Jun
27
Oh Crystal Ball, Tell Me What the Future of Real Estate in Central Texas Is
June 27, 2007 | 1 Comment
One nice perk of my day job is that the bulk of what I do involves sitting in front of a computer, all day, bopping around on the Internet tubes and digging up/confirming a variety of business information. So not only do I get a heavy dose of business news online, but CNBC is on […]
Jun
26
Back to the Paint and the Grout and the Grind
June 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I was hoping I’d come back completely re-energized from our Vegas vacation, ready to rock and roll on the Main St. house, but, eh, not so much. I’ve been putting in long hours over there the last few days but it’s been a struggle mustering up a whole lot of enthusiasm. Thankfully enthusiasm is optional, […]
Jun
20
Austin House = Closed
June 20, 2007 | 1 Comment
Have to say that it’s a lot more fun being on the selling side when it comes time to make the trip to the title company for closing. We were in and out of there in about fifteen minutes, with lots of cash monies wired into our account by the end of the day.
This one […]
Jun
19
So Long, Housie House
June 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Barring any last minute obstacles (knock on wood), we’re scheduled to close on the Austin house this afternoon. Despite some last minute nit-pickiness by the buyers (I hope they realize that as home owners they’re going to need to learn how to sweep a few floors and touch up paint here and there), things have […]
Jun
18
I Think I See the Finish Line… Sort Of…
June 18, 2007 | 1 Comment
Despite a few yipping and yawing mood swings over the last week, my head’s in a decent place. While I shouldn’t say such things and tempt ye olde fates, I think I’m back on track to be done with the Main St. house by the time I leave for Vegas on July 5th.
This last week […]
Jun
13
Hmm, That Sounds Awfully Like a Clock Ticking…
June 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I’d slacked off a bit after the Austin house went under contract, feeling like the worst was behind me, but things are conspiring again to produce some pretty long days of late, trying to get the Main St. house done.
My mom visiting for five days hasn’t helped the schedule, but it’s mostly my fault, as […]
Jun
9
Crawling in Attics in Texas in the Summer ROCKS!
June 9, 2007 | 1 Comment
Fairly low-key week on the real estate front, as I barely had time to work on the Main St. house, and didn’t hear back from the buyers of the Austin house until yesterday, as far as inspection results and all that fun stuff.
Knock on wood, but all appears to be a go on the Austin […]
Jun
3
Had a comment recently about the whole Casey Serin/Iamfacingforeclosure.com fiasco, which I have to admit I’ve been checking out daily for awhile now. Anyone reading this is likely familiar with the situation but here’s the short version:
24 year old “investor” in California drops tens of thousands of dollars on “guru” REI seminars, and proceeds to […]
Jun
3
Met with our realtor yesterday and signed and initialed all the dotted lines, as far as agreeing to the juiciest contract we got. Apparently two couples ended up being very interested in the Austin house, with the final offer from each coming in at about $3,000 over our listing price, but one was willing to […]
Jun
2
The Happy Kinds of Calls from Your Realtor
June 2, 2007 | 1 Comment
So I was merrily (well, umm, not so merrily) caulking away yesterday at the Main St. house, when my cell phone rings. Since my caulk smoothing technique involves the judicious use of fingers, I was pretty indisposed to fish my phone out of my pocket and take the call. Whoever it is leaves a message. […]