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Across the Fence:  We're bidding on a property tonight! UPDATE  |
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
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 Posted - Nov 29 2010 : 08:50:22 AM
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I'm so exicted I can hardley sit still. We've been looking at property since early summer. Made a few offers on some, been too late on others. Now, a 40 acre parcel with a very nice large home on it is up for auction from Fannie Mae this evening. There's a potential we could pick this up for very little money but on the reverse there could be auction crazy people who just want to bid it up.
If all my sweet fg sisters could say a prayer or think good thoughts for us I think we might be able to be the high bidder on this little piece of heaven. Squeal!
Audrey
Toto, we're not in Kansas any more! |
Edited by - acairnsmom on Nov 30 2010 08:57:32 AM |
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Nov 29 2010 : 09:02:50 AM
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Oh, Audrey! How exciting (and nervewracking)! I'll be keeping my fingers crossed and saying prayers for you today! Good luck! Let us know how it goes! - Nini
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
Farmgirl Sister #1974 |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Nov 29 2010 : 09:11:18 AM
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Audrey, crossing my fingers and toes for you and a little prayer thrown in for good measure! I hope you get it a a reasonable price. My DH and I have been looking for around 40 acres too!
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
farmgirl sister #922
Happy to be a "Raggedy Ann" in a Barbie World!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
1319 Posts |
Posted - Nov 29 2010 : 09:43:21 AM
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Thanks ladies! I guess this is just the beginning of the process. From what I understand of the auction process, you start off at a set opening bid (in this case it's $25,000.00 then bid until you have the high bid. The second hurdle after the bidding, Fannie Mae has two weeks to approve the high bid auction price. Third hurdle is closing within 30 days of the approval. Once all of those happen we can "relax" and start the moving in process! Looks like we might be in for a very intense 2 months and I'm not even thinking about Christmas at this point!
Audrey
Toto, we're not in Kansas any more! |
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grace gerber
True Blue Farmgirl
2804 Posts
grace
larkspur
colorado
USA
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CountryBorn
True Blue Farmgirl
1545 Posts
Mary Jane
New York
USA
1545 Posts |
Posted - Nov 29 2010 : 2:11:47 PM
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Audrey. I wish you the best of luck! I hope your dreams come true and you get your property. What a wonderful present that would be.
MJ
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
1607 Posts |
Posted - Nov 29 2010 : 3:45:13 PM
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Wow! wouldn't that be something?! Best of luck. I'm sorry for the family who couldn't hold on to it, but maybe it was meant to pass to other hands (hopefully yours!). I hope something better for them too. Times are tough, but maybe something good will come to them as a result too.
We make a difference. |
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RueAnn
True Blue Farmgirl
58 Posts
Tracy
Brook Park
OH
USA
58 Posts |
Posted - Nov 29 2010 : 6:23:01 PM
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
1319 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2010 : 08:57:07 AM
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We got it! I am beyond ecstatic! And we got it for a good price, around the same amount we paid for our house in Littleton 26 years ago! This one is way bigger, has nicer appliances and cabinets PLUS it's got 40 acres rather than the 1/3 acre of the house in Littleton! I finally get to get some chickens this coming spring! And eventually we want to get some miniature cattle. The street is called Charolais Lane, I wonder if they have miniature Charolais cattle?
I feel like I'm in a really nice dream!
Audrey
Toto, we're not in Kansas any more! |
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2010 : 09:13:24 AM
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YES! Congratulations, Audrey! I'm so happy for you!!! - Nini
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
Farmgirl Sister #1974 |
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2010 : 09:19:57 AM
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Conghratulations Audrey! How wonderful to have Christmas before Christmas! So when can you get moved in? Winter moving isn't a lot of fun usually but to be in there and planning for spring would be marvelous.
So happy for you!
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Nov 30 2010 : 09:33:12 AM
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Thanks Nini and Susan! I guess Fannie Mae has two weeks to approve the sale price (which the auction people said is rarely a problem)then we can close 30 days after we get the approval. So we are looking at mid to late January before we can get possession. Brrr! Moving in January in Wyoming is going to be brutal but we only have to move a small apartment for now. We still own the house in Littleton so the rest of our furniture and belongings are down there and can wait until it's warmer to move that.
(happy Dance)
Audrey
Toto, we're not in Kansas any more! |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl
1403 Posts
Betty
Pasco
WA
USA
1403 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2010 : 10:16:30 AM
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What a wonderful dream come true for you. Fannie Mae doesn't know what a deal she has made!
Betty ini Pasco |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2010 : 2:10:15 PM
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I am thrilled for you, Audrey. Your excitement jumps out of your posts. What an adventure you're about to start on. Take lots of pics and journal about it. Good luck and keep posting about it. :)
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2010 : 4:32:25 PM
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Congratulations Audrey! I just knew you would get it. Keep us posted please.
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
farmgirl sister #922
Happy to be a "Raggedy Ann" in a Barbie World!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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grace gerber
True Blue Farmgirl
2804 Posts
grace
larkspur
colorado
USA
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CountryBorn
True Blue Farmgirl
1545 Posts
Mary Jane
New York
USA
1545 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2010 : 6:14:36 PM
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Congratulations Audrey!!! I'm so glad it all worked out for you. It will be exciting to hear how things are progressing. Keep us posted.
MJ
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
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missusprim
True Blue Farmgirl
400 Posts
Karen
Fostoria
Ohio
USA
400 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2010 : 7:45:12 PM
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Congrats to you! I'd be staying up all night dreaming of the things I could do with all that land. A pond, chicken coop, HUGE garden, on and on.
I saw your post and kept scrolling down hoping that I'd see where you got it, and I wasn't disappointed! I bet you're in seventh heaven!
Keep us posted on the goings on and when you'll get to move, etc., k? |
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HealingTouch
True Blue Farmgirl
3448 Posts
Darlene
Kunkletown
Pa
USA
3448 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2010 : 11:25:03 PM
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Congrats! I'm so excited for you. 40 acres so no one will be on top of you. Yippee! God is Good All the Time...isn't He?
Blessings and Peace,
Darlene
Sister 1922
God first, everything else after!
DNA doesn't make us sisters, Love does!
The road to a friends house is never to long!
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homsteddinmom
True Blue Farmgirl
441 Posts
Brandee
bullard
tx
USA
441 Posts |
Posted - Dec 01 2010 : 09:15:09 AM
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wooohoo!
Homesteading Mom in East Texas. Raising chickens, Rabbits and goats here on my farm! |
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
1607 Posts |
Posted - Dec 01 2010 : 10:03:02 AM
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Great news! Enjoy!
We make a difference. |
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delicia
True Blue Farmgirl
917 Posts
delicia
cincinnati
ohio
USA
917 Posts |
Posted - Dec 01 2010 : 3:12:51 PM
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Way to go Audrey. It sounds like a wonderful property and deal. Fannie Mae has been pretty good to work with. I do the mortgage part and they have been great on my end. I hope we can see some photos of you and some chicks come Spring.
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Rxgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
216 Posts
Dana
Id
USA
216 Posts |
Posted - Dec 01 2010 : 8:25:58 PM
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Oh my gosh...that is so exciting!!! I think we are all doing the happy dance for you! Please post pics when you can ( and I have to say how jealous am I that you get to have chickens)
Dana-farmgirl #1432
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Edited by - Rxgirl on Dec 01 2010 8:26:23 PM |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Dec 01 2010 : 9:25:05 PM
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A farm, and 40 acres. Hope all goes well. Have you on my mind farmgirl. Blessings. Bonnie
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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