Above 1200 Sq/FT New home, next chapter ....

[Jayman17]

I was wondering how the new place was coming along, Happy Birthday John!

 

[zanyad]

Happy belated birthday!

 

[oldtimehockey]

John...Have you and Linda and Payton officially moved to Columbus...??? I haven't been on GJ in ages. I've been catching up on all of youze guy's issues (some you told me about and some I'm reading about for the first time). Happy really, really belated birthday. A couple of months ago, I sent you an old fashioned email to thank you and Linda for our Christmas card but never heard back from you so maybe you had moved. Trish and I are so done with Whidbey and are ready to pull the trigger and move back home to Massachusetts (Cape Cod). Be safe and stay strong and get healthy.

 

[Toolfool]

John...Have you and Linda and Payton officially moved to Columbus...??? I haven't been on GJ in ages. I've been catching up on all of youze guy's issues (some you told me about and some I'm reading about for the first time). Happy really, really belated birthday. A couple of months ago, I sent you an old fashioned email to thank you and Linda for our Christmas card but never heard back from you so maybe you had moved. Trish and I are so done with Whidbey and are ready to pull the trigger and move back home to Massachusetts (Cape Cod). Be safe and stay strong and get healthy.

Hi Bill, We have not officially relocated yet. I have been making trips (13 to date) to Ohio to work on the house. It needed a lot of work. We're currently in hurry mode to get the house into "acceptable move-in condition" and get the Florida home sold. I haven't been on GJ much either. Too busy and too tired.

 

[Toolfool]

NEWEST CHAPTER :
Hello everyone. Been awhile. After 17 months and 25 trips back and forth between Tallahassee and Columbus ( 2 of those trips in a 26' Uhaul truck ) we are finally relocated to OHIO . This whole thing has taken years off my life. Countless hours driving, painting the entire interior of the house, gutting and remodeling the kitchen, replacing every outlet and switch in the house because every one had been painted over, having all the black iron gas piping in the house upsized because we added two more gas appliances, having all the attic insulation removed and new blown in because of a major mouse infestation. I had a lot of help from my buddy Rob in Cinci and my local buddy Joel (bugnut). But we're home now. And have good news that our Tallahassee house looks like it has sold (cash !) in three days.
I haven't been on GJ much, too many other priorities and I didn't have internet at the new place until recently.
Hope everyone is well, I did miss the support from all here.
John

 

[zanyad]

NEWEST CHAPTER :
Hello everyone. Been awhile. After 17 months and 25 trips back and forth between Tallahassee and Columbus ( 2 of those trips in a 26' Uhaul truck ) we are finally relocated to OHIO . This whole thing has taken years off my life. Countless hours driving, painting the entire interior of the house, gutting and remodeling the kitchen, replacing every outlet and switch in the house because every one had been painted over, having all the black iron gas piping in the house upsized because we added two more gas appliances, having all the attic insulation removed and new blown in because of a major mouse infestation. I had a lot of help from my buddy Rob in Cinci and my local buddy Joel (bugnut). But we're home now. And have good news that our Tallahassee house looks like it has sold (cash !) in three days.
I haven't been on GJ much, too many other priorities and I didn't have internet at the new place until recently.
Hope everyone is well, I did miss the support from all here.
John

Welcome back! Will you be posting about your new garage/shop?

 

[Lassen Forge]

Hey John, great to hear from you, and glad you're resettled AGAIN!!! (My brother did similar - California to Arkansas to North Carolina to (recently) the Missouri Ozarks.
So... Pix of the new digs??

 

[Jayman17]

I was wondering how the move process was coming along, glad it is over and your Fl house sold so quickly!

 

[Michael B.]

It’s good to hear from you John. I’m glad you’re settling in. I look forward to seeing your new digs.

 

[SamYoung]

Glad the sale and move went well. Welcome back to Ohio.

 

[Toolfool]

Thank you all. Have a little disappointing news today. Buyers backed out of the deal. Our agent said the other agent is a flake and had no legitimate explanation. Oh well, back on the market.
I'll post some pics of the new house. It's nothing fancy, not much shop space, but the wife is happy to be back near her family and her Buckeye people.

 

[Toolfool]

I completely gutted the kitchen, opened up the wall to the living room. All new plumbing and electrical layout. Had to have the hardwood floor in that area replaced (original install didn't go under cabinets) . Chose cherry cabinets, dark stained base and natural wall cabinets. Mascavo countertops in leathered finish. Black granite tile backsplash. All new appliances.
My wife always said that a kitchen needs to have a window over the sink so you can look out while washing dishes. Since this kitchen is in the middle of the house I had to find a way to keep her happy. Found this tempered glass Tuscan window scene on Amazon. She approved.

Most of the pics were taken right before I was heading back to FL and had not installed pulls yet.
Only pics I have of original kitchen were pulled off of Zillow listing, they show up on my phone, but refuse to be posted.

The rest of the house needed two coats of primer and two coats of SW paint to cover the hideous dark colors on all the walls and ceilings. And I hate painting.

 

[Brian R]

Good work as usual and that Tuscan window scene is a nice compromise.

 

[Brian R]

Thank you all. Have a little disappointing news today. Buyers backed out of the deal. Our agent said the other agent is a flake and had no legitimate explanation. Oh well, back on the market.
I'll post some pics of the new house. It's nothing fancy, not much shop space, but the wife is happy to be back near her family and her Buckeye people.

Now having bought and sold properties in three states I know that states regulate home purchases differently. In Texas there is a negotiated option period that lasts anywhere from 3 - 10 days where buyers can back out of deal for any reason and get their earnest money back (which frankly is unnerving when you are selling a house).

In MD and PA the contract is binding and no backing out.

 

[Toolfool]

Now having bought and sold properties in three states I know that states regulate home purchases differently. In Texas there is a negotiated option period that lasts anywhere from 3 - 10 days where buyers can back out of deal for any reason and get their earnest money back (which frankly is unnerving when you are selling a house).

In MD and PA the contract is binding and no backing out.

The "Offer Accepted" contract stated buyer had 6 days to pay deposit. Scary thing in FL, Re agents DO NOT have a fiduciary responsibility to buyer or seller. When I got my RE license in NY, fiduciary responsibility was main topic in classes.

 

[Toolfool]

Only pics I have of the house.

 

[Toolfool]

This is how 2x 26' Uhaul trucks can fill a three-bay garage, leaving no room to work.
Then there were two more Promaster loads after this, one load still in the van. It can wait.

 

[zanyad]

Kitchen looks great! I love the natural cherry cabinets.