The decision (and purchase) has been made! In an earlier post (“Appliance Upgrade Research: Chest Freezers”), I checked to see if the chest freezers listed on the EnergyStar site were still offered by each of the manufacturers
Read the full story »Efforts and projects taken on to shrink a homeowners carbon footprint.
Projects and experiences with local NYC contractors
Avoid the school of hard knocks, these articles will help.
Home improvement projects and upgrades all documented here.
Necessary repairs, maintenance and… oversights.
One would think that being asked by the mortgage brokers assistant if I would mind closing early is a good sign that things had been moving along to the point of completion.
One would also be …
So the seller has posted some ads for the place in the past on Craigslist and PropertyShark before we moved into contract to buy. As of now, Monday or Tuesday is when the bank would …
It’s taken more than a year of talking about it, research & reading, but this afternoon I’m going to attempt to sound like I’ve made offers on houses before.
Tangent
Funny thing about the web is …
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Almost biblical at this point…
So the lawyers are talking again. The seller is now interested in closing on more traditional terms, with a clear title, no outstanding taxes or liens and with my own …
New violation in addition to the three that I knew about popped up on the DoB today that helped break the camel’s back. If this deal is going to happen, it’s going to be with …
Two conditional mortgage acceptances, an engineers report, title search and a contract drawn up but still awaiting revisions — after all this the seller’s lawyer reveals that it was never the sellers intention for me …
Why a 1031? Because you don’t get socked with capital gains on an investment property is the quick answer, which is usually followed up with, but you don’t get hit with capital gains if you …
Now I see what people talk about regarding closing stress. Too many moving parts each having their own moving parts… I wonder if there’s an easy formula for pulling this stuff together short of a …
If you asked me, things had been moving along nicely.
The banks were comfortable with the deadline to have everything drawn up and ready by. Inspectors and engineers had filed their reports, the appraisals had …
AKA Scotty, the pissed off engineer.
From what I’m told (and it seems like good adivce), as part of any home purchase a number of people have to come by and give …
San Jose, Costa Rica
Whitewater rafting on the Pacuare River
Whitewater rafting on the Rio Sarapiqui
Hiking to La Fortuna Waterfall
Sightseeing at the Arenal Volcano
Sightseeing trip to the Monteverde Cloud Forest
A single line, at this point bordering cliché, taken from one of almost 560 poems by Robert Burns reflect the sentiments regarding projects that started strong but hit a roadblock or plateau somewhere along the …
It’s been two years since the wooden railings that surround a second floor terrace had been stripped, sanded, resealed and painted and unfortunately, it shows.
The solution — called Mr. Handyman of N.E. Queens for the …
Beginning March 2, 2009, HPD will begin to roll out its new web-based learning program. Each course has been designed to maximize the potential of the online medium. By using workplace scenarios, interactivities and simulations …
It has been nearly three years since I hit Home Depot to replace a few older inexpensive plastic toilet seats with Bemis’ model 25CH molded wood seats.
The molded wood versions seemed like a better fit, …
Spring Maintenance
Cracks and/or bubbling of roof membrane
Signs of ponding or stagnant water on roof
Parapet walls for damage or cracks
Capstone joints for separation or cracks in the seams
Flashing for tears, loose parts or disfigured sections
Roof ladders …
