Mucho Good Vibes Needed... - Page 5

Griff · 06-16-2006, 06:21 AM

Focus on the rewards man!

xoxoxoBruce · 06-17-2006, 06:47 AM

Yeah, that new house looks like it would draw lots of people wishing to dance naked.

Elspode · 06-24-2006, 01:22 PM

Good vibes sometimes work in ways you don't really expect, but they do indeed work. Witness the new La Casa de Elspode, a short acre slice of heaven located in a mature (original plat in the 1930's) Raytown, Missouri neighborhood two blocks from 350 Highway.

As the Greenwood owners balked at our contingency offer, we continued to pack and begin painting on our current abode. At the same time, we kept on looking for appropriate residences to meet our needs.

Last week, I picked up a FSBO publication on a local grocery store rack. I brought it home to Mrs Elspode, who quickly focused on the below property, as I had while looking it over in the store parking lot as I waited for my son to come out of the video store.

Monday, we went to an open house. Tuesday, we called the owner and arranged for a meeting this morning so we could make an offer. Minimal wrangling was conducted, and our offer of $165k with owner paying closing costs was accepted!

I will, of course, get some site photos to share with you all later on, but I wanted you to see the Google Earth shot of this magnificent property. The lady who lives there has been a big time gardener for many years, with the result that the place comes with pecan and walnut trees, a large grape arbor, blueberry bushes inside of a wire birdproofing construct, a pair of apple trees, and gooseberry and blackberry bushes to boot. An enormous, blooming, heavily perfumed Mimosa tree joins pine, maple and other deciduous trees to provide copious shade around the yard perimeter. The front yard is small, shaded, and entirely "naturalized", planted heavily with Columbine and gladiolus.

The original house was built in 1939, with a large addition built on top of it in 1972. There is an attached two car garage with central stairs leading up to a dormer loft above, which is in turn accessible through the Master Bedroom. Two full baths, a woodburning fireplace, nearly innumerable closets and another complete unfinished dormer space are also upstairs. There is a covered front porch with porch swing, a small concrete back patio, and the large asphalt turnaround that used to be for getting your car into the original basement garage.

The clincher, of course, was the separate huge barn/garage...with a full studio apartment as its upstairs, ready for my son to move into.

There is still a chance that someone will come in within the next five days and top our offer, but we think that we're in. This means that, in about a week, I will be asking for your prayerful and energetic assistance in selling our current house, which will need to happen quickly once we've moved out.

Time and again, my experiences with all of you here on The Cellar have proven beyond doubt that the power of Group Will and positive thoughts reap mighty dividends. I thank you all for your contributions in our efforts to change not only our home, but our entire lives in the process.

Griff · 06-24-2006, 02:46 PM

Hey, nice layout! The existing nuts and fruits are a big plus as well. Congrats man, you guys deserve every good thing that comes your way.

Clodfobble · 06-24-2006, 05:05 PM

Looks beautiful! Glad the extra studio apartment works out well for your son. Enjoy those fruit trees.

limey · 06-24-2006, 06:27 PM

Keeping my fingers crossed for you Elspode!

glatt · 06-24-2006, 06:51 PM

Sweet! The good vibes are still pouring forth from Northern Va.

I'm sure this deal will close just fine, and the sale of you old place will go smoothly. I LOVE the barn/apartment.

Rock Steady · 06-24-2006, 07:39 PM

Congrats. Nice land.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-25-2006, 01:37 AM

jinx · 06-25-2006, 10:37 AM

Wow, looks and sounds great! Good luck

Beestie · 06-25-2006, 05:53 PM

Actually, I had the boyz down in sat imagery do a little "fixin" with the property line records as a little housewarming present. Seems the surveyor forgot to include a "water feature" in the original so we "took care of that."

I'm sure the neighbor won't mind checking with you whenever he wants to take a swim in your new pool from now on. :-)

Elspode · 06-26-2006, 10:32 AM

Thanks, Beestie! I'm also told that one of the neighbors has their own natural gas well, so if you could arrange that transfer, I'd be 'bout set!

Elspode · 06-26-2006, 02:58 PM

Only two pics, but two more than I had...

http://www.fsbo-kc.com/Listing.asp?on=3941#

Trilby · 06-26-2006, 03:01 PM

That is one great looking house, els! Good for you guys!

Beestie · 06-26-2006, 06:49 PM

I got dibbs on the room in the barn loft.

