Wow, it just occurred to me…. I’ve been around here on Blogger for a long time! This is my 403rd post!
I just checked out a folder labeled “Blogs” I’d completely forgotten in my Favorites folder. It had a dozen or so old favorite real estate investing blogs I used to read when I first started [...]
Our carpet saga continues…. Two guys from the Home Depot carpet installation subcontracting company met me at House 17 this morning to correct the visible seams and vacuum. I told them the short version of the installation and then pointed out the really visible seams and mashed down carpet in areas around the trim that [...]
I’ve really been missing Mexico–the warm, turquoise waters on the Gulf Coast side, to be specific. I love the culture, the people, the food, the sand, the low-key lifestyle, the weather, and the ocean (oh, I said that already). I’ve really been obsessing over visiting that area again soon. Michael and I have discussed several [...]
The word is nuclear (pronounced “noo-klee-er”)! I’m always embarrassed for people on TV who don’t seem to know. They sound uneducated. I stopped off at home to have a late lunch and heard a reporter on the Weather Channel say “nucular”. President Bush says it all the time. But, I won’t go there….
The news is [...]
On January 9, we had new carpet installed in the upper floor of what will be our new residence, House 17. Michael and I stayed up the night before until 5 am, in order to finish painting the trim and walls. I didn’t want to risk painting the new carpet. But, I had to wake [...]
Lately, it seems that money has been going out in strong currents, but only coming in like a trickle. We’ve got House 8 and House 13 for sale, but earning no income in the meantime. House 4 is still under remodel. It had no power for three weeks after the two bouts of freezing rain [...]
Who knew you could buy a plantation home at the drop of a hat? I guess I assumed those properties always stayed with a family for generations.
You can see several Louisiana plantations for sale here.
My favorite in the list is the Mary Plantation, just south of New Orleans. How great would it be to turn [...]
I really look forward to setting goals every New Year’s Eve. This year, we celebrated by visiting my family in Louisiana and accompanying my mother to her performance with her band at the old Eola Hotel in Natchez, MS. It was unlike anything we’ve ever done for New Year’s!
We crammed our faces with as much [...]
2007 Goal #1: Buy, fix up, and sell six houses. Well, if we substituted the word “units” for “houses”, then we did it! Each unit in the quadplex was as much work as a house would’ve been. So, I think it’s a fair comparison. We purchased Quadplex 1, House 16, and House 17, which makes [...]
