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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2006The house across the way...
I believe I've mentioned the rental house across the street from me a couple of times (the last time earlier this year when the tree in their front yard fell on it) Just this morning, while out watering our flower beds at the ungodly hour of 7am (on a holiday, even!), I noticed a realtor's sign in their front yard (like a weed, it must have sprouted overnight). I searched and searched, and finally found the listing for the house (but no picture) http://www.homefinder.org/buy/buy-details.asp?sTransactionNumber=10041570&sCRecord=38 They have a *bunch* of things funky in this listing: * it may have "been in the family since it was built", but they don't state that it was a *rental* and that the owning family hasn't *lived* in it since it was built (in 1940)! * they list a 'new roof'... heh. It's not new! They just repaired the tree damage and replaced the shingles! * new carpet... probably because the past 3 tenants all had d-pets, and the last tenants had at least one *puppy*, so the carpet probably had some poo/pee-stains ;) * exterior of the house painted... I don't recall them actually *painting* the house (but then again, I'm not home 100% of the time, either), but I do know that they power washed it. It also lists the exterior as being vinyl - and why paint vinyl????? Maybe they just painted the eaves, and front porch area.... While the house does have a nice fenced in back yard (wooden fencing, almost a privacy type) and large deck out back, it sits on less than 1/2 an acre, and they're asking $94,000?!?!?!?!?!?! Our house, although older by 15 years, sits on a tad more than 3/4 an acre, and we only paid $67,000! And we have a *garage*!!!! Isn't the saying "truth in advertising"??? Apparently that doesn't apply to Realtors :D  SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > I believe I've mentioned the rental house across the street from me a > couple [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I searched and searched, and finally found the listing for the house > (but no picture) http://www.homefinder.org/buy/buy-details.asp?sTransactionNumber=10041570&sCRecord=38 I've been having fun doing searches for townhouses since Dad said he wants to buy one for me. You can't believe half of what you read, that's for sure! Jill > I believe I've mentioned the rental house across the street from me a couple > of times (the last time earlier this year when the tree in their front yard [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > Apparently that doesn't apply to Realtors :D When we listed our house in the city, and read the newspaper ad, we hardly recognized it. "Curb appeal! Park-like setting!" (translation: We were the only people on the block who actually mowed and used a weed-eater.) I like the ones that say "Handyman's Dream!" (translation: the house is falling down). Or, "Doll house!" (translation: It's probably 700 square feet) Sherry > Isn't the saying "truth in advertising"??? > > Apparently that doesn't apply to Realtors :D I don't think it does. I love our current house, but when our realtor first showed it to us, I walked right out. Why? They'd advertised as having a certain size unfinished basement. When I saw that it was much smaller than advertised (ie, half the basement is a 4 foot retaining wall with dirt, completely unusable except as storage), I was so disappointed I left. They also advertised a "redwood deck," by which they meant "it's painted red, and it's wood." Not a big deal, but man do I hate it when people lie. Anyway, we ended up in that house only because later on, our offer on another property in the area was rejected, so we were driving around in the neighborhood and I saw this neat house. DH swore up and down that we'd already looked at it, but I didn't recognize it, so we checked it out again. Got to know the owners, who showed us all sorts of stuff that the realtor hadn't bothered to mention that was much more important to me than "redwood deck" (ie, the whole house was wired with cat5). After walking around with the owners, it was clear how much work they'd put into the house, and they had clearly taken good care of it. That sounded like a big plus to me. I'm pretty sure their realtor was either sleazy or dumb as a post or both. He did so many flakey things during the course of the purchase. Luckily our realtor was sharp enough for both of them. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> Isn't the saying "truth in advertising"??? >> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > both. He did so many flakey things during the course of the purchase. > Luckily our realtor was sharp enough for both of them. I told Dad townhouses/condos wasn't the way to go. This place overlooks the Mississppi river. If you want to live in downtown Memphis and not mow a lawn, all fine and good. For almost $200,000 you get one bedroom. Gee, thanks! (but no thanks!) http://tinyurl.com/gv9zc Jill Hmmm. Where I live, a 3 bed house (and we are talking just enough room for the bed, not American sized rooms) sells for about £250,000 or over $400,000. Small plot too, with a small garden,not even 20ft x 20ft. A 1 bed flat over garage is at least £120,000 or $200,000 and not enough room to swing a cat (just a saying we have here!) Our petrol is about £1 a litre too! Sandra > Hmmm. Where I live, a 3 bed house (and we are talking just enough > room for the bed, not American sized rooms) sells for about £250,000 [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Sandra For the Merkins, that means our gas is $7 per gallon. