10/19/11 WE BOUGHT SOME LAND

Ever since we realized we could not rid ourselves of ALL our possessions and put our stuff in a rented storage unit, we've been on the look out for an inexpensive piece of land. The very first property we looked at was in Waco, about 1 1/2 hour drive from Georgetown. It's 3/4 of an acre and has all utilities (septic tank, water meter and new electric pole, with 50 amp RV service!). It was perfect.....BUT we took to long to decide and the seller had a buyer by the time we got back to him. We've been kicking ourselves ever since. The only hesitation we had was that we wanted to be closer to our kids in Temple. That lot was almost an hour drive. We continued to look at other properties but the area around Temple is all incorporated and it's not legal to park & live out of an RV. We realized if we found a place it would have to be in the Waco area anyway. We drove up to look at other properties but they were very small and trashy, in trashy neighborhoods. Still kicking ourselves & realizing the very first one we looked at would have been perfect.

Imagine how surprised I was to see that first property relisted on Craigslist! Norm quickly called the seller and told him we would buy it. Apparently there was a tragedy in the family of the first buyer and he changed his mind about buying the lot. We drove up to Waco two days ago & closed on the property. We had a chance to talk with the sellers and they are a very nice couple that have lived in the area for 30 years. They have house in the same area as the lot and are planning to sell it and move back to Kentucky to be closer to family. Good luck with your move David, Brenda & Lisa! I hope we get to see you when you come back to visit your family. It's a 3/4 acre lot with some nice shade trees in a country setting. It will be nice to know we will have a place to come back to in the winter months.

Right after closing we went straight over to Home Depot and ordered a barn type storage shed. We'll have several months to get our stuff out of the rented storage unit and moved up to the lot. Then we need to get busy selling all the furniture we didn't sell before moving out of our house. I really don't like paying rent on anything. Waco is a pretty big city. It should have all facilities we should need (hospitals, medical, etc.) and plenty of opportunity for temporary employment. We look forward to exploring the city. For now we'll stay in Georgetown since I'm still working here. When we return in the Fall of 2012 we plan to live on the property. My brother lives in Arlington so we'll be much closer to him, under 2 hours as compared to 3 hours away. It's also a little closer to Tulsa where Norm's brother & family live. Here are pics of the lot: