INJUNTOM |
04-17-2018 10:14 PM |
Thanks for the advice everybody. Haven't had time to reply due to closing the business, packing, trying to get a container delivered to my house to move all the crap from the shop into. Also just today signed the papers to refinance the house. Basically already gave up all I had including selling a few vehicles last year to get the numbers on the 2 loans low enough to be able to refinance. Keeping the house is #1 priority due to needing the space for all my junk and our payment will be less than before and still lower than most rents in the area and certainly less than the rent on .6 acre with a shop. Definitely going to have to sell the 2 convertibles and the Camaro, which should cover a large portion of it, and have a lot of other stuff to sell to make up the difference. Just sent off a 24k check to the highest card that just sent me an offer that will get me 0% until Oct '19, then doing the same on a couple others that come off of 0% in the next few months. I'll focus on getting rid of the lower ones as big things sell, and buy some time on the others with the 0%. As far as earning potential, I could make pretty good money again working for someone else if I want to wrench, or service write, but wouldn't mind finding something different even for somewhat less. I've always been one to hustle and trade around, which is how I got where I am. As far as the cars go, most of them I had before I had the business. That's the crappy part. The one Conv. I've had since '92, the other since 2000. The Camaro was my dead buddy's first car and he died in 1992. Working on selling it to someone in his family due to sentimental value. His kid also had the car and has been missing for 6 - 7 years. I've had the car since shortly before he came up missing, and long before the debt. The debt came when I decided to try to survive the economy crash, and did, but that's about it. We're not the only local long running shop, parts house, or wrecking yard to go out of business in the area. Just a sign of the times. I figure I'll be able to keep the '37 Pontiac Coupe, my Wife's '67 Firebird, my late father's '48 Willys Wagon with Pontiac power and a couple other heirloom vehicles that aren't worth much, as well as a bunch of other crap, so I'll be in good shape for an almost 50 year old.
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