Purchasing the Land

This post was written by Hans but posted by Sophie.  


Negotiating - exasperating at best.  Once we decided the property at 6837 County Road 8 wanted us and we wanted it too, we began the arduous task of purchasing it.  We called the listed realtor and asked about the property.  This began an exchange of about a hundred or so phone calls, emails, faxes, visits to her office in Divide, CO, along with five or six offers and counter offers, research into county records, sales of other properties and countless visits to the land to walk the perimeter and all points in between.  It took four months of back and forth negotiations before the sellers accepted our final offer.  All the while we were negotiating with our credit union for a loan to purchase the land.  Hans was also changing jobs at the same time so our life was truly in an upheaval.  We got the loan approved, set the closing date and became indebted again.  Wahoo!!!  Such an experience no one can imagine, unless one has been a property owner.  Two weeks later, Hans jumped into a new job and we were off and running.  Next up plans for building the home.