Hi again, from the beautiful city of Bellingham Washington. Finally moved back here since i moved out in 1986 . Have always been not to far away would be willing to come back to this very unique city. Diversified it is and has it’s counterculture and homelessness but it has plenty of support from the outline communities. Still the scenery is always full of depth from Mt Baker , the twin sisters and the out lying islands with their silhouettes on the evening sunsets on the water. Driving through Chuckanut drive or looking across the border to Canada to see the untamed snowy mountain peaks. Watching the regatta races in Bellingham Bay every Wednesday from Fairhaven.
Had place in Blaine across from White Rock , British Columbia close to Drayton Harbor and was pretty excited to find a newer house in this particular spot and very reasonable. But put in an application for a job in Seattle and I got it. So I moved everything out and cleaned it up. Well a girlfriend from the distant past saw the place and wanted it immediately but I said I had to leave so she offered to help me move which I offered to pay her to help me. I found a management company to rent it for me which they were very reasonable, and it was the best option without selling it. The girls got me a great rental price and I went to Seattle. Well COVID-19 hit and I was hearing horror stories about rentals really getting in trouble and I started freaking out. I got laid off and my apartment lease was up. I went back up to the Bellingham area and barely found a place because nothing was available and the prices were really high. I had to take the first place I could find. I had no place to stay because my house was being rented. That was March and in June I got a message from the renters and asked me if they could buy the house. I said let’s talk to a realtor and find out. The realtor jacked up the price way more than I thought it was worth and they bought it.
The stress was all over and I was so relieved. I was flipping through Facebook one day and one of my friends listed an old place in Bellingham and it was so reasonable I jumped on it right away and closed the deal. Pretty run down but I can make it look pretty respectable. I had to take the carpets out and remove all kinds of foliage on the outside. Tried figure out what kind of plants were trying to grow but found out this property is the main corridor for deer migration in the whole northwest. If it’s green it’s gone. They eat everything.
Well back to what I getting to, so I found a good deal on some birch laminate flooring and still working on them. Pretty easy to install, just had to ask a few questions and buy a few tools. Layout was pretty simple and the place is pretty square. Not sure which project to tackle next. Some of homes are not really being updated and my neighbor lady said she doesn’t wanna spend the money on hers if it’s not gonna really raise the value of her property. Things are looking up down here!
