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Old Nov 14th 2003, 2:57 pm
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Well, we made our minds up... the house is up for sale.

See you soon guys (well, when we sell it)

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Old Nov 14th 2003, 3:54 pm
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Originally posted by dylan&helen
Well, we made our minds up... the house is up for sale.

See you soon guys (well, when we sell it)

http://212.50.188.106/cgi-win/vebra..../JUBIL/19147/5
Could not see the pool in the pics..
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Old Nov 14th 2003, 4:25 pm
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Could not see the pool in the pics..
LOL in England??

we have to travel 4 miles for one of those.

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Old Nov 14th 2003, 6:22 pm
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Originally posted by dylan&helen
Well, we made our minds up... the house is up for sale.

See you soon guys (well, when we sell it)

http://212.50.188.106/cgi-win/vebra..../JUBIL/19147/5
Good luck with your plans. Whcih visa are you going on?
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Old Nov 15th 2003, 2:29 pm
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Where are you coming to?
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Old Nov 15th 2003, 4:38 pm
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Originally posted by BrigieDarling
Where are you coming to?

Florida.

I am going to be there Dec 16th - Jan 20th.

Having a look around at houses / businesses / cars / banks / accountants, etc

It will also be a holiday... I have sold my business (8 years solid graft)

First week - Clearwater and up towards Cedar Key - then across to have a look around Gainville and Ocola area.

Second & third ish week - Stay at Disney for Christmas (4 nights at the Beach Club Disney Resort - even booked my Xmas Dinner at the Grand Floridian)

Around I/DRIVE (meeting some friends and Family for New Year)... Traveling to Atlantic side to look around etc.

Fourth week - (3 nights) Fort Myers (staying at grand view on "Lovers Key") Same again looking around businesses / houses etc & chillin.

Fourth & Fifth week - 10 nights at the Peir House in Key West (this is my best place in the whole wide world) - Just relaxing / Jet skiing / Diving / relaxing / Hiring boats / Drinking Wine / Having Romantic meals / Flying to Dry Tortugas / relaxing / Eating Lobster... and the single most important thing - Enjoying giving my wife and son a great time.

(and hopefully come back to a SOLD house)

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My wife and I wish you all the luck in the world it is trully a journey thwart with unimaginable problems just be thankful you never have to fill in a affadavit of support form, I have a law degree but it still puzzled me:scared:
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Originally posted by dudleydowg
My wife and I wish you all the luck in the world it is trully a journey thwart with unimaginable problems just be thankful you never have to fill in a affadavit of support form, I have a law degree but it still puzzled me:scared:
I can totally relate to the “unimaginable problems� – I am not a religious person, but a very strong believer in fate.

If, for some reason I did not “get in� - then there would have been a reason for it.

If and when I do – it will be because I have the drive and ambition to succeed.

This is something I have worked towards for a good few years now. I know I am no Mr. Rich Guy, but for my age, I feel like I have done well enough… I did work towards this USA goal from the start, and I feel now, this is the time, while I still have youth (very young 30 y/o) on my side.

Thanks for mentioning your law degree… I may bombard you with private messages now.. lol

Thank you very much for wishing us good luck.

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Feel free to bombard away, a friend i went to uni with got to the states on a employment based visa and he is now a successful lawyer, a couple of months ago he he donated some US law books to me for research purposes, so as i said feel free to ask and i'll do my best.
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Old Nov 15th 2003, 7:50 pm
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Very best of luck to you. I'm moving (eventually) on K1. Which visa are you going in on? It's one of the most difficult places in the world to get to.
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Old Nov 15th 2003, 9:38 pm
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by dylan&helen
Well, we made our minds up... the house is up for sale.
See you soon guys (well, when we sell it)[quote]

You have a beautiful house Dylan/Helen, does this mean you are selling to move to the US ??? good luck .....your very brave, I salute you, by the way what kind of a commission do realtors charge in the UK, It's 6% of the selling price here .....best regards
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Old Nov 15th 2003, 9:57 pm
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Originally posted by joonmoon by the way what kind of a commission do realtors charge in the UK, It's 6% of the selling price here .....best regards
You're lucky there Joon. When I sold up in London it was 1%. Here in Spain it's anything from a min of 10% to 30% Not to mention capital gains on the sale of 35%
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Originally posted by dylan&helen
Well, we made our minds up... the house is up for sale.

See you soon guys (well, when we sell it)

http://212.50.188.106/cgi-win/vebra..../JUBIL/19147/5
Nice house!

I wish you well with your move and all that it entails.

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