Relative Something

Progress yesterday included news that the contingency regarding the husband (of the couple buying our house) seeing and approving the property, has now been removed. I don’t know when he saw it, but his approval is given. They were also darn quick on getting the inspection done on our place. We accepted their offer on Friday, and they had an inspector inside on Sunday, while we were at the lake. When we got home on Sunday night, I was a bit surprised to discover a radon detector set up in our basement.

We learned of two things that the buyers have asked be addressed: there was a gas leak at the meter outside, and mold in the attic. Cyndie already had the gas company out yesterday to repair the leaking connection. We have an appointment this morning to get a quote on the mold situation. The inspector wrote, “Plywood, where visible appears intact. Heat deterioration and mold on the decking noted.”  I’m guessing it was related to the huge air leaks we had, between the living space and the attic –leaks which we had sealed last year. There was a lot of warm, moist air getting into the attic to condense on the cold joists and plywood.

I sure wish that issue had been identified and addressed before the sealing and insulating work was completed. Now someone will need to be trouncing around up there, packing insulation and otherwise messing up the nicely blown material.

I like it so much better when projects are able to be completed in proper sequence.

A view down the driveway, away from the house. Shop and additional garage space visible in the distance.

With Cyndie presently between jobs, we are unable to use her on the new mortgage loan. For some reason, they said they won’t put her name on the title as a result. That doesn’t make any sense to us. We will be investigating further, and checking on an alternate source for financing, for comparison.

It’s a shame we don’t get to remain free of the nitty-gritty details of this process, and linger in the dream-world of how supremely spectacular this property is that we have found. I can tell you that visions of this new space are severely interfering with my ability to focus on the work of my day-job this week. My mind keeps reliving every precious moment that we spent there last Friday, exploring the property. I didn’t take as many pictures as I could have, because I was wandering around with my mouth hanging open, awestruck, and I forgot.

Negotiations are underway to determine a possible time to return there with our children, in order to get another look, and take some measurements for the purpose of determining what furniture we will want to bring, and what will become available for distribution to willing recipients. I expect there to be some serious de-cluttering happening here in the weeks to come.

Quotes have been requested from multiple moving companies. I bet this will help to inspire us to maximize the number of things we don’t need to take with us.