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My Friend's House may soon be a reality

For many years Dave and I have dreamed and planned lots of things, some of which have materialized and some certainly have not. That may be a good thing. For many years we have worked with and observed what is available in Marshall and what is not; as a result, we have some definite and some vague ideas as to what would be helpful. So far the response has been very positive, and the obstacles have flattened.

Dave's main interest is having sort of a helpful place that could be a central point and point people in the direction they need, doing it on a faith base rather than with government funds, feeding, and working with families in crisis. We have lots of practice with that close to home.

There are other activities that we plan here, such as having a low-priced resale shop, a drop-off point to sell items for others, via eBay and Amazon--the list goes on and on.

And I will finally hang my counseling shingle. The license has been in effect for about twenty-five years, and I have used it in other employment, but have only done a small amount privately.

Anyway, the bank in California took our offer, which was less than half what the local appraisal district has as the value of the place. It is located in downtown Marshall, directly across the street from the courthouse. That should help to assure that the value remains.

We should close on the house within a few weeks, and then will begin the process of getting all the problems under control. All houses have those. The electricity has been off more than 30 days, so an inspection is required. Luckily, Dave can usually spot the problems and get them fixed.

The picture of the stairs is the front hallway. The stairs lead to two apartments upstairs. We will try to rent those to help cover the cost. At the back you can see a room built on that the restaurant had as a meeting room. That room can serve several purposes at different times. The interior of that room is pictured, also--that green is not so blatant in actuality. Actually, as I look at the preview of this, I do not see that picture. Perhaps it will show up, in one of those ways I fail to understand.

The top picture is, of course, the front. The first thing I plan to do on the way home from closing is to go by and yank out the ground sign that says

ALONZA'S BAIL BONDS and paint over the same thing on the big sign.

So if all this is too much for the Blog, tell me and I will move it to my blog.

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