Going for Broke

Shortly after starting our $9 a meal challenge I found myself in a cab explaining it to my cab driver.  And when comparing the cost of our standard meal out of $60, the cabbie asked me what we were planning to do with all of our savings.  They could in fact add up to be substantial.  It didn’t take us long to decide.

We bought land!  

 And not just any land, land with a view of the Pacific Ocean!

Martin had discovered this little piece of heaven for sale in early November and we had flirted with the idea of buying it for either a vacation home or rental property but either way a place for Martin to build a spec home to showcase his talents without a client interjecting their opinion.  We crunched the number, re-crunched them again, worked through contingency plans A-E and came up with an offer that we felt comfortable with and positive the seller would turn down; it was low, but all we could afford.

To our surprise, they accepted!  On Christmas morning, boarding out flight to Chile we DocuSigned the offer and 30 days later we had the deed and key to the gate in hand.

And while I know the goal was to allow Martin free reign, I have been excited to review the designs adding my two cents (take it or leave it) and have already started researching small functional and ecological home ideas!

We hope to break ground by the fall of 2015 with the first night’s sleep next summer!