It’s Christmas
The folks are off at church right now so I’ll take a few minutes to bring the blog up to date. My travel plans from Pennsylvania to Tennessee were screwed up before I even left the house. I checked in online at the USAir site for my flights. The boarding passes their system printed for [...]
The House: Occupation day +1
Yesterday was the move. Yesterday was a long day. All our stuff is at the new house now, from the apartment and the storage unit. We used to be able to park in the garage but that was short-lived. Now it is free self-storage. I spent most of yesterday afternoon and evening, and this morning, [...]
Trip to Malaysia is off
Looks like my postponed trip to Malaysia is off permanently. On the bright side, I might get to go to Statesville, NC instead! From a business standpoint it makes more sense to send this other guy, Alex, instead of me. He has more familiarity with the customer. Meanwhile, there’s a project going on here in [...]
The House: It Is Done
It is done. We have a house. The closing was a piece of cake… about 30 mins, including small talk. We went from the settlement back to our apartment, changed into more casual clothes, then headed to Home Depot and dinner. The night was spent pulling up carpet, carpet pads, nailboards, and staples. Lots and [...]
The House: 2½ days left
It appears we’re in auto-pilot mode for the items we have to complete before the closing on Friday. I worked with the lender and insurance company to iron out any remaining issues. Our mortgage is now on the ‘ready-to-close’ pile. Homeowners insurance is purchased, pre-paid for a year, and ended up being cheaper than expected. [...]
The house: 8 days left
We’re a week-and-a-day away from the closing. From what I understand the township inspector was at the house on Tuesday. According to what our agent heard from the seller’s agent from the township guy, we’ll be getting a new railing on our deck, and the bushes around our mailbox will be trimmed back so you [...]
The house progress
Everything looks to be shaping up for us to close on the house on the 16th. The township is out today doing an inspection. The seller must receive a Use & Occupancy Certificate from the township prior to selling the home. They’re on the hook for fixing anything the township has concerns about, such as [...]