Encouraging, I think. [View all]
Yesterday, a young woman and her son moved into their new home, the house next door to mine, with a shared driveway with mine, moved in to this house, which she had just purchased. The house had been vacant for three years, bank-owned for a while, then owned by a man who bought it at a low foreclosure price and rehabilitated it nicely. After that, it still sat vacant for a year.
I talked to the woman and her son, during a break in their hard work of moving in. We introduced ourselves, and I offered my lawnmower. Her entire family was there, brothers, sisters, mother. One brother made short work of the somewhat overgrown lawn. A smallish Uhaul arrived with her furniture, which was unloaded quickly. The cable guy came. A delivery truck from a discount furniture store delivered some new furniture to go with the new house. The pizza delivery guy made two deliveries during the day.
Eventually, everyone left as it was getting dark, and this little family got to spend their first night in their new home. I'm sure I'll get to know her and her 9-year-old son well. It's a bright spot, I think, in the recovery we need for our economy. Now that this house is occupied by its new owner, there are no more foreclosed houses in my particular block in St. Paul, MN.
I'm feeling a little more optimistic this morning.
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