You may think I'm ill from the title, but I'm not. I haven't posted anything in a little while but there has definitely been a few developments.
My close friend Logan and I had thought we found a place to live in Breckenridge Colorado forJanuary and February. We signed a lease and submitted a deposit on the 22nd of December with a move in date of the 28th. All was right in the world, Christmas was the usual family affair of crossing Austin to show face and not really relaxing... maybe Kellie and I should leave town for the holidays?
When we arrived in Breck a few short days later we walked in to collect our keys and found out that we had been scammed. The letterhead, the Realtor ID #, and even Breckenridge address were real, but the condo was not for rent and we were out a place to live and our money, which we are still trying to recover. The feeling of throwing up is the worst when you find out you've traveled 1,000 miles, lost a large sum of money, and have no where to go all in an instant.
Needless to say we dealt with the blows as they were coming. Called family and friends, told them our predicament and held our heads as high as we could. We are resourceful and aren't afraid to talk to just about anyone. Thanks to Logan's dad Norm we had some accommodations for a few days at the Dillon Inn to try and figure something out. In summit county a condo can be filled in a matter of hours and we found out just how tough the scenario is, especially for 2 guys only staying for a few months.
We left the mountains on the 1st headed back for TX, and as a guy who makes his winter months living in the snow it was a hard thing to do. We understood that fuel costs right now were in our favor and that free lodging and the ability to cook for ourselves outweighed loosing hundreds of dollars in a few short days staying in the mountains.
Our search continues for a place to live, we are not tied down to stay in Colorado but have the ability to head further West to Utah or Tahoe. If ANYONE has a lead, be sure to leave a comment or shoot me an email.