tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31155815.post8061407268742452352..comments2023-11-05T03:12:40.416-08:00Comments on Mostly Poetry: Home AgainHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687291606249050356noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31155815.post-82510977161438059612009-07-21T22:20:51.888-07:002009-07-21T22:20:51.888-07:00Wow! Thanks for the advice! :-)Wow! Thanks for the advice! :-)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687291606249050356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31155815.post-32453603417964076872009-07-21T19:22:16.894-07:002009-07-21T19:22:16.894-07:00Yes, if you can, hire the work done!!! It will be...Yes, if you can, hire the work done!!! It will be well worth the expense and will make you smile everyday, for paint and flooring you "use" every single day. <br /><br />I've heard through the grapevine that "bankers" are people too...it doesn't hurt to add a "personal note" with any future bids you put in. It may just help to get a house "sold" for they realize it's a "family" buying "a house" not an investor putting down dozens of bids a week. (I've heard this technique is getting some good results). You may want to give it a try just for fun.... PaulaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31155815.post-55036026490624276282009-07-21T08:27:08.248-07:002009-07-21T08:27:08.248-07:00Our comments got flip-flopped.
Well, since IF we ...Our comments got flip-flopped.<br /><br />Well, since IF we get this house it will be right at the beginning of the new school year - mine being probably the most demanding year of teaching I've ever had - Anthony's also, with nearly all AP classes his senior year and sports - this will be hired out. Sadly, the carpet is truly beyond cleaning! On the other hand, as much as I'd like to save money, oh what a feeling to have someone come in and do it and move into a new place with new paint and carpet done for us. So, while I wish it was "move-in-ready," THAT I am willing to shell out some bucks for. :-)<br /><br />Here I am talking like this is going to happen. We have no idea if our bid will be accepted! I know many people right now looking to buy who've put in many aggressive bids and lost out each time, so . . .Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687291606249050356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31155815.post-34649556600792608632009-07-20T10:32:17.180-07:002009-07-20T10:32:17.180-07:00Aw - thanks so much for your sweet comment! :-)
...Aw - thanks so much for your sweet comment! :-)<br /><br />I got your comment as I was just about to update this post stating that we wrote a bid today, and it will go in first thing tomorrow (Monday).<br /><br />Going through the house a second time was an amazing experience. Even with all the pictures I didn't quite remember how everything was laid out. Also I hadn't picked up on how really truly incredibly bad the paint and carpet are, so new paint and flooring are a MUST throughout - ($$$) - lots of other little things too, but that comes with the territory. It's a foreclosure. Other fixes will wait as the years go by - a bit at a time - furnishing too. That's OK.<br /><br />David and I walked the neighborhood last night, and, though this house looks very fancy and elegant to me, we noticed it is the most "plain-jane" in the neighborhood and one of the smallest (except for a couple of one-stories, possibly). Amazing!<br /><br />I LOVE the courtyard! :-)<br /><br />Oh, and the neighbors, who have a nearly identical house next door, have a fountain in their courtyard that we can hear from "ours" - BONUS!<br /><br />The boys saw it for the first time today. They really liked it. One comment they made was, "It's too bad we have to have a master bedroom because this would make a great loft!"<br /><br />Sorry - I'm gonna be selfish on that one!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687291606249050356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31155815.post-7893052969406159122009-07-20T09:25:57.436-07:002009-07-20T09:25:57.436-07:00"Walking the neighborhood" is always a g..."Walking the neighborhood" is always a great idea. You can then really see how your future neighbors live and if the fit is right for your family. It's recommended to do this several times at different times of the day and on different days of the week.<br /><br />Painting is inexpensive, especially if you provide the labor...you can rent scaffolding to make the entry paint job a breeze too....the carpet, unless torn, may just need a good deep cleaning....if not that could be a bit more expensive, but well worth the investment.<br /><br />Good luck! PaulaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31155815.post-44710376507298220792009-07-18T09:50:19.906-07:002009-07-18T09:50:19.906-07:00What a beautiful house! Some family has to buy it...What a beautiful house! Some family has to buy it, and I don't know of a more deserving family than your's so let the bidding begin.<br />Good luck!<br />PaulaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com