Jan 31st AM - Yesterday's Activities

Yesterday Kathy and I finished cleaning up the pile of debris left over from my tree/bush trimming. Actually we still have 5 or 6, 3-4" diameter by 4' long, pine tree limbs to cut up. We didn't know if Drew wanted them or not and the trash/recycle people would pick they up as they are. He thinks he might burn them in his fire pit so we will cut them into smaller pieces. He realizes that they will probably be pretty smokey when he burns them, even after drying out.

We worked at that pretty steady and were tired by evening. I was rewarded when Kathy made potato soup for supper. I love it! Drew also seemed to enjoy it.

The excitement yesterday came when we saw men walking around on the back of the lot next door. One of them was the lot owner and the others were guys who were here to do some clean up work.

The building next door looks pretty run down from the outside. The electricity and natural gas have been disconnected. It was last used as a church, although I have no idea how many years ago. This is what the backyard looked like when they started. It was MUCH junkier that it appears. They found a bicycle frame, old furniture, couches, a flat screen TV and more. The corrugated metal shed, on the left, belongs with property on another street.

 This is what it looks like now.

After I took the photos they brought in several cubic yards of pea gravel and put it in a pile.

The owner is going to salvage the existing building and put an addition on the back. He said when he is done it will be around 1900 sq. ft. He is a developer and will sell it once it is done. His target asking price is $400,000! If he follows through that can only be good for the value of Drew's property.

My initial, mid-western, thought was that 1900 sqft would make a nice size home for someone. After thinking about it I now wonder if it won't be split into two units. A common thing here would be for someone to buy the place and then rent out the other half. On the corner, actually adjacent to the front of the property in the photo, a younger couple are sinking everything they have into an older multi-story home. They plan on living in a small loft apartment, in the old attic, and renting out the other levels.

Have a great day everyone. May God bless you and yours.