Bought a House

It is so funny how things happen...and at the right time...and in the right way. I had spotted this little house in Jefferson Iowa on Cedar street. It had easy access to the back yard with plenty of room for our motorhome. The house had been empty for 9 years as the lady who lived there spent many years in the nursing home and then passed on leaving the house to her sister who lives in Ottumwa Iowa. It has been on the market for 2 years at $25,000. We made an offer on it last spring and was turned down without consideration. I must admit our offer was less than half their asking price. We did not feel it was anywhere near what they were asking. So we walked away...although I did tell the Realtor that our offer still stood if they were willing to change their mind.
So we returned from Michigan and were going about our usual business when the Realtor called and told us that she had just received a call from the lady and wanted to drop her asking price to $15,000. She did not want to go through the winter with the house again. They have left all the utilities operational throughout the nine years the house has been empty.
The funny part of this deal is that we were here when she called and it all worked out for us to buy and have time to winterize it before heading south. So today we spent the day draining pipes and the water heater, making sure all the utilities were shut off and putting antifreeze in all the drains etc. We are familiar with winterizing.
So now we can head south and tackle the things we want to do with this property next spring.

402 N Cedar 

Backyard- The neighbor will have to do something different with her clothesline.

Living room -Before

Kitchen