Thursday, June 16, 2011
Engaged!
On June 11th we attended a Giants game in San Francisco. At the game our son, Daren, proposed to his lovely girl friend, Kristie. (Not that you would know it from the text on the jumbo-tron!)
Daren invited 14 friends and family to the game to see this momentous event. Too bad some family members chose to miss all the fun! Their loss.
Found a house...
Of course, the house we ended up buying was not among the houses I mentioned earlier!
It became 'our house' on June 6th....at least it will be easy to remember-- (D-Day!
We loaded up the motor home and trailer and stayed with our friends Ray & Charlotte prior to actually getting into the house.
The seller very kindly left a Pyrex bowl. I had commented on the bowl when we first went to see the house. It is one of a four bowl 'nesting' bowl set that we had received as a wedding gift. I was missing that particular bowl because of a little mishap more than 30 years ago. The seller sold us the bed, table, chairs and other items that had been in the house for 'staging'. (So I didn't bitch about the dirty floors, microwave, oven, refrigerator etc.)
Our realtor, Alejandra Ink (with Access Realty) was awesome. She knows how to communicate, she is pleasant to work with and tireless in her efforts for US to find the right house. Much of the 'work' of closing was accomplished from 700 miles away. Thanks to Alejandra we were kept up-to-date on everything.
The same can't be said for the seller's agent, Roni Ragan. I won't mention the broker here - not their fault she is a semi-worthless human. First of all we did not need to have any contact with the seller's agent. Second of all, she is an emotional twit. Third of all, she was dressed like an escapee from Walmart shopping photos! Someone should have told this woman to get a grip years ago. She yelled at Larry and our friend as she got out of her car. She did say something nice....as in, "I've never met anyone like you". Wasn't that sweet? This altercation occurred 10 minutes before the house documents were recorded. ( And this happened because the guys had parked in the back yard awaiting the notification of the recorded document.) Then she had the audacity to tell our realtor 'your buyer was rude to me'. Hello? We had a witness to her behavior.
Thankfully all else went well. Everyone we contacted about utilities was professional and friendly.
With the help of Ray & Charlotte everything was unloaded and put away before we had to return to K'ville. Also thanks to Ray & Charlotte the house is being checked on while we take care of a little business here.
We had decided not to take much with us....but it still seems like we have way too much to take!
Second load heads south on Sunday. Hoping for a month or so in our new home before heading back for (hopefully) the last load.
It became 'our house' on June 6th....at least it will be easy to remember-- (D-Day!
We loaded up the motor home and trailer and stayed with our friends Ray & Charlotte prior to actually getting into the house.
The seller very kindly left a Pyrex bowl. I had commented on the bowl when we first went to see the house. It is one of a four bowl 'nesting' bowl set that we had received as a wedding gift. I was missing that particular bowl because of a little mishap more than 30 years ago. The seller sold us the bed, table, chairs and other items that had been in the house for 'staging'. (So I didn't bitch about the dirty floors, microwave, oven, refrigerator etc.)
Our realtor, Alejandra Ink (with Access Realty) was awesome. She knows how to communicate, she is pleasant to work with and tireless in her efforts for US to find the right house. Much of the 'work' of closing was accomplished from 700 miles away. Thanks to Alejandra we were kept up-to-date on everything.
The same can't be said for the seller's agent, Roni Ragan. I won't mention the broker here - not their fault she is a semi-worthless human. First of all we did not need to have any contact with the seller's agent. Second of all, she is an emotional twit. Third of all, she was dressed like an escapee from Walmart shopping photos! Someone should have told this woman to get a grip years ago. She yelled at Larry and our friend as she got out of her car. She did say something nice....as in, "I've never met anyone like you". Wasn't that sweet? This altercation occurred 10 minutes before the house documents were recorded. ( And this happened because the guys had parked in the back yard awaiting the notification of the recorded document.) Then she had the audacity to tell our realtor 'your buyer was rude to me'. Hello? We had a witness to her behavior.
Thankfully all else went well. Everyone we contacted about utilities was professional and friendly.
With the help of Ray & Charlotte everything was unloaded and put away before we had to return to K'ville. Also thanks to Ray & Charlotte the house is being checked on while we take care of a little business here.
We had decided not to take much with us....but it still seems like we have way too much to take!
Second load heads south on Sunday. Hoping for a month or so in our new home before heading back for (hopefully) the last load.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
House Hunting in Pahrump
We have been looking at houses for a week now....and here are some of the options and our comments:
200 E Kiowa St., - If a person could disinfect the whole house, repaint the interior, replace all the appliances (filthy) and replace the carpets this would be very nice.
803 W Jarvis Rd. - Dirty, nice layout, no fence. Needs a TALL fence to block view of slobs next door.
3681 S Pahrump Valley Blvd. - Horses next door, no fencing, busy street, roof leak on patio and worms...do worms grow in new berber carpet?
