ok folks, keep it coming, I'm starting to feel better about my situation :)
On 5/22/07, Shawna Hampton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We're selling our 30-year-old condo and, as I've learned over the last three > weeks while negotiating with a buyer on our first offer, you may THINK > you've gotten all those niggling little things done, but the minute an > inspector walks in, you're hosed. And buyers will nitpick the STUPIDEST > things. > > So here's my hell list for this week as we wait to find out if our house is > actually sold or not and if we can actually close like we're supposed to a > week from today: > > - replace a linen closet door > - replace all outlets in the kitchen, half-bath, and, yes, even the damn > detached garage with GFCI outlets (GFCI's in the detached garage? Are you > kidding me?) > - clean out the lint in the dryer vent outside > - wash out the lint in the air conditioner, which some moron installed right > underneath the dryer vent > - pour bleach down the air conditioner condensing hose > - replace three