Count Down to Moving Day! 66days

Raymond House Up-Date; All the loan papers have been filled out & sent in. Power of Attorney has been filled out & recorded. Home inspection has been ordered. Power & water for the inspection should be on by now. It will be turned off again after the inspection until closing. At that time we can get everything turned back on in our name. Oh and we got some good news this morning! The loan officer called & the closing date might be moved UP to July 25th insted of the 28th! That's a good sign!!

Alaska House Sale Up-Date; The sale price has been officially dropped from $223,000.00 to 219,900.00. BUT good news here too. If it doesn't sell in the next month or so, we will rent it out until it does. There are property management businesses here that do everything so we wouldn't have to even worry about it. The rent will more than cover the mortgage payments, property tax AND the cost of the property managers, with a couple hundred profit! We might even consider not selling it if the renting goes well. The best thing about this though is that we are now free to move with out the worry AND the financial burden of this house! Consequently it also take the edge off of the unknown factor of Mark's commuting costs. Either way, it is a great relief to know that part of the move is covered! 

66 Days to Moving Date; There is a LOT to be done in this time frame. The worse part will be the cabin, which we have already started on. In about an hours time Mark & I sorted 6 boxes, through away a large trash can & a bag full of junk and repacked 2 boxes. We found a couple of treasures too! We are selling just about everything else. We might have to sit on camp chairs for awhile but that's ok, it will be worth it! 

We are still in the planing stages of HOW we will move. We are glad we came up on the ferry, that was an incredible adventure! But I think for the move back we are leaning towards barging everything and the 3 of us (us & Rowdy) flying down. This might end up being a bit more expensive in the long run, but a whole lot less stressful, easier and FASTER! 

From now until closing, the time will go fast. Mark left today to the slope for work and I will be busy packing & selling. We can't wait to see everyone!