We have been discussing all that, Monday will be the discussion of what I am paying him for remaining oil and fire wood, of course this is only to determine a dollar amount per quantity, we will determine quantity when he has actually vacated, then I will pay him. Apparently, the furnace has issues with the "chimney" (it is just some old stove pipe mounted on the side of the house), Dad said the employee has to replace it, but Dad will pay for replacement labor and cost of materials. It is going to get replaced with the stainless metalbestos stuff, should last for a long time. I did find out that all I have to pay is the town's assessed value, so it is a real bargain to buy the property. On top of that all the siblings are on board, so no one has any issue with me buying it, makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.
This house has its quirks, the well is a long ways away from the house and you have to pump water into tanks during the freezing months, then blow all the water out of the line so it can't clog with ice. Long term would be to try and get a well that is closer or to blast out the ledge and get the water line permanently buried, there are spots where we have to insulate it with hay every other year. There are some dry wells that were drilled years ago, but I do not know how deep they are, will need to do some investigating on that front, for now I can live with pumping the water during the winter.
