July Trip Pics

 View of Rouge river from TapRock

 This is why the road is called "Wild Raspberry Cir." These raspberries are about 20' from the porch

 Vintage car in Grants Pass. I think the Stude will fit in fine...

 On the wall of Powderhorn Cafe

 Steak on our grill in the kitchen

 Steak on the porch

 Fence line up the hill

July Trip

July trip went well. Bought a air mattress at Wall Mart and a bunch of other stuff. Neighbor, Oris, brought over a couch, love seat and dinette set. We met both neighbors, both are great. We got a pie for Oris from Powderhorn Cafe:

http://www.facebook.com/Powderhorncafe

Checked out the local general store:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wonder-General-Store/187199261321782

Lu and Jerry are great folks. Also checked out the bar and grill down the road toward Crescent City about a stones throw:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kates-Redwood-Bar-And-Grill/153755354642119

Kate was a charm. We walked into the joint and got the look from all there "What the hell are you doing here" but Kate piped up and said "Easy boys, these may be potential customers". We sat down and Kate came over to take our order. Somewhere in the conversation she said "Bum Fuck Egypt", didn't expect that but she is one to speak her mind...

Anyway, got the gate working so that a code opens it and it automatically closes. Replaced the dead bolt on the human garage door with a combo so the landscaping folks can fiddle with the irrigation system control unit. Next time we go out will probably turn on the Internet and maybe get sat TV.

Thinking that Fall would be the next best time to go back out...

Contact

Send letters to the two neighbors we have and got a call from one of them. Plan for a meet and greet with them while out there. This neighbor has mowed our lawn and has kept track of the goings on. Sounds like they will be good neighbors... We do have a concierge come by once a week and take care of things. We get a weekly email on the status. Talked to the internet service folks and struck a deal since we will only spend 1-2 weeks 3-4 times a year out there. Gunna get 2 mb/s for $10 a month. Have not set up Direct TV yet.

July Trip

Airline tickets bought.Started a list of what we want to send via UPS to OR and what we will buy when we get there. We'll probably buy a air mattress for this trip. We will probably look for a pickup to buy while there so we don't have to rent in subsequent trips. We figure a pickup would be the most practical. A TV would be the next pick...

Done Deal!!!!

As of Monday, 6/13/2011, we now own the property, or more correctly, we own (the bank & us). We are planning to go out in the latter half of July to check everything out, buy a bed, some other furniture and maybe to for a vehicle...

Almost there!

The loan documents finally have been sent to the title company. They title company will attach some other docs and then send the package to us for signature and return with the down payment and closing funds... Probably will miss the closing date of June 10, will slip into next week. Our agent sent us an extension to sign just in case...

Waiting...

Things are moving forward. Just waiting on the loan now. Loan appraisal is done. All the inspections are done. Owner is starting to move out. Will be closing/settlement via FedEx.

Now we need to line up the home insurance since that is required for closing.