Shutting Down A Once Great Firewood Operation

[Lake Girl]

Only when taxes (and tax credits) apply to hearth products ... If you want to talk guns or taxes, I'm sure there are other forums more appropriate than one that focuses on heating your home

 

[NordicSplitter]

Concerning the wood because this is a wood site....Leave it all and sell the house "AS IS"

 

[cptoneleg]

The whole gun thing. This used to be a gun free zone. It was in Craig's forum rules. I'm talking about a life change and looking for advice and a possible buyer of my firewood and there a some guys having a conversation about gun laws state by state. Start your own damn thread if you you want to compare gun laws!

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[osagebow]

Good luck out there, Flatbed! Maybe troll the area for neighbors that burn and offer to help lug it over for them? (After a short dry wood gospel rant, of course.)

 

[Wood Duck]

I'd get rid of most of the firewood before you try to sell the house. I bet your real estate agent will say the same thing. The majority of people see stacks of firewood as a bug and rodent attractor, not as an asset. I have picked up several stacks of firewood from homes that were going up for sale because the removal of the wood was a condition of the buyer.

If you can't find a buyer or don't want to hassle with selling, do you have wood burning friends? You could give it away.

 

[Auzzie Gumtree]

i had to give away quite a bit of my Firewood as the house sold quicker than expected and i way underestimated how much wood i actually had.

It broke my heart seeing random people coming down my drive and taking all my hard earned firewood I remember thinking that i remembered where some of the scrounges were and where i got the firewood from. The worst thing was that some people actually thought they were doing me the favour - although a couple of them left a nice 6 pack.

 

[BrotherBart]

I got some unusual use from my stacks back in the 80's when I got transferred. The company was buying the house and got three appraisals for what they should pay for it. Given to me without the appraisers identified. I questioned the low appraisal and told them who the appraiser was. They asked me how I thought I knew who did that one.

I had re-arraigned the wood stacks between each of the appraiser's visits and they had pics of the stacks in their appraisal packages.

 

[Lake Girl]

Did anyone mention the stacks as being a detriment to the sale? I would think that if the house is sold with a wood burning appliance, the wood stacks would be viewed as a bonus...

 

[btj1031]

We moved last fall - but only across town to a bigger house. I had about 6 cord on hand when it went under contract. I planned to sell 4 cord and take 2 with me. I could have used all 6, but moving 6 while moving a family of 4 and all our stuff seemed like too much. Anyway, I did move the 2 cord by hand with my utility trailer. Before I could get the 4 cord on craigslist, the buyers indicated they wanted it, and I agreed to sell it to them at the closing table for cash. When they did the home inspection and found a few issues, we negotiated that instead of us taking care of those issues, they could keep the wood for free and take care of the issues themselves. Moral of the story: buyers may want the wood, and it may helpful to you to have it on hand to negotiate with. Good luck with the move.

 

[weatherguy]

Did anyone mention the stacks as being a detriment to the sale? I would think that if the house is sold with a wood burning appliance, the wood stacks would be viewed as a bonus...

Only to a wood burner, and we're in the minority. If you leave the stove 9 times out of 10 it will be on Craigslist a week after closing and most buyers want that pile of rotting wood off their future property.

 

[Lake Girl]

Sad to hear ... lot of hard work in c/s/s. Bright side - more physically fit and enjoying the outdoors - no gym membership required

 

[Flatbedford]

That's a really nice stack for sale. Unfortunately I don't have a truck, or I'd be all over it. I suppose I could rent a truck and pick it up (do you think I could fit it in a Uhaul)? I'm trying to get a couple years ahead myself and am almost there but hard to pass up actually seasoned white oak. Especially in this area. Hopefully someone here takes advantage of this but if you don't get any takers let me know and I'll try to figure something out.

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[Flatbedford]

It looks like we have a deal on the place including one cord of wood. As of now the rest is available unless I can get them to buy it.
The stove did stir up some interest. People seemed to like the idea of heating with wood. I'm not sure all had an idea of the work involved though.
If all goes well closing should be in October.

 

[velvetfoot]

Congrats on the house contract. Good luck in your new location.

 

[bholler]

Only to a wood burner, and we're in the minority. If you leave the stove 9 times out of 10 it will be on Craigslist a week after closing and most buyers want that pile of rotting wood off their future property.

That depends entirely upon where you live. In our area it would absolutely be a benefit. We have allot of wood burners here and lots of other areas do as well.

 

[Lake Girl]

It looks like we have a deal on the place including one cord of wood. As of now the rest is available unless I can get them to buy it.
The stove did stir up some interest. People seemed to like the idea of heating with wood. I'm not sure all had an idea of the work involved though.
If all goes well closing should be in October.

Hope all goes well on closing ... you out west yet?

 

[begreen]

Best of luck on your new adventure flatbed. LV will be a definite change, but there is always a show going on. Place an ad in the classifieds for the wood and on craigslist. It should go quickly.