Purchasing Godwin Seminary House 1974
Yesterday I began A Story in Many Parts. This story will continue in the next few posts as I connect my life to that of my ancestors.
We did all the things the experts tell you not to do when you buy a house. ( We would have made a great reality segment for Holmes on Homes or Love It or List It without a purchase being made.) But, I told you I saw this house in a dream and I was sure it was to be mine no matter what it took.
Monday, November 12, 1973 a deposit receipt and offer to purchase was signed for a piece of property on 219-A we had seen quickly the day before. We were told the property was almost five acres (remember we were looking for Five Acres and Independence) and toured the inside of a quaint farm house that was heavily curtained and dimly lighted. But, I knew this was the home of my dream so a $100 binder was made even if we were hurried through the house.
I will not bore you with all the steps we had to take in order to purchase this small (turns out it is closer to 2 acres) homestead; but, we did have to paint the exterior since the owner refused and the lender required it, I had to go to work since we didn't qualify for a mortgage without an additional salary, and we had to slip some additional money to the seller since she wanted more than the value of the house. But, on May 14, 1974, the house I had dreamed of became mine.
The title at signing listed the property in complicated legal description but ended with this sentence: Said parcel containing 2.662 acres more or less: known as, Godwin Seminary House and was signed by the wife of Sidney Godwin. We laughed and wondered why was this house called a seminary (didn't that mean a divinity school) and began moving in.
We did all the things the experts tell you not to do when you buy a house. ( We would have made a great reality segment for Holmes on Homes or Love It or List It without a purchase being made.) But, I told you I saw this house in a dream and I was sure it was to be mine no matter what it took.
Monday, November 12, 1973 a deposit receipt and offer to purchase was signed for a piece of property on 219-A we had seen quickly the day before. We were told the property was almost five acres (remember we were looking for Five Acres and Independence) and toured the inside of a quaint farm house that was heavily curtained and dimly lighted. But, I knew this was the home of my dream so a $100 binder was made even if we were hurried through the house.
I will not bore you with all the steps we had to take in order to purchase this small (turns out it is closer to 2 acres) homestead; but, we did have to paint the exterior since the owner refused and the lender required it, I had to go to work since we didn't qualify for a mortgage without an additional salary, and we had to slip some additional money to the seller since she wanted more than the value of the house. But, on May 14, 1974, the house I had dreamed of became mine.
The title at signing listed the property in complicated legal description but ended with this sentence: Said parcel containing 2.662 acres more or less: known as, Godwin Seminary House and was signed by the wife of Sidney Godwin. We laughed and wondered why was this house called a seminary (didn't that mean a divinity school) and began moving in.
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