Inspection...

We had the inspection today, which was a good opportunity to get into the house, count cabinets, measure walls, check light switches and insulation, and measure the barn for new stall fronts! The house passed inspection with no issues to speak of. There's a little bit of cracking in the stucco, which will have to be caulked. At one time, probably long ago, there was water in the crawlspace. And the neighbor's horses, which have been in the back pastures for years, probably, have girdled the trees along the south line of the property.

Otherwise, all checks out! The barn is better than we remembered, and really needs very little work, most of it cosmetic and/or shoveling. Next up: appraisal.

We are now in layout version number 3 for the 'back 40'. We've moved the arena to the north side of the property, to account for the fact that the irrigation ditches run along the south side of the property. We've added a twenty foot buffer all the way around back part of the property, so that we can isolate our horses from the neighbors', and also have a multi-use space to plant fruit trees, use as a little riding path and have a place for the dogs to run where they can't get at the ponies. The chickens will go in a run next to the greenhouse, and there's still the whole south lawn for bocce ball, badminton and croquet.