When we left Rich and Vicki, they had just made an offer on a house in Silverdale WA. (previous post) On the following day, we did not tour houses. We played tourist and drove up to the Ballard Locks and walked around in the Botanical Gardens. On the way back, we missed a turn that… Continue reading

When we left Rich and Vicki, they had been driving around to the west and north of Seattle, looking at houses. (previous post) We had seen a couple of places that were almost possible, experienced confusion and disappointment, taken several ferries, driven in the rain, and started to recognize street names and city locations. On… Continue reading

When we left Rich and Vicki, they had just gotten into Seattle and unpacked into their AirBnB apartment. (previous post) It's a cute "daylight basement" apartment. One bedroom at the foot of the stairs. A bathroom with a stacked washer & dryer down the hall. Then a large living space with a big L-shaped couch,… Continue reading

When we left Rich and Vicki, they had packed their cats, and those belonging they weren't shipping, into two cars and started the drive north to Washington state. (previous post) It gets dark early in November. I'm sure that we drove through some lovely scenery in northern Oregon, but it was too dark to see… Continue reading

When we left Rich and Vicki, they had signed all of the relevant papers, but were still waiting to close escrow. (previous post) We spent the weekend "rehearsing". We practiced how we would load the cats into the crates and the crates into the car. We planned how to load the roof bags. we packed… Continue reading

When we left Rich and Vicki, they were packing, schlepping, and obsessing… (previous post) On Oct 8, Appraiser #1 came, looked, took photos, and left. We packed. We planned. We culled. We schlepped. Rinse, repeat. On Oct 13, Appraiser # 2 came (yes, the bank wanted two appraisals. With the one from Point, this house… Continue reading

When we left Rich and Vicki  on Sept 30, they had ordered PODs delivery… (previous post) On Oct 1, the home inspector came. We continued to declutter, pare down, dismantle, and pack. We disassembled the kitchen chairs. We disassembled the poof (2020-10-03 18.25.29.jpg ) Our realtor dropped off a packet of Disclosure papers (We looked… Continue reading

So, I'm sitting here in an AirBnB apartment in Seattle, WA… (previous post) When we left Rich and Vicki on Monday evening, Sept 21, they were staring at email from a local (San Bruno) realtor: "You wouldn’t even have to do any work, just move!". On Sept 23, our San Bruno realtor brought a couple… Continue reading

So, I'm sitting here in an AirBnB apartment in Seattle, WA (https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/35813335). If you missed some of my posts back in Sept/Oct, I'll fill you in. The Saga began in Sept. Since January, we had been talking about getting some money out of our house in San Bruno. We'd gotten some info on Reverse Mortgage… Continue reading

Aw… the customer service people at the Verizon store are adorable. They just naturally believe that everyone they talk to has a running cell phone within reach, because, well, Verizon store.   We went down to activate Rich's new phone and get the old number swapped (he dropped his phone last week as he was… Continue reading