We’ve befriended another couple our age (well, my age, anyway) from down our street. Last Saturday night, they invited us over to play a boardgame called Acquire. We’d never heard of it before. But, they know how much I like Monopoly (ha, go figure, right?). They warned us that this game wasn’t so easy, though. [...]
This week has been tough on me–and, it’s only Wednesday! As I was telling Nikki in a comment from my previous post, I received a call today from the court clerk that our process server only posted the summons on the door of House 1 for the deadbeat tenant. So, I had to squeeze in [...]
I’ve been fielding calls all morning and trying to get everything together for Insurance Guy 2, the lender, and the title company, so we can close on Houses 12 and 13 this evening. Now, if I can just get HUD to hurry up, we can close on House 10 soon, too. Then again, we have [...]
The closing for House 11 is this afternoon. I had the lady at the title company fax me a settlement statement this morning. Then, I procured the cashier’s check during my lunch hour. I called Insurance Guy 1 this morning, but had to leave a message. So, we won’t be insured on this house right [...]
I’ll be honest with you and tell you all I’m a little worried about all that I will have going on next week. I’ve been told the four closings we’ve been expecting will be this next week–Houses 10, 11, 12, and 13. Of course, it’s no easy feat to schedule this around my day job, [...]
I love days like today. It’s Pay Day! We successfully refinanced House 9! The loan amount is $41.6K. So, our upfront profit was $41600 - $600 (loan fees for both loans) - $16000 (purchase) - $9000 (repairs–grrrr–it shouldn’t have been that high) = $16000! We did alright! I’m a little bitter that we didn’t stay [...]
I might have to start another blog to discuss my newly-found enthusiasm for fitness and figure competitions. If I’m not thinking about REI–yep, you guessed it–I’m thinking about or researching fitness. I’ve been adhering to my three days of cardio and three days of weights each week for over six weeks now. And, it’s quite [...]
Michael and I were having lunch today when he realized his mobile phone was off. Once he turned it back on again, he found a voicemail from the deadbeat tenant in House 1. She said she’d found two other places she liked, but that they wouldn’t be ready until the first of October. She’s decided [...]
I’ve been learning how to speak Pirate. See here to learn the lingo: http://www.talklikeapirate.com/howto.html#basic Apparently, I missed the International Talk Like A Pirate Day.
The title company is waiting on the abstract for either House 12 or 13, which is holding up the closings for those houses. They’re being sold by the same seller, so I [...]
I feel like such a witch. I’m going to have to kick a single mom and kids out of House 1. And, naturally, Michael doesn’t want me to. He feels bad for her. So do I. But, I don’t feel her pain as much as I feel ours. We’re bleeding money on that house at [...]
