Not much in the way of exciting news to report of late, as we’re still twiddling our thumbs, waiting on the buyers to get everything dquared away as far as the sale of House #2. Still hoping to close on May 15th but the state of Texas hasn’t yet paid them out for the land […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

It’s been a pretty crazy week or so, but things are pretty much done at House #2. Refinishing the hardwood floors was the last major hurdle, which I finished staining at like midnight last night. Still need to hit them with a couple of coats of poly and still have a little bit of grouting […]

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 […]

Longer update tomorrow, when I’m at the day job and have time for such stuff. Right now I’m busy trying to untangle the mess that my former general contractor left, including fun stuff like, oh, I don’t know, not bothering to get any of his framing work inspected (despite repeated assurances that he had) and […]

Still not done with House #2. Although the end is definitely drawing near, and the biggest hold-up at this stage is getting the electrician back in to finish running the electrical for the new bathroom.
I hit it pretty hard the last five days or so, managing to get all the exterior painting done, all the […]

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