All in one, Going up

by Duf Anything and Everything

After not following through on my intent to weed whack Wednesday night I was steadfast in my resolve to do that AND mow after work last night.  Trying to accomplish these tasks in their entirety during a weeknight is a tall order.  I knew the only way I could do that was if I scaled back the weed whacking part of the work by just doing stuff right around the house.  I skipped the more tedious/slow parts like whacking the main property and chicken area fence line.

I hauled ass both on foot with the weed whacker and on the Husqvarna tractor, mowing most of the time at near full throttle.  I finished up via the LED headlights on the tractor a little before 9PM.  Yea it was a bit extreme but the work is now done just in time for the tropical storm that will be rolling through our area for the next 36 hours.

Yesterday I noticed my Zillow listing for my parcel of land in Lehigh Acres was no longer active.  You have to renew it every few months it seems.  When I did it this time I decided to take a look at some of the asking prices for the lots near me and I was quite surprised that it finally seems the real estate upswing of the last few years has finally touched this land as well.  The lot right next to mine was listed for 26K.  The lot I sold last year went for 13-14k and I recall feeling lucky to get that.

So based on the asking prices of other lots in the area I increased my asking price $6K, from 18K to 24K.  Do I think I’ll get that for the lot?  It’s unlikely but damn that would be lovely.  Any proceeds for the sale would go right onto the HELOC that was used to buy the lot back in 2003 which is my only remaining debt on the house.  I’m crossing my fingers that 2022 is the year I finally get to unload the last of my (bad) investment properties that I have held for nearly 20 years.

This weekend besides trying to stay dry I am going out to see Top Gun with a friend of mine.  We are going back to the Cinebistro which I have been to a couple times previously.  It’s a really enjoyable way to watch a movie.  By all accounts this sequel breaks the mold and is actually as good if not better than the original by many accounts.