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11/21/2018 at 8:56 pm in reply to: The highs and lows and self torture of selling large items. #52148
We are our own worst enemies…
When I moved from my old house, I didn’t bring a whole lot of furniture with me. The stuff I did bring is marginal at best. Quite frankly their stuff is better than most of mine. There are a couple of nice pieces, but most of it is pretty generic, but functional.
The garage has a large assortment of tools in it.
After I move in, I’ll go through everything. Some of it I’ll use, some I’ll sell and the rest, I’ll either donate or discard.
It also saves the home owners the work of selling and disposing of their items as they are older and moving in with family.
Between the garage and the container I should have enough room for Ebay and some kind of a work shop. Depending on how things turn out, I may end up buying a second container, or eventually putting up a steel building.
In this area, most everyone has a swamp cooler. They are much cheaper to run than central air conditioning. Having both is a plus, but I’m told the swamp cooler is used most of the time.
Thanks
Yes, even after all the expenses, temporary living etc, I’ll have a nice bit of cash to fall back on.
In the last 4 years or so, I’ve depleted my cash and a bunch of my retirements savings, so it’s nice to be in the black again. All debts are paid. so back to square one.
It will be a challenge to move into the house and sort through the contents before moving my stuff in. I hope to convert the garage to my Ebay storage/shipping station before moving in my inventory.
Needless to say, the next few months will be busy ones.
Thanks
Update…
Things have been progressing. About a week ago, I moved into my month to month efficiency (cheap small) apartment. Shortly thereafter I became ill.. cold flu who knows. At about the same time the house, I’d been waiting to come on the market did.
To make a long story short.. I am presently in escrow.
It’s a 2 bedroom house, slightly bigger than the one I just sold. It’s only 15 years old and in great condition. It sits on just over 2 acres and cost me less than 1/3 of the price of the house I just sold. I will be able to purchase it and not have a mortgage.
It’s on a paved road. It has natural gas, a wood burning stove, central air and a swamp cooler. There is an oversized two car garage and a 28 foot container in the back. The older, yet fully functional appliances are included with the price of the house.
Today, I made a deal to purchase the contents of the house. The owners are an older couple with health issues and it just made sense for both of us.
If all goes well, I should be moving in sometime next month. I am amazed at how fast this happened and what a great house I’m getting.
Thanks for all the great comments and suggestions from everyone. Today is a good day.
That’s great advice. However I just use newspaper in the same fashion. I make sure the item is securely wrapped, generally with stretch wrap. This ensures that none of the newsprint can inadvertently get transferred to the item.
I agree, the craft paper gives a better presentation, but the newspaper is usually free.
Well it turns out the place I thought might be unpermitted was actually permitted correctly. It’s also sold/pending. It was on the market for 8 days. At least I’m looking at the right properties.
I’ve got a line on a short term inexpensive rental with utilities included. Also. I’ll be meeting with en experienced local realtor shortly, so things should get moving.
I may take a look at the 5 acre discounted property to satisfy my curiosity, but I’d also like to see some move in ready units as well.
Thanks again for all the great comments.
I appreciate the comments and advice.
A couple more listings just came online. They seem to come in waves. One is for an older home and a mobile home (two on a lot) with 5 acres and lots of clutter. There are at least 3 shipping containers on site and the listing says all cash and as/is.
The good news is that it’s less than 1/2 the typical price. It could be the best move I’ve ever made or my biggest nightmare.. I’ll be looking further at it.
I need to slow down and maybe get some type of short term rental. Winchester gives good advice about taking my time and finding the right place.
I’ve pretty much decided on the area (town), My main concerns are condition of the house, size of the lot and proximity to the main road. Fencing and storage is also important, but can always be added later.
I think it’s going to start getting fun.
Thanks all
Ok.. real strange. They are all back. A few minutes ago they were gone on the app and the computer.
Yes.. time to get a back up system…
Hi Jay,
Yes. I hope to buy the next house in cash.
The owner built the house himself back in the 1990’s. My suspicion is that, once he got the 2 bedroom house signed off, he went ahead and created living areas upstairs. I agree, an inspection is a must.
I think it’s time to get an experienced local realtor involved. They probably see these permit issues all the time.
In the meantime, I’m checking the real estate websites every day. I think I can do better.
Thanks
Update.. Last week my house finally sold and closed. I got about the same money as i would have from the sale that fell through. In other words it’s more than enough for me to move on.
Now however, the pickings are slim. I’m watching the new home listings very closely and trying not to be too anxious. After all this, I don’t want to end miss out on a great deal, due to impatience.
I found an OK deal now, but the house is only on 1 acre and the public records show it as a 2 bedroom 1 bath, when it is actually a 4 bedroom 2 bath. In other words, the owner added on without the proper permits. At least that’s what I’m guessing.
Is this a deal breaker. I think the big issue, would be resale. I don’t know that banks are willing to fund houses with unpermitted additions.
In the meantime, I’m floating around in motels. I’m still selling, but shipping is really a hassle. My handling time is 15 business days, but I generally ship once a week, It really doesn’t matter, because I don’t think anyone reads the listing details.
The Journey Continues.
“If you are a newbie reading this – START NOW. Losing an item on ebay is not worth an account defect or the stress looking.”
The above comment is worth repeating. You can also put the location at the end of the listing. It will still be found by a search of your items.
Also, setting up business policies (for shipping) is easiest to do, when you are still small.
Good Luck
Antiquarian & Collectible and Hats.. down 4.3% last month and up <1% last year.
At a minimum, I would request pictures. For all we know, she sends a phony message after receiving each item to see what she can get for free.
After receiving the pictures, I would send the $15 and declare her the winner. It’s not worth my time, effort and the hassle, to go to battle over a $15 item. It sounds like she knows the system.
Once you do that, you won’t think about her again.
Good Luck
You can Google it, but basically you are measuring from the tip of the index finger down to the center of the opening that your hand goes in. I use a flexible tape measure when I measure mine and then take a picture of the glove and tape measure for the listing.
Good Luck.
Hi Liz,
Yes, there is local trash pickup.
The mail service depends on the address. Many go right to the house and others are down the road.
It’s all on septic right now. Outside of summer heat and occasional wind storms, I don’t know of any weather issues. Of course, being in California means earthquakes are always a possibility.
That’s great advice on the generator. I used to use one on my Semi truck, so I’m very familiar with them and their capabilities. I imagine power for refrigeration and communications are very important, during an outage.
Thanks for the advice.
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