[elky] Re: House was Swapmeet....
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2010 07:02:19 -0500
Congrats!!!!
JC
On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 10:30 PM, Robert Adams <elcam84@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Yup done deal as of yesterday at noon. Got in and
> we were cleaning walls to get ready for paint. Most of it is getting painted
> flat white for now. Just to clean it up and get it looking nice. THen later
> we will figure out what gets painted what color. Got 2 5 gal buckets for $35
> a bucket.
>
> Got some pics and trying to do before and after pics.
>
> Had a local carpet cleaner guy come in and for $20 an area
> did a better job than the big name guys. $100 total. Got a coat of paint on
> the kitchen and the laundry room. Gott aspot prime a few spots that are dark
> showing through but it's looking 100% nicer.
> As for appliances.. The sears hometown store has a new 26 cf
> fridge for $714 and is really close... THey are going to match best buys
> price on front loader washer and dryer Samsung for $450 each. And a new
> dishwasher for $300.
>
> Gotta get a riding mower somehow though... Not sure where
> the funds for that will come from yet..
>
>
> Robert Addams
>
> On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Mary McCarthy <printces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> still waiting to hear everything is done, Robert. A nail biter for
>> sure.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Recorded... Where... No records of that stuff here.
>> It was drilled in about 1950 when the house was built. However it is
>> located under the west end of the shop. If I knew exactly where it was I'd
>> cut the floor of the shop and get to the pipe and put a new pipe in. I'd
>> love a well for watering the yard and I'd feed the house with it too. Not
>> sure what the well epths are in this neighborhood. It shouldn't be too deep
>> because of the proximity to the lake. Now in surrounding areas wells are
>> typically in the 500' range. And it costs about $5500 to drill a well here.
>>
>>
>> *usually the health department because of septic contamination. If you
>> have a water district they may have it, too. An old survey should have it
>> noted, too. 500' is deep. Ours is just a bit over 100'. If it's a metal
>> pipe, you might be able to find it with a good metal detector. What about
>> those locating services? We've used them to find power lines "(" before you
>> dig". ) I think they do water, too. Our well and power from the box are in
>> the same trench, might that help?
>> *
>>
>>
>>
>> Well Closing was yesterday.... The loan guy called
>> first thing in the morning cause USDA all the sudden had a problem with her
>> 2K 401K loan (which will be paid off by december). So they decided yesterday
>> morning that they wouldn't roll the closing costs into the loan as it's
>> supposed to be. They started off wanting almost 4K and in the end got it to
>> 2500 and the loan guy even paid for $500 of that because of the situation
>> and not only did Geri get screwed by USDA but so did the loan company.
>> If we had known she would have paid off the 401K loan (which
>> shouldn't even be counted against her) she wouldn't have had to pay anything
>> at closing. And if she wanted she could have taken out another loan against
>> her 401K after closing....
>> It's amazing the stupidity of bankers... If you look at their
>> method of operation they have it set up to do everything they can to cause
>> hardship and increase the number of foreclosures. Makes no sense and the
>> loan guy and I were talking about this too...
>>
>>
>> *stupid doesn't begin to describe it. And they wonder why we're in such
>> a financial pickle. I see it here - don't help people stay in their homes
>> and keep them occupied, just let them be abandoned and a further drain.
>> *
>>
>> You know it's bad when most places have signs up front that say "not
>> hiring" in 3 languages.
>>
>>
>> *that's everywhere. Wish I had some good new on that one for you.
>>
>> Be nice to have those mineral rights. Got that key yet?
>>
>> Mary
>> *
>>
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