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Expanding the search

Since my father in law is willing to be our lender, we decided to call a Realtor to help us find our new house. After my visit to City Hall, I am leaning toward saying “No” to the 2.5 acre … Continue reading

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Off to City Hall

I couldn’t sleep last night. My mind just kept evaluating and re-evaluating whether 2.5 acre house is the one for us. I decided to go to City Hall to ascertain (right click and look it up!) the feasability (see previous … Continue reading

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No rush…

I e-mailed the owner of the house to find out their bottom line price. She gave it to me and said that she would need an answer by this Friday! It turns out that they are going to hire a … Continue reading

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What do you think?

I really like the thought of buying a property and selling it at a good profit in a few years. There is only one problem with buying a house right now… I don’t have a job… therefore, we cannot qualify … Continue reading

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Could you say that again?

After church, I decided to visit the neighbor of the house we are considering. The house is far from our “dream home.” It would need to be completely updated and the back deck needs more than a little repair. However, the house … Continue reading

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So sorry, but the answer is

We just received the call that everyone here has been anticipating… and the answer is an unfortunately “No”. My wife’s father will not be able to buy the house. His stocks have dropped quite a bit this year and his … Continue reading

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Well, looky here!

I picked my son up from school (Cakes was at home, sick and in bed) and took him to the local airport to inquire about flying lessons. A few weeks ago, he was bitten with the flying bug. I then … Continue reading

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Sometimes marriage is hard

Sometimes, marriage is tough. And frequently, it’s not the big things that are the toughest. It’s the small things, the things that should have been easy, that were supposed to be great but weren’t because the you and your spouse … Continue reading

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Love those hunches

After I dropped my youngest daughter off at some friend’s house this evening, I decided to return the library books that I had checked out a few weeks ago.  The library had e-mailed me a reminder earlier in the week that … Continue reading

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We found a house! almost…

When I received that inspiration to find this apartment, I had the distinct impression that we would be able to buy a house at the end of that six month lease. In fact, when we signed the lease, the woman made … Continue reading

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