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    TALchemist - back and moving along

    Today i just got a chance to measure and mark the rest of the foundation spots. It will be a 16*32 cabin we are building. Tomorow i will get the blocks for the extra columns to bring out to the land.
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    None of those skills are a concern for me. thankfully I have worked with habitat for humanity to build an entire house. I have worked with electricians and plumbers on the house too. I even like to do welding, wood turning, and lots of other fun things...if it involves tools I love it. for...
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    Yes i am very glad it was just things, even though it is frustrating. I guess the brite side is i can walk the pine trees much better as it cleared most of the brush. And i have lots of clear space to start my garden and plant some fruit trees and vines.
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    Well i can finally get this thing to let me type. I have been working on the land on weekends. Playing with my chainsaw to clear a few standind dead pines near my driveway. Even got to use the saw and a guide to cut 2 nice timbers....i would like to do a timberframed something. We decided...
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    i am back on the site and on the correct path finally. i know its been a while but i just wanted to get back on and update. in a few days i will have been married a year and am so grateful for my wife. :D we also closed on land last month. 25 acres. about 50% open hay pasture and the rest...
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    and now for some updates. the land changed from just 8 acres and a barn for $40k, to 13 acres a pond a barn and a 2 bedroom 1 bath house for $65k. (this was the 5 acres a pond and house accross the road added to the original 8 acres) on the good side i am now married :) she wants to grow a...
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    ok, hopefully today i will get the contract signed for the land. but since i still need an appraisal and signed paper work for the land i most likely will have to wait till the first of the year to close on the land...as i only have one more week till my wedding and weeklong honeymoon. getting...
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    central alabama. zone 8 hot humid summers. but nicer mild winters :)
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    since i now have a pond to use, does anyone know any fruit trees, bushes, shrubs, vnies, etc that grow well near the pond? i know the soil would be more wet there and most trees dont like wet feet. is there any exceptions? there are oaks and some kind of maple at an elevation lower than the...
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    ok i qualify for a conventional loan or fha. i am just waiting to get a signed contract and get my info to the banker to get final paper work :) might be closing on Dec 1. we went ring shopping and have the engagement rings and both wedding bands and i have us booked for a 7 night cruise the...
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    finally i here something about the land. onyl a full month behind schedule. my dad talked to the owners of the 8 acres. it looks like their deal with the third party fell through and they want to make an offer for me. the 8 acres plus the 5 acres across the road with a small cinderblock house...
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    i officially have the full downpayment in my bank account....and it looks like my most likely next series of events will be that sometime around FEb/March i will get the septic system installed and then around March/April i will get a single wide mobile home put on the property. then in May we...
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    well now my dad is reassuring me that the land will work out...it will just take some time to sort out...i am just not sure when talking to him. it is just kind of frustrating being told something different everytime i talk to him. and there are no deadlines that seem to mean anything. so i...
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    well isnt this a fine mess. the owner and the buyer still havent completed a deal because the tennants in one of the houses on the 3 parcels wouldnt leave till this week instead of the end of Sept. and they demolished/ransacked the house to boot. now there is someone trying to estimate/fix...
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    i was at the feed and seed place at lunch getting rabbit feed and i saw thier seeds for cover/deer crops. i had an idea for my land since if i get it i wont have much time to work to much on planting beds for next year. i was thinking of getting a few pounds of seeds and broadcasting them over...
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    great, now it looks like i wont know till some time this week....i just dont have a clue anymore. i dont mind waiting if i am told exactly when i need to wait till but this is "oh i guess we will find out some time this week" i just got to foucs on whats going on right now and try not to obses...
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    Monday just wont get here fast enough, i know i just need to be patient and i am trying....but just waiting to find out stinks. if the current contract falls through on monday i will be able to get it owner financed for 10% down. or bank financed from the new owner at 20% down...... with the...
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    it is really getting close now, i will know Oct 1 weather i will be going through the bank or through the owner, i really hope that one, and then i will know when/how i will be getting the property unless something goes wrong. i am getting ansy on the whole thing now.
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    one more week and another pay check down....plans are beggining to finalize and expand my plans to include the changes that have occured lately too. i just have to get the appraisal done and the last of my downpayment then i can get ready for closing. my plans for the house have been modified...
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    almost one more pay check down...on friday i will have 75% of my down payment. and the budget keeps hermagin on me...thankfully i padded my budget with about $600 in space...still got over half that space left...only 1 more full month. i am starting to get nervous about it. and i have a girl...
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