2017 Trip – Blog #4 – Meeting with Mary!

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.