Since we may be moving by the end of the year, I’ve been going from room to room writing down what we need to do either to fix something or improve it. We haven’t done any painting at all which is disappointing but considering we have a handful of minor repairs to be done, I’m [...]
So we are really getting new neighbors now. Last week a couple about our age (late twenties) were next door loading pergo from the garage back into their car. I walked over and said hi and it turns out they are the new buyers. We talked for a few minutes about the house and they [...]
We are currently renting our other home and our renters have a year lease. Of course we have a military clause in it - it’s a typical clause, stating if the renter should receive military orders that take them out of the area they are released from the lease. I’ve been keeping an eye on [...]
My Mom has been visiting for the past week and wow the amount of gardening we have done! I was very worried because lately I’ve been thinking I would like to sell the house when we move (we’ve talked about renting it out) and I’m just not a gardener. So our curb appeal was very [...]
The house is still up for sale and no one has stopped by to look at it. I think the people I saw a few weeks ago never even came back! The only thing I worry about is the yard - we have neighborhood rules saying how you are supposed to take care of your [...]
One more escrow account update - we finally got the letter from the mortgage company saying they reviewed the account and here are the new numbers. The pleasant surprised was the check included because the escrow account had more money then was necessary.
My first instinct was to say yah, found/free money, woo hoo for an [...]
Since we are going to move out of this house at some point, we don’t want to have to put in a lot of permanent fixtures to any of the rooms. On one hand you want your home to hold all of your things - we don’t have enough storage set up here - but [...]
We don’t have the greatest storage system in the garage, thus I end up cleaning and reorganizing it every month or so. Today I had to clean it up before I could move the dryers around - they are so big and needed more space that what was available. Of course cleaning it and moving [...]
Earlier this month I wrote about having a new escrow analysis completed - due to two issues but I blame both on the bank. They claimed to have not received the new paperwork from the insurance company. I think they could have adjusted their numbers regarding the property taxes, but they didn’t.
I called today [...]
When looking at homes there are always so many things you have to keep straight. I always advise to really trust your realtor, she can lead you into your dream home or take it away. When you are looking at modular homes it is a good idea to pick a floor plan you love. A [...]