with any luck at all, you have now started singing th chorus to "Closing Time" by semisonic. If you haven't, please click the youtube link below and get started (insert evil laugh here).
Seriously, the closing is set for the LA house, and I'm ready. Hell, I'm might even be past ready. It will be awfully nice to live in MY place, even though where we've been staying is both very nice and free. The carpet is done at the FL house, so it's ready to rent and the new people are supposed to move in at the end of the week.
Enjoy singing this chorus all night!!
Later
Monday, March 28, 2011
Closing Time
With any luck at all, I've not implanted in your unsuspecting brain the chorus of that song...(insert evil laugh here)....or see the youtube video below:
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Just when you thought it was safe to visit Lowe's
Seriously?
I only say this because I'm buying carpet from Lowe's for the FL house so I can rent that bitch. So I have selected carpet and signed the contract and they've charged my credit card, and I get a call fromthose dumbshits Lowes to tell me that if they cut Berber carpet on an angle, it might pull the loops and they either need to put metal over the edges or we should select different carpet. Now as I said, I've already paid for this, and for Gods' sake, the (expletive deleted) house has Berber carpet in it now without edges. But what the shit do I know......so I confirm with the realtor that people won't freak out in the future and tell them to do it. But wouldn't it have been nice to know all of this crap BEFORE I signed the contract, since they clearly had the drawings and measurements??????
Closing on the LA house next week. I'm excited! As a side note to this, how bleeping long does it take to get an appraisal back? They've been farting around with this for about a week now, and they can't be that busy at them moment.
I hate it when work calls sudden meetings with no explanation and no agenda like they did last night. I was just about half convinced they had made a deal to sell this fucker before I had been here 3 months. Thank God that when I checked this morning, it's going to be a strategy session.
Thats all for today.
Later
I only say this because I'm buying carpet from Lowe's for the FL house so I can rent that bitch. So I have selected carpet and signed the contract and they've charged my credit card, and I get a call from
Closing on the LA house next week. I'm excited! As a side note to this, how bleeping long does it take to get an appraisal back? They've been farting around with this for about a week now, and they can't be that busy at them moment.
I hate it when work calls sudden meetings with no explanation and no agenda like they did last night. I was just about half convinced they had made a deal to sell this fucker before I had been here 3 months. Thank God that when I checked this morning, it's going to be a strategy session.
Thats all for today.
Later
Just when you thought it was safe to go to Lowe's
I swear, these people. I've selected and paid for Berber carpet for the Fl house so I can rent that bastard. I've told these dumbshits people that
Monday, March 21, 2011
36 Minutes
That's right. I said my goal was 36 minutes, and I finished the 5K in 35:50. I'm pretty pleased with that to be honest.
Moving the close the LA house up to 03/31. I like this because it allows us another weekend to get stuff done prior to some work obligations that will prevent me from doing cleanup and painting items.
Lot of economic crap going on, you can pretty much track it at some of the same blog sites I use. I really like Calculated risk and Mish's global economic analysis and Zerohedge. Mish and Zerohedge are a little on the more "rant/downbeat" side, although I truly believe either of them would tell you that is simply a side effect of the current economic problems.
My point is, shit is getting weird out there. With all the screwy news out there, why is the market holding up around 12,000? I keep waiting for it to fall, but it's not, and maybe it's good that I'm wrong. I'm just scared to death to get back into this market with all the strange looking and contradictory information out there.
Later
Moving the close the LA house up to 03/31. I like this because it allows us another weekend to get stuff done prior to some work obligations that will prevent me from doing cleanup and painting items.
Lot of economic crap going on, you can pretty much track it at some of the same blog sites I use. I really like Calculated risk and Mish's global economic analysis and Zerohedge. Mish and Zerohedge are a little on the more "rant/downbeat" side, although I truly believe either of them would tell you that is simply a side effect of the current economic problems.
My point is, shit is getting weird out there. With all the screwy news out there, why is the market holding up around 12,000? I keep waiting for it to fall, but it's not, and maybe it's good that I'm wrong. I'm just scared to death to get back into this market with all the strange looking and contradictory information out there.
Later
Friday, March 18, 2011
Adults should get
freaking holidays like kid do. How awesome would that be? Ok, I know that's not practical, but it's just too nice to be stuck inside today. And we've got what looks like about 10 days of nice weather coming up too.
