Property Line???

I've been to the house twice since my Wednesday post. It (still) appears that none of the electrical work has been done. And as far as I can tell, the water meter has not been installed either. Must be a busy time for everyone...

I was at the house on Friday morning showing it off to my mother and another sister & brother-in-law (I have many of these!). I love showing off the house! It's so fun to see everyone's reaction to this giant (in my world, anyway) mystery house. 'Where does this go?' What's back here?' So fun! For the most part everyone has been very excited for us. There is some concern, however, by those that see the work that needs to be done before all the potential is realized. Our friends and family know us well, though, and realize that 'fixing up' is what we (well, my husband with a little help from me) do! The word 'potential' is heard often in the house.  :-)

My husband and I were at the house again this afternoon, after church, and began to wonder about the property line. The yellow caution tape that is up shows the approximate property lines on either side of the house. But if you look at some of the photos you might notice that the tape crosses the deck on the northeast side and it crosses a little patio on the southeast side. We weren't really concerned about this, but we've been thinking...who put the caution tape in place? And, are those the real property lines? It's time to find out! Our neighbors on the southeast (our only adjacent neighbors) have been very nice. We have had many conversations and they have shared much about the house, the property, and the area. We'd like to keep the relationship on a positive note and for that reason, we thought it would be important to make sure we know where the property begins and ends. What's the expression? 'Good fences make good neighbors'? Not sure about the fence, but we'd like to be good neighbors. Time to do some digging in the county records. And maybe hire a surveyor. We'll see how things go. With the bank taking their time, though, it would seem that we have time to investigate! See, an upside to all this waiting!!!

We were just leaving the house today and met one of our other neighbors - a nice gentleman that owns the property across the road (to the south) of us. The more we get to know the people and the area, the more we really can't wait to move!

Day 30