Apr
28
Buh Bye Bellagio
April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I’m finally back home after 12 days in Vegas, staying at the Bellagio and doing another poker reporting gig. I definitely love Vegas and staying at the Bellagio is obviously nice but I was ready to come home about a week ago, so it’s definitely nice to be back.
As far as assorted real estate stuffs, […]
Apr
14
Lo and Behold, Actual Photos of House #2
April 14, 2008 | 5 Comments
So I finally managed to take many photos of House #2, and finally managed to get an image gallery management plugin up and running. There are still some kinks to work out but I thought I’d go ahead and get some photos up, as far as Before photos and After photos of House #2.
Before Photos
After […]
Apr
13
Get Your Hands off My Ladder
April 13, 2008 | 1 Comment
I’m kind of digging this strange feeling of waking up in the morning and not immediately finding myself reviewing the yard-long checklist of things I need to get done on a house somewhere. I still need to give House #2 a good cleaning and shift some stuff out of the garage there into storage, but […]
Apr
13
Real Estate in Bellevue, WA
April 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Bellevue Block provides a variety of resources and listings for anyone looking to buy or sell a condo in the Bellevue, Washington area, including the Bravern and Washington Square communities, as well as other Bellevue real estate listings.
Site features not only include listings for condos and homes for prospective buyers (including the ability to also […]
Apr
11
The Myth of Passive Income
April 11, 2008 | 1 Comment
Before anyone comes after me with sharpened pitchforks and torches ablaze, yes, indeed, passive income does exist. And in various forms, whether you’re talking about dividends, royalties, or other investment income that is truly derived with not one whit of work on the part of the investor or the lifting of a single, solitary […]
Apr
8
No News is Good News
April 8, 2008 | 1 Comment
Not much to report on the house front, as everything is ticking along with House #2. We knocked out the fairly short list of repairs and changes the buyers requested this weekend, including replacing a few doors, patching and staining some of the concrete skirting around the house, and other odds and ends. It’s down […]
Apr
4
House #2 Officially Under Contract
April 4, 2008 | 2 Comments
Still not closed and a done deal, but House #2 is officially under contract now, with closing slated for on or before May 15th. Cash offer for full list price, with a pretty tiny list of repairs/improvements they want (half of which I planned on doing anyway).
I’m still pretty much in a state of happy […]
Apr
2
Let’s See if We Can Jinx It: Possible Offer on House #2
April 2, 2008 | 1 Comment
I’ve been holding off on posting some pretty exciting developments over the weekend, wanting to get the actual offer in my grubby paws, but oh, what the hell, here goes: it’s looking like we’ve got a full-price, cash offer of $149,500 coming in the next few days for House #2, with closing in 3-4 weeks.
So, […]
Apr
2
Review of refinance.com
April 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Just as you might expect, refinance.com offers a wide range of options for anyone looking for a home refinance, but they also offer products for standard home loans, home equity loans, and debt consolidation.
The site is clean and easy to navigate and the company isn’t some recent sketchy Web-based start-up, as they’ve been in the mortgage […]