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My parents have managed to sell the building they've had their business in for the last 40 years! They'll be renting it back for the first year (and the rent payments equal the the purchase payments, so ... aside from the down payment, no money will be going in either direction for that first year), but now if something goes wrong it will be the new owner's responsibility to fix, and not theirs! Yay!
I'm frankly shocked they found a buyer. I mean, it's a hundred year old building that was built out of local low-quality brick. The one place that brick is exposed, you can scrape flakes off with a fingernail, and the less said about the mortar, the better. Oh, and it's thirty years into a roof that was only supposed to last about 25 years. Oh, and the HVAC is also about ready to go. Oh, and while the town it's in is doing well, there is a store front sitting empty on the same block and others down the street, and Mom and Dad are only planning to rent the building back for a year, after which they'll move out and the new owners will have an old building with structural problems and a lot of major repairs needed real soon with no tenant in it to give them income. I certainly would not have bought it, if I were them.
On another note, I am currently re-reading Zahn's original Star Wars trilogy (Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, The Last Command) for the first time in maybe a decade, and I'm pleased to note that it's held up really well. This trilogy was the one that launched the Star Wars book line back in the 90s, and in my opinion it's by far the best set of Star Wars novels in the old EU. (Haven't read any of the new EU, so can't judge quality between the two.) Zahn really understood the OT (the only movies at the time), and he had a great feel for the characters of the movie. Plus, he came up with some really interesting plots, and lots of compelling new characters. And they're just generally well-written.
It's been long enough since I've read the trilogy that I've forgotten a lot of the plot points. It's the best combination of reading an old favorite and something new. It's familiar and soothing, and yet I still get surprised by plot twists. (And did I mention that Zahn had the characters of the OT down cold? I can just hear Luke, Leia, Han, and Lando saying their lines.)
I'm frankly shocked they found a buyer. I mean, it's a hundred year old building that was built out of local low-quality brick. The one place that brick is exposed, you can scrape flakes off with a fingernail, and the less said about the mortar, the better. Oh, and it's thirty years into a roof that was only supposed to last about 25 years. Oh, and the HVAC is also about ready to go. Oh, and while the town it's in is doing well, there is a store front sitting empty on the same block and others down the street, and Mom and Dad are only planning to rent the building back for a year, after which they'll move out and the new owners will have an old building with structural problems and a lot of major repairs needed real soon with no tenant in it to give them income. I certainly would not have bought it, if I were them.
On another note, I am currently re-reading Zahn's original Star Wars trilogy (Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, The Last Command) for the first time in maybe a decade, and I'm pleased to note that it's held up really well. This trilogy was the one that launched the Star Wars book line back in the 90s, and in my opinion it's by far the best set of Star Wars novels in the old EU. (Haven't read any of the new EU, so can't judge quality between the two.) Zahn really understood the OT (the only movies at the time), and he had a great feel for the characters of the movie. Plus, he came up with some really interesting plots, and lots of compelling new characters. And they're just generally well-written.
It's been long enough since I've read the trilogy that I've forgotten a lot of the plot points. It's the best combination of reading an old favorite and something new. It's familiar and soothing, and yet I still get surprised by plot twists. (And did I mention that Zahn had the characters of the OT down cold? I can just hear Luke, Leia, Han, and Lando saying their lines.)
