Well, the DAY before we left, the appraiser came by to look at our house. He decided he was not going to include my half bath into the square footage because it opens onto the porch like a mud room. Well, that aggravated me and I told him that it is heated square feet. The […]
I hate to even make an announcement that we are finally finished, after 8 plus years of work (and lots of breaks in between :-D), because as our luck would have it, something big would break…perhaps a geyser in the yard? Or, a random safe falling from the sky making an obscene hole in the […]
The house on Florence that was formerly a spa and Bed & Breakfast is for sale. It has been foreclosed on by Capital One. Steven and I went and viewed it yesterday with the realtor. Here are a few pictures from that walkthrough. It has repairs that need to be made due to its standing […]
So, it is finally here! We are putting our ducks in a row to gut and remodel our only, yes, I said ONLY bathroom in the entire house. Since this house was built in 1907, the bathroom was an afterthought. We have the original bathroom that you can access through a door on the porch […]
Well, the whole purpose of starting this blog was to advocate for our blighted Alexandria neighborhoods. I myself live in a blighted home on a blighted street. I applied and received the certification to receive state tax credits to the sum of 15% after all approved projects have been completed. It took me a year […]
After much haggling with the bank and going over and over our appraisal, we wonder if it is just time to throw in the towel. Our house did not appraise for what we thought it would. The first reason being the location and site value of the home. The second reason is the bank does […]
Well, we talked to the bank. Even though it is a horrendous, convoluted appraisal, they said they couldn’t do anything about it. Nice answer, huh? Especially now that they have our application fees. I was told that the only thing I can do is find houses in the area for a better comparison. So, that […]
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