wjminwi
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Mar 24, 2013 10:09:03 GMT -5
Post by wjminwi on Mar 24, 2013 10:09:03 GMT -5
I haven't posted in awhile....been really busy. Just wanted to share with you all that we are moving this coming June! We'll drive 6 hours from SW WI to W Central IN...the Terre Haute area. Anybody on here anywhere near that city??? I've got a wowser of a story to tell about this, will come on later and do so. And yes, the horses are coming with us and we have found a wonderful property for them -- and us :-)
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Mar 24, 2013 11:51:29 GMT -5
Post by ghostrider on Mar 24, 2013 11:51:29 GMT -5
Didn't know you were even thinking of moving. I assume it has something to do with a job? I've spent a week outside of Indianapolis, went through Terra Haute but can't remember too much about it other than it was green. (something you notice a lot when you live in a desert)
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Mar 25, 2013 14:44:03 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2013 14:44:03 GMT -5
I can'[t wait to hear the story!! Do you have family there?
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Mar 26, 2013 8:50:10 GMT -5
Post by wjminwi on Mar 26, 2013 8:50:10 GMT -5
Nope, no family there at all....yup, DH took his dream job. We are going down today to make the offer on the property. When we get back I'll tell the tale and maybe have a pic or two for you.
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Mar 26, 2013 10:24:27 GMT -5
Post by appytrails on Mar 26, 2013 10:24:27 GMT -5
Wow, big changes in store for you. Can't wait to hear the story.
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Mar 26, 2013 12:00:38 GMT -5
Post by cyndi on Mar 26, 2013 12:00:38 GMT -5
Looking forward to the story! And photos are always a bonus
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Apr 8, 2013 15:22:00 GMT -5
Post by wjminwi on Apr 8, 2013 15:22:00 GMT -5
So I've finally got a few minutes to give a condensed version of our story....probably not enough time to try to figure out posting pics though. As of last November, we had no intention whatsoever of moving from our beautiful property and the home we designed/built in '06! But my dh saw an ad for his dream job, so he talked me into letting him apply. He finally got a phone interview in Feb, and so at that point I started to watch the internet postings for properties. There were things out there, but pretty FAR out there (right now we are 2 quick miles from his office, on 26 acres...there was nothing like that!). When he finally got the call for an 'in-person' interview, I made plans to see a few things with a realtor down there, and also with a gal I met online who runs a boarding stable 12 miles from campus. So we went on down for two days. DH had an all-day interview process, so after he headed out I went to the boarding stable in the a.m. That checked out nicely, so I left there and headed back to the hotel to meet the realtor. I drove down random roads, just getting a feel for what things were like. I spotted a "for sale by owner" sign about midway between campus and the stable...so 6.5 miles out...but couldn't really see the buildings, as they were set way back and behind trees. I made a mental note to come back that way later. Went out with the realtor and saw 3 properties...nothing of great interest. Asked her if on the way back if we could go by what I had seen that morning and get the phone number. Got it...called it...discovered she had just put it on the market and it was NOT online (so I'd have never found it from WI!)....made an appointment for the next morning, before we had to head back home! DH's interview went fabulously, so he was excited. After our viewing of what we came to call "God's property" (since He directed me by it!), I finally got excited too -- 14 acres, 8 of it nicely fenced for horses, a 'cape cod' style cedar-sided house with a veranda, a large garage which is set up for the upper part to be finished into an apartment (perfect for dd!), a very large barn with trailer storage, stalls, tack room, feed room, and.....ta da....an indoor riding area! There is also an outdoor arena area! AND...this is where is really gets amazing...the back gate goes out into a 250 acre conservation club, where we can ride anytime (except hunting season!) just for the price of a $70 annual membership fee! All this is just too much more than we ever expected to buy! It should not even be in our price range, but it is! And then we got home and put ours on the market and have two offers here already...one for the same price the lady is asking down in Terre Haute and one for more than she is asking...so whichever one shakes out, we are covered. We close with her on April 26. We close here on July 1, which will be our moving date. The lady down there will take care and live there until we come down, because she is rebuilding closer to her daughter, about 20 miles away. She takes excellent care of everything...is into cutting horse stuff...very smart, she put a lot of thought into the property, so it will be easy to take care of our horses there. Now I'm off to pick up my dd, so I'll try the photos later!
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Apr 8, 2013 18:00:44 GMT -5
Post by MaryS on Apr 8, 2013 18:00:44 GMT -5
Amazing! Congrats!
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Apr 8, 2013 20:14:40 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2013 20:14:40 GMT -5
wow, Wendi! I am so excited for you! I can't wait to see pictures!
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Apr 8, 2013 21:32:55 GMT -5
Post by ghostrider on Apr 8, 2013 21:32:55 GMT -5
Yeah WOW and I can't wait to see photo's too. Is your DH a teacher at a college?
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Apr 9, 2013 7:48:50 GMT -5
Post by wjminwi on Apr 9, 2013 7:48:50 GMT -5
Denise...yes...he's a mechanical engineering professor. He'll be at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. So, is there a tutorial somewhere about how to put on pics?...I can't figure it out.
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Apr 9, 2013 7:57:52 GMT -5
Post by wjminwi on Apr 9, 2013 7:57:52 GMT -5
Hmmmm...maybe this link will work....http://thaar.paragonrels.com/publink/default.aspx?GUID=379d1cda-6b12-4be0-be33-b2c63de15b92&Report=Yes This is the online ad for the property when she tried to sell it a couple years ago. Much, MOST of the info is incorrect, almost all of the measurements are incorrect! So if it works, just use it to see the pics, and ignore the rest! Click on the "visual tour" and ignore the annoying voice over too! :-p
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Apr 9, 2013 14:35:38 GMT -5
Post by cyndi on Apr 9, 2013 14:35:38 GMT -5
Oh my goodness! What a beautiful place! My dream property...sigh. LOVE all the trees. What a blessing you received, by God having you drive by and seeing it.
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Apr 9, 2013 20:09:05 GMT -5
Post by wjminwi on Apr 9, 2013 20:09:05 GMT -5
I KNOW Cindy...my dream property too! Definitely a gift/blessing!
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Apr 10, 2013 9:27:57 GMT -5
Post by appytrails on Apr 10, 2013 9:27:57 GMT -5
I WANT IT! I'm so jealous. It's my dream place too. Congratulations Wendy, it's just beautiful. Don't forget to tell us the "rest of the story".
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