As I mentioned earlier, we purchased a park model at the Superstition Mountain Resort (SMR) in Apache Junction. We are not planning to give up full timing but decided to purchase it to have a place to stay some time in the future when we do want to stop traveling.
Our plan is to rent it during the winter season and summer too, if possible, and just have a little income from it. So far, we have it rented for Feb. and Mar.
We spent the last two weeks before we left fixing it up the way we wanted it. The previous owner was an "accumulater of stuff." So we needed to go through everything and decided what we wanted and what we wanted to give away. Some stuff went to friends, some to Goodwill and some to a friend's church for their yearly auction. And the 7' pvc pipes went to a construction company that works in the park.
After getting everything out , we decided that the drapes she had throughout did not give us the amount of light and airiness that we wanted. So we removed all of the curtains, drapes and rods. And then I spent a day patching the holes from the rods. I have become real good at patching. There were also some cable wires and phone wires that were strung from the bed room to the living room. They were either glued on or attached with nails. So I need to carefully remove them, trying to leave the wallpaper on the wall, and then patch all of those holes.
While I did all of that , Barb cleaned the kitchen and all the appliances. She even moved the store and refrigerator out to get behind everything. We washed down all of the walls, the cabinets and the windows. And then we started on the shed. That took another day or two.
But now, the park model really looks great and we are quite thrilled with it. In June, we have arranged to move the fence that is there so that it is on our property line. That will increase the size of the fenced in area for our yard.
We are in Needles, CA now. Barb is at the casino and I will be reading. Having restful day.
Love and hugs,
Linda and Barb
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