At last, I can share that we have finally found the right house!
After weeks of looking at dozens of houses we finally found something that suits our needs. It is quite large with three bedrooms suitable for bed and breakfast guests. You can see the details here while the link lasts. We have also bought the vacant block next door and will use it for gardens and future business expansion. We will be moving in to the house next week.
The house is set on a slope facing east. It is a 40 minute drive from the Nashville International Airport, four minutes from the Sumner County Regional Airport (http://www.sumnercountyairport.com/) and seven minutes from the centre of historic Gallatin City: Wikipedia and Gallatin City.
One of the B&B rooms has an en suite bathroom and the other two share a bathroom. The bathrooms are the original 1977 construction and have the appearance of hardly being used so we are keeping them for the time being and playing up the vintage appearance.
Moody Shot of White Bathroom
The kitchen was last renovated in the late 1990’s so it will have to go and be replaced by a new one. There is a sun room which was added on sometime after the house was built and had no proper foundations so that will have to be repaired. The carpets and the living room floor will be replaced before we can open for business. All of this will be done by contractors so Mark can concentrate on his work.
The lower floor (called a walk-out basement here) will house our offices, studio, storage and gym (I’m really missing the exercise I got during my commute in Brisbane). There are two garages within the footprint of the house and the second one has a workshop also, so that will be mine. A first for me; my own set of tools! Mark is really excited by the workshop in the shed.
Our household goods are still in the container in Customs bond. It has been shipped to Chicago so the piano can be inspected. A word of warning, don’t try to bring an antique piano of any sort, especially one with ivory keys, back into the USA. Just donate it or burn it. We don’t know how many thousands of dollars we will need to pay in ransom to get the container contents back.
It’s a relief to finally have something to share with you all.
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Bye!