Septic Issues Pt. 3

Well we finally settled the septic issues for now. We will need to relocate the well.
The well is going to the other side of the property and the septic is going directly on top of that.

Septic Issues Pt. 2

The county basically ixnayed the secondary plan. Supposedly it is also too close to the well. We would have to reline the entire well down 300 ft. Not sure exactly why. The septic issue are by far the biggest pain I've ever come upon when dealing with city works. And this is out in the county, where they actually answer the phone.
I've also heard that 20K is about average for an engineered septic, so I guess things aren't as bad as they seem, just complicated. Being 2 hours away doesn't help any either.

Septic Issues

Turns out the property being .97 acre and next to a creek is causing some issues. The only realistic place for the septic seems to be right where the current well is.
The septic engineer is working on a secondary plan where the septic tank is a little closer to the stream and where we would be building and then pumps across the property to the leach field.

Abaondoned vehicles.

Those of you who looked at the flickr album, will note that we bought the property with an abandoned truck on it. The truck appeared to be worthles and we were planning on having it towed away after we bought it. Well at some point the truck found a friend and when I went up in early Feb, another car had appeared. This car was different than the one the squatters were driving. Who know what was going on. Anyways, I called the county and they hauled both away for $75 each.

Yurt is the word

We finally decided that a yurt was the way to go. Mostly for the price to size and that we can build it ourselves. We are working with Oregon Yurt Works on the project, it will be a 24' diameter building with approx. 500 sq ft of space. It also will have a 450sq covered deck. That was the selling point for the trashed cabin that was there, so I thought it best to continue the tradition.
The yurt people are working on a scale version that will include a bathroom and kitchen. For 500 sq ft. it might be cramped, but for a vacation place I think the size is right.

Got the house

The owners agreed to the 60K asking price. Should we have gone lower? Well it seemed a reasobly cheap price for what we are getting. We will see as the process moves along. Now we have to get going on the septic and figure out what we are going to live in. After cleaning out the bathroom, I don't think the current structure is habitable short term.

More Negotiations.

After finding out the septic is going to cost more like 20K and that the road was priced at 15K
we sent a second offer to the owner of 60K. Although it was listed for 96K, I think they had an unreasobable view of the value of the property. We will see what they say. All our quotes are in, I'm also investigating the best option for replacing the cabin. I'm hoping for a modular or pre-manufactured home. Most of the pre-manufactured homes, I've seen have outrageous shipping though, as they are made back east. Not sure I would want a modular home either.

Inspections

Had the inspectors come out. Also got to take a look at the property again. I hadn't been back up here since the first time we looked at places. Putting an offer on the house blindly was a bit scary, but the place lived up to, or rather down to my expectations. The inspectors all liked the location, but agreed the place is in pretty bad shape. Not sure it's worth upgrading or just tearing down.
Still not sure on the septic, it appears that it's just draining into an open hole. Not sure if that's old style maintenance or what.
I've attached some pictures of the property and the rundown cabin.
You can alos check out Flick

Put down the offer.

Haven't been back, but we put an offer on the place in West Point by the creek. Initially offered at 98K, but they say the septic is questionable. We offered 80K, which allows us some funds to grade and gravel the road and put in a new septic if needed. We also put in an inspection clause, mostly so we could drop out at any time, as nothing in there will have a good report.