The weather is indeed perfect, chilly nights (good for sleeping) with gorgeous sunny days in between, the sky here is so beautiful... Sage & I are both diggin' the smog-free atmosphere. The sunsets are insane too, with unbelievable colors!!! I feel as if I'm in the right place, as if I've come home, 10-4? I stopped by Show Low Lake yesterday for the first time, as I've been busy with the home search, and the lake is very nice, not HUGE but big enough for my little Obamanomic Megayacht, LOL. There's breeze in these mountains too, sometimes the wind howls and the flags all stand out, other times the wind whispers through the tall pines... a very soothing & relaxing sound.
Anyway, I thought I found a place yesterday, and I even threw down the $1K check in earnest money, but now the agent and owner are both squawkin' about raising the price... they may get fired here pronto, LOL. Too bad, because the house would've made a great bachelor pad, it even had the perfect room for the pool table I intend to buy, a room with large picture windows looking out through the tall pines. That property had about a dozen tall Ponderosa pines on it, very nice trees, and yet the corner lot had open areas where the sun shone down... the trees are spaced just right, and the property is actually the sunniest on that intersection (not a city intersection, just skinny little blacktop roads in the subdivision, no signage of any kind, LOL).
No worries, I'm going to look at another choice home in the tall pines today, and if I like it I'll bow out of the other deal and sign a new contract. I mean, WTF, the first guy agreed to my offer over the phone, but then he got greedy and told the agent to boost the price. It was only $1500, but it's the principle that matters to me: when I give my word, I keep it, and that's it, end of story. But here in the White Mountains, where there's a bit of a boom, everyone's out to rook the out-of-state buyers. Meh, I'll find my place yet, and in the meantime Sage & I will kick it at this resort in Pinetop. Very nice place, Pinetop, but out of my price range as far as real estate goes. Country clubs and resorts galore here, with higher property values for nearby homes, you understand.
This resort where Sage & I are chillin' like villains, it's costing me over $1700 for the month I plan to stay here, but it's the right call as I continue my search for a new home, better than being locked into a 6-to-12-month rental, only to have the home I want to buy appear on the market. This resort is tucked away in the tall pines too, and it's the off-season, so Sage & I have the far side all to our lonesome selves, LOL. Our unit is like a large 1BR apartment, with a big living room and dining area, full kitchen, and a hallway to a big bedroom with a nice full bath. I've been enjoying that tub too, it feels great. Flatscreen TV in the living room for viewing movies & gridiron action, LOL. Excellent fall BBQ action on the central green, there's a lawn there with BBQs and tables and whatnot. Heaps of beer & gourmet grinds to round out the experience, 10???
WTF, ya only live once, and I've NEVER paid $1700 for a month's rent before, LOL. Funny thing is, I feel like it's worth every penny, the solitude amid the tall pines and the tranquillity alone are worth the price. Sage is doing better here too, he was terrified out in cedar country, where predators could easily approach undetected, but here he can see some distance into the forest, since the tall pines are spaced apart, aye? There are still predators, but mainly at night, which is why I don't let him out after dark. Sage is diggin' the bird life here, he had a hilarious encounter with a large songbird yesterday... the bird perched on a branch 20' overhead and started nagging at Sage who stood below, the cat's tail swishing back and forth as he growled at the bird.
Well, I had better get crackin' on breakfast, then get cleaned up and go check this other property. I have till this afternoon to answer the first guy's extortion demand, so if the new place looks good, that d!ckhead extortionist will get drop-kicked like I'm STARRIN' in the NFL, LOL. I'm not really big on people who say one thing, then change their tune, yeah? Moi, I say what I mean from the outset, and if I turn out to be wrong, I'll admit it and move forward. I get the whole greed scene, especially in this economy, but that doesn't mean I have to like it, and I'm just the ornery kinda bastard who'll withdraw his earnest money to make a point, LOL. We'll see what happens, there's time yet, and I'll even give the agent a call to let him know I'm looking at another place... give those two clowns something to chew on as I check my options, LOL.
More on the home search later, y'all be good, I'm outta here, color me gone, WAHOOOO!!!
