I think I found my new home! - Page 7

Cybermat47 · 03-18-13, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!

The offer was accepted! Not even a counter offer! Turned out the owner - a lady about 10 years older than me - had to leave town suddenly to care for an ailing parent and the situation became permanent and she ended up moving in with them and wasn't coming back. So she really, really needed to sell the place ASAP.

While I'm sad for her situation the timing really worked out. Funny how six months ago everybody was gently (and sometimes not so gently) urging me to get out there and find something, and I just couldn't get motivated. This place wasn't even on the market then, I could've ended up with something nowhere near as nice for a lot more money. Then one day I decided the time was right and BOOM this place turned up and after looking at what else was available, there was just no competition at all.

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!! And it's so much less money than I thought I was going to have to spend to get what I wanted in a place that was move-in ready! I'm so excited!

AND NOW THE GREAT HUNT FOR BOXES BEGINS.

CONGRATULATIONS NICE GERMAN WOMAN WHO I'VE NEVER REALLY TALKED TO BEFORE!

Herr-Berbunch · 03-18-13, 03:01 AM

Really pleased for you, Frau.

Are there any removals companies are that will just come in and pack it all up and shift it for you? More expensive but a lot easier.

frau kaleun · 03-18-13, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Really pleased for you, Frau.

Are there any removals companies are that will just come in and pack it all up and shift it for you? More expensive but a lot easier.

Yeah there are, but honestly I'd rather do as much of it as I can myself. My brother in law is probably planning out the worst of it already in his head.

They've moved themselves across the country twice, so he's no slouch in that department.

Closing is set for April 16 and I will not give notice on my apartment til then, which means I will actually have until the end of May to vacate - paying that extra month's rent and utilities here will not be a problem, I'd always figured that into my costs anyway.

The condo is only about 15 minutes away, and work is right in between on the road from here to there and back. So I can take smaller non-essential stuff in the car and drop it off there after work every day if necessary, really we'll only need to rent a truck for furniture that's too big to transport any other way and that will be a one day job.

It's also not uncommon for the husbands of some of the ladies I work with to show up en masse and help move their wives' coworkers across town. They did it for my best friend twice, lol. I honestly don't think we'll need that much help but if anybody offers I certainly won't turn it down.

Also: the idea of total strangers packing and unpacking my stuff gives me the heebie jeebies.

Herr-Berbunch · 03-18-13, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Also: the idea of total strangers packing and unpacking my stuff gives me the heebie jeebies.

But sharing when you buy underwear from Amazon with us doesn't?

frau kaleun · 03-18-13, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

But sharing when you buy underwear from Amazon with us doesn't?

Well, Neal wants to know when people use the link and he needs to know what was bought so he can make sure he gets his cut of it.

PMing him that I bought underwear on Amazon would actually be a little creepier.

geetrue · 03-18-13, 12:28 PM

You sound excitied frau kaleun and I am excited for you.

Hope you don't mind some advice from an old man that has been there and done that, but first I am sorry about the fooling around to move in with you.

That was just a joke of course ...

Where do I start ... nine years in the navy of moving from coast to coast and the Navy moved my family when I got out and then the three homes
I have owned since then and now down to just a RV for a single lad of me.

First of all don't put anything into storage that you want to see again
I have lost everthing I own more than once ...

treat your heirlooms and photos with special care of storage and enviorment, humdity, etc

try to copy as many as your photos as you can onto removable media

treat computers being moved special even a speck of dust can be jarred into a crevice of a pci slot or a hdd can get upset.

put a date on each box and when you unpack put a new date on the box and after awhile you will see how important the contents are if it becomes like in my case years of not needing anything in that box.

sell as much useless stuff as you can and give away the rest

you don't really need it, but I hope it doesn't take a fire or a flood or a hurricane to convince you of this

and most important of all double up on the mortgage payments, making sure there is no pre-pay penalty.

Debt free is where it's at for people with and without insurance

oh one more thing get replacement insurance or the claim will only pay what it originally cost you

keep us informed so we can move with you (not in of course)
we just want to share your joy

AVGWarhawk · 03-18-13, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!

The offer was accepted! Not even a counter offer! Turned out the owner - a lady about 10 years older than me - had to leave town suddenly to care for an ailing parent and the situation became permanent and she ended up moving in with them and wasn't coming back. So she really, really needed to sell the place ASAP.

