Disappointment...

Life continues as normal around here...trying to work on that to do list, although it is getting smaller which is encouraging.  Yesterday, Jim got all the ductwork finished and all insulated in the attic for the venting he did a couple weeks ago.  Thankfully, the weather has been cooler these past couple days but still gets warm in the attic.

Ductwork for venting

Then in the afternoon, I got a voice mail on my cell phone about 5:00 from the couple that came through our house on Tuesday.  He didn't leave a message other than to say to call him back.  When Jim did (I was too nervous!), he just got his voice mail so then we had to play the waiting game.  We had convinced ourselves that he was calling to make an offer so our minds couldn't help but wander to even the next steps after that.  Waiting was torture...he didn't call back until after 7:00.  But then he said that as much as they liked it, with three kids they felt they needed more room.  So disappointing.  And I feel so bad for Jim - so much more so than with a normal house, this feels so much like rejection.  But as in everything else, we have no choice but to take a deep breath and move on.

 

This morning, I emailed the Akron Beacon Journal writer who came here and did the story about the building of this house a few years ago.  At that time, she had told me to let her know if we ever sold the house so I figured I would.  She was very kind and actually put a story about it up on her blog...you can read it here - http://www.ohio.com/blogs/mary-beth.  Or...here's the article...at this point, any publicity is good publicity and you never know where it may lead.

Extreme DIY house for sale

By Mary Beth Breckenridge

Published: July 26, 2013

You'd think building one house by yourself would be an accomplishment to last a lifetime.
Not for Jim May.
Back in 2010, I wrote about the house May built almost singlehandedly, right down to milling the woodwork and building the doors. The project took him more than a decade.
Now he's ready to do it again.
The four-bedroom saltbox house May built in Sharon Township is on the market for $395,000. You can see the listing here.
May and his wife, Sharon, have purchased property in upstate New York, where he plans to build again. The couple intends to blog about the process, which could make for some interesting reading.