Hi Judith,
Sure, you could knock down your papercrete walls and move your
blocks. But then you will only have blocks and building
materials! Now you have walls, made up of papercrete, sweat equity
and a vision. Obviously the walls you have built have more value
than the material costs alone, and "cashing out" your sweat equity
will give you more funds to begin your next building project.
Since your e-mail indicated you were "open to suggestions" here you go:
I recommend creating a clear vision of a buyer who is a good match
for the finished house as you have been planning it. Visualize and
imagine a buyer being totally excited to have found a papercrete
project in the state your house is in, and who would be thrilled to
give you a fair price for a project they can complete. Seriously
consider throwing in your tow mixer and a week of hand's on training
to sweeten the deal and help them get started -- that may make all
the difference for your new buyer.
Once you have this vision clearly in your imagination, begin creating
the bridge to the ideal buyer. Get crystal clear on what you want
out of the deal, put together your offer and get it out where you
think the ideal buyer might be hanging out: different natural
building mailing lists (dozens and dozens) and websites, blogs,
health food stores, and your personal list of friends and
acquaintences. While you thought you were building a house for
yourself, maybe you were just beginning the ideal house for someone else!
One final thought, that I'm sure you've been pondering, is pushing to
close in the building before winter, while you're waiting/searching
for the right buyer. The closer to closed in you are, the more
valuable your property will be. It also might take a few months for
the "right" buyer to find his or her way to you. Investing a few
extra months at this stage will pay back in spades.
To sell your property to someone who isn't interested in what you've
created and how you're creating it would be a loss, both to you
financially, and to the papercrete community. Finding the right
buyer for your papercrete vision would be a life-affirming and vision
affirming course to take, IMHO. Take a few months or a half year or
whatever to find the right buyer and you'll be richer spiritually,
emotionally, and financially.
I can envision the subject of your e-mail, later this year: "I found
a Papercreter to Buy My (not-quite finished) House!"
warmest regards and best wishes for the perfect outcome to your situation,
Eric Randall
Fairfield, IA
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