Many of my friends & family members like to joke that I am an “old hippie” at heart.
I feel I have to admit that I do like to live a laid back lifestyle & I consider communing with nature my enthusiastic place.
Living a simple life just seems easier than dealing with the hustle & bustle of city life. I own a small home on the edge of town & I have lived there for the past thirty years or so. I knew it was time to make some changes & make the house more enticing to future customers so I started with curb appeal. I cut back some of the overgrown vegetation that gave it that unkempt look. I never minded the natural look of things although I knew I would want to sell the place & retire to warmer weather conditions & I needed things to look current & fresh. A coat of paint & current porch were next. I continued inside with cosmetic changes however when an associate visited they asked about the guts of the house. I wasn’t sure what they meant until my good friend and I started talking about wiring, plumbing & my heating & cooling system. They told me that those things were more important to prospective customers than what color the walls were. When I met with the local Heating & Air Conditioning contractor she suggested changing over to mini split units & removing all the old radiators that were in the house. She said that these units would be able to handle both heating & cooling more efficiently then the current furnace & window fans that I used. I never unquestionably liked the idea of a/c although I understood that it would increase my home’s value & help it sell faster.