AnOrangeZebra ⋅ 36 ⋅
I'm from the Chicago South Suburbs, and I moved to Middle Tennessee. I'm just a midwestern girl in the bible belt. I have several disorders that I blog about in order to reach a wider audience. I have Ehlers Danlos syndrome (EDS), Pudendal Nerve Entrapment Syndrome (PNE) , Maythurners Syndrome (MTS), & Multiple Vascular compressions. My interests include Linkin Park & Mike Shinoda, One Tree Hill, Plants N Animals, Tattoos, crafting, & the color orange.
"I've been to the bottom now. And I may go back again. Even if I can turn back time. There are things out of our hands"
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Property Update #29- TDEC Lamery in Tennessee
I emailed the TDEC office to ask about how long should it take to get the environmental paperwork back. This dude emailed me who we have seen in person, he came out to our property to inspect the...
Property Update #28- Real Estate Lawyer in Tennessee
We found out the county planning committee meeting is November 14th. So bestie will have to pay the mortgage company to extend their rates for an additional 30 days. Today we went to a real esta...
Property Update #27- Survey Saga Continues in Tennessee
Today’s Update: The survey company called me this morning when I was barely ready to speak to the world after waking up. They let me know that they talked to the survey manager and planning comm...
Property Update #26- TDEC Office in Tennessee
We drove the hour and a half to the county environmental office today. It was pretty in and out. We gave them the previous survey and the soil work map. Paid $300 for 2 tracts of land because of ...
Property Update #25- Survey Saga Continues in Tennessee
9/25/23- We finally got ahold of the survey company. We have to go to a T DEC office in Cookeville, TN (hour and a half away) to get a subdivision/restrictions platt. It’s basically the soil map...
Property Update #24- Water Line Waiver in Tennessee
9/21/23- Recap: I spoke with 2 more people over the course of 2 weeks wasting more time. I was initially told that we had to have the receipt for the fire hydrant before doing the survey. But af...
Property Update #23- Survey Saga Begins in Tennessee
9/18/23- We begin the quest to get ahold of survey companies. The company that did our previous survey told us that there needs to be a fire hydrant within 1000 feet of the property due to a new...
Property Update #22- Bestie's House in Tennessee
9/8/23- We went back to Crossville today to the manufactured home office. Bestie and her hubby got the final numbers for the project calculated and submitted to their mortgage company for approv...
New Catch Phrase in Tennessee
“I’m just a midwestern girl in the bible belt. What the hell do I know?”
Property Update #21- New mortgage in Tennessee
9/5/23- Just talked to a new mortgage company. I can get approved for 150k if I put 20k down. I can do that. But I most likely still need to pick a new model home. I need to unlock one of my cred...
Property Update #20- Picnic in Tennessee
We brought the kids to the land for the first time cause they’ve never seen it. We had a short picnic and explored a little. It was 90 degrees so we couldn’t stay out there long but we did it. It...
Property Update #19- Mortgage in Tennessee
On 8/30/23 we went to our manufactured home place (a new one) and met with our new representative. We have just been emailing her thus far so this was the first time we met her in person. I was t...
Property Update #18- Closing in Tennessee
We closed on the land on 8/29/23. We are officially property owners!!! On 8/28/23 we met up with the septic permit guy on the property. He was on time, professional, and really helpful. He techn...
Property Update #17- Tidbits in Tennessee
Spent some more time in IL back with my family and I got to see my uncle again that came back in June. I probably wont be back here again until December, after my birthday. In terms of the land,...
Property Update #16- OFFER ACCEPTED! in Tennessee
WE HAVE AN ACCEPTED OFFER!!!!!!!!! WE ARE LAND OWNERS!!!!!!! Closing is September 8th
Property Update #15- WWR in Tennessee
So a lot of drama went down yesterday in terms of the sinkhole central property. This has been the most drama to be had without Jerry Springer or paternity tests and what not! LOL Here is some ba...
Property Update #14- Septic Expert in Tennessee
So we met up with a septic expert that works for our manufactured home company. He came out and looked at the property. He was 2 hours late so that forced bestie and I to take a drive to the next...
Property Update #13- Sinkhole Central in Tennessee
Yesterday was a pretty decent day. My car has arrived in Tennessee so we don’t need to depend on anyone else to do things. Besties daughter got her hair cut, she looks so cute. Then we went out t...
Property Update #12- It's a NO! in Tennessee
June 11, 2023 Update: it’s enough land but the location is a little iffy. Me and besties hubby love it but bestie doesn’t like it. She doesn’t think it’s remote enough. I think it’s the perfect m...
Property Update #11- Morrison, TN in Tennessee
June 8, 2023 https://www.realtracs.com/listings/2871731 Update: This is the next contender. It says modular homes allowed. Our realtor talked to theirs and they said manufactured are okay as lon...
Property Update #10- Swiped in Tennessee
June 2, 2023 Update: land got taken from under us already. Back to the drawing board 😑Someone put in a full cash offer. Only on the market for a few dang days. Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck
Property Update #9- Ancient Restrictions in Tennessee
June 1, 2023 Update: when it comes to that other property in Morrison that had the restrictions from 1989, thank God our realtor emailed a lawyer to find this out....
I am taking part in #MyEDSChallenge and #MyHSDChallenge with the Ehlers Danlos Society. Since May is EDS awareness month, every day I will be sharing something about myself and my EDS journey to ...
Property Update #8- New Land in Tennessee
May 31, 2023 Update: Today our realtor let us know that another friend she knows in real estate has an 8 acre property in McMinnville (40 mins away). It’s already divided into 2 tracts, one has ...
I am taking part in #MyEDSChallenge and #MyHSDChallenge with the Ehlers Danlos Society. Since May is EDS awareness month, every day I will be sharing something about myself and my EDS journey to ...
