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A tough decision just might get a little tougher

After dropping my wife off at Costco, I got inspired to go talk to the wrestling coach in my children’s potential new school.  I wanted to see if there is a realistic chance that my son would even make the … Continue reading

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We took a chance

Well, after my interview yesterday, I talked with my wife about the decisions that we will be facing. Since most of our money is tied up in the stock market (?!%^#$), we do not have a big stack of cash … Continue reading

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The latest poll results

With all of the political polling going on, I decided to poll my family members around the dinner table about their preferences as to where we should live. The choices are: Stay in Overland Park and attend the same school, … Continue reading

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A needle in the haystack!

After I my wife and I drove by two more houses with my wife this morning, we had a little time before we met with the realtor to go inside four more houses. On a lark, I drove by the … Continue reading

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Are we too late?

The house hunt is getting interesting. As I mentioned in my last post on the subject, the house that really has taken the lead is in foreclosure. Our realtor informed us today that the listing agent already has two offers … Continue reading

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Not your everyday occurrence

We were supposed to meet our realtor at the house that both my wife and I hope is “THE ONE.” As we pulled in front of the house and called her, she informed us that the house had been taken … Continue reading

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We might have found our jewel

My wife had the day off so we headed off with the realtor to actually go inside six of the houses that we have driven by. One of the houses is BEAUTIFUL! I mean, a dream. One was in very … Continue reading

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I’ve had enough!…for today

I’m sick of looking at houses. I am tired of reading maps. I plotted the positions of 65 houses on 45 pages of printed Google maps that cover 15 square miles and I have looked at nearly every single one … Continue reading

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An Interesting Twist to the Story

I called my father-in-law to inform him of my decision on the 2.5 acre house and to let him know that we were working with a realtor to find another house. He responded by informing me that an escrow that … Continue reading

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I have to talk to the Big Dog

I didn’t sleep well again. I have to make a decision on this house in the next 3 days! Both the first neighbor and the Public Works engineer said that I needed to talk to the neighbor who owns 10 … Continue reading

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