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10-12-2021, 01:26 PM | #776 | |
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10-13-2021, 02:17 PM | #777 |
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So, uh, shikataganai, without having read the entire thread (I apologize), but any lessons learned from this? Any good takeaways from the buying-a-place-that-isn't-exactly close experience? Same for renovations...
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10-13-2021, 04:06 PM | #778 | |
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2) Don't trust contractors. 3) Don't have ******* neighbors, as they detract from quality of life. 4) Don't trust furniture delivery windows for remote locations, because those companies are 110% flaky. |
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10-14-2021, 02:45 PM | #779 | |
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10-14-2021, 03:27 PM | #780 |
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The bottom fell out of the queens town real estate market (relatively speaking) due to covid/no tourists. You should swoop in now and pick something up. I’ll look after it for you each weekend until you’re able to move down here.
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10-14-2021, 03:35 PM | #781 |
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10-15-2021, 11:46 AM | #782 | ||
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Context is that it snowed this much at Winter Park over a 24 hour period either ending today or yesterday morning:
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10-16-2021, 05:29 PM | #783 | |
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Closing tentatively scheduled for 10/21. Acknowledged receipt of the final closing disclosure today and then they schedule 3 days out.
The terms changed a bit! for the better. Was 1.000 point to get 2.375% fixed x 30 years. Unbeknownst to me that got lowered to 0.875 point for that same rate. Maybe this is because the appraisal came in nice and high thus at 69% LTV even rolling in the closing costs and with a bit of extra cash back to me at closing? Anyway, not complaining. Other non-prepaids on the loan costs: Quote:
Illustration of "quite fabulous indeed" using my actual closing costs: Last edited by shikataganai; 10-16-2021 at 05:36 PM. |
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10-16-2021, 06:46 PM | #784 |
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Very nice!
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10-23-2021, 12:26 PM | #785 |
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Once again my spot in the garage is taken up by mountain house staging. This hopefully final batch that was delivered today in the foreground is deck furniture. The vertical boxes in the back right are the recliners for the loft. (There is one more delivery scheduled for up there, for the living room couches, that I give a high likelihood of being canceled last minute a la the canceled delivery attempt for this stuff on Oct 11, wasting my time. Stay tuned on Oct 29 as I drive all about.) |
10-29-2021, 09:04 AM | #786 |
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Was awake from 1:30-3 last night. Anxious that I’m going to get to the house today and find the decks in the exact same state (demolished, no new Trex) as before. Then I’ll have to fight the contractor, again, it won’t be listed all winter, and we won’t have usable decks.
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10-29-2021, 09:32 AM | #787 | |
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10-29-2021, 10:43 AM | #788 |
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oh, and I packed the trailer I'm towing up there today in a neat manner both to satisfy you jackals and because I needed almost all the room:
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10-29-2021, 11:33 AM | #789 |
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So much better!
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10-29-2021, 11:36 AM | #790 |
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nice! congrats on the packing because it looks way better than last time. Hopefully the worries about the contractor are not founded in reality.
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10-29-2021, 11:36 AM | #791 |
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My OCD thanks you
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10-29-2021, 02:00 PM | #792 |
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That's the front entryway deck, clearly not done. But next to the stacks of tiles is Trex, so there's still hope. It'll be at least 2 weeks from now. Snow is moving in! See runs at Winter Park, photographic left of that plume of smoke. |
10-29-2021, 02:42 PM | #793 | |
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From contractor dude just now
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On the upside, the Macy's furniture delivery of living room coach + loveseats appears to be actually happening. They're driving over from Fraser at the moment--they've got a tracker thing. |
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10-29-2021, 03:18 PM | #794 |
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Woohoo! Getting closer to finished.
And the mountain supposedly opening on the 17th Hopefully I'll get a couple days on the mountain in Dec. |
10-29-2021, 05:45 PM | #795 |
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See all the good things that happen when you pack the trailer correctly?
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10-29-2021, 05:50 PM | #796 |
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Well played sir. |
10-29-2021, 08:17 PM | #797 |
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ttiwwop!
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10-29-2021, 10:12 PM | #798 | |
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Anyway, the Macy's delivery actually happened on time and properly. Amazing. The loveseats look really small in the space. Oh well. |
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10-30-2021, 09:56 AM | #799 |
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Coming together, nice!
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10-30-2021, 02:34 PM | #800 |
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1 reservation, please
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