Monday, May 29th, 2017….. Memorial Day – Hope
everyone enjoys the day. But please be sure to take time out today to remember
any of your family members and friends who have sacrificed for you in service
to our country.
Even
though it was a holiday we decided to head north and explore Salem. It’s a nice day for me but not Lydia - not
exactly cold but the sun hasn’t come out completely yet. But hey – that’s
Oregon right! The 40 mile drive was nice and we enjoyed the day. We stopped in
Albany at The Original Breakfast and had a nice meal. The sun did finally come
out and it was a beautiful day! We had already marked a few homes we wanted to
drive by but they all had things we didn’t care for. Unappealing areas, way out of town and amenities,
one was so far back in the woods we swear we could hear banjo music! We headed
back and did drive past the one house we found earlier in Lebanon. It is SO nice we wanted to see it again. After that we drove a minute or two to the
local Walmart and bought a few things and headed home. After dropping off the
frozen food at the rig, we went into Coburg for dinner. Our realtor, Mary, had recommended a couple
of places to eat there so we tried Coburg Pizza Company. The pizza was very good and the salad was
huge! Definitely on our list now! Afterward, we detoured past the house on Fir
Butte in Eugene that we had toured in January.
THAT was our benchmark home! Perfect! It is now sold but looks like no
one is taking care of the lawn!
Tuesday, May 30th, 2017….. I got up early and showered and then walked down the road to
the local coffee hut and got coffee while Lydia got ready. No hurry today, our
meeting with Mary wasn’t until 11:30. She
is only a few minutes away. She had
prepared some listings, some of which we had seen before, so we picked the ones
we wanted to see and we headed out. The
first was on Lake Trail Rd. in Veneta, very close to Pine Grove Reservoir. Lydia
really liked this one! It was a newer
home and the owners were there working on the lawn. We liked the attention to
detail and they have taken excellent care of the place. Nice quiet area, lots
of trees, and flowering beds. Very well manicured. Cons are the trees and the leaves to rake and
the work on the lawn. Also, there is no RV
garage, nor a great place to build one.
But it is still on our list. The
next one was on Dukhobar Rd. This place
did have a nice big RV garage but the house was split level and reminded us of The
Brady Bunch home. The place had zero curb appeal and more of a choppy look and
poor layout. Definitely off our list.
Next up was Lake Drive Rd., just north of the lake. This one is stuck down a long gravel drive so
it is isolated and remote. I liked the
two main living spaces and the huge shop and RV room but there was no garage
and the place was not well kept so this one is off the list. We headed back to
Mary’s office and she said she would contact one of her agents in Albany who
would arrange us to see the Lebanon home. She also needed to touch base with
the daughter about her dad’s home in Leaburg. We went back to Coburg to Chiefs
BBQ for ‘linner’ (late lunch – early dinner). Great bbq! Later, back at the rig, both agents
called. We go Thursday to Leaburg and
tomorrow we go to Lebanon. Aimee, from ReMax
Albany office, emailed me the CCRs and disclosures for the Lebanon Oak Creek
Way property. Not good for us – they have
an HOA and even though there are no fees at all, there are a ton of
restrictions. So we’ll see
tomorrow. Afterward, it was relaxing and
tv and then bedtime.
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