To buy or not to buy.

So my friend pointed out that even if I bought the house, as least I would finally have a space to do my woodworking and work on my vardo.

That the rent would be the same.

That it might take time to fix the major structural problems but hey,  the house is more than twice what you are living in now.

And the realtor assures me that rent it down the road would not be a problem.

So, I'm going to call my banker on Monday and get a second opinion.

Happy Easter everyone.

Ok that didn't work:

There are few houses available in the city where I wish to live. Yes, it is that small of a town. It is basically divided into two sections. Houses were people live and well.... If you mow your lawn and find three cars, you might be a R** N***.

I looked at a house that I really loved the outside. The inside however was a terror that would require double the price of the house to gut and repair.  It had no electrical circuit box, floor gas heaters from the 20's, no AC, a two door closet connecting two rooms.

*Yes, you could walk through the closet*

No not walk in ~ Walk Through.

But the worst was that 'someone' let a water bed into the back 'bedroom' I figure that at least half of the floor would have to be ripped out and replaced. The effected area is of course the bathroom and kitchen. So, I believe I will continue to be stuck in this brown house a while longer.

 Sigh.

Buying a House to Build a Vardo?

So,

With no where I can build my vardo at the rent house that I'm currently living in, I decided to call my realtor that originally found me my rent house and ask her if a) I could get another rent house closer to my work, and b) one where the land lord wouldn't mind if I worked on my vardo.

What I found as I looked into the realtor's website was a house, on the market for three days. For well basically I could buy it on my credit card.

Now I have been living in a rent house that is brown. SO brown I am getting depressed, with a ceiling so low that I can jump up and hit it with my hand. That i dust the ceiling fan without a chair. And don't get me started on the bathroom. There will be more about this in a minute. And the road out front is dirt and the train goes by every evening at 1am and is less than fifty yards from the house. 
 
What I found as I looked into the realtor's website for any rental houses was a house for sale. On the market for three days. The house for sale looks no worst than the one I currently am renting for skads of money, or the other one before this one that had not heat or air and the toilet burped every time you ran the washing machine. So why not use my money for a place of my own that I could work on my VARDO in peace. and save the rent money for other things. As long as it has electricity and working plumbing, I can deal with it. Plus this place has a picture of a better bathroom. I'm sorry but I have had three bad bathrooms in a row I want something I could take a BATH in. 

Downsides: It's on the main drag into town and has a auto repair place next to it.
Plus sides: I won't be there during the day and  it will have lots of traffic for the cats to watch out the windows.

This could mean that within in 24 hours I'll have a new house. It has a way better bathroom than this place. Is closer to work and I could bike saving gas money and I could then rent it out later, if i get another job, this is a college town with little or no rent houses for those trying to go to school here. If you can't get in the dorms you can't go to school.  

AND BEST OF ALL IF I WORK IT RIGHT LITTLE OR NO MORTGAGE!!!
PLUS A PLACE TO WORK ON THE VARDO

I've put a call into the realtor and she should get back to me tomorrow. (Monday.)

Wanna Buy a Vardo?

Ok,  Wanna Find a Vardo? Or do you just wanna Buy one?


There is a new site for tiny house builders can post their houses for sale and for those looking for a small house to buys. This includes vardos and gypsy wagons.


Tiny House Listings

And yes there is a Vardo For Sale on the site for $7800.

Very nice vardo if you can afford it.

Another Vardo Builder!!

I am not the only person building a vardo this spring/summer


Kintala

Check out Ms. Kintala's progress over this spring and summer.

I really really really want a trailer.