Our closing was moved from mid-July to 11 days from today. This was actually something we wanted, given the “what if he watches the news/listens to the radio/talks to a naysayer and thinks, ‘Why am I buying NOW when real estate is going to continue its downward slide into the shitter? I’m going to back [...]
We found out Friday we are NOT getting the house we want. So I figured the best reaction would be to have a few beers in the front yard with our soon-to-be-missed neighbors while Pretty Bride cried and readied for the next day’s garage sale that was supposed to be the precursor to an anticipated [...]
We made an offer on a house Friday afternoon after seeing it that morning at 9am. It was the first home we’ve looked at in person. We don’t even have a buyer’s agent yet; we just went inside with a friend who’s a realtor the day after the house popped up on the MLS as [...]
Two of the few aspects I still like about being unable to sell our home for the past 3+ years are our community and our immediate neighbors. Every year, on Earth Day, instead of telling our Facebook friends to turn off the water while brushing their teeth or some other candy ass suggestion as a [...]
Two years ago: Me: Hey, the neighbors say they’re going to send Max to the school for which we’re zoned. Pretty Bride: They won’t do it. Me: I think they will. They’re vegan and drive hybrids and stuff. They’re involved in the local school already, trying to make it better so that by the time [...]
