Ghost Hunters and Cursed Homes...

One of our favorite sales staff is a character.  He once proposed us getting ghost hunting meters so people could see if the resale home they were buying was haunted and perhaps that would motivate them to get a new construction home.  Easy to say that marketing gimmick never came fully too fruition.  I learned through experiences ghosts are not a worry but cursed properties are.

Since moving to Mesilla we have had problems with everything in my cute little blue home.  The septic tank started coming up through the back yard.  All the appliances except the dishwasher needed replacing.  The plumbing is finicky.  There is no heat in the master bath and we had HVAC issues with the swamp cooler all summer.  The final straw we joke was when our cat learned how to open the front door a month ago and a half ago.  It was time to move and this time we are building because I have never ever appreciated a home warranty more than I do now.

So as of Thursday we signed the final documents and we now own an acre of land here in Mesilla.  I'm happy to have heat next winter and better air conditioning this Summer.  For those who keep count this will be our fifth home in Las Cruces and our third build.  It is going to be the eighth home for Chris and I since we married seven years ago...  The kids keep making me promise we will live here forever but honestly I think forever is not gonna happen.  So I'm promising them five years!

It is hard to admit I kind of failed into making this home more of a home.  We still haven't unpacked 2/3rds of our stuff and only painted half.  I am proud of myself that I did do this house on my own and that is the first time I have ever done that with out someone like my sister or Chris helping me each step.  With 3 kids that was a hard point for me but I did it and we are leaving the home in May better than when we came.  So it isn't a failure as much as a life lesson.

I'm already having fun working with our wonderful trades and vendors in designing this home. Many of them have been long time dear working friends and everyone is rooting this will be the house we stay in.  I sure am!  As for the next home I don't mind any ghostly visitors but I can say I'm glad it won't be cursed and if it, it will all be covered by warranties!