So the big 5K is tomorrow, and I really have no idea how I'm going to do. My goal, such as it is, is to finish without walking. Secondary goal is to finish in 36 minutes. Yes, I know that's not a fast 5K. What do you expect from a somewhat out of shape 40+ year old? In truth, I exercise more than about 70% of the people I know. Of course, I eat more than most of them too. At least it's for a charity, so the entry fee goes to a good cause.
The LA house is moving slowly. Sellers have sent the revised contract addendum, so we are getting our money (Yeah Boy!), but they did not put in anything about moving the close up. I guess we are still in early April.....
Got the deposit check for the FL house today. Moving forward with replacing the carpet, it will be nice to have that rented and get a little money coming in. Maybe they'll buy it after the rental contract is up.
I've also decided I need a girlfriend. Basically, a friend with benefits. I'm tired of getting laid about once a month. Maybe I'm just frustrated and I should keep my big yap shut. Not sure, but the frustration part is true enough.
Later
So the big 5K is tomorrow, and I really have no idea how I'm going to do. My goal, such as it is, is to finish without walking. Secondary goal is to finish in 36 minutes. Yes, I know that's not a fast 5K. What do you expect from a somewhat out of shape 40+ year old? In truth, I exercise more than about 70% of the people I know. Of course, I eat more than most of them too. At least it's for a charity, so the entry fee goes to a good cause.
The LA house is moving slowly. Sellers have sent the revised contract addendum, so we are getting our money (Yeah Boy!), but they did not put in anything about moving the close up. I guess we are still in early April.....
Got the deposit check for the FL house today. Moving forward with replacing the carpet, it will be nice to have that rented and get a little money coming in. Maybe they'll buy it after the rental contract is up.
I've also decided I need a girlfriend. Basically, a friend with benefits. I'm tired of getting laid about once a month. Maybe I'm just frustrated and I should keep my big yap shut. Not sure, but the frustration part is true enough.
Later
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Winning!
Only time for a short post today.
The LA house deal is done. Beat up the sellers a little and made them pay for over 60% of the repairs. In my mind, that is a pretty f-ing good deal. Just waiting on the addendum to the contract so we can finalize the closing date.
The FL house is rented, at least tentatively. Waiting on freaking stupid Lowe's to call me back so I can give them money. This is a pet peeve of mine, people not calling you when you are trying to give them cash.
Continuing the watch the developments in Japan with a slightly horrified eye. This is scary stuff, and I hope they can get those reactors under control ASAFP. The stock markets are getting pounded internationally, speaking for the US only, I say "Good". I have no idea what's been holding them up for the last year or so. I'm sitting about 70% in cash in my 401k, so I should be somewhat safe.
Later
The LA house deal is done. Beat up the sellers a little and made them pay for over 60% of the repairs. In my mind, that is a pretty f-ing good deal. Just waiting on the addendum to the contract so we can finalize the closing date.
The FL house is rented, at least tentatively. Waiting on freaking stupid Lowe's to call me back so I can give them money. This is a pet peeve of mine, people not calling you when you are trying to give them cash.
Continuing the watch the developments in Japan with a slightly horrified eye. This is scary stuff, and I hope they can get those reactors under control ASAFP. The stock markets are getting pounded internationally, speaking for the US only, I say "Good". I have no idea what's been holding them up for the last year or so. I'm sitting about 70% in cash in my 401k, so I should be somewhat safe.
Later
Monday, March 14, 2011
Oh Crap
First, so much for my hope of minimal casualties in Japan. Now, all I can do is hope and pray that th relief crews can get in and help the people affected by the tsunami and quake. In addition, let's all hope that the nuclear situation is resolved, sooner rather than later, and in a positive way.
As a second thought, is anyone else struck by the similarities between this disaster and Katrina affected New Orleans? You could just about switch the photos in some areas and no one would notice. Just a thought, since this is now a Louisiana based blog.
Now, onto stuff that affects me, since that's what this blog is about:)
GC#1 is not feeling well. I swear, you could just about set a watch by these children. Once a month or so, one or both of them will be ill. Hopefully, it's more sinuses/sinus infection than strep throat which is what my honey seems to think it is.
We've officially hit the sellers of the LA house up for money. Any by money, I mean a lot of it. They've asked for copies of our repair quotes, which is totally reasonable assuming I can get my dumbass electrician to send me his fucking quote. I've only been waiting for 3 days...(taps foot impatiently!!) Even though I've spent a fair amount of money reviewing this home, I'm totally prepared to walk away if they don't put up at least half. I don't mind taking care of the cosmetic stuff, but these are real issues that need to be fixed.