06-16-2006, 06:21 AM	#61
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Focus on the rewards man! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-17-2006, 06:47 AM	#62
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah, that new house looks like it would draw lots of people wishing to dance naked. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-24-2006, 01:22 PM	#63
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Good News Update Good vibes sometimes work in ways you don't really expect, but they do indeed work. Witness the new La Casa de Elspode, a short acre slice of heaven located in a mature (original plat in the 1930's) Raytown, Missouri neighborhood two blocks from 350 Highway. As the Greenwood owners balked at our contingency offer, we continued to pack and begin painting on our current abode. At the same time, we kept on looking for appropriate residences to meet our needs. Last week, I picked up a FSBO publication on a local grocery store rack. I brought it home to Mrs Elspode, who quickly focused on the below property, as I had while looking it over in the store parking lot as I waited for my son to come out of the video store. Monday, we went to an open house. Tuesday, we called the owner and arranged for a meeting this morning so we could make an offer. Minimal wrangling was conducted, and our offer of $165k with owner paying closing costs was accepted! I will, of course, get some site photos to share with you all later on, but I wanted you to see the Google Earth shot of this magnificent property. The lady who lives there has been a big time gardener for many years, with the result that the place comes with pecan and walnut trees, a large grape arbor, blueberry bushes inside of a wire birdproofing construct, a pair of apple trees, and gooseberry and blackberry bushes to boot. An enormous, blooming, heavily perfumed Mimosa tree joins pine, maple and other deciduous trees to provide copious shade around the yard perimeter. The front yard is small, shaded, and entirely "naturalized", planted heavily with Columbine and gladiolus. The original house was built in 1939, with a large addition built on top of it in 1972. There is an attached two car garage with central stairs leading up to a dormer loft above, which is in turn accessible through the Master Bedroom. Two full baths, a woodburning fireplace, nearly innumerable closets and another complete unfinished dormer space are also upstairs. There is a covered front porch with porch swing, a small concrete back patio, and the large asphalt turnaround that used to be for getting your car into the original basement garage. The clincher, of course, was the separate huge barn/garage...with a full studio apartment as its upstairs, ready for my son to move into. There is still a chance that someone will come in within the next five days and top our offer, but we think that we're in. This means that, in about a week, I will be asking for your prayerful and energetic assistance in selling our current house, which will need to happen quickly once we've moved out. Time and again, my experiences with all of you here on The Cellar have proven beyond doubt that the power of Group Will and positive thoughts reap mighty dividends. I thank you all for your contributions in our efforts to change not only our home, but our entire lives in the process. Attached Images __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

06-24-2006, 02:46 PM	#64
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Hey, nice layout! The existing nuts and fruits are a big plus as well. Congrats man, you guys deserve every good thing that comes your way. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-24-2006, 06:27 PM	#66
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Keeping my fingers crossed for you Elspode! __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

06-24-2006, 05:05 PM	#65
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Looks beautiful! Glad the extra studio apartment works out well for your son. Enjoy those fruit trees.

06-24-2006, 06:51 PM	#67
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Sweet! The good vibes are still pouring forth from Northern Va. I'm sure this deal will close just fine, and the sale of you old place will go smoothly. I LOVE the barn/apartment.

06-24-2006, 07:39 PM	#68
Rock Steady Day Tripper Join Date: May 2005 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 784	Congrats. Nice land. __________________

06-25-2006, 01:37 AM	#69
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	__________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-25-2006, 10:37 AM	#70
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Wow, looks and sounds great! Good luck __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

06-25-2006, 05:53 PM	#71
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	Actually, I had the boyz down in sat imagery do a little "fixin" with the property line records as a little housewarming present. Seems the surveyor forgot to include a "water feature" in the original so we "took care of that." I'm sure the neighbor won't mind checking with you whenever he wants to take a swim in your new pool from now on. :-) Attached Images __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

06-26-2006, 10:32 AM	#72
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Thanks, Beestie! I'm also told that one of the neighbors has their own natural gas well, so if you could arrange that transfer, I'd be 'bout set! __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

06-26-2006, 02:58 PM	#73
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Link to FSBO Online Listing for New Place Only two pics, but two more than I had... http://www.fsbo-kc.com/Listing.asp?on=3941# __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

06-26-2006, 03:01 PM	#74
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	That is one great looking house, els! Good for you guys! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

06-26-2006, 06:49 PM	#75
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	I got dibbs on the room in the barn loft. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

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