Going to the lodge alone provides a different perspective. Because my mother-in-law just came home from the hospital (see Infected-pacemaker-leads) and there were things at the lodge that needed attention, I headed up there on my own late Saturday morning.
In fact, one of the compelling reasons for going was that a good friend is interested in buying our lodge. She was coming up later that afternoon with her brother, whom she is possibly going to go together with to structure a purchase.
My wife and I have seen a log home on an 80 acre parcel of land that we are very interested in. There are many reasons for this. First, we have always thought that we would eventually find a permanent log home to retire to. Our current lodge, while a wonderful weekend and vacation retreat, does not fit this bill. It is not fully winterized and is too far from a major center for our liking. Mainly, it is too far from our families!
The property we are interested in is actually a 20 minute drive from where one of our daughers will be building their new home… and that is a huge plus for us.
The other major attraction is that this is, or has the potential to be, a year round home we could live in full-time. That simply is not an option with our current vacation lodge.
So… we let it be known to a few close friends that we might be interested in selling the lodge. Thus the visit this weekend. We had a wonderful visit with this friend and her brother and his wife. It now remains to be seen whether this is a property they are interested in pursuing together.
Our take on it is quite relaxed. If it is meant to be it will happen. If not, something good will happen at the right time. We feel no pressure. In fact, the timing right now is not good to be looking at a sale and move. With my mother-in-law having just moved in, and her health being less than optimal, it might be hard on her at this point. Plus she LOVES the lodge and cannot fathom why we would consider selling it!
So… it may or may not happen. If it does, great, if it doesn’t, great! How good it that?