While I'm sad for her situation the timing really worked out. Funny how six months ago everybody was gently (and sometimes not so gently) urging me to get out there and find something, and I just couldn't get motivated. This place wasn't even on the market then, I could've ended up with something nowhere near as nice for a lot more money. Then one day I decided the time was right and BOOM this place turned up and after looking at what else was available, there was just no competition at all.

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!! And it's so much less money than I thought I was going to have to spend to get what I wanted in a place that was move-in ready! I'm so excited!

AND NOW THE GREAT HUNT FOR BOXES BEGINS.

Good deal! Glad it is working out for you. Boxes are relatively inexpensive at Home Depot/Lowes.

swamprat69er · 03-18-13, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by vienna

A good idea, but a better one is to go to a Home Depot store. Most of them have boxes for sale of various sizes designed especially for moving and the price per unit is much lower than the "banke's box"...

<O>

I plumb forgot all about HD.

Jimbuna · 03-19-13, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!

The offer was accepted! Not even a counter offer! Turned out the owner - a lady about 10 years older than me - had to leave town suddenly to care for an ailing parent and the situation became permanent and she ended up moving in with them and wasn't coming back. So she really, really needed to sell the place ASAP.

While I'm sad for her situation the timing really worked out. Funny how six months ago everybody was gently (and sometimes not so gently) urging me to get out there and find something, and I just couldn't get motivated. This place wasn't even on the market then, I could've ended up with something nowhere near as nice for a lot more money. Then one day I decided the time was right and BOOM this place turned up and after looking at what else was available, there was just no competition at all.

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!! And it's so much less money than I thought I was going to have to spend to get what I wanted in a place that was move-in ready! I'm so excited!

AND NOW THE GREAT HUNT FOR BOXES BEGINS.

Mega congratulations young lady....enjoy

frau kaleun · 03-20-13, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Mega congratulations young lady....enjoy

Thanks Jim, and everybody, for all the good wishes.

I'm off to meet the home inspector in about 10 minutes. Keep your fingers crossed that he doesn't find anything amiss.

AVGWarhawk · 03-20-13, 11:02 AM

Cool beans.

Herr-Berbunch · 03-20-13, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Cool beans.

Aaaaaargh! My stepson keeps saying that to just about everything we say to him. It's driving us crazy and now you start doing it here, too.

August · 03-20-13, 12:30 PM

Once you get into your new place you should post some pictures Frau.

AVGWarhawk · 03-20-13, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Aaaaaargh! My stepson keeps saying that to just about everything we say to him. It's driving us crazy and now you start doing it here, too.

Cool beans!

Takeda Shingen · 03-20-13, 12:53 PM

03-18-13, 03:01 AM	#92
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Really pleased for you, Frau. Are there any removals companies are that will just come in and pack it all up and shift it for you? More expensive but a lot easier. __________________

03-18-13, 12:28 PM	#96
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	You sound excitied frau kaleun and I am excited for you. Hope you don't mind some advice from an old man that has been there and done that, but first I am sorry about the fooling around to move in with you. That was just a joke of course ... Where do I start ... nine years in the navy of moving from coast to coast and the Navy moved my family when I got out and then the three homes I have owned since then and now down to just a RV for a single lad of me. First of all don't put anything into storage that you want to see again I have lost everthing I own more than once ... treat your heirlooms and photos with special care of storage and enviorment, humdity, etc try to copy as many as your photos as you can onto removable media treat computers being moved special even a speck of dust can be jarred into a crevice of a pci slot or a hdd can get upset. put a date on each box and when you unpack put a new date on the box and after awhile you will see how important the contents are if it becomes like in my case years of not needing anything in that box. sell as much useless stuff as you can and give away the rest you don't really need it, but I hope it doesn't take a fire or a flood or a hurricane to convince you of this and most important of all double up on the mortgage payments, making sure there is no pre-pay penalty. Debt free is where it's at for people with and without insurance oh one more thing get replacement insurance or the claim will only pay what it originally cost you keep us informed so we can move with you (not in of course) we just want to share your joy __________________

03-20-13, 12:30 PM	#103
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,244 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Once you get into your new place you should post some pictures Frau. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

03-20-13, 11:02 AM	#101
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,301 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Cool beans.

03-20-13, 12:53 PM	#105
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0