All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go...
Jay Bates Jay Bates
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 Published On Mar 28, 2024

All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go...

We're moving. Well, we've already moved since recording this video. I've got my office setup in the garage of our bumper pull toy hauler, rocking two out of five bars of LTE cell phone mobile hotspot internet. Life is good :)

Phase-1 is complete. Phase-1 is as follows:

- We have already established utilities on the in-between property. Uncle George offered one of his future hay pastures for us to call home for a few months. It's an old house trailer spot in a VERY MUDDY pasture with a power pole, water meter, and a "hopefully" working septic system. We're not sure if the septic is draining just yet, so we're only dumping gray water at the moment. If the black tank gets full before verifying the septic works, we will have to get a portable tank of some kind and have it pumped occasionally.
- We purchased a 40' conex. I call it a shipping container, but due to my wife's military background, she's got me calling it a conex as well. We were unsure if we could fit everything in the conex but thought it was the best plan and that we would just FIO (figure it out!) when the time came. We ended up needing to use the empty shed that is conveniently located next to the camper spot and a little slice of the family tractor shed.
- Sell the large equipment that presented the most challenges for storage and setting up again. In upcoming videos, I'll discuss what didn't make the cut and what will be replaced in the next shop. I have a lot of footage from breaking down the shop that I haven't had a chance to edit.
- Close on selling the house. I'm typing this article the day before we close and refuse to publish this article and video before the house is legally sold. I've been bitten by Murphy's law too many times that I don't want to say, "I'm going to do x-y-z," and then something crazy stupid happens, and I have to eat my words. Not this time, Murphy. I'm waiting to close this chapter until you look away.

And that's it. That's Phase-1. And just like Murphy's law regarding Phase-1, I'm not going into the nitty gritty about Phase-2 until one more milestone date has passed. But here's the zoomed-out overview without the details:

Phase-1 - Sell the house and get established on the in-between property.
Phase-2 - Purchase the property and get established in the camper in the new shop.
Phase-3 - Land development.
Phase-4 - Start the house shell, barn, equipment shed, or campsites (probably non-commercial). The order will be determined by urgency.

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