November 2022 Island Trip – Days 1 & 2
I arrived to lots of completed things, which did my heart good. The walkway to the deck on the east side of the house has been replaced with composite wood left over from our Mainland house front porch. The trim I created from my father’s salvaged wood for either side of the fireplace is installed, […]
Generator
The threatened weather event came to fruition hours past its predicted arrival. Within 40-minutes of its arrival we lost power. The new generator fired up, and we have lights, cold food, the fan on the wood stove, and most important, the sewer pump. Our internet provider is out, but we still have a cellular connection, […]
Finally Finaled!
Our city building inspector just pulled through and signed off on the building and plumbing permits. The state signed off on the electric permits last week. In the eyes of the regulatory folks, this remodel is DONE! Of course, there is more to do, but the city doesn’t care about carpet or paint 😏. The […]
Dollars:Docs
The meeting with my new tenants went very well. We did the dollars and documents thing. They had lots of good questions. I’ve made a reservation to go up next weekend. They’ll walk on the ferry next Monday and we’ll do the walk-through. I’ve made a couple of service requests: Propane stove and heat pump, […]
Leased
The Island house, doc signing and fund swapping aside, is leased. We will meet Monday to take care of the formalities. These folks, currently, live locally, making it easy for us to sign docs. They take up tenancy mid-November. We’ll meet at the house to go over the ‘conditions’ check list before then. These folks […]
House Rental Update
There are still two interested parties in the house, that I’m engaged with. One of the priors dropped out. The wife didn’t care for the pass through from the master bedroom to the living room. I met with another couple at a local (mainland) coffee shop this week. They’re going to see the house tomorrow. […]
House Nibbles
Zillow’s rental site has suddenly gotten active. My neighbor to the east showed the house today, and will again tomorrow afternoon. Two additional pings wanted to apply without seeing then house. Nope… Ya gotta see what you’re signing up for before I run your credit etc. I like the Zillow interface. It provides a comfortable […]
Smoke Season…
There’s been a fire burning (multiple 10s of 1000s of acres) in the foothills many miles to the east of us for weeks and weeks now. The off-shore flow (winds blowing from the east to west) have essentially kept me indoors for the last four days. It smells, not only like a campfire outside, but […]
Family Visit
My DH and his mama left today on a 10-day trip to see her best friends from college, and then on to her sister and brother-in-law. This is a trip my mother-in-law (MIL) has wanted to take since travel opened up, and one she used to take annually. My DH and I decided this was […]
Emotional Support…
The wannabe tenant and emotional support dog owner just proved that she not only does need emotional support, but that she either lies, or can’t recall/keep her stories straight. And she doesn’t know what her rights are or aren’t. After researching whether or not I could turn this couple down based on the emotional support […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 