Surprise! I Moved Into a House! (⌐■‿■)

World exclusive first look at das Beymanhaus! Base of operations which I am now renting for a tidy sum which I can just barely afford providing SBD doesn't fall below $3 for an extended amount of time. I'm not a crazy man, I piled away some savings to cover slow months. Still, what a big change to my life! What a big step. I hope it turns out to have been a good decision.

I think it's a reasonably handsome dwelling. The couple renting it to me are doing so in order to have their tenants basically pay the mortgage on what will become their retirement house. Not a bad idea, I'll stash it away in the back of my brain for future use.

The detached garage. It's enormous inside and was one of the three main factors in deciding to rent this property. I have to be able to charge my car and bike, which greatly limited my choice of apartment buildings back when I thought I was going to get an apartment on the east side of the willamette.

Look at all that space! My Volt and Das Wampyr (the bike) are happily charging. The couple I rent from says they can install a 240v socket by this Summer if I provide them the sockets and cables. That would enable me to fully charge my car, empty to full, in 4 hours instead of 11.

There are skylights in the living room, which help to reduce energy usage. Which is good since I'm paying an extra $4 per month on my power bill to get energy exclusively from solar, wind and hydro. Not difficult in Oregon since we've got 4 hydroelectric dams along the Columbia river.

The kitchen. Very modern. The house was actually built in the 1920s but everything besides the foundation has been rebuilt since then. I've been hoping to spot some old timey ghosts at night who I could discuss the prohibition and women's suffrage with, but no luck as of yet.

There's also a basement, and two unfinished rooms. I consider this a plus, as I need project space for DIY, and concrete is easier to clean than carpet. I also need space for my weight lifting equipment, and one of the two rooms can potentially be set up as a dedicated roomscale VR space.

My workspace, as it currently stands. One nice thing about living alone (until I get a roommate) is that there's no clutter, and I don't need anybody's permission to move or throw away stuff when I feel like cleaning the place up. Being right next to a window that looks out on the front porch will be handy when receiving deliveries too.

Anyways, that's really all there is to show. I don't especially feel like the basement, attic or bathroom need to be showcased here. I'm actually still in the process of moving my stuff and need to go transport my cat, and all the support items a cat needs.

It's been honestly very overwhelming. All the paperwork, all the calls I needed to make, everybody wanting this or that from me. Renting a house is serious business, but after weighing my options (especially given the fact that I own a cat and an electric car) I feel like I made the right call.

But really, it will depend on what the market does. It's doing well enough now (and I have enough savings) that I think it wasn't altogether insane to try to rent this place on Steemit money. But I will be more reliant than ever on consistent whale votes, which seem to have been tapering off as of late.

My solution to this will be to expand my presence onto D.Tube and Zappl, to be more daring in my crypto investments, and to search for additional sources of income that fit into my Steemit posting schedule. More to come.

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^{Stay Cozy!}