Saturday we drove up to the Sleep Number Store in Viera to see the bed that they had on sale this weekend for half price. We ordered a king size bed and base (1/2 price) and are having it delivered to Christine & Matt's house in Vero Beach and stored in their garage - how nice of them to do that for us.
Sunday I called my brother Cyril and told him that we had found a house in Sebastian and were in the process of buying it. I know that he and Elaine were looking forward to us living near them, but we will be living a lot closer to them than when we lived in Dothan.
This afternoon we drove over to the house to be there for the septic tank and house inspections. Our realtor had given us the name of some home inspectors and we chose
Monday, January 14, 2013
Friday, January 11, 2013
Offer on House Accepted
After viewing more homes on Wednesday, we had a short list of homes we were interested in. We spent Wednesday evening comparing the homes on our list and finally settled on the one we saw in Sebastian on a double lot and the updated kitchen.
We met with our realtor yesterday morning and put in an offer on the Sebastian house and the owners accepted our offer today.
Our realtor gave us the names of some home inspectors and we one of them today and have a home inspection set up for Monday. Since the house also has a septic tank, we called a septic company and they will be at the house Monday to pump out the tank and inspect it. Jeanne (our realtor) also gave us a list of local insurance companies and even called a few to get insurance quotes for the house.
We drove down to Vero Beach this afternoon to have dinner at Christine and Matt's.
Carol made lasagna for all of us. Nancy (another high school classmate of Mike's) and her husband Bill joined us for dinner. Nancy and Bill moved to Vero Beach last summer, so that makes 4 of Mike's high school classmates that live here.
Everyone was excited to hear that we had made an offer on a house and that it had been accepted. They even gave us the names of some furniture consignment shops in the area and we're going to check them out next week.
We met with our realtor yesterday morning and put in an offer on the Sebastian house and the owners accepted our offer today.
Our realtor gave us the names of some home inspectors and we one of them today and have a home inspection set up for Monday. Since the house also has a septic tank, we called a septic company and they will be at the house Monday to pump out the tank and inspect it. Jeanne (our realtor) also gave us a list of local insurance companies and even called a few to get insurance quotes for the house.
We drove down to Vero Beach this afternoon to have dinner at Christine and Matt's.
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Carol made lasagna for all of us. Nancy (another high school classmate of Mike's) and her husband Bill joined us for dinner. Nancy and Bill moved to Vero Beach last summer, so that makes 4 of Mike's high school classmates that live here.
Everyone was excited to hear that we had made an offer on a house and that it had been accepted. They even gave us the names of some furniture consignment shops in the area and we're going to check them out next week.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Another Day of House Hunting
We met with our realtor, Jeanne, today and looked at 4 more houses. We had found 2 houses on Zillow.com and included them in our list for today even though they are
One of the houses we found on Zillow.com was a couple of blocks from the Vero mall, Sam's Club and WalMart Supercenter. The lot was large enough to park the RV and the house was in good shape, but the kitchen would need to be updated.
The second house we found on Zillow.com was in Sebastian and is on a double lot - definitely enough room for the RV. We had seen photos of the house on Zillow and the kitchen had been updated. We met the current owners and then walked through the house and around the property. The house doesn't need to be updated and doesn't need any work before moving in.
Before we went back to the RV, we stopped a JP Matty's for coffee and dessert. Mike had one of Matty's muffins and I ordered the cheesecake.
We stopped at Indian River RV in Sebastian to buy a LED light bulb for our porch light, but they had to order it and it will be in in a couple of days.
From all of the houses we looked at yesterday and today, we've narrowed our list down to 4 houses that we like. We're going to spend tonight going over the pros and cons of each house and decide if we want to make an offer on one of them.
One of the houses we found on Zillow.com was a couple of blocks from the Vero mall, Sam's Club and WalMart Supercenter. The lot was large enough to park the RV and the house was in good shape, but the kitchen would need to be updated.
The second house we found on Zillow.com was in Sebastian and is on a double lot - definitely enough room for the RV. We had seen photos of the house on Zillow and the kitchen had been updated. We met the current owners and then walked through the house and around the property. The house doesn't need to be updated and doesn't need any work before moving in.
Before we went back to the RV, we stopped a JP Matty's for coffee and dessert. Mike had one of Matty's muffins and I ordered the cheesecake.
We stopped at Indian River RV in Sebastian to buy a LED light bulb for our porch light, but they had to order it and it will be in in a couple of days.
From all of the houses we looked at yesterday and today, we've narrowed our list down to 4 houses that we like. We're going to spend tonight going over the pros and cons of each house and decide if we want to make an offer on one of them.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Our First Day of House Hunting
We spent yesterday going through the house listings that our realtor had sent us and put together a list of houses we would like to look at.
