Just a sample of why I don’t relate to other people, because there are things I think about I’d be ashamed to talk about almost anywhere else. Here though, you guys know the many ways I want to die…. and kill people… so my insane fantasies isn’t a big jump.
I was thinking about leaving today, and it really is just the climate and the city I want away from.
I thought what if I could pick up my house and haul it up to Michigan and set it down on a new basement?
It’s just…… I’m having enough trouble trying to get myself out of here.
Now I’ve had the thought of taking pretty much everything with me. The thing is my lot is worth more without my house on it. If I found the right developer, they could put a half million dollar house on it.
It’s moving the house that is crazy expensive. If I wanted to move it accross town it’d be $10k, and we’re talking about thousands of miles over rivers and across state lines. It’s more possible than most houses because it is on a crawlspace except the garage.
I’d have to sell the lot for enough to clear the mortgage though, and still have enough to get the next plot of land….. I’m up there with the guy building a truck to ride the rails.
It just feels like everything is impossible right now. I keep applying for jobs, hearing nothing back. So what’s another impossible idea?
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I’ve always wondered what it costs to move a house. Is there a reasons why you want to keep your particular house rather than demolish it and buy another? Sentimental value or just familiarity?
It’s crazy that a lot can be worth more without a house, but I guess if their plan is to build a new one then the house is just an issue for them to deal with.
For some reason your post reminded me of a short story I once read about a man who has to get rid of his beloved piano because he needs more room. He tries selling it, not takers. He tries giving it away, no takers. Finally in exasperation he decides he’s going to drag it down the street and dump it in the ocean. That itself becomes an ordeal. I think the point of the story was to illustrate impossibility. I hope you don’t end up dumping your house in the ocean.