We are now looking for a house to buy, so my life in a motorhome may be coming to an end soon. I really think I could continue to live here this way for the rest of my life, but alone in this tiny space would be easier than sharing it with another. So, we are looking to move. This all started when my daughter, Christine, a financial planner and insurance salesperson, decided that she needed to plan for my old age if I wasn't going to do it. She planned to buy a house for us and we would rent it from her. However, her real estate agent convinced her that it would not be in her best interest to have the debt of our house on her record when she wanted to buy a house for herself in the near future. So we submitted our documentation and found that we qualified to buy a house ourselves. We already own two houses and have tenants, but we do not want to live in these houses.
Coincidentally, we found out last week that our tenant in California is no longer on welfare and couldn't afford her rent and was moving out without giving us notice. Duane went to the house last week to get some of our stuff we had left behind only to find the house trashed. There was a stench that caused him to gag, and the carpet was soiled with dog feces, and the counters covered with half eaten, rotting food. This is a mobile home in a park, and we are somewhat behind in rent, so we are giving it to the park in lieu of the back rent. So that chapter is definitely ending: we are no longer landlords of that house. Our house in Logandale, NV is occupied by a wonderful couple, pastors of the local church, and has been lovingly cared for. We would like to have them purchase it and be done with that burden also, even though it has been a joy to have this relationship with them.
We made an offer on the first house we were shown and it has been accepted. But it is a "short sale" and could take three months to finalize. http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/939-Lester-Ave-Reno-NV-89502/7264697_zpid/ In the meantime, we are free to continue to look, which is what we plan on doing tomorrow.
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