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wrote on 14 Aug 2022, 23:23 last edited by
@Horace said in Bad timing:
@Mik said in Bad timing:
Is it in the Houston area or Austin?
Houston. Near Katy.
I was in Katy earlier this year. Far enough away from Houston so that you're away from Houston, but close enough so that you can still get there if you really have to.
Have you been to Buc'ees yet?
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@Horace said in Bad timing:
@Mik said in Bad timing:
Is it in the Houston area or Austin?
Houston. Near Katy.
I was in Katy earlier this year. Far enough away from Houston so that you're away from Houston, but close enough so that you can still get there if you really have to.
Have you been to Buc'ees yet?
wrote on 14 Aug 2022, 23:30 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in Bad timing:
@Horace said in Bad timing:
@Mik said in Bad timing:
Is it in the Houston area or Austin?
Houston. Near Katy.
I was in Katy earlier this year. Far enough away from Houston so that you're away from Houston, but close enough so that you can still get there if you really have to.
Have you been to Buc'ees yet?
Nope, but I've heard good things.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Bad timing:
@Horace said in Bad timing:
@Mik said in Bad timing:
Is it in the Houston area or Austin?
Houston. Near Katy.
I was in Katy earlier this year. Far enough away from Houston so that you're away from Houston, but close enough so that you can still get there if you really have to.
Have you been to Buc'ees yet?
Nope, but I've heard good things.
wrote on 14 Aug 2022, 23:32 last edited by@Horace you too will buy your lunch at a gas station store!
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@Horace you too will buy your lunch at a gas station store!
wrote on 14 Aug 2022, 23:35 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in Bad timing:
@Horace you too will buy your lunch at a gas station store!
Just don't eat the gas station sushi, particularly in Texas.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Bad timing:
@Horace you too will buy your lunch at a gas station store!
Just don't eat the gas station sushi, particularly in Texas.
wrote on 14 Aug 2022, 23:45 last edited by@George-K said in Bad timing:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Bad timing:
@Horace you too will buy your lunch at a gas station store!
Just don't eat the gas station sushi, particularly in Texas.
The Buc'ees gas station in Katy has 120 pumps. The place is nuts. The chairman of the committee I was on lives near there, and he just raved about it.
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wrote on 14 Aug 2022, 23:47 last edited by
I spent a few months in Houston in 1999. Believe it or not, I was consulting for Haliburton while Cheney was CEO.
I never met him, but my boss updated him monthly.
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wrote on 15 Aug 2022, 00:52 last edited by kluurs
Good luck on the house sale. My worst was the house before the one we're in. It was a large Victorian - 11 bedrooms, 6 baths, corner lot in George's town. I actually got to sell it 3 times - each of the non-starter sales took it off the market for a time. I got to spend 18 months living with my ex-wife - glad there were 11 bedrooms and all - but even nicer to escape.
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Good luck on the house sale. My worst was the house before the one we're in. It was a large Victorian - 11 bedrooms, 6 baths, corner lot in George's town. I actually got to sell it 3 times - each of the non-starter sales took it off the market for a time. I got to spend 18 months living with my ex-wife - glad there were 11 bedrooms and all - but even nicer to escape.
wrote on 15 Aug 2022, 01:28 last edited by@kluurs said in Bad timing:
Good luck on the house sale. My worst was the house before the one we're in. It was a large Victorian - 11 bedrooms, 6 baths, corner lot in George's town. I actually got to sell it 3 times - each of the non-starter sales took it off the market for a time. I got to spend 18 months living with my ex-wife - glad there were 11 bedrooms and all - but even nicer to escape.
Goodness, what a nightmare.
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@kluurs said in Bad timing:
Good luck on the house sale. My worst was the house before the one we're in. It was a large Victorian - 11 bedrooms, 6 baths, corner lot in George's town. I actually got to sell it 3 times - each of the non-starter sales took it off the market for a time. I got to spend 18 months living with my ex-wife - glad there were 11 bedrooms and all - but even nicer to escape.
Goodness, what a nightmare.
wrote on 15 Aug 2022, 16:36 last edited by@Horace said in Bad timing:
@kluurs said in Bad timing:
Good luck on the house sale. My worst was the house before the one we're in. It was a large Victorian - 11 bedrooms, 6 baths, corner lot in George's town. I actually got to sell it 3 times - each of the non-starter sales took it off the market for a time. I got to spend 18 months living with my ex-wife - glad there were 11 bedrooms and all - but even nicer to escape.
