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  • OptimisticO Offline
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    Optimistic
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    #52

    That´s amazing--congrats, 89th!

    I cannot imagine waiting inspection when purchasing a house. Is that just the norm right now? My place is a condo that had been on the market for a few months when I found it, so an inspection was just a given.

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    • AxtremusA Offline
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      Congraulations, @89th!

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      • 89th8 Offline
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        89th
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        #54

        Thanks! @Optimistic our place is pretty simple, so there isn’t as much to inspect as a bigger house, maybe that’s why.

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        • George KG Offline
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          George K
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          That's fantastic news.

          When's the move (too lazy to scroll up)?

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            89th
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            #56

            Right now we are aiming for Flag Day (June 14)

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            • 89th8 89th

              Right now we are aiming for Flag Day (June 14)

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              #57

              @89th That is awesome!!! Congratulations!!!!

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              • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                @89th That is awesome!!! Congratulations!!!!

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                89th
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                @taiwan_girl thanks!

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                • brendaB Offline
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                  Got lots of family to help? Big moving truck to haul everything? That's a lot of work to move stuff. Maybe just hire the Two Guys and a Truck movers. 🙂 That's a company in our area. Maybe they are part of a franchise or chain. Not sure.

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                  • brendaB brenda

                    Got lots of family to help? Big moving truck to haul everything? That's a lot of work to move stuff. Maybe just hire the Two Guys and a Truck movers. 🙂 That's a company in our area. Maybe they are part of a franchise or chain. Not sure.

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                    George K
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                    @brenda said in House Hunting Adventures!:

                    Maybe they are part of a franchise or chain

                    They are. In our area they get mediocre reviews, and I don't know if they do out-of-state moves.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • brendaB brenda

                      Got lots of family to help? Big moving truck to haul everything? That's a lot of work to move stuff. Maybe just hire the Two Guys and a Truck movers. 🙂 That's a company in our area. Maybe they are part of a franchise or chain. Not sure.

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                      @brenda said in House Hunting Adventures!:

                      Got lots of family to help? Big moving truck to haul everything? That's a lot of work to move stuff. Maybe just hire the Two Guys and a Truck movers. 🙂 That's a company in our area. Maybe they are part of a franchise or chain. Not sure.

                      Ah the next step....we will hire a moving company of some sort. Luckily we don’t have too much to move. My wife will fly up with the two kids (3 years and 6 months) and I will drive one car. It takes 17 hours if you don’t stop at all. 😂

                      Also Brenda...I would say 20 out of 20 call workers all have the same reaction when I say I’m moving to Minnesota, “isn’t it cold there?” 🙄

                      I tell them I did my own analysis and from April to October, each month has more pleasant days there than DC, and in the winter at least it’s snow and you know what you’re getting, whereas in DC it’s always on that disgusting freeze slush line

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                      • 89th8 89th

                        @brenda said in House Hunting Adventures!:

                        Got lots of family to help? Big moving truck to haul everything? That's a lot of work to move stuff. Maybe just hire the Two Guys and a Truck movers. 🙂 That's a company in our area. Maybe they are part of a franchise or chain. Not sure.

                        Ah the next step....we will hire a moving company of some sort. Luckily we don’t have too much to move. My wife will fly up with the two kids (3 years and 6 months) and I will drive one car. It takes 17 hours if you don’t stop at all. 😂

                        Also Brenda...I would say 20 out of 20 call workers all have the same reaction when I say I’m moving to Minnesota, “isn’t it cold there?” 🙄

                        I tell them I did my own analysis and from April to October, each month has more pleasant days there than DC, and in the winter at least it’s snow and you know what you’re getting, whereas in DC it’s always on that disgusting freeze slush line

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                        @89th said in House Hunting Adventures!:

                        @brenda said in House Hunting Adventures!:

                        Got lots of family to help? Big moving truck to haul everything? That's a lot of work to move stuff. Maybe just hire the Two Guys and a Truck movers. 🙂 That's a company in our area. Maybe they are part of a franchise or chain. Not sure.

                        Ah the next step....we will hire a moving company of some sort. Luckily we don’t have too much to move. My wife will fly up with the two kids (3 years and 6 months) and I will drive one car. It takes 17 hours if you don’t stop at all. 😂

                        Also Brenda...I would say 20 out of 20 call workers all have the same reaction when I say I’m moving to Minnesota, “isn’t it cold there?” 🙄

                        I tell them I did my own analysis and from April to October, each month has more pleasant days there than DC, and in the winter at least it’s snow and you know what you’re getting, whereas in DC it’s always on that disgusting freeze slush line

                        It's easier to have a small move. That's in your favor. It's still a lot of work to unpack it all.
                        Crazy story -
                        When hubby and I bought our first house in Michigan, and before the moving company had even arrived to deliver everything, my inlaws were already there to visit. Ayup, we had not even moved in yet. No beds, no sheets, no nothing. We were staying at the local hotel, and they wanted to know what to do. We said, "Get a hotel room."

                        I had to go to work, left home for the day, and while I was gone the moving truck arrived. I came home to see that my MIL and hubby's teenage sister had unpacked all the kitchen things and put them into the cupboards and drawers. Everything.

                        They were so proud of themselves. There was no rhyme nor reason to where things were put, they were just stuffed anywhere they would fit without any plan. I was supposed to be grateful.

                        I ended up unloading every drawer and cabinet to organize things to be able to know where anything was stored. I couldn't even cook until I could find things, and cooking was expected.

                        Advice - DO NOT let your relatives do this to you.

                        Oh, and during more uppacking ( I swear these people had no boundaries) hubby's sister (age 15) found the peppermint Schnapps. Things smelled pretty minty around her room, and she had a very long nap. The parents were oblivious. 😆

                        You are completely correct about the weather comparison, 89th. I think you will do just fine here. You've already got it figured out on that.

