More on fencing

I actually took fencing as a sport once, but that is another story. This one is about my potential new condo, of course. I am a detail person, and thorough. I admit that. "Picky" might be another word for it. It was helpful when I had to write reports for courts regarding the children I took from inappropriate homes. Other times, it's not always so useful.

So here I am, counting to 9. I signed papers on a Friday, two weeks ago tomorrow. I was told I had 9 days in which either side can cancel without penalty. That means I can get my deposit back during that time. If last Monday was day 1, then today is day 9. The saleslady did not send me the fence information by email last night as promised.

Today might actually be the last day, although she told me clearly it is tomorrow. I don't have tomorrow in writing. I have Nine Days in writing. I don't have in writing that it's all contingent on a fence. I have it in writing that 9 days after the offer it's binding as is.

I am not feeling comfortable with this today. I don't know what a temporary fence is, legally. I don't know if I have to use the one she is going to send me a picture of. What if it's only 12" high and made of plastic? Blows away in the wind? Molly can step over it? No way to secure it at all so the dogs could just ram it down without effort? Order time could be five years. Is there a time limite on "temporary" - as in I can only use it for 6 months at a time and then have to go without for a year? I don't know. I don't have enough information. I have no idea what it costs.

Today I have my yearly gyn exam. That might be TMI, but the point is, I will be tied up, no pun intended, for a few hours, including driving time. The model office for the condo is closed on Thursdays - maybe that is why she said I get until Friday? But they are open on weekends, which means if I only count Thursdays off, I have already passed the 9 days.

So I have many questions and feel I need a bit more time, but don't know if I will be able to get it or not. I feel the saleslady knew my request for fencing would be denied based on the by-laws that prohibit permanent fencing. She led me to believe it could be approved. Why did I have to calltwice to finally get an answer, two days before the last day, and be told what I was told?

If she knew all along I could only be allowed a temporary fence, why not be up front and tell me that from day one so I could plan accordingly? No other condos in the area have fences or allow them. I had found one only that allowed invisible fences. It was nice, too, although a bit farther out in the country that I wanted. In fact, it backed up to a 100 acre or bigger, I forget, cornfield. I had visions of that cornfield going commercial with new buildings within a few years. The actual deal breaker was the power lines that I felt were too close. The 200 foot backyard for a condo was a nice thing, though. It would have made a huge yard for the dogs with an invisible fence, but I don't think an invisible fence would hold in two excited beagles going after a scent. A regular fence barely holds them. When Molly was younger and thinner, she was able to jump a chained link fence.

The current condo company seems reliable and professional in all other ways. (My legal beagle thinks that the company has bent over backwards to find a loophole for me saying I can have a temporary fence. I think that since the complex has been there for 2 years that they have been through the fence issue before more than once and already knew the answer.) They are building high quality, expensive condos. The ones that are already done look great and I haven't seen one for sale sign in them. They have been selling at a brisk pace since the complex opened. The complex, while open to anyone, seems to be mostly geared towards and drawing couples in their 40s to 60s, which seems a good place for me to be. It's a perfect floor plan for adults who now wish to downsize the amount of rooms, but wish to keep large rooms, and all the basics that make a nice home pleasant, with the added pleasure of heated bathroom floors. Plus, it is barrier free, so if I found myself at some point needing a wheelchair due to an injury or something, I would have no problems getting around the condo. It seems a silly detail, but as I have said, I am detail oriented. I plan ahead. I could also accommodate a friend or relative who lives in a multi-story home while healing from a surgery or accident.

I also think a ranch-style condo is a good investment right now. I am one of the first baby boomers. The ones coming behind me will want the same thing, by my thinking. I think ranch condos will get more popular, not less, especially in good, safe, stable neighborhoods.

This was my turn to vent, lol. I am a classic worrier and I hope I am making a good decision. A few days of delay would also give me time to maybe paint another room so I can get this house ready. I am going so slowly. It's the details with me, lol. The painting that I have done is perfect, but I need to get some speed going.

I feel so strongly both ways about all of this. Ambivalence does not help when trying to make a big decision. I so envy those of you who can just decide 'let's move' and do, without letting the little things trip you up at every corner.