We called our realtor yesterday and Nancy told us that she was sick with the flu and that Jeanne would be helping us. We met with Jeanne this morning and put together a list of houses to view. Jeanne called to set up viewing times for the homes that are occupied and then she took us house hunting.
We viewed houses in Vero Beach and Sebastian - some we took a quick look at and marked off of the list. One house was turn-key and beautifully decorated and some needed various degrees of work. We looked at 10 homes today and a couple of them are on our list for consideration.
We're meeting with Jeanne again tomorrow to look at a few more houses that we couldn't get to today.
Our internet service through Verizon is still really slow, so we've subscribed to Tengo Internet at the campground for 2 weeks for a cost of $24.95.
We called our realtor yesterday and Nancy told us that she was sick with the flu and that Jeanne would be helping us. We met with Jeanne this morning and put together a list of houses to view. Jeanne called to set up viewing times for the homes that are occupied and then she took us house hunting.
We viewed houses in Vero Beach and Sebastian - some we took a quick look at and marked off of the list. One house was turn-key and beautifully decorated and some needed various degrees of work. We looked at 10 homes today and a couple of them are on our list for consideration.
We're meeting with Jeanne again tomorrow to look at a few more houses that we couldn't get to today.
Our internet service through Verizon is still really slow, so we've subscribed to Tengo Internet at the campground for 2 weeks for a cost of $24.95.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Kissimmee to Vero Beach
We left Kissimmee today at 12:30 after having lunch and drove east on Hwy 192 to I-95 just west of Melbourne. We stopped at the rest area south of Melbourne to walk Tinker. We exited I-95 at Exit 156 and drove east on Hwy 512 the short distance to Sunshine Travel RV Resort and arrived there at 2:30. We drove 83 miles today.
We stopped by the office (which is closed on weekends) and picked up our information packet that was in a box by the office door. The packet contained information on the campground, a campground map and the gate code for the entrance gate.
We are in site #65 with full hookups (50 amp) and we have a nice size patio. We will be here for 2 weeks while house hunting in the Vero Beach - Sebastian area. We are paying $120 a week for our stay here through a special price for Encore Parks.
We have a weak cell phone signal here and the signal for our internet through Verizon is really weak and the connection is slow. The campground offers wi-fi service through Tengo Internet and depending on how slow our Verizon service is, we may have to subscribe to Tengo for the time that we are here.
We stopped by the office (which is closed on weekends) and picked up our information packet that was in a box by the office door. The packet contained information on the campground, a campground map and the gate code for the entrance gate.
We are in site #65 with full hookups (50 amp) and we have a nice size patio. We will be here for 2 weeks while house hunting in the Vero Beach - Sebastian area. We are paying $120 a week for our stay here through a special price for Encore Parks.
We have a weak cell phone signal here and the signal for our internet through Verizon is really weak and the connection is slow. The campground offers wi-fi service through Tengo Internet and depending on how slow our Verizon service is, we may have to subscribe to Tengo for the time that we are here.
Monday, December 31, 2012
House Hunting & New Year's Eve
We met with our realtor here in Kissimmee and St. Cloud this weekend and looked at a couple of houses for sale, but didn't find anything we wanted to make an offer on.
We are spending a quiet evening here at the RV for New Year's Eve. We can hear fireworks going off in the housing areas around us and they don't appear to bother Tinker too much.
This coming year will be quite a change for us once we find a house to buy. We are going over to Vero Beach for 2 weeks next month to look for a house in that area. Our realtor in Vero Beach has been e-mailing us listings of available houses and we have a list of the ones that we are interested in.
Happy New Year to one and all.
We are spending a quiet evening here at the RV for New Year's Eve. We can hear fireworks going off in the housing areas around us and they don't appear to bother Tinker too much.
This coming year will be quite a change for us once we find a house to buy. We are going over to Vero Beach for 2 weeks next month to look for a house in that area. Our realtor in Vero Beach has been e-mailing us listings of available houses and we have a list of the ones that we are interested in.
Happy New Year to one and all.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Christmas and our 45th Anniversary
We went over to my brother's house Christmas dinner. We were joined by my niece Kathy and her family. Then after dinner my nephews opened their presents and then we all posed for a family Christmas photo.
What a great looking family!!
It was cold this morning when we got up and there was even a thick coating of frost on the car.
Today is our 45th wedding anniversary and we went to
What a great looking family!!
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It was cold this morning when we got up and there was even a thick coating of frost on the car.
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Today is our 45th wedding anniversary and we went to
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