[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Owning a home
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:57:55 -0700 (PDT)
It sounds wonderful to me!! And if you have any
problems, inside or out, the management is responsible
for fixing it. I, and I think E, forgot to mention
that it you have a home you have to buy, sometimes,
washer and dryer and refrigerator, stove, etc., though
sometimes the owners will leave them. And then replace
them when they break down. My husband saved us money
by fixing the washer and dryer and oven himself on
several occasions, but now all have broken down to the
point that they have to be replaced. Hopefully the
fridge won't, but it's making strange noises
sometimes. And our air-conditioning/heating unit also
has to be replaced.
Cindy
--- Lora <loravara@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Linda,
>
> Oh, that must have been scary. I'm very glad
> everything turned out all
> right.
>
> You are right that apartment or community living
> offers security that a
> house does not. Though I do remember coming out of
> the shower one morning
> and I heard some guys fiddling with my bedroom
> window. I knew they were
> guys because they were talking fairly loudly,
> obviously under the impression
> that I wasn't home. At that point, I just yelled,
> "Hey, what do you think
> you're doing?" and they went away, but it did
> unnerve me. You would think
> that my neighbors would have noticed, but it was the
> middle of the day, and
> most were probably at work. Normally, I would have
> been, too.
>
> One of the "problems" with this new apartment, if
> you can call it that, is
> that it has many amenities both inside and outside:
> central air
> conditioning, a washer and dryer in the unit, an
> electric fireplace, two
> full bathrooms, a balcony ... Outside it has a
> swimming pool, sauna, hot
> tub, exercise room and business center. I' not sure
> yet, as I won't move in
> until Saturday, but it's possible I'll be very
> comfortable there, and not
> want to move for quite some time.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Linda Adams
> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 3:03 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Owning a home
>
> Hi, Laura. I live in a condo that has an entrance
> that leads into a hallway
> before I get to my door. This is wonderful because
> neighbors are right
> across the hall and beside me if I need anything. I
> once lived in an
> apartment with a private entrance in Houston, and it
> got broken into
> twice--once while I was home and once while I was
> not. On the occasion when
> I hadn't been home, I walked in the door and opened
> the hall closet to hang
> up my jacket, and a man jumped out of the closet at
> me! Luckily he was
> looking for a former tenant there, but I vowed never
> to live in a place with
> a private entrance again. With private entrances,
> neighbors are unaware of
> what is happening at other people's doors and are
> not as easily accessible.
>
> Also, every bit of outside maintenance is taken care
> of for me from
> landscaping to shoveling snow to replacing screens
> on high windows. I only
> have the responsibility of everything inside my own
> condo. The fees can get
> expensive, but it is worth it.
>
> Linda Adams
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 1:48 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: Owning a home
>
>
> > I've been trying to stay out of this, but it's
> > becoming harder and harder.
> >
> > Lora, you seem to have made the emotional decision
> to
> > own a home, and there are some advntages, of
> course:
> > you have hav a yard and a large dog and tax and
> > interest deductions, and if you enjoy gardening,
> you
> > can garden--and you don't have to worry about
> making
> > too much noise for your neighbors, or your
> neighbors'
> > noise, depending on how close together houses are
> > where you decide to live.
> >
> > But as I read E's posts, I think of all the
> reasons
> > for not owning a house--the constant upkeep, both
> > financial and, if one does it oneself, effort.
> We're
> > lucky that my husband likes to and is cable of
> fixing
> > a lot of things, both inside and outside the
> house,
> > himself. But it seems as if it's constant. I've
> lived
> > both in apartments and houses, and I personally
> prefer
> > the former, because if something goes wrong I can
> call
> > the landlord. Also, as a single person, I felt a
> sense
> > of security in an apartment--a relatively small
> > building, so one didn't worry about a lot of
> > strangers, but if something happened there were
> > neighbors easily at hand. I remember one time,
> before
> > I was married, that my roommate and I had a fight
> in a
> > nearby apartment and we banged on the door and
> called
> > the police and protected the woman.
> >
> > With children, having a home is an advantage, as
> they
> > have more room to play and one doesn't have to
> worry
> > about the noise--though we did have to be sure not
> to
> > let them out to play in the yard before 9, because
> our
> > neighbors wanted to sleep. Now, at night, since
> our
> > dining room, where we watch tv, is opposite our
> other
> > neighbor's new bedroom (they rebuilt the house),
> we
> > have to close the windows after 9. And on the
> other
> > side of the house, when I work at the computer
> with my
> > bedroom wndow open, I "enjoy" the Chinese soap
> operas
> > and music coming from that neighbor's house. And
> we
> > live in an area where 3 to 5 foot side space is
> > required between houses (depending on when the
> house
> > was built).
> >
> > Your daughter, as I recall, is about to move to
> > Hawaii? so you don't have children. There are
> condo
> > communities where you can have a home rather than
> an
> > apartment and where the greenery is taken care of
> and
> > paid for by the condo fees. Depending on your age,
> > there are retirement communities; my brother and
> > sister-in-law are renting a wonderful house in
> such a
> > place, as did my dad. And the communities,
> retirement
> > or not, have, I believe, lists of people who are
> > approved to make repairs if you need them. It's
> > something to consider when the time comes. Maybe
> by
> > that time you'll be old enough for a retirement
> > community--some have an age as young as 55. There
> is
> > security and lots of activities and good
> > transportation, usually, and of course you can
> > continue working--and without worrying about the
> > security of your home while you're gone.
> >
> > Just my thoughts.
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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