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Today is the Day

I’ve finally gone and done it.

I threatened it for years…but today I did it.

I’m closing on my house in Dunnellon, Florida today. It’s about 2 miles or so to the Rainbow Springs State Park. It’s a brand new home that hasn’t been lived in which we’re buying directly from the builder (built in 2008).

Nothing fancy. It is 4 bedrooms with just under one acre. Our home in Indiana has 18.5 acres, but you get tired of taking care of that much (even when you hire out part of the work). So I found a property with less land to take care of that is still quiet and near all the parks we’ll visit.

I have a lot of plans for the backyard here to make a very nice outdoor living area. Who knows how much I’ll spend on everything I’m putting in the backyard. It doesn’t matter…as this area of Florida is pretty cheap right now because of the real estate and job problems they’ve had.

People who were on my list years ago remember when I was first looking in Florida and Arizona. It was a common occurrence. Winter time comes. I want to move. Spring comes in and it was so nice in Indiana (fall is beautiful with all the trees in Indiana).

Early April was COLD in the Indiana, although it has definitely warmed up now. It was freezing in Indiana on Easter weekend.

January had a day where it hit negative 15. With windchill it was negative 30.

At the moment we still have our Indiana home, but we will either sell it or rent it out by the winter time. We’ll begin moving down here sometime before then.

I’ll post a couple of photos or a quick video sometime later. Off to go to the walkthrough and closing.

Take a look at this underwater photo of the Rainbow river (looks like I’m going to have to take up canoeing or kayaking with this type of gorgeous water nearby).

A Clear River in Florida called Rainbow River

A Clear River in Florida called Rainbow River

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15 Responses to “Today is the Day”

  1. B Smith @ Wealth and Wisdom on April 27th, 2009 9:24 am

    Terry-I understand the drive to live someplace that is that beautiful…and inspiring! We live in Houston, and while the business here is great it does nothing to make you want to get up in the morning. I look forward to the day (in a year or so) where we can make the move like you.

    I also understand what you mean about Indiana. I grew up in West Lafayette and know all about the -30 wind chills…and the incredible falls!

  2. Tal Fighel on April 27th, 2009 9:47 am

    Terry,

    I see that you are making enough money online to move to Florida. I am so happy for you :-)

    Can’t wait to see some photos.

    Tal

  3. Dr. Michael Beck | Chiropractic Marketing on April 27th, 2009 10:03 am

    Hey Terry,

    I feel for you as I’m no fan of the cold weather. (I’m not sure how people in Canada do it :)

    In this business, you can live anywhere you want. So why not make it beautiful and fun! In fact, it’s one of the biggest reasons to create an internet business.

    2 months ago we moved from the hustle and bustle of the DFW metroplex to the beautiful TX hill country. Hearing the birds sing and the deer eat in our yard every morning sure beats sitting in traffic on Interstate 35!

  4. Leonard on April 27th, 2009 10:09 am

    I love where I live, except in July and August. Congrats on the move. It’s stressful as all get out, but exciting at the same time.

  5. Kevin on April 27th, 2009 10:46 am

    Congrats on the house. It took you a while, so you must have found exactly what you wanted…. have any pictures ?

  6. Stephen Dean on April 27th, 2009 11:38 am

    Congrats Terry. Florida sounds like a nice move.

    I’m from WA State, we experience all 4 seasons without any extremes. Hardly ever top 100, hardly ever drop much past freezing. And it’s the Evergreen State so it’s beautiful year round.

    …and so of course I crave a one season climate. :)

    Stephen

  7. Christopher Ross on April 27th, 2009 3:07 pm

    LOL, I know exactly what you mean! I’m in Canada and every fall I start thinking about moving to the Caribbean. :)

  8. Gary Kent on April 27th, 2009 3:55 pm

    I am in Canada too… the Caribbean sounds really really nice today. we had a weekend of cold and snow… it totally sucked.

  9. Sam | Real Online Money Making Strategies on April 27th, 2009 11:19 pm

    Yeah I live in good ol’ Texas. I hope that my business will allow me to travel the world someday. Reading this blog will keep me motivated on staying on top of my game! :)

  10. Kyle Tully - Consulting Tycoon on April 28th, 2009 12:04 am

    Congrats Terry, been a long time coming!

    I started kayaking last summer and love it, that Rainbow River looks perfect for it.

    Cheers
    Kyle

  11. Terry on April 28th, 2009 5:52 am

    Thank you all.

    I haven’t taken any photos yet. I spent yesterday trying to get the AT&T DSL service to work here. Their tech support is, how should we say it, poor to say the least (we had the DSL installed before closing but getting the modem to work was another story).

    Maybe a few before and after photos would be in order. The house is very nice, and the backyard has potential…but I will be doing a lot of stuff to the backyard. I’ll only be staying here a few days before I go back to Indiana to prepare for the real moving.

    Terry

  12. Leonard on April 30th, 2009 12:21 pm

    Are you going to give your backyard the Perry Marshall treatment? http://www.perrymarshall.com/my-back-yard/

  13. Terry on April 30th, 2009 1:03 pm

    Leonard:

    My wife would kill me if our backyard looked like Perry’s! The worst we get is a few dog toys and maybe a hole they dig.

    Terry

  14. Ryan Healy on April 30th, 2009 6:33 pm

    Congrats, Terry. That clear water looks amazing.

    I was born in Florida and occasionally visit relatives who still live there. Now I’m a Colorado boy. But I can still see the appeal of living in Florida. :-)

    We’re actually moving this weekend. Same city though, so not nearly as big a move as yours. Hope it all goes smoothly for you.

    Ryan

  15. Patricia S WIlliams on May 4th, 2009 5:49 pm

    Terry and all. This is the first time I read about your personal life. How wonderful to share your life with us! I really love your articles (when I can read them). I believe when I really get into it, your information will get me where I need to be. It is just that so many distractions get in the way. So many offers. But I find you are different from the rest. First of all, YOU HAVEN’T CHARGED ME A DIME! That in itself says a lot about you.

    Your move is a delightful one. I’m a newly wed and we spent our honeymoon in Key West, Fl. That is one place I’d love to live! The weather is almost always beautiful. There are tourists there everyday on the pier watching the sunset. EVERYDAY! And that picture of the Rainbow River, WOW! Thank you for all you are doing to help people in the internet business. I look very much forward to reading all of the articles and applying them to my/our businesses.

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