We put the FL house up for rent and have had a good response. Problem is all of these ass clowns want us to replace the carpet. (Shit!) In theory, I don't really mind replacing it. The carpet is pretty old and needs to be replaced anyway. Problem is, this is really going to eat into my cash reserves and I don't want to do that. But the thought of renting the FL house is enough to make it worthwhile. May have to hit my parents up for some cash, and I'm not excited about that.
Hunting for Insurance quotes in the LA house. I don't care what any of the commercials say. Insurance companies do not give a crap about you, or what your needs are.
Later
As a second thought, is anyone else struck by the similarities between this disaster and Katrina affected New Orleans? You could just about switch the photos in some areas and no one would notice. Just a thought, since this is now a Louisiana based blog.
Now, onto stuff that affects me, since that's what this blog is about:)
GC#1 is not feeling well. I swear, you could just about set a watch by these children. Once a month or so, one or both of them will be ill. Hopefully, it's more sinuses/sinus infection than strep throat which is what my honey seems to think it is.
We've officially hit the sellers of the LA house up for money. Any by money, I mean a lot of it. They've asked for copies of our repair quotes, which is totally reasonable assuming I can get my dumbass electrician to send me his fucking quote. I've only been waiting for 3 days...(taps foot impatiently!!) Even though I've spent a fair amount of money reviewing this home, I'm totally prepared to walk away if they don't put up at least half. I don't mind taking care of the cosmetic stuff, but these are real issues that need to be fixed.
We put the FL house up for rent and have had a good response. Problem is all of these ass clowns want us to replace the carpet. (Shit!) In theory, I don't really mind replacing it. The carpet is pretty old and needs to be replaced anyway. Problem is, this is really going to eat into my cash reserves and I don't want to do that. But the thought of renting the FL house is enough to make it worthwhile. May have to hit my parents up for some cash, and I'm not excited about that.
Hunting for Insurance quotes in the LA house. I don't care what any of the commercials say. Insurance companies do not give a crap about you, or what your needs are.
Later
Friday, March 11, 2011
$11,000 F*&*& Dollars?
I may have to change my mind about liking older homes. The LA home inspection had gone reasonably well, but the electrician has proposed a more expensive (although probably the complete, right way to do it) solution. The total plumbing and electrical quote is $11,000 F-ing dollars. I just about had an anyeurism when he gave me the quote. I'm in the process of negotiating with the owners now, and I've updated my asking price to half. I was going to ask for most of it, but an $11,000 total changed my mind.
Hopefully, we'll be able to split it. Anything less and we will have to think seriously about walking. If they say "no" then we are definitely walking. It's just not worth it to buy, even at this price, knowing that there are safety items that are fucked up in this home.
I'm sure everyone has seen the earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan. My prayers are with them during this disaster and I hope that the death toll is minimal.
Later
Hopefully, we'll be able to split it. Anything less and we will have to think seriously about walking. If they say "no" then we are definitely walking. It's just not worth it to buy, even at this price, knowing that there are safety items that are fucked up in this home.
I'm sure everyone has seen the earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan. My prayers are with them during this disaster and I hope that the death toll is minimal.
Later
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Damn I'm tired
Had a great Mardi Gras, but damn I'm tired and don't want to be at work.
Great ride except for the short intervals of rain. Not a great crowd, it was kind of thin due to the weather, and there were a lot of whiny bitches (both male and female) that would just duck out of the way when you threw them something. What I can't figure out is "Why the fuck are you at a parade?"
onto other things.....
Still a lot of shit going on in the economy. This blog is not just about that, but if affects an awful lot of what I do, so it gets mentioned. Now that the Libyans have decided to start destroying the oil infrastructure, I think the price of oil, the stock market and the ongoing "recovery" could get a little dicey. Let's all send up a silent prayer that this doesn't move into Saudi Arabia or we could be looking at $8/gallon gas prices. And I don't want to see that.
Spoke with my FL realtor today, and the FL house is officially for rent.
Still waiting on repair quotes so I can move forward on the LA house. Once those are received, it's time to beat up the sellers and get some money to fix that crap. I know I'm going to have to put some up, but I want to minimize my contribution as much as possible.
