The move to Pocatello is much closer today. Our house in Colorado Springs is under contract with a solid backup offer from another party. We made an offer today on a house and will learn tomorrow morning if the offer is acceptable. It’s a lovely home. The current owner has been in the house for just a few months and is being transferred out of town. As soon as we walked into the house, Nina knew it was the right place. We did look at one other house which is a beautiful home but on a poor piece of property. That house is right now the "backup house".

Nina’s been looking at houses all week. Last night we were pretty disappointed with what she’s been able to find. Just as we thought the options were very limited, our Realtor came up two excellent properties.

Land is relatively inexpensive in Pocatello when compared to Colorado Springs. House prices reflect that difference. However, when the land is subtracted from the price of property in both locations, it appears that building a house is more expensive by a couple of dollars per square foot. We did find what seems to be close to the perfect house.

The yard isn’t finished, but the current owner has scheduled the grass to be put in, which would finish that work. If all goes well, we’ll be moved in about June 24th or so. The house in Colorado Springs will close on June 17th. The movers will arrive on the 14th, pack for two days, and load on the 16th. We’ll close the next day and head for Pocatello. We’ll close on the new house the following Monday, and then move in over the next couple of days. Then the Colorado Chapter will be completely closed. It’s a bit nostalgic. Trading Houses — a good thing to do occasionally.