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Hmmm. Where I live, a 3 bed house (and we are talking just enough > room for the bed, not American sized rooms) sells for about £250,000 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Our petrol is about £1 a litre too! House prices in the US vary widely. Really widely. I have friends in Boulder who have a condo with a tiny yard and no AC for the same price as we have (about 20 miles away) for a huge house with three car garage, A/C, decent yard, etc. Prices in Boulder are insane. And my brother living in Maryland, near DC, spent twice as much as we did for a similar sized house, but much older with much more work needing to be done. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca I don't remember where you are but housing prices have been doing gymnastics for the last couple of years. I checked out one a few blocks from here while I was walking Kayla yesterday. On 1/3 acre, Built 1984. 1800 sq ft. $350,000. Nice house but nothing special either. We are a 45 minute commute from Sacramento. Jo >I believe I've mentioned the rental house across the street from me a >couple of times (the last time earlier this year when the tree in their [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com > http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > I don't remember where you are but housing prices have been doing gymnastics > for the last couple of years. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Jo Oh my. If I moved to CA., I'd have to live in my car. :-) Sherry >>I don't remember where you are but housing prices have been doing gymnastics >>for the last couple of years. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Sherry Well, for $400,000 you could buy a bible camp/college in Kansas. I saw it advertised on ebay yesterday when I was playing around. http://tinyurl.com/odsto is where I found it. I have fun in ebay. Pam S. who has fun in most places "Magic Mood Jeep?" <nobody@nowhere.net> wrote: > While the house does have a nice fenced in back yard (wooden fencing, > almost a privacy type) and large deck out back, it sits on less than > 1/2 an acre, and they're asking $94,000?!?!?!?!?!?! WOW - $94K sounds like a fantasy to me! You couldn't get a one-room condo on crack street for that price around here. > Our house, although older by 15 years, sits on a tad more than 3/4 > an acre, and we only paid $67,000! And we have a *garage*!!!! Where do you live?? Joyce > "Magic Mood Jeep?" <nobody@nowhere.net> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Joyce Bloomington, IN - where landlords are known to gouge on rent due to IU students >> "Magic Mood Jeep?" <nobody@nowhere.net> wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Bloomington, IN - where landlords are known to gouge on rent due to IU > students MMJ, John keeps mentioning Napanee... he seems to think there is something there for us. Hmmmm. Maybe he just wants to live in Amish country :) Jill > MMJ, John keeps mentioning Napanee... he seems to think there is something > there for us. Hmmmm. Maybe he just wants to live in Amish country :) > > Jill There is a Nepanee somewhere around here in Ontario Winnie >> MMJ, John keeps mentioning Napanee... he seems to think there is >> something there for us. Hmmmm. Maybe he just wants to live in [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Winnie I think Indiana is as far north as I want to go on the continent. I get upset when it snows/ices down here in TN let alone Canada! ;) Jill >> There is a Nepanee somewhere around here in Ontario >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Jill There is no snow or ice this time of the year. But I don't think Nepanee, Ont. is very interesting. I've never been there myself and I have lived in Ontario for a long time. Winnie > I believe I've mentioned the rental house across the street from me a couple > of times (the last time earlier this year when the tree in their front yard > fell on it) naananananananananananana nananananananananananananana wuh uuuuuuuuuuhah nananananananananananana fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff ffff fffff ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff Magic Mood Jeep© wrote: > I believe I've mentioned the rental house across the street from me a couple > of times (the last time earlier this year when the tree in their front yard > fell on it) naananananananananananana nananananananananananananana wuh uuuuuuuuuuhah nananananananananananana ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff fffffffffffffff ffff fffff ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff You show 'em honey. See how brilliant he is, Rhonda? And this is only ONE of the languages he speaks! Bet you don't even know what he's saying. |
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