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kimbrellsf · RV-Dreams Family Member

Earthquake

RVPAINTER · RV-Dreams Family Member

Yesterday we stopped at our house that we just closed on a week ago to meet with the new owners and go over some of the workings of the home. The folks who bought it are older - I would guess mid 70's and neither have any knowledge of how to "DO THINGS" around a home. Such as fix an irrigation system, do some winterization processes, close down and re-open the irrigation system - etc etc. The husband asked me if he could hire me to do these things for them for the period of time (6 months) that we will still be in Santa Fe. Wellllllllll in the worse way I wanted to say "Yo Dude this is a big part of the reason we sold the house - I'm 71 and sick and tired of doing maintenance, chores, etc etc - LIKE no way DUDE - I don't want any part of maintaining a home!!!!!!

So I can understand where you are coming from "fraziers" - LOL

kimbrellsf · RV-Dreams Family Member

1. What WERE they thinking?????
2. It was very kind of you to go by and try to help at all. It's not common. Every house I've ever sold, I gathered all the owners manuals, warranties, even the paint colors we used and put in in a file box. Don't know if anyone ever used any of it, but I would liked to have had such information on the homes we've bought.

RVPAINTER · RV-Dreams Family Member

Oh I had all kinds of notes and paint chips all labelled and cans of paint all labelled to match the chips - also where to buy the paint. I had landscape extra light bulbs - undercounter light bulbs - we were the 2nd owners of this home and the person who owned it B4 was put into a rest home so not too many manuals or info was left for us. Most if not all of the stuff I left and the writeups had not even been looked at!!!

We spent almost 2 hours there. The buyers are very nice folks - she also is an artist but they just don't seem to have the common sense needed to maintain a home.

My DW had the most beautiful gardens in the HOOD and the buyer mentioned "OH I don't do well with gardens." We had over 1,000 sq ft of 3/4 tounge&grooved Brazilain Cherry Wood floors installed and I mentioned that first they should be vac'd, then a swiffer should be used and then a special Bellawood cleaner applied - which I left for them. This should be done monthly. Her question was "What is a swiffer?" Well - it's not our home anymore - we have moved on and are going to Elkhart Indiana next week to order our NEXUS 31' Class C RV ----- so I wish them the best!!! :>) LOL

NorCal Dan · RV-Dreams Family Member

I've been in numerous earthquakes in the coach. Nothing bigger than a 4.2 in early 2008 in Verdi NV. Because I have the levelers down it was easy to "feel" the quakes. The coach swayed a little, just enough to let you know something was happening. Nothing broken, but a few small nick nacks did fall off the shelf in the bedroom. I think the RV is a good place to be when a quake hits.

HomeSweetRV · RV-Dreams Family Member

Congratulations! we just sold our house a month ago. Full timing for us now! We do not miss it, but it took a year and a half to sell, so we were more than ready when we accepted the offer. We left our 'home' in similar order, and received nice compliments of appreciation from the new owners. Hope they enjoy spending money on it while we spend ours on fuel.
PS born and raised (in the olden days) in Ditchmond - always worried about earthquakes and water levels there.

-- Edited by HomeSweetRV on Monday 10th of October 2011 06:25:08 PM

SueMac · RV-Dreams Family Member

We understand earthquakes. We are originally from So. Cal! Road out many of them! The first one in the Rv was interesting. The Rv was rocking and rolling and the engine wasn't running!

We too are getting out of all the home/yard/pasture mowing etc. I'd rather put that $4000.00 prop. tax into fuel for the RV.

RVTrader · RV-Dreams Community Member

SueMac wrote:
We understand earthquakes. We are originally from So. Cal! Road out many of them! The first one in the Rv was interesting. The Rv was rocking and rolling and the engine wasn't running!
We too are getting out of all the home/yard/pasture mowing etc. I'd rather put that $4000.00 prop. tax into fuel for the RV.

I can definitely empathize with the earthquake scenerio. I am also originally from California. My family is now on the East Coast and have not missed the earthquakes at all, minus the one that hit northern VA last year.

HomeSweetRV · RV-Dreams Family Member

kimbrellsf wrote:
1. What WERE they thinking?????
2. It was very kind of you to go by and try to help at all. It's not common. Every house I've ever sold, I gathered all the owners manuals, warranties, even the paint colors we used and put in in a file box. Don't know if anyone ever used any of it, but I would liked to have had such information on the homes we've bought.

We do the same, and voila! We received the same from the owner of the coach we just bought. Karma is alive and well...

SueMac · RV-Dreams Family Member

I have a whole box of info for the next owner. If they don't want it, well, there is the round file. I did what I could do to make a move a bit easier.