Progress...Slow, but Progress!

 Well, campers, we had another "fun" filled week.  First half of the week was in the "fun" category, second half was in the fun category.  You folks are intelligent enough to figure out the difference.

So, the existing houses are ready for showing, all staged and such.  Mrs J is very talented in that arena.  Me?  Well, I am handy with a vacuum cleaner, broom, windex et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. 

Just thought I'd throw that in, one of my favorite movies.

Anyhoo...

So, Mrs J and I got the house on the property pretty well straightened out, and in such a fashion that it can be shifted from functional to showcase with about an hour's notice.  The rental guest houses are always in pretty good ship shape.

So, we got that going for us.

But...What if the 30.9 acres sells?  Where will we live?  Have we thought out a new home strategy?  Questions, Questions, Questions?

Since we've already decided that we would move closer to our Daughter and SIL (AKA College Station), we decided to take a few days off and do a look see.

Yes, Beans, my Brother stayed and took care of the Animals (2 Horses, 4 Dogs, 1 Cat, and many Deer but they don't count).

It was pretty nice to get away, frankly, and to be on the other end of the stick.  Looking at houses.  Our College Station realtor put together a list of 3 houses in addition to the one I showed y'all last week.  She was getting ready to take something I believe is called a "Vacation" and so hooked us up with one of her associates to show us the houses and answer questions.

He did a great job.

The first house was a non starter from the git go.  The driveway was not very wide and was surrounded on both sides by trees. When we commented, the realtor said there was a rule that trees more than 4" in diameter could NOT be removed. Period.  We did go inside, and discovered it was very cramped, not well lighted and the stove did not have a vent.

So... 

Next please!

He agreed.

Skipping ahead to the 3rd house in this discussion.  This one was OK, not great.  Nice looking, but...

Coming in the main entrance, you're met with a curved stairway.  Nice looking, but very steep.  OK, the primary residents (us) are 70+ YO.  We have 3 grand kids under 5 YO.  Those stairs go up to most of the important rooms in the house, bedrooms, bathrooms etc.  So, a bit of risk involved in getting up there.

Nope!  

He agreed. There's another reason for the nope. We had seen something we liked in the second showing we'd had (prior to that house).

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Second house, was pretty VERY nice,  sitting on ~2.5 acres fenced in.  Nice back yard about half of which is lawn, the rest is forest.  Trees are pretty tall, so keeps the sun under control along with the long porch ceiling.  Nice place to have a quiet sit outside and enjoy an adult recreational libation.  (Whilst reading Sarge's blog of course!)

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Downstairs has an excellent kitchen. (I'm the chef in the family, that's a crucial for me).  Looks out over the family room, so cooking and watching football is doable. Informal dining room fits our needs and is just right of center of this next pic. Formal living room and dining room are adjacent but nicely separated off the left side of the picture and reasonably sized (aka not a ball room).     

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 Oh, yeah and one small, but very nice addition, which we will use quite a bit.

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 Yes, a built in wine storage closet .  Now Mrs J has talked about converting it into a cell for me when I get out of line.  I'm not sure that will be a deterrent if the wine is still in there though.  C'est la vie! 

And, the nicest thing about the house is it is priced in our price range.

So...We've placed a Contingency offer on it and crossing our fingers that our house and property sells fast. 

Our selling agent and buying agent are putting their heads together for options, JIC!

 Oh, and just in case you're interested in some nice property in Central Texas, you might stop by here.

 Peace out, y'All!