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House Hunting

Are you kidding me!

November 28, 2008

We were rejected again……..They countered with another ridic offer. 
So – I am throwing some creativity in the mix. (Maybe)  I told our Realtor that I wanted to counter with this – we would accept their asking price but we wanted a $25,000 credit towards fixing the house: exterior windows (it needs all new windows), the [...]

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UPDATE: Operation House Hunt

November 25, 2008

Well – this could be the longest housing transaction ever!!
I realized I have not given any updates in our house hunt in over a month – I know you have been waiting with bated breath.
What you know: We made an offer on a property and low balled it. (Shocking – I know but a justified [...]

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Haunted House #3: We have These Ghosts on Camera

October 17, 2008

House #3 scared me out of sleep this morning.  I woke up at 4 am because there was a lingering feeling and a fear. I had the privilege of spending some time at the Simon Perkins Mansion!  OMG!!!!  It was fabulous and fabulously scary.   
Picture it (think of Sophia Petrillo as you read this): October 2008, a steely cold afternoon, me [...]

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What the Hell are the Banks Doing!!!

October 7, 2008

I was reading one of the comments from yesterday's post and thought this was something to share with everyone;
" Just so you know…
We bid on a bank owned home over a over last summer. They rejected us a few times. Then we finally came up past where we were comfortable, it took them so long [...]

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House Offer: Update

October 6, 2008

We got rejected – AGAIN and AGAIN with no counteroffer. I have to admit that this time, I am confused and a little angry. When the market is crap – and in general – the bank generally does not like to hold property. (It works as a liability vs an asset in [...]

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Haunted House #1

October 3, 2008

What qualifies a "haunted house"?   According to the dictionary: frequented or visited by ghosts.   So our series begins.
Lord Beck owns the first house we will discuss.  His home is a beautiful Victorian and is decorated with incredible antiques.  LB has kept the feeling of the house to its original era.  Over the years – I [...]

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Light at the end of the Tunnel?

August 28, 2008

Top of the morning to ya! I am a little slap happy this morning – I attribute it to nerves and no sleep! As I was sitting getting ready to write, I realized I have not updated you on our house hunting lately – AND I KNOW you all want updated!! HA [...]

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More House Hunting

July 11, 2008

Sort of!!!
We have taken a brake from house hunting the past couple weeks. It has been disappointing and just miserable SO we took a two/three week sabbatical. (not to mention there was nothing really new on the market to see) That was until two interesting things happened!
1. There is [...]

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Something to Keep the Magic Going

June 16, 2008

I will spare you all the details of my weekend – I don't want to get blamed for putting you all to sleep at work! HA
Sat we went and checked out two more houses: Augh!!! Not good.
House #1: It was sort of an all around train wreck. The owners have a number [...]

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Goldie Locks and the Six Houses!

June 10, 2008

Yesterday night was interesting. We went on our tour and saw 6 houses. Augh. We had two celebrity guests join us for 4 of them – my girlfriend (who is a structural engineer and far more positive than my father) and her little 11 month old girl whose face I want to [...]

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