Charlie Sheen is f-ing nuts. This will be the first and last time he ever gets mentioned in this blog unless he does something so stupidly ridiculous that I just can't stand it.
Please NFL owners and players, get your collective heads out of your asses and make a deal. I don't really expect it to happen until later this year, but it sure would be nice.
Well, I think that was a nice random assortment of thoughts for the day.
Later
Great ride except for the short intervals of rain. Not a great crowd, it was kind of thin due to the weather, and there were a lot of whiny bitches (both male and female) that would just duck out of the way when you threw them something. What I can't figure out is "Why the fuck are you at a parade?"
onto other things.....
Still a lot of shit going on in the economy. This blog is not just about that, but if affects an awful lot of what I do, so it gets mentioned. Now that the Libyans have decided to start destroying the oil infrastructure, I think the price of oil, the stock market and the ongoing "recovery" could get a little dicey. Let's all send up a silent prayer that this doesn't move into Saudi Arabia or we could be looking at $8/gallon gas prices. And I don't want to see that.
Spoke with my FL realtor today, and the FL house is officially for rent.
Still waiting on repair quotes so I can move forward on the LA house. Once those are received, it's time to beat up the sellers and get some money to fix that crap. I know I'm going to have to put some up, but I want to minimize my contribution as much as possible.
Charlie Sheen is f-ing nuts. This will be the first and last time he ever gets mentioned in this blog unless he does something so stupidly ridiculous that I just can't stand it.
Please NFL owners and players, get your collective heads out of your asses and make a deal. I don't really expect it to happen until later this year, but it sure would be nice.
Well, I think that was a nice random assortment of thoughts for the day.
Later
Monday, March 7, 2011
Happy Mardi Gras!
So it's actually Monday, but I'm not posting tomorrow, so you get Mardi Gras today.
So a bunch of stuff has been happening, I'm only going to hit the high points, plus a couple of random things that I've noticed on the Internet over the last few days.
Spent all weekend living at my sisters house so we wouldn't have to drive anywhere after drinking all night (It is Mardi Gras season after all!) Wish I could figure out some way to keep my youngest from waking up at 6:15 and getting the other kids up.
still working on the new house quotes. Need to call the other plumber this morning and try to get him to give me a repair quote also. Waiting on the electrician to call me with his quote. I expect it to be somewhat steeper than I wanted, but he is quoting some problems that he noticed that I don't care about at the moment.
Working on getting the Fl house ready to rent. Need to find some painters to paint the inside, and make sure it is staying clean. Would love to get $2,000/month, but would settle for less.
From the Internetz:
Nathan Fillion would love to restart "Firefly". For any of you out there who like the show, please hit Facebook and "like" the project to raise money.
NOt sure what to make of this economy. The news is (for the most part) a psychotic mix of good and bad. There are a number of good things going on, but it seems like every piece of good news has 2 bad ones associated with it. Here are some of the high points:
So a bunch of stuff has been happening, I'm only going to hit the high points, plus a couple of random things that I've noticed on the Internet over the last few days.
Spent all weekend living at my sisters house so we wouldn't have to drive anywhere after drinking all night (It is Mardi Gras season after all!) Wish I could figure out some way to keep my youngest from waking up at 6:15 and getting the other kids up.
still working on the new house quotes. Need to call the other plumber this morning and try to get him to give me a repair quote also. Waiting on the electrician to call me with his quote. I expect it to be somewhat steeper than I wanted, but he is quoting some problems that he noticed that I don't care about at the moment.
Working on getting the Fl house ready to rent. Need to find some painters to paint the inside, and make sure it is staying clean. Would love to get $2,000/month, but would settle for less.
From the Internetz:
Nathan Fillion would love to restart "Firefly". For any of you out there who like the show, please hit Facebook and "like" the project to raise money.
NOt sure what to make of this economy. The news is (for the most part) a psychotic mix of good and bad. There are a number of good things going on, but it seems like every piece of good news has 2 bad ones associated with it. Here are some of the high points:
- Commodities and/or inflation of same. See oil, food, gold, silver, copper etc.
- European debt, PIIGS etc.
- US Federal debt
- US Munincipal and State debt.
- China - inflation possibilities, their version of a mortgage/real estate meltdown, plus political unrest.
- Global warming, or something like it. SEems every day we read about disasters, usually involving some form of "extreme" weather. I don't remember the weather being this fucked up when I was a kid, even back into my twenties. I'm just not sure if this crap was happening before and we just weren't fully into the 24 hour news cycle, or if it really is getting worse.
