure it would go for 1/10 of what they want, I might try to pick it up. An extra thousand square feet (at a guess) wherein to put the library and the craft room -- even the spare bedroom, and this house might no longer be Way Too Small. (I obliterated their names in the notice -- it may be public record and not really secret, but they were nice folks and I don't think they did anything wrong, so I don't want to muddy them.)
Anybody have a free day & wanna be my neighbor?
Most banks were participating in the "no foreclosures during the holidays" program; it's unfortunate that your neighbors' bank wasn't. If the bank can't unload it quickly, it is likely to fall into disrepair and become nearly worthless. We got a bit of a bargain on this house, but sunk more into renovations than we expected to, straining our finances as a result. The bank also put in close to $20K to unload the house (they had to replace the septic system and do some mold remediation because the house had been closed up a while). If you decide to pick up the house next to you, be aware of the possible costs of renovations.
And that would be QUITE a move.
That said, the idea of having a second home (maybe for part of my library or wine) is somewhat appealing. Silly thought, huh?
Commuting to work: not-such-a-win B-(
stealuse our wireless access...In terms of owning the property next door? If you were at all tempted to own income property a number of the issues of "knowing what's going on" with it would be gone.
Anne
I have some matte cutting supplies, but I never got good at that.
Used to do macrame, but haven't in decades. And Raffia/Raffene.
I have a cut-the-pieces-out & build a something "model" that I just don't have room (and probably don't have the skill) for.
I have a "formafilm" kit, but I never got good at that.
I have a "make jewelry out of funky plastic stuff" that was actually kind of cool.
I suspect that I'd have to put my long-neglected candle-making somewhere other than in a carpeted room without a stove/sink, but some of the supplies could live there.
And then there are the guitars, the mandolin, the flute, the recorder, various other items, which aren't craft per se, but might live off to one side.
That's a start, eh? And yours?
Matte cutting supplies which need to be sold because I did not excel at it. ;)
Quilt tops. Two.
Scrapbook supplies I use for journals, albums, cards, etc...
Crayons, Markers, Paints, Colored Pencils...and the coloring books and sketch pads that go with.
Candle molds and wax.
Large box of counted cross stitch supplies, floss, and patterns.
One Mustang Model - painted, not assembled.
Calligraphy pens, pads, ink.
I'll leave the cake decorating supplies on the pantry shelves!