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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.
Buying a laser printer was the best purchase I’ve made in a long time.
I bought a variation of one of the Brother ones that Ryanne recommends.
You’ll never worry about ink again. Even if you buy the expensive OEM toner cartridges, they last forever. If you are super cheap, you can refill your own.
Of course the library is FREE.. tough to beat that deal.
Well the escrow on my present house just fell through. There were other interested buyers, so hopefully another will come through. My house needs updating, so it’s priced on the low side, but has a huge lot for the area.
As luck would have it, a small house on 5 acres just showed up today in the new area. There’s no garage, but it’s cheap enough that I could easily add a large steel building on a concrete slab. It’s hooked to the water company and is on a paved road with mail delivery to the house.
I just need another buyer….
The real estate market seems to be slowing somewhat here, but I’m happy with the sale. It’s more than enough for me to take the next step.
All my inventory is in storage and in numbered containers. It’s all accessible and I’m still making sales. Shipping is not a problem. Before I can get back to listing and sourcing, I want to get a permanent home.
The next couple of weeks will be crazy busy for me. After that I can really start looking for my next home. Hopefully I can find a real deal.
Thanks
Thanks everyone for the comments.
The house I’m selling is now in escrow. It’s a real short escrow.. so go go go…
The rest of my stuff will be in storage very soon. I’m not sure what I’ll do short term..maybe get a small used camper or do the Airbnb thing for a while. For the long term of course, I’ll need to find a home.
Having a 15 day handling time has been liberating. Most of my items are shipping within 2 or 3 business days, but there’s just no stress about my shipping statistics. Today I went to the post office and there was a line at the counter. Instead of waiting to get each item scanned, I just left them in the drop off box. Life is just too short to stress over nonsense.
I don’t think I’m going back to next business day shipping. It just feels too much like a job.
Thanks
JOE
The sell through rate specifies a time frame. Generally it’s calculated per month. If your sell through rate is 5%, it means you sold 5% of your entire inventory that month.
The system looks pretty nice, but 37 cents a tag seems like a high enough cost to consider this a luxury, at least for me.
I put the location number at the end of the description. I can search by the item (title) or search by the location (ie: H37). When I search by location or bin number, I specify item description.
When it comes time to combine containers, this simplifies the process.
It’s far from a perfect system, but it’s simple and works for me.
I am in the process of moving everything, including my inventory (1800+ items) , about 100 miles away. As a result, I’ve been combining bins left and right. I’m so far amazed at the lack of missing or lost items.
Thanks
