Due to family reasons, I'm pretty much tied to Southern California for the foreseeable future. We can't move up there. It only makes sense to pass it on to somebody else.

He started hauling black dirt and manure for people's gardens pretty much as a hobby. It ended up a family business.

The world has a fascination with being able to buy a town. You can come in and name it after yourself if you want and be the mayor, chief of police and secretary of interior all at the same time.

I spent a lot of money and a lot of effort cleaning it up.

It's come full circle. Now it's been fixed up, and I think it's actually ready to be sold on eBay.

Until this is settled, the future is pretty unclear, so it's a major factor in what we did.