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It’s The Final Countdown!

Yes, folks, this is it! It’s the final countdown! We have been given our closing date so now we are now in the final stretch. The big day: 11/30. So much for Thanksgiving! We had to call the folks to...

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Pay For Professionals Or D-I-Y?

This week we are getting bids on work that we want done for the new house before we move in.  After receiving a handful of quotes (many of which are higher than expected) we are starting to run into a...

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More Big Purchases – Window Coverings

There seem to be a lot of big purchases that have to occur when you buy a new home. Many of them are things you don’t necessarily have to worry about with an existing home. We’ve planned for pretty...

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Why I Bought My First House

With our upcoming move, I started reminiscing about the current house. I’ve been living in this house for 10 years now and I’ve got a lot of memories from this home. Here’s the story of why I bought my...

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Breaking The Silence

Sorry we haven’t been writing lately. It’s been lots of 7AM to 10PM days and just a short time at home. We didn’t do a good job ahead of time estimating how long we’d have to work on different tasks...

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The Reluctant Landlords?

Last night we met with our realtor to discuss the fate our old home.  Now that the new flooring is going down it is time for decisions to be made on how we will list it. Prior to this meeting we told...

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Embarrassed By Your Accomplishments?

I find myself in a strange dilemma these days. I often get asked how I like the new house and to tell them all about it. I consider getting the new home to be a huge accomplishment for us. It took...

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Rent Or Sell: The Decision

I apologize for not writing about our decision on whether to sell or lease out our old home earlier than today. I didn’t realize I left you all in the dark until this week! Shame on me. The house has...

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What Your Landlord Thinks Of You

Well, maybe it’s more of what your landlord thinks of your rental application. Evaluating applications from renters wanting to lease our old home has given us an interesting look into what landlords...

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A Tale Of 3 Applications

In our search to find tenants for our rental property we have received 3 applications. Of course, we have had many more visitors and serious inquiries but 3 people actually completed an application and...

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