The land is clear. And in this picture, so is our house. This is taken from what will be the front yard, looking towards and through where the front of the house will be. I took the picture at 9 am, so the sun is just coming over the tops of the trees into the house site. Beyond those trees is the pond-becoming-meadow, and the view will be great when we clear out the vines and creepy prickers. With as thick as the trees were, and as tight as a couple of the corners are, I only saw one tree with any damage from the clearing process, so I now enthusiastically endorse and recommend Evergreen Mulch. Chris did the detail work, and had a guy helping him with the excavator. He was careful and considerate, and over all did a great job. And the price was good.
So there it is. And can you believe we still don't have someone to do the foundation?
I talked to my friend who is a real estate agent today. She is going to list our present house for us, so she is advising us on what repairs and upgrades to do before we list. We're hoping to get enough for the house to pay back the mortgage and then finish the new house in style. So if you are looking for a nice house near Wilmington, you know who to email. (me).
Oh, and the goats are doing great...
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Ok, I heard capital gains, any money you have left over from the sale of your existing home needs to filter into the new home. be certain the time line works. IRS says you only have a certain amount of time to use the deductions. Now seeing that little puppy digging your foundation makes me wonder... Are you just having a crawl space? Be sure to consider everthing when you have that dug. Water,sewage, electrical, your garage that may there someday. All these things are easy to do at this point. There is a minimum amount of space you will need between the sewage and potablw water. We often put the water line in 4" scheadule 40, so that the water line can be yanked out if need to be replaced. If you are having gutters put on then remeber they run out in the yard somewhere and can not be put into your septic. Just remember the general rule of thumb. The inspector has no clue. And if it is not in the book he is lost. Hmm. Lots of thinking will help prevent that oh no thing... lol Ok, Hope you got something out of this. any questions just email... Joe
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