In waiting...

We've been in waiting for the old renter to clear all his stuff from the house and yard. He was supposed to be done by June 30th. Not the case. Today I got word that the broken down motor home and Geo Tracker are gone, the scrap metal is getting picked up from the yard, the engine hanging from the basketball hoop is gone, and he has said he's "done" and not coming back. However, there's still a lot of broken glass, shards of wood and metal, trash, junk in the garage, an old Foosball table, and other "things" we found that made me upset (but I won't go into that). Now I've been told that the house is ours and we can start making changes. Whatever he left behind can be thrown out or given away. Sigh of relief. :) Just knowing that we don't have to wait anymore to get started makes me feel less anxious. The neighbor has agreed to let us use his electric and water (extension cords and hoses) to start cleaning if we'd like. Side note: I was happy to learn that we can turn on the electric for 2 weeks at the new place while keeping our current electric on, without paying a deposit! So now we just have to pick an official "move-in" date...