I’ve just e-mailed my realtor and have told him I’m ready to put in an offer on that loft. It’s an airy 700-footer in one of the hippest parts of town with great windows and great light and it looks out onto the bridge and river. It’s priced far too high for me, especially combined [...]
I almost had a panic moment today after I went to see the last of the promising listings with my agent. The place is a new condo conversion but all units are laid out in an unwieldy, ineffective fashion that nearly renders their fabulous neighborhood meaningless. We saw all units and hated every one of [...]
I’m starting to lose hope that what I’m looking for in this city just does not exist. I am a realist and I know what I’m really looking for starts at about $350,000 which is much too much for one person on my pay to afford. The perfect place is a condo in an older [...]
It feels like it should at least be streaked.
August is halfway through. I’ve been told it’s the best time to get a deal. I need a deal in this expensive city. But we’ve seen everything that’s listed. I love one flat, not sure about the neighborhood. There will be more things after Labor Day, says [...]
I think fruit resents the ugly stickers placed on it that not only covers up its skin, but to add insult, tears it off when some hungry person tries to take it off. Are we supposed to *eat* the stickers, people from California?
I’ll allow myself another $10 allotment of fruit and vegetables tomorrow. I also [...]
While on the web and wasting time before dragging my exhausted carcass to the gym, I came upon a personality quiz. I didn’t think much about the answers and just plugged something in as it came to me. This is what I got and what I got is frightening though never in my wildest dreams [...]
Yeah, the new man in my life. My realtor. Who did you think it was? Tall, dark, gorgeous and Canadian?!
I’ve done everything I said I’d do. I have my list (though one property has been pulled). I’ve read my book and paperwork. The pre-approval letter is in his office and I’ve spoken to another mortgage [...]
ABC’s show Hopkins, a miniseries on the life and times at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore, is finally real life in a hospital. There have been a lot of medical dramas from the good days on ER to the current Gray’s Anatomy. None have come close to what life is like at a top [...]
As many of you know, I’m in the midst of house-buying. Well, not really a house. At least I don’t think I want a real HOUSE per se. Even if they do appreciate better. But then there’s that maintenance thing. I have a hard enough time hanging pictures. How would I ever afford a HOUSE. [...]
This past Tuesday, my realtor and I finally went to look at what’s on the market. I met him at a place after work and then he took me around from there. We saw ten properties and out of the ten, i had a more or less clearly delineated top three. They’re different types of [...]
I’m with one day left to go in this Week From Hell. My fuse is nonexistent and anything and everything drives me into a knee-knocking panic or a flying rage. Ah, fatigue. What it does for your life.
These are the dog days of summer early. I can barely keep my eyes open because of all [...]