The mirror is that super thick glass with bright bright almost platinum backing and in perfect condition except for one small crack on a corner. All the cabinets throughout are in great shape, all the hardware is excellent... it is the one, I am sure of it. Now all I have to do is get her to sell it for what I feel I can afford to pay and then arrange to move it! The thing is this, I am planning to remove most of the amenities, such as the stove, fridge and shower, so paying for all that is not so logical, and I think that is where she places a lot of the value. So we may not be able to agree on a price. I think I will probably let emotion rule and I will buckle and pay what she is asking if she won't budge.
All the woodwork is wonderful, with very little areas needing any attention other than a little Murphy's oil soap and elbow grease. It positively glows golden in the areas where the lady has started polishing/cleaning the wood. She was asking $5,500 and said dropped it to $4,500 already. I don't know if I should offer her less, but I really want it. I feel like I need to try to save as much as possible so I will have cash to buy the flooring and any other stuff I may need (I really want to do the floors in bamboo). And the vanity sink I think I will be buying on CraigsList is this one:
So for the first time in over five years I feel like I can breathe... like the future is actually bright. Because my mom has decided that she wants to sell her house and move up here we will be able to afford to live without feeling dread around the corner... we'll be able to add on to the house in a few years when Dominic needs his own room, or we just need more space. We used the profit from our house to pay off her equity line on her house so her house is now totally paid for, and we're all out of debt for the time being! Wow, that feels so good I can't express it.
Now when she sells her house we will pay off this house we are in, and then we'll probably just get an equity line in the future when we are ready to do improvements. Basically that means we can afford the current expenses on the house even if Julie doesn't work for another year, AND it looks like I may be able to afford to work part-time and go to culinary school while my mom is still working, then by the time she retires I will be done and can work full-time. Plus Julie should be working by then.
And I LOVE my gypsy caravan already and it's not even here yet.
I am still really trying to come up with a business plan for us to do together that will support us all without us having to work outside the home too much. Maybe catering/event planning... including kids parties? I could be the boss of clowns! HAHAHAHA! Perfect!
