Thursday update

No word yet from the builder, though his son, our Realtor, says that he is working on it to match our needs and desires with our budget. Karen is getting very anxious to see it. As am I, but there are so many other things going on, I keep busy enough not to fret too much.

Not much is new. We've only had the one visitor, who made two visits. But the ball is rolling now. We have been listed in a popular weekly newspaper. Here is the on-line version of the ad:

7Days Ad

We are listed with a Williston condo for $199,900, and with a four-bedroom in an expensive community for $619,500.

There was some real estate news in our town recently: a new development is being proposed for a former horse farm. The horses were moved to a more rural setting as development went up around them. The owners said that the traffic, dust, and noise, were upsetting to the horses. The plot is about 110 acres, and they are proposing over 300 units of condo, duplex, and single-family homes as well as commercial lots. Now, this is significant because in my opinion, if the project goes through, it will be hard to sell a "used" home when there are lots of choices for brand new homes. The development is far from certain, but it reassures me that we picked the right time to do this. One thing is for sure - if it does go through, our schools will need to be expanded. 300 units means at least 300 new kids, and there's no way we could take them all now. Therein lies the wisdom of our town's desire to keep new development slow. That, and sewer capacity.

Anyway, we have a little more work to do on the house this weekend. I may paint the master bath (as well as fill nail holes and remove the small strip of decorative wallpaper that's been there for forever). That's really the last big project we have to do to get the house to 100% perfect salability.

Can't think of much else that's new. I drove by the land yesterday, in the middle of a downpour, and not much has changed. The new house next to us had a little more work done, and there was a backhoe on site. They may be ready to start leveling out the entire inner circle.

Here is a link to a Google Map of where the piece of land is. As of this date, in this satellite shot, Raven Circle does not yet exist. In the map, which is a little out of date, Raven Circle goes off Coyote Lane to the left. It is the entire green field between Metcalf Drive to the south and the golf course to the north.

Google Map