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Jan. 15th, 2023
time is fun when you're having flies
Jan. 15th, 2023 02:52 pmLong time no post. In the meantime, I've sold a house and moved. That involved a frantic two months of cleaning, packing, and hauling, which was basically the entire holiday season. The new place is starting to become normal now. We still have boxes piled around, but we can find the stuff we use every day, mostly.
I feel like I can start getting caught back up on things which have gotten backlogged in the interim. I'd like to do some work on the van, weather permitting. I've also got stacks of paperwork to sort and organize. Then there is the programming I want to do. And vacation planning. I have many fewer projects than I did two months ago, but I still have plenty to keep me busy.
I'm keeping my eye on the local real estate listings. It is really amazing what people are asking for ugly new construction houses in not particularly desirable towns. There has been so much out of state money coming into Maine housing it has made it unaffordable for most people who live and work in Maine (vacation home purchases, retirees, investor owned, and remove workers). Right now it looks like the top end of the market is softening. There are also more "bring a match" properties being listed (the housing version of bring a trailer car sales). But it looks like the middle of the market where most people would want to purchase still hasn't decided which direction to go.
I've also being working on house designs because there is always a possibility we could have something built which would be more suitable for us than most of what is on the market. After living in many places, we have a pretty good idea of what is important for us and what isn't.
I feel like I can start getting caught back up on things which have gotten backlogged in the interim. I'd like to do some work on the van, weather permitting. I've also got stacks of paperwork to sort and organize. Then there is the programming I want to do. And vacation planning. I have many fewer projects than I did two months ago, but I still have plenty to keep me busy.
I'm keeping my eye on the local real estate listings. It is really amazing what people are asking for ugly new construction houses in not particularly desirable towns. There has been so much out of state money coming into Maine housing it has made it unaffordable for most people who live and work in Maine (vacation home purchases, retirees, investor owned, and remove workers). Right now it looks like the top end of the market is softening. There are also more "bring a match" properties being listed (the housing version of bring a trailer car sales). But it looks like the middle of the market where most people would want to purchase still hasn't decided which direction to go.
I've also being working on house designs because there is always a possibility we could have something built which would be more suitable for us than most of what is on the market. After living in many places, we have a pretty good idea of what is important for us and what isn't.