Journey, Not A Destination

you'll be fine... :)

Highlights of what you want to say on notecards... and picture the really cute boys intheir underwear... (no maybe you shouldnt do that :D the underwear part that is..
 
Well if it makes you feel any better I wont pay 30 bucks for a T-shirt either lol. I am working on a recycled binder project for an enviro clothing company right now, all their T-shirts are like 36.00. Thats crazy. Organic cotton my ass. I am just cheap about almost everything.
 
I'm the opposite. And I need to move to your end of the spectrum if I am to get this house. I better get a library membership!
 
Ha well I have 2 kids and grew up in a single parent home on welfare so I have always been a bit "thrifty" I love the library. I works great for me because as far as novels go, I seldom read them more than once. I'm the same with movies. Also what I love about the library is the freedom. I sometimes check out books on completely random subjects. Survival books, homemade item books, crap like that that I would never pay for. I walk through the biography section and get books on people that I have heard of but really know nothing about. Thats actually how I got into soapmaking. I grabbed a random book off of a display, I never made any but then like 4-5 years later I bought some at a festival because I remembered the book. I loved the soap so I went back and checked the book out and now I make all my own soap as well as sell it. I have a book on homemade beer now. It seems a little pricey to get started though.
 
Very cool... makes me want to hit the library up right now. I'm so one-tracked though... which is a flaw in my mind. I have such a hunger for readingn when it comes to fitness/nutrition/health that it consumes all my time available for reading.

It's not to say I don't want to read other things...

I have to find that balance. The library might help with that.
 
I'm a cookbook addict (they are pretty much my porn) the library is good for that sometimes -but they tend to carry pretty mainstream stuff - and I live in a big city - it's not always easy finding more obscure titles or more technical stuff (yes, theree are technical type cookbooks :D libraries have limited space and tend to go to mainstream title wise...
 
Home inspectors vary in competence in my experience (like every trade). Builders can be very good inspectors, particularly if they are skilled at renovation as opposed to only new construction. Knowing the telltale signs of trouble lurking beneath the fresh paint and lovely staged furniture will help a great deal.

I was on a home tour, a museum I think in Gloucester or Plymouth, Mass. and the tour guide commented on the sagging, wavy floors. About how the old Sea Captain had it built that way because it reminded him of his years at Sea. I asked to see the basement and pointed out to her that the sills were compressed and full of dry rot and the house had settled unevenly as a result. She told me she liked her story better.

Honestly, if you're not handy your choices are to spend the money to fix things up or to learn how to do it yourself. Having an updated kitchen as a new addition is half your worries gone, so that's good. There's lot's you can do yourself.

What kind of heat? How's the furnace?

When we bought the house in Sunderland, my (now ex) wife and I emptied our bank account and left the closing (Valentines Day 1988) with $50.00 in our wallet, all the money we had in the world. We blew it on dinner to celebrate. When we got to our new home, the furnace was broken, pipes had burst and there was a foot of very cold water in the basement!

Welcome home.

I still love old houses, she and her new husband bought a new house.

David C
 
DCarr10760 said:
Home inspectors vary in competence in my experience (like every trade). Builders can be very good inspectors, particularly if they are skilled at renovation as opposed to only new construction. Knowing the telltale signs of trouble lurking beneath the fresh paint and lovely staged furniture will help a great deal.
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I'm going to talk with my friend who does who's a builder tonight... thanks for the heads up! I appreciate it a lot.

I was on a home tour, a museum I think in Gloucester or Plymouth, Mass. and the tour guide commented on the sagging, wavy floors. About how the old Sea Captain had it built that way because it reminded him of his years at Sea. I asked to see the basement and pointed out to her that the sills were compressed and full of dry rot and the house had settled unevenly as a result. She told me she liked her story better.
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Wow!

What kind of heat? How's the furnace?
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Suprisingly the house has central air which was put in along with a new heat system 5-6 years ago I believe. I'm not sure what kind of heat it is but it's not oil, lol. I would certainly investigate further if these people would negotiate.

When we bought the house in Sunderland, my (now ex) wife and I emptied our bank account and left the closing (Valentines Day 1988) with $50.00 in our wallet, all the money we had in the world. We blew it on dinner to celebrate. When we got to our new home, the furnace was broken, pipes had burst and there was a foot of very cold water in the basement!

Welcome home.
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Like that movie, Money Pit, right?

I would have been upset, but I think my wife would have a breakdown if that happened!
 
Yea, I just read your journal entry... lol.

Quite the time you are having! Good for you. You seem like someone who sucks up life and I admire that.
 
For best man speech tips I suggest watching 4 Weddings and a Funeral. Hugh Grant's best man speech is hilarious. Although you might want to tone it down a bit if you'd like the bride and groom to still speak to you afterwards. :D

As to home inspectors, if you need one, I'm sure your realtor can recommend one.
 
bikinibound said:
For best man speech tips I suggest watching 4 Weddings and a Funeral. Hugh Grant's best man speech is hilarious. Although you might want to tone it down a bit if you'd like the bride and groom to still speak to you afterwards. :D

As to home inspectors, if you need one, I'm sure your realtor can recommend one.
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Haha, that is a good one. I'm planning on sitting down today and seeing what I can come up with.

As for the home inspectors, do they guarantee their work. I mean obviously they can't 100% get everything right but are there any policies in place to make sure a realtor and an inspector aren't working together in the best interest of the transaction opposed to my well being?
 
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