Goodness, what a nightmare.
Yeah but that was probably before George moved nearby.
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@Horace said in Bad timing:
@kluurs said in Bad timing:
Good luck on the house sale. My worst was the house before the one we're in. It was a large Victorian - 11 bedrooms, 6 baths, corner lot in George's town. I actually got to sell it 3 times - each of the non-starter sales took it off the market for a time. I got to spend 18 months living with my ex-wife - glad there were 11 bedrooms and all - but even nicer to escape.
Goodness, what a nightmare.
Yeah but that was probably before George moved nearby.
wrote on 15 Aug 2022, 16:59 last edited by@89th said in Bad timing:
@Horace said in Bad timing:
@kluurs said in Bad timing:
Good luck on the house sale. My worst was the house before the one we're in. It was a large Victorian - 11 bedrooms, 6 baths, corner lot in George's town. I actually got to sell it 3 times - each of the non-starter sales took it off the market for a time. I got to spend 18 months living with my ex-wife - glad there were 11 bedrooms and all - but even nicer to escape.
Goodness, what a nightmare.
Yeah but that was probably before George moved nearby.
I wonder if George was one of the buyers who backed out.
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@89th said in Bad timing:
@Horace said in Bad timing:
@kluurs said in Bad timing:
Good luck on the house sale. My worst was the house before the one we're in. It was a large Victorian - 11 bedrooms, 6 baths, corner lot in George's town. I actually got to sell it 3 times - each of the non-starter sales took it off the market for a time. I got to spend 18 months living with my ex-wife - glad there were 11 bedrooms and all - but even nicer to escape.
Goodness, what a nightmare.
Yeah but that was probably before George moved nearby.
I wonder if George was one of the buyers who backed out.
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wrote on 15 Aug 2022, 23:06 last edited by
We accepted the offer and the earnest money has been wired to escrow. The closing in the offer contract is set for 21 days from now. The only other hurdle is the loan contingency, but the buyer is paying 60% down so the loan is not huge. Time to start looking at movers. We'll stay at an Airbnb for a month or three, and see where we end up. I need to get a PO box in that area. Should have done that when we visited last time. I am going to attempt to hold my mail, go to Texas, Get a PO box, change my address, release my mail. Let's see how that works. Should probably go flawlessly.
Education is extremely important.
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We accepted the offer and the earnest money has been wired to escrow. The closing in the offer contract is set for 21 days from now. The only other hurdle is the loan contingency, but the buyer is paying 60% down so the loan is not huge. Time to start looking at movers. We'll stay at an Airbnb for a month or three, and see where we end up. I need to get a PO box in that area. Should have done that when we visited last time. I am going to attempt to hold my mail, go to Texas, Get a PO box, change my address, release my mail. Let's see how that works. Should probably go flawlessly.
wrote on 15 Aug 2022, 23:36 last edited by -
We accepted the offer and the earnest money has been wired to escrow. The closing in the offer contract is set for 21 days from now. The only other hurdle is the loan contingency, but the buyer is paying 60% down so the loan is not huge. Time to start looking at movers. We'll stay at an Airbnb for a month or three, and see where we end up. I need to get a PO box in that area. Should have done that when we visited last time. I am going to attempt to hold my mail, go to Texas, Get a PO box, change my address, release my mail. Let's see how that works. Should probably go flawlessly.
wrote on 15 Aug 2022, 23:57 last edited by Copper@Horace said in Bad timing:
I am going to attempt to hold my mail, go to Texas, Get a PO box, change my address, release my mail. Let's see how that works.
For what it's worth, I had good luck with that when I moved. The post office did a good job.
I have had the mail stopped while on vacation 3 times this year, no problem.
Also, some of the places we didn't notify about our new address got the new address anyway. I assume they found out from the post office.
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@Horace said in Bad timing:
I am going to attempt to hold my mail, go to Texas, Get a PO box, change my address, release my mail. Let's see how that works.
For what it's worth, I had good luck with that when I moved. The post office did a good job.
I have had the mail stopped while on vacation 3 times this year, no problem.
