Day 2 October 2nd

We had the water meter set today but the owner reminded us that the sinks in the house are not connected.  He had intentions of installing some new sinks, but never got around to hooking them up.  Do Not Turn On the Water!!  That could have been a disaster!

We did have issues with water though, we walked into a wading pool in the basement during the final inspection, to discover that the foundation had not been tar sealed and there were no gutters installed along the metal roof on two sides of the house.  Not a problem, an easy fix, but the first of many obstacles to overcome.

Electric meter is suppose to be set Oct. 5th, with a vapor light for the yard.  That will sure be nice when we actually live there.  There are no street lights anywhere close, so its pretty dark!  (The animals love it and are busy grubbing for food all night.).

We have a family of ground hogs living under the falling down gazebo.  Neighbors estimate that they have been there going on 4-5 years now.  They are permanent residents that will have to be evicted and soon.  

Day 3- October 3rd

Not much to report today.  We had a slight delay in the escrow as the title was unclear.  Apparently way back in the earliest years of when the house was built, a woman and her second husband gave a quit claim deed to another couple for the purchase of the property, but there was a question as to the wife having a deed.  It was later proven to have been an inheritance from her first husband.  The title is finally cleared and we can close escrow tomorrow!  Now the fun really begins.  The car is loaded with new locks, bug bombs, no trespassing signs, locks for the gates and of course, toilet paper and light bulbs!  Gotta have the essentials!

(Water meter was set but unbeknownst to us, it was not reset to 00 and our first water bill showed 78,000 gallons of water was used!  Took several months to get that worked out with the billing department.  We do not have a pool, let alone an olympic sized pool!  Not even a hot tub, yet!)