I grew up in the northeastern part of the country, right along the Canadian border.
I never liked six to eight months of winter.
The temperature frequently dropped into the negative digits, and the snow piled up in multiple feet. I hated bundling up in a wool coat with heavy boots, hat, scarf and gloves. Brushing snow off the car, scraping ice off the windshield and shoveling a path to the driveway was time-consuming and labor-intensive. I headed to Jacksonville, Florida, for college. It is a truly beautiful area. The weather is typically sunny and warm. I found a job in Jacksonville after my graduation and bought a home. I rarely headed north for a visit. When my father was no longer able to live alone, I decided to move him down south with me. The process happened very quickly. I suddenly needed a larger home. I was looking for a one-story house that was wheelchair accessible. In order to afford the new house, I needed to sell my current residence. I didn’t have the luxury of waiting around for a potential buyer, dealing with bank lending and the possibility of the deal falling through. The solution was a cash home buyer. A Jacksonville company provided a cash offer the same day I submitted an online contact form. I was able to close on my house in ten days. Because the cash buyer deposited the entirety of the selling price into my bank account, I was able to immediately place a down payment on the new house.