It has been wild ride but one that I think will ultimately be for the best.
But for sure, I’m hoping to never have to rent again.
Just being back in a home I own with my own HVAC equipment is a big deal for me. My wife and I recently hit retirement and along came a whole bunch of lifestyle changes. Not only was I not going to the commercial HVAC of the office any longer, but we sold the family home and moved to the south. Prior to starting all of this, the plan sounded pretty simple and one that millions of others have undertaken. But I vastly underestimated what a big project all of this would be. Just getting the house on the market took all kinds of energy. At the same time, my wife and I were trying to wrap up our careers in order to leave the zone controlled HVAC of the office behind. So there was a lot going on at once. Thankfully, the HVAC company was awesome and after the initial meeting, they pretty much took it from there. It was nice to at least have the HVAC upgrade off of our plate. We chose to rent a two bedroom apartment after we sold the house and prior to moving to the south. Our thinking was we would be able to not have to rush when it came to finding the right retirement home where we wanted to live. However, living with outdated HVAC equipment in that apartment was quite uncomfortable. It was tough enough simply paring down our stuff in order to fit in a two bedroom apartment. Finally, we are in our new home and it comes with new central air conditioning as well. So hopefully, all of this effort will turn out to be as great as we think it will be.