I thing that's enough for today. Y'all try to enjoy through Tuesday, and if any of you are in Louisiana, enjoy Mardi Gras!!
Later
Thursday, March 3, 2011
House update
Got the inspection report, and it was as advertised. Some (hopefully not expensive) electrical issues and one moderately (approx $3,500) plumbing problem along with a couple of vents that do not exit the home, but instead are venting into the attic. (dickheads for leaving that this long!)
So, my question is how much money do I hit the sellers for? I am not paying to resolve all of this bullshit, and I don't give a crap if I have to walk away, giving the sellers the finger the whole time. My best guess is that it's going to be $5,000+/- to fix all the stuff I think needs to fixed. My plans as they stand now:
Unreasonable = Give me $6,000 back at the closing and I'll buy your home. The extra $1,000 from the above amount is to allow for change orders and to compensate me for the pain of having to do all this shit.
Fairly reasonable = Give me $4,000 and I'll handle $1,000 plus any overages. I believe this is the most likely scenario. It allows me to get the plumbing and electrical handled in a timely fashion, and still only be out of pocket maybe $1,000.
Reasonable = Split it with me.
Anyone else have any thoughts? As of right now, I think I'm going to lead 100% reimbursement on all repairs, and then negotiate downwards.
Lots of other stuff going on, both at work and personally, but I'll have to discuss that stuff later.
Later
So, my question is how much money do I hit the sellers for? I am not paying to resolve all of this bullshit, and I don't give a crap if I have to walk away, giving the sellers the finger the whole time. My best guess is that it's going to be $5,000+/- to fix all the stuff I think needs to fixed. My plans as they stand now:
Unreasonable = Give me $6,000 back at the closing and I'll buy your home. The extra $1,000 from the above amount is to allow for change orders and to compensate me for the pain of having to do all this shit.
Fairly reasonable = Give me $4,000 and I'll handle $1,000 plus any overages. I believe this is the most likely scenario. It allows me to get the plumbing and electrical handled in a timely fashion, and still only be out of pocket maybe $1,000.
Reasonable = Split it with me.
Anyone else have any thoughts? As of right now, I think I'm going to lead 100% reimbursement on all repairs, and then negotiate downwards.
Lots of other stuff going on, both at work and personally, but I'll have to discuss that stuff later.
Later
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Kicking names and takin' ass
Wait a minute, that's not right. Well, you get the point anyway. Spent the morning at the new house with a herd of inspectors, reviewing the overall house, the drains and having the house inspected for termites. So far, the house is as expected, with the only large problem being the drain lines from the house out to the street. As of right now, I'm planning on having someone give me a quote (preferably more than one quote) and seeing how much of that I can extract from the sellers. I think if we come in around $5,000 to replace everything, I can extract most of that from the sellers, and I think that's fair. No way I should have to put out a bunch of money to fix a structural problem, or at least not 100% of it.
Onto some more personal items....
why does my wife suddenly seem to feel that soccer for the golden children is such a pain in the ass?
Why did she get to go back to bed this morning? I'm actually a little pissed about this one believe it or not.
Why is it I can't seem to get laid? (TMI?)
Later
Onto some more personal items....
why does my wife suddenly seem to feel that soccer for the golden children is such a pain in the ass?
Why did she get to go back to bed this morning? I'm actually a little pissed about this one believe it or not.
Why is it I can't seem to get laid? (TMI?)
Later
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
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Please!
Okay, I know there aren't very many of you out there who have stumbled into this blog, I'm sure by accident. However, I continue to put my thoughts/feelings/general pissoff out there. Oddly enough, I haven't been pissed off too much recently. I guess that means things are going well. Or maybe I'm mellowing. Or maybe it's all building up and I'm going to have an absolute meltdown sometime soon.
Anyway, lunch is on the way, so I'm out. Pork roast plate lunch today.
Later
Okay, I know there aren't very many of you out there who have stumbled into this blog, I'm sure by accident. However, I continue to put my thoughts/feelings/general pissoff out there. Oddly enough, I haven't been pissed off too much recently. I guess that means things are going well. Or maybe I'm mellowing. Or maybe it's all building up and I'm going to have an absolute meltdown sometime soon.
Anyway, lunch is on the way, so I'm out. Pork roast plate lunch today.
Later
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