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, […]
Mar
12
Updates, Regress, and a Little Progress
March 12, 2008 | 5 Comments
Not even sure where to begin with getting caught up on the doings at House #2, but here’s the short version:
1) Contractor #1 is gone as of last Friday. Contractor #2 is now on the job and finishing up the last bit of framing, door casing, and odds and ends that Contractor #1 was supposed […]
Feb
19
Poor, Poor Neglected Real Estate Blog
February 19, 2008 | 3 Comments
I know. Indeed. If this space were a house it’d have knee-high grass in the front yard, newspapers and collection letters for the last 19 occupants piled up on the porch, and tumbleweeds blowing past it down the street.
I’m still alive, still plugging away, and all that good stuff. House #2 has pretty much sucked up my […]
Feb
3
Almost…To….The…Finish…Line
February 3, 2008 | 1 Comment
Things have been pretty crazy of late and it likely won’t let up anytime in the next few weeks. House #2 is getting there, although the last week felt like it was very much of the “One step forward, two steps back” variety.
I should have known that the eternal thorn in my paw — plumbing […]
Jan
22
Title Companies and Earnest Money, Oh My
January 22, 2008 | 4 Comments
As if the deal to sell House #1 falling through wasn’t annoying enough, now I’m hitting a snag with getting the title company to release the earnest money to me. Here’s the condensed version:
1) As part of the contract, the buyer deposited $500 in earnest money with the title company.
2) Deal falls through.
3) The buyer […]
Jan
15
Don’t Mind Me, I’m Just Rolling That Old Rock Up The Dang Ol’ Hill
January 15, 2008 | 1 Comment
Radio silence usually isn’t the best of signs in bloglandia, and my recent lack of posts is no exception. Nothing too terrible, though, and I’ve mainly just been insanely busy the last four or five days.
It’s looking like the deal to sell House #1 is pretty much dead in the water. Despite being “pre-approved” and […]
Jan
4
Hacking Up a Lung (or Two) and Shivering
January 4, 2008 | 1 Comment
Not much progress on the REI front in the fledgling new year so far. I’ve actually been pretty sick since around the 1st, which is a rarity for me, as I tend to only get a cold/flu every 5 years or so. I drug myself over to House #2 on the 31st/1st and got some […]
Dec
27
Buh-Bye 2007
December 27, 2007 | 2 Comments
Finally back home for a bit after visiting family in Tennessee for Christmas, but we’re back on the road on Friday to visit more family in the Dallas area, so it feels more like a pit stop. I’m definitely looking forward to getting back home on Sunday, with absolutely no traveling or trips planned until […]
Dec
11
Words I Never Thought I’d Be Saying
December 11, 2007 | 2 Comments
Wonder of all wonders, plumbing work should be starting on House #2 today. Hallelujah. And the heavens open up and sunbeams come shooting through.
This is just the first stage (capping off unnecessary gas lines under the house, pulling all the gas lines in rooms, the floor furnace, and the wall heater in the bathroom, as […]
Dec
7
I Can’t Knock on the Wood Any Louder
December 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Kind of a schizo day today, as far as much progress on House #2 and reverse progress on House #2. Well, not really regression, but lack of advancement.
We ran into issues today with the appraisal for House #1. Of all the potential roadblocks, this one never entered my mind, as it should easily appraise for […]