Monday, November 21, 2005

Neighbor's House Sold

Here's an update to House for sale across the street. Apparently the house was sold on the first day it was listed and they got the full asking price. According to the owner, they also had two more bids come in that same day. It was nearly 15-20% more than they probably would have gotten before the disaster.

The current renters are moving out today. They apparently have a big FEMA trailer at their house in New Orleans right now waiting for them. The new owners are moving in after December 10th. Supposedly it is a young couple with a 1-2 year old baby. She is supposedly in nursing school (somewhere local I guess), but I didn't find out what he does. It will be nice to have a family over there instead of the construction company.

Speaking of FEMA trailers, I got a tour of my next door neighbor's trailer this weekend. It's a bare-bones travel trailer, but it is brand new and very nice inside. It has central air and heat and a sectioned off master bedroom area. It has a fridge and microwave and a regular oven and is all hooked up to the sewer and electric. Once they start repairing the inside of their home, they will probably be stuck inside that trailer for a few weeks. I don't know what is taking their contractors so long to get started. I hope they don't end up spending the holidays in their trailer!

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