kmakar
Janitor
Yesterday we closed on our new property in Chiefland, Florida. I'm retiring (really just semi-retiring because I can never truly stop working), but my company also does hosting services so we'll have a positive cash flow for years to come and I'll cut back my "work" to 5 hours a week or less.
We were seeking a sleepy quiet little town with low crime and not much growth, and far enough away from big cities much like the town I grew up in (Somers, CT).
Yesterday following closing we met with a land clearing guy and he'll start clearing early next week. The land is heavily forested with mature trees 50' and taller where we'll only clear what we need.
I've also already contacted and contracted with well and septic system companies.
We are finalizing plans for our building which will be 30' x 90' (with an additional 30' x 10' lanai) for an overall footprint of 30' x 100' where we will have 1,080 square feet of conditioned living space leaving the rest for my shop (1,620 square feet). The 300 square foot lanai (covered porch) will be off the living quarters. My shop will have four (4) 10' x 10' roll up doors with two (2) lifts (one for storing cars, and the new one will be for working on cars). We are waiting for the architect to finish drawing plans for the living quarters and then we can submit the plans to the county (Levy County) for approval, then we can pull the permits and start the actual building. We are shooting to have our current house on the market around June 30th (when my final service contract is slated to end barring any complications) where we will move our motorhome (BAB's aka "the battle cruiser") onto our new property and begin living in it until the building is complete, but not before we take our long overdue nationwide vacation trip to see our nation. After the concrete slab is poured we'll have 6 to 8 weeks before the steel building is erected and that's when we'll take our 4 to 5 week trip to see the USA.
Next week I'll start taking pictures (before and after) of the land clearing and this will become a living thread chronicling the progress of our build and the beginning of my retirement.
We were seeking a sleepy quiet little town with low crime and not much growth, and far enough away from big cities much like the town I grew up in (Somers, CT).
Yesterday following closing we met with a land clearing guy and he'll start clearing early next week. The land is heavily forested with mature trees 50' and taller where we'll only clear what we need.
I've also already contacted and contracted with well and septic system companies.
We are finalizing plans for our building which will be 30' x 90' (with an additional 30' x 10' lanai) for an overall footprint of 30' x 100' where we will have 1,080 square feet of conditioned living space leaving the rest for my shop (1,620 square feet). The 300 square foot lanai (covered porch) will be off the living quarters. My shop will have four (4) 10' x 10' roll up doors with two (2) lifts (one for storing cars, and the new one will be for working on cars). We are waiting for the architect to finish drawing plans for the living quarters and then we can submit the plans to the county (Levy County) for approval, then we can pull the permits and start the actual building. We are shooting to have our current house on the market around June 30th (when my final service contract is slated to end barring any complications) where we will move our motorhome (BAB's aka "the battle cruiser") onto our new property and begin living in it until the building is complete, but not before we take our long overdue nationwide vacation trip to see our nation. After the concrete slab is poured we'll have 6 to 8 weeks before the steel building is erected and that's when we'll take our 4 to 5 week trip to see the USA.
Next week I'll start taking pictures (before and after) of the land clearing and this will become a living thread chronicling the progress of our build and the beginning of my retirement.
