The Box

My realtor buddy e-mailed me to ask if I might be interested in buying the 5 acre parcel adjacent to us in the desert. He bought it for back taxes and decided he's a little over-extended and over-committed on other projects. After a quick discussion with my wife, I think it took us all of about 5 minutes to agree on a very reasonable price, and we just signed the paperwork today. We're excited about it because now we know the property can't be built on and we will maintain a nice open desert view, which is great. I would like to keep things exactly as they are! The value is really in the land, but there are a couple "fringe benefits" thrown in that I think will be very fun projects...

I'm naming this "the box".  It's a little homestead cabin likely built in the '50s. No heat. No plumbing. Just a box that's about 12' x 12'. If you have a good imagination, you might be able to picture it as being a very cool little vintage cabin once it's fixed up. There's an outhouse out back. Like I said, you need a good imagination!

The previous owners left this old Datsun pickup behind (late '60's?), but my realtor friend wants to keep it and restore it. Fine with me... we told him if he wants to leave it behind, we would take it (gives the little cabin a lived-in look).

The previous owners also left this old trailer behind, which is now ours (my realtor friend said he would like to have it, but no place to put it!). It's a total stinky mess on this inside, but fire up that imagination again, and you might be able to picture something restored, cool, and vintage looking.

There's crazy stuff all around the house, like this toilet next to the trailer (above) and a huge collection of old wine and whiskey bottles (below).

Kind of funny... my friend specifically asked if he could have all the wine bottles for an art project that his wife wants to do. I said "heck yes"! (glad to get rid of them).

The amazing, and kind of sad, thing about this property is two brothers lived here since the early '80s... around 30 years in the little box and the trailer, with no heat and no indoor plumbing. I think for the most part we don't realize how fortunate we are.