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                          Funny (in retrospect) stories @brenda !

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                            Axtremus
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                            @brenda said in House Hunting Adventures!:

                            I came home to see that my MIL and hubby's teenage sister had unpacked all the kitchen things and put them into the cupboards and drawers. Everything.
                            .
                            They were so proud of themselves. There was no rhyme nor reason to where things were put, they were just stuffed anywhere they would fit without any plan. I was supposed to be grateful.
                            .
                            I ended up unloading every drawer and cabinet to organize things to be able to know where anything was stored. I couldn't even cook until I could find things, and cooking was expected.
                            .
                            Advice - DO NOT let your relatives do this to you.

                            Pro tip: invite @brenda and let @brenda do the unpacking for you. She will surprise you with a superior placement scheme for stuff that you would never think up on your own but will benefit from for the rest of your live. 😄

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                            • AxtremusA Axtremus

                              @brenda said in House Hunting Adventures!:

                              I came home to see that my MIL and hubby's teenage sister had unpacked all the kitchen things and put them into the cupboards and drawers. Everything.
                              .
                              They were so proud of themselves. There was no rhyme nor reason to where things were put, they were just stuffed anywhere they would fit without any plan. I was supposed to be grateful.
                              .
                              I ended up unloading every drawer and cabinet to organize things to be able to know where anything was stored. I couldn't even cook until I could find things, and cooking was expected.
                              .
                              Advice - DO NOT let your relatives do this to you.

                              Pro tip: invite @brenda and let @brenda do the unpacking for you. She will surprise you with a superior placement scheme for stuff that you would never think up on your own but will benefit from for the rest of your live. 😄

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                              Loki
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                              #65

                              @axtremus said in House Hunting Adventures!:

                              @brenda said in House Hunting Adventures!:

                              I came home to see that my MIL and hubby's teenage sister had unpacked all the kitchen things and put them into the cupboards and drawers. Everything.
                              .
                              They were so proud of themselves. There was no rhyme nor reason to where things were put, they were just stuffed anywhere they would fit without any plan. I was supposed to be grateful.
                              .
                              I ended up unloading every drawer and cabinet to organize things to be able to know where anything was stored. I couldn't even cook until I could find things, and cooking was expected.
                              .
                              Advice - DO NOT let your relatives do this to you.

                              Pro tip: invite @brenda and let @brenda do the unpacking for you. She will surprise you with a superior placement scheme for stuff that you would never think up on your own but will benefit from for the rest of your live. 😄

                              I believe that.

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                                brenda
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                                Another crazy story:

                                When kiddo moved into her new apartment a couple years, one that she doesn't share with a roommate, she asked me to set up her kitchen. I was very surprised at that. She said she knew it would be set up the same as my kitchen, and that's what she wanted. 😆

                                Well, she was right, wasn't she? Of course, my kitchen brain puts things in certain categories, the same ones she grew up with and would expect.

                                I showed her where everything was and asked if she wanted anything moved. Nope, it was good to go.

                                Apple and tree are we.

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                                  Hey @brenda, here's an idea for you:

                                  Write a book on kitchen organization. Not too many words, lots of colorful pictures showing kitchen stuff, sprinkle throughout the book various fortune cookie or chicken soup for the soul type words of wisdom, maybe even a few anecdotes of mother-daughter bonding over kitchen stuff.

                                  Eat Marie Kondo and Martha Stewart's lunch!

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                                  • AxtremusA Axtremus

                                    Hey @brenda, here's an idea for you:

                                    Write a book on kitchen organization. Not too many words, lots of colorful pictures showing kitchen stuff, sprinkle throughout the book various fortune cookie or chicken soup for the soul type words of wisdom, maybe even a few anecdotes of mother-daughter bonding over kitchen stuff.

                                    Eat Marie Kondo and Martha Stewart's lunch!

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                                    brenda
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                                    #68

                                    @axtremus LOLOL

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                                      brenda
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                                      Hey, 89th!

                                      What's the most Minnesoooooota thing you plan to do with your house and/or yard? Need some ideas? 🙂

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                                      • brendaB brenda

                                        Hey, 89th!

                                        What's the most Minnesoooooota thing you plan to do with your house and/or yard? Need some ideas? 🙂

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                                        @brenda said in House Hunting Adventures!:

                                        Hey, 89th!

                                        What's the most Minnesoooooota thing you plan to do with your house and/or yard? Need some ideas? 🙂

                                        Hahaha sure. Bring the ideas!

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                                          #71

                                          In the house:
                                          Have lots of casserole dishes to make hotdish. These are always called hotdish pans, not casserole dishes.

                                          In the garage:
                                          Snow shovels, a variety of them for various uses, and an ice chopper are necessary. Don't make yourself look like a n00b by having to borrow these from the neighbor. Everyone in the block will hear about it faster than you can say 'hotdish'.

                                          Hang these winter implements on the garage walls. Use nails, hooks, or whatever it takes, because your garage is also one of your primary socialization areas. You will go to events hosted at your relatives' and neighbors' garages, and they will want you to reciprocate.
                                          Graduation parties, birthday parties, retirement parties, ... ayup, that garage you just bought is your indoor party venue for groups that are too big or too messy to have in your house. Just clear off the workbench (of course your Minnesoooooota garage must have a workbench) , put a plastic tablecloth on it (why do they call it cloth when everyone knows it's plastic?), and voila, you have a buffet line. Have lots of electrical outlets along the workbench, aka buffet, so people can plug in all the electric devices to keep the hotdishes hot.

                                          To be continued ...

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