I got $844 back from Escrow! That’s awesome, since I need to buy a refrigerator and pay the pest control company. I’ll be depositing that check in short order. My insider trading window for company stock is closed until we … Continue reading
Category Archives: Can I Have A House Please?
It’s finally official: I own the house on Bestor Street! I closed on Tuesday and picked the keys up in the evening. I’m pretty excited about it. I’m not going to lie; it needs some work. The lawn is dead, … Continue reading
Well, looks like I bought the house on Bestor Street. I suppose that theoretically the lender could go out of business in the next 5 days or something, so it’s not absolutely completely a done deal. I signed off on … Continue reading
I got a signed contract back from the seller today. It’s looking increasingly as though this might be my house. The contract is go, the inspections are go, the loan is go. There are only a couple of things left … Continue reading
My home inspector was pretty quick, he got his report out same day! This is the image from the first page of the report, taken this morning. The place is looking a bit bedraggled with the dead lawn. I see … Continue reading
I had inspections today of the house I’m trying to buy. They look pretty good for a house of this age. I found this in the basement. Does William Shatner make house calls? … Continue reading
Some of you may recall this cute little house which I didn’t get way back in March. Well, it’s back on the market now because the transaction didn’t go through. It looks as though I might have a shot at … Continue reading
I came in second place on the beat-up house that I posted about last week, even with a bid almost $50,000 over the asking price. I’ve been in second place on about 5 different properties now, but unfortunately second place … Continue reading
The housing market in San José is still a wreck, and I can’t afford anything. Except maybe this place. It needs new electrical, plumbing, kitchen, bath, paint, carpets, windows, roof and landscaping, but the frame and foundation look okay. That’s … Continue reading
I went out to the Big Basin Way place to met a couple of inspectors this morning. The regular home inspection guy said it mostly looks pretty good. The electrical panel needs replacing and there are some plumbing issues, but … Continue reading