I’m in a hurry, so I’ll make this quick….
Brian was kind enough to send me this link, “Home prices down 1.2% in third quarter” on CNN.com. Well, the average home prices are down, but Tulsa home prices are up 9.6% this last quarter! I will tell you, I’ve noticed houses seem to be selling in [...]
Sorry it’s been a little while since I posted last! I’ve been really busy with two closings, juggling contractors, and cooking for Thanksgiving for three days straight.
So, our refi of our own house closed finally! And, we were pleasantly surprised to find that our house value has appreciated by about 14% in the last 18 [...]
A couple of days ago, I decided to post an ad on Craigslist for a contractor for the House 8 rehab (Thanks, Pete, for the suggestion!). Here’s how the ad appears:
“Contractor or Handyman Needed (also Roofer)
Contractor or handyman needed for the remodel of a fire-damaged rental house. Must be reliable, trustworthy, and reasonably priced. Permit [...]
Michael’s absolutely driving me nuts by hogging all the bandwidth here lately! I have thought several times of posting to my blog. But, since I experienced speeds reminiscent of having a 28.8K modem, I gave up. He and I are going to have to come to an agreement about the bandwidth issue. I have to [...]
I managed to get the building permit yesterday for the House 8 rehab. While I was at the City Building Offices (or whatever they call it), I decided to go upstairs and schmooze the demolition office. I had a plan. I thought they might tell me who owned a house I’d noticed across the street [...]
I think I’m finally caught up with all my house-selling chores, including all the items the title company and one of the buyers wanted me to scan and email. Of course, saying this tempts Fate. But, I’m choosing not to be superstitious anymore….*knocking on wood*
In case you’ve never put two-and-two together, and you wondered why [...]
I’ve been meaning to tell you that I passed my real estate license exam with flying colors on my first try! Out of 130 questions, I probably missed 4. It was a real ordeal, though! Of course, I told you about having to drive almost 2 hours to OKC to take the [...]
I’ve been emailing back and forth with the Chief Estimator of the contractors that came out and gave us a bid of $64K to fix House 8. I’ve been trying to talk him down a little. I asked him to separate the roof and one burned exterior wall (adding two windows) from the rest of [...]
Well, I gave birth to a cow just now. I got the bid from the contractors to fix House 8. They want $64,000!!! You have GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!!!!!!
I emailed the guy back and asked what happened to the $45K he estimated previously. I also asked him to tell me how much I’d be [...]