3141 S Torrey Pines Ave., - Very nice, just too small. A real charmer.
2161 S Tiawah Ave., IS subject to drainage from mountain rains.
890 E Derby St., UNIQUE party house. Gotta see to believe. Will probably go for $50k because it is so unique. Comes with free firewood.
1220 E Gamebird Rd., - BOXY, dirty, lots of cactus and seemed like the ceilings were too low. Way too much stuff in the house to really appreciate the size.
1641 W Amarillo - Owner is dreaming.
2681 S Tecumseh Ave. - Needs lots of work. Total new kitchen, doors, moldings, baseboards, toilets, bathroom vanities.
2861 S. Homestead Rd. - Yucky.
3571 S Soplo Ave., - Foundation cracked.
1730 S Tiptop Trail - This needs a total rebuild.
5580 N. Genoa Ave. - Very nice. Well maintained. Only 2 car garage.
5091 E. Wheatland Dr. - Not finished. Two story. No fence.
5231 E. Graystone Dr. - The one that got away - gorgeous house.
3170 S Tahachapi Ave - Gravel road
2921 E Banyon St. - Crack in wall where wall was changed from garage into room.
1721 S Court St. - No landscaping. Not flat. In a flood plain.
3441 E Winery Rd. - Ugh. No way. Neighbor has drive through to access their own parking at rear of house. No garage.
4460 E Ashley Ave. - Double yuck
2731 E Fountain Ave. - Only 2 car garage. Small yard.
2560 S Olvido Ave. - Gravel Road, no fence.
1201 W Geofrey St. - North of town, at base of mountain
540 E. Kenny AVE., - 1 1/2 BLOCKS of gravel road.
3861 S Newcomb Ave. - Short sale. Large yard, great fencing and gate.
2130 S. Manzanita Dr. - Deep, narrow lot without RV access.
680 E Mt. Charleston Dr. - Busy intersection, no yard.
6731 S Longmeadow Dr. - Recent foreclosure
3700 Navajo Bld. - Yuck. Hill billy country.
3551 S Unicorn Ave. - Nice. Needs new carpet and cleaned up. Needs exterior painting on trim.
200 E Kiowa St., - If a person could disinfect the whole house, repaint the interior, replace all the appliances (filthy) and replace the carpets this would be very nice.
803 W Jarvis Rd. - Dirty, nice layout, no fence. Needs a TALL fence to block view of slobs next door.
3681 S Pahrump Valley Blvd. - Horses next door, no fencing, busy street, roof leak on patio and worms...do worms grow in new berber carpet?
3141 S Torrey Pines Ave., - Very nice, just too small. A real charmer.
2161 S Tiawah Ave., IS subject to drainage from mountain rains.
890 E Derby St., UNIQUE party house. Gotta see to believe. Will probably go for $50k because it is so unique. Comes with free firewood.
1220 E Gamebird Rd., - BOXY, dirty, lots of cactus and seemed like the ceilings were too low. Way too much stuff in the house to really appreciate the size.
1641 W Amarillo - Owner is dreaming.
2681 S Tecumseh Ave. - Needs lots of work. Total new kitchen, doors, moldings, baseboards, toilets, bathroom vanities.
2861 S. Homestead Rd. - Yucky.
3571 S Soplo Ave., - Foundation cracked.
1730 S Tiptop Trail - This needs a total rebuild.
5580 N. Genoa Ave. - Very nice. Well maintained. Only 2 car garage.
5091 E. Wheatland Dr. - Not finished. Two story. No fence.
5231 E. Graystone Dr. - The one that got away - gorgeous house.
3170 S Tahachapi Ave - Gravel road
2921 E Banyon St. - Crack in wall where wall was changed from garage into room.
1721 S Court St. - No landscaping. Not flat. In a flood plain.
3441 E Winery Rd. - Ugh. No way. Neighbor has drive through to access their own parking at rear of house. No garage.
4460 E Ashley Ave. - Double yuck
2731 E Fountain Ave. - Only 2 car garage. Small yard.
2560 S Olvido Ave. - Gravel Road, no fence.
1201 W Geofrey St. - North of town, at base of mountain
540 E. Kenny AVE., - 1 1/2 BLOCKS of gravel road.
3861 S Newcomb Ave. - Short sale. Large yard, great fencing and gate.
2130 S. Manzanita Dr. - Deep, narrow lot without RV access.
680 E Mt. Charleston Dr. - Busy intersection, no yard.
6731 S Longmeadow Dr. - Recent foreclosure
3700 Navajo Bld. - Yuck. Hill billy country.
3551 S Unicorn Ave. - Nice. Needs new carpet and cleaned up. Needs exterior painting on trim.
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