Also, some of the places we didn't notify about our new address got the new address anyway. I assume they found out from the post office.
wrote on 16 Aug 2022, 00:12 last edited by@Copper said in Bad timing:
@Horace said in Bad timing:
I am going to attempt to hold my mail, go to Texas, Get a PO box, change my address, release my mail. Let's see how that works.
For what it's worth, I had good luck with that when I moved. The post office did a good job.
I have had the mail stopped while on vacation 3 times this year, no problem.
Also, some of the places we didn't notify about our new address got the new address anyway. I assume they found out from the post office.
That's good to hear.
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wrote on 16 Aug 2022, 13:51 last edited by
Yeah I've also had good experiences with the USPS, mail forwarding, holding, etc.
@Horace a tip regarding movers. No matter how good they are, I strongly suggest placing something in one of the moving boxes that transmits a GPS location. When we moved from VA to MN (we used International Van Lines, who later subcontracted to a smaller company for the actual work) said it would take 10-14 days with fine print saying it could potentially take 4 weeks. Well the fine print was correct. It took 25 days and, almost worse, as we waited, the moving company could not provide a specific location/status of our items, only that we would be notified when they are 1-2 days away. I really wish I had put a GPS item in the boxes so I could track where stuff was on a map.
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Yeah I've also had good experiences with the USPS, mail forwarding, holding, etc.
@Horace a tip regarding movers. No matter how good they are, I strongly suggest placing something in one of the moving boxes that transmits a GPS location. When we moved from VA to MN (we used International Van Lines, who later subcontracted to a smaller company for the actual work) said it would take 10-14 days with fine print saying it could potentially take 4 weeks. Well the fine print was correct. It took 25 days and, almost worse, as we waited, the moving company could not provide a specific location/status of our items, only that we would be notified when they are 1-2 days away. I really wish I had put a GPS item in the boxes so I could track where stuff was on a map.
wrote on 16 Aug 2022, 15:18 last edited by@89th said in Bad timing:
Yeah I've also had good experiences with the USPS, mail forwarding, holding, etc.
@Horace a tip regarding movers. No matter how good they are, I strongly suggest placing something in one of the moving boxes that transmits a GPS location. When we moved from VA to MN (we used International Van Lines, who later subcontracted to a smaller company for the actual work) said it would take 10-14 days with fine print saying it could potentially take 4 weeks. Well the fine print was correct. It took 25 days and, almost worse, as we waited, the moving company could not provide a specific location/status of our items, only that we would be notified when they are 1-2 days away. I really wish I had put a GPS item in the boxes so I could track where stuff was on a map.
Good idea, thanks 89th. Do you have suggestion for a gps tracking gadget? I've heard great things about Apple's Air Tags. Lots of TNCR posters are huge fans.
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wrote on 16 Aug 2022, 16:25 last edited by
I don't have them but yes the apple air tag should be a perfect solution. You could test it out by going to a bar and slipping the air tag into some lady's purse. Then later she will have an absolute roaring laugh about it when you show up to her door to tell her about the test.
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I don't have them but yes the apple air tag should be a perfect solution. You could test it out by going to a bar and slipping the air tag into some lady's purse. Then later she will have an absolute roaring laugh about it when you show up to her door to tell her about the test.
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wrote on 25 Aug 2022, 14:12 last edited by Horace
Today is the most important day in the march towards closing. The last contingency will be removed. It was the only contingency. The loan one. I don’t think the buyer will have issues with their loan, but my understanding is that contingencies can always be used to pull out of a deal regardless of the reason. Yesterday the buyer visited our home and spent an hour absorbing the feng shui, or something. They didn’t find anything wrong, but came back with a question about whether the seller can tell them anything about the house. That question went from her agent to my agent to me, and that was my agent’s mistake to have me answer that. I wrote about the windows in need of repair, which were identified in the inspection. My agent had gotten an estimate on that repair, which came to $1000. My agent sat on this estimate, since, by our agreement when we chose her as our listing agent, she would pay for small repairs necessary for selling. We will see how the buyer reacts to this news of a thousand dollar repair. They have today to negotiate or protest or back out. Otherwise their 20k earnest money is at risk if they want to back out. I figure if push comes to shove the two agents can pay for the repair.
