How can it not exist? If it doesn't I guess you have no property taxes??
I think we have had this conversation before. I didint build this house. It was built by the Simpsons. Who had a devil of a time selling the property. They finally dontated it to a church. So they could move on to Mexico. He was anti government. For as much as I could glean from people who knew them.
They built a house in one of the communities on the Sea of Cortez. There you could build a house for about 20 or 30 grand and own the property. Through a loop hole allowing US Corporations to buy large acreage. This was in 1995 or so. They convinced their family to build and move there as well. I believe it was a daughter and her family.
In Mexico you can hire a house keeper for about a hundred dollars a month. Gardener as well.
the community had good health care and on and on.
So my house went to a church. The ministry is called Set Free. Set Free went in with the idea of converting it to a halfway house for women coming out of prison. At the time I purchased it from them there were twenty one women living in a single bedroom house... With one bathroom. Of course the Green house was converted to a bunk house. it is attached to the house. And the Art studio was also converted.
One of those nasty neighbors kept turning them in to the police and generally making it difficult for them to go forward with their plans. As well as getting permits to expand and build were proving difficult. So they listed the property for sale.
Because the Church was limited to x amount of money for sales I got the place for a very good price. A few thousand under what the land was worth.
I had no inspections, house or well. I discussed with the Minister what issues they had. He was honest but didn't volunteer information. The well was a low producer. They had one neighbor that wasn't quite friendly. This fellow not only had tattoos reminiscent of a Skin head but Prison tattoos as well. His wife ran the house. and had the only room that was private and had a lock on the door.
The property was NEAT AS A PIN. Even the dirt was raked in the front yard and there were no weeds. The teeny kitchen which only had room for one or two people the floor space was approx four feet by four feet.
Schedual posted on the wall was very regumentated. Every fifteen minutes they had something they were supposed to be doing. Which included smoke breaks (out side). Bathroom privelages shower and such were on a rotating schedual I believe they got to take a shower every other day and were limited to military shower time. Like five or ten minutes?
When I moved in I was amazed the only thing that kept me from falling through the floor of the bathroom was the linoleum. Shower was just as bad but it was tiled with very small tiles and it crunched when you stepped in. I kept my feet on top of the joists just for security.
So My life there has been an adventure. to say the least. First year I understood why there was an out house in the back. Found out that you could not let the water run for more thant ten minutes. When the pump saver switch went off the well shut down for ELEVEN Days. But even through all that I figured out how to fill the three thousand gallon water tank. It took a month.
Then I spoke to a well guy and told him my issues and he said I probably had a bad pump saver. He came out and for about fifty bucks fixed it. SMH.
Belive me as a city girl first time with a well and far out where hired professionals are few and far between. I learned alot about how to Ferret out problems.
Yes the well is a low producer therefore Irrigation has to be done Carefully Washing the car isnt a good idea. Even washing the horse wasnt a good idea at the time. I give my horses a wash about once a year... The local carwash (two guys with a bucket) in town was generous enough to allow me to bring her up and give her a bath. Belive me I had an audience by the time I was done...
The Sceptic was dying. when I had the tank pumped the Sceptic guy told me alot about the house. He said but for just me He said it would last probably another five or six years. this is why I am pushing forward for a second toilet to be either composting or propane flash burning the waste to a pile of ash.
IN the state of California you can add a composting toilet IF there is a standard flush toilet in the house. No permits.
deb
I moved the bait holder outside and set it where I've seen mice before. If I don't see it being worked in the morning, I'll try relocating it in the coop but that is such a pain as I have to put it somewhere in a chicken proof box. I have made them from chicken wire in the past without problems and may have to go that route again.
