As we noted earlier, things changed with COVID. We had originally intended to retire in 2023 but the opportunity window of the post COVID environment was open and we jumped. Another big change was the housing market; all the sudden, people are buying houses.....in our neighborhood....on our block. ..... and not turning them into multi-family dwellings. The iron was hot and we struck it. It took almost 2 months to get our house ready for sale instead of the two years we had planned. We learned that plasterers command top dollar for their work and if anyone is looking for a trade that is in extremely high demand and also very rare, it's plastering.
Long story short, we listed out house with the expectations of it being about 30 days until we got a reasonable offer; it was 2. TWO, with a 21 day closing. Soooooooo off to Westbygodvirginia we go, multiple loads to our storage locker [yes, we're one of "them" now] and a new shed, AKA the Red Shed on the property to store even more stuff just to get the house cleared out in time.
As of this writing, we are considering both new build on the Estate and purchasing an existing home but we are leaning towards new build. Several floor plans are contenders in modular or stick built configurations. That decision will have to made soon.
