Comments on: From Farmland to Fixer-Uppers

By: Digital Nomads Find Their Spot in Fort Collins, Colorado | live. work. dream.

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:17:08 +0000

[...] so, we widened our search criteria to go beyond raw land, and include fixer upper houses and cabins. That’s when we walked into the sad new world of bargain basement foreclosed homes. Our [...]

By: Colorado Real Estate Fixer Upper Bidding Wars | live. work. dream.

Colorado Real Estate Fixer Upper Bidding Wars | live. work. dream. — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:08:47 +0000

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By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:32:16 +0000

You paint an eerily perfect picture Mr. Man of Auck. But foreign beer? F@#& that S#!^ … Pabst. Blue. Ribbon!

By: Eric Auckerman

Eric Auckerman — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:05:27 +0000

Ahhhh the freedom of evolution’s green Earth. You can hear the wind through the trees and smell the fragrance nature’s finest and tallest. This isn’t just Marlboro country this is pull the proper permit country as well. Then there’s materials, tools, broken knuckles, dusty days, and the howlin’ coyote with it’s evening lullaby. Pass the beans dear, oh, and some of that squirrel would be good too, no, not the ribs the thigh, this little guy was runnin’ hard when I brought him down. A screwdriver in the throat works every time but man was he a scurrying, mmmm, awesome gravy.

Smell that freedom honey, it’s you and me and this framing hammer, and… damn it, ouch, smashed my thumb again. Oh man does it hurt. I’ll be in the trailer with some foreign sounding beer if you need me. Oh man does my thumb hurt.

Hey, doesn’t the new season of South Park start tonight? There’s a hotel with cable 10 miles from here, you in? You are? Then time’s a wastin’!

All the best homesteaders – Eric.

By: Rene

Rene — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:38:38 +0000

Believe me, you’ll be the first to know!

By: Rene

Rene — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:38:09 +0000

“don’t let the urge for a place outweigh good investment discipline.”

Thanks Sam, this is good advice that I’ll keep telling myself.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:56:35 +0000

Fun and exciting, yes. But discouraging when you don’t get the one you want. But it will happen, “someday” … right!!?

By: Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:12:28 +0000

Good for you for sticking to what you want but being willing to entertain other ideas as they come up. And seeing all those places must be so fun!

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:14:42 +0000

Yes, we went through much the same in North Carolina…but there is some good news in all this. I believe the ultimate “bottom” of real estate probably will not be reached for another 2-3 years, so your patience should be rewarded by another 30-40% reduction in prices then! So, hang in there, don’t let the urge for a place outweigh good investment discipline.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:30:09 +0000

LOL! Your experiences sound so much like ours! We totally understand what you’re going through. I can’t wait to hear about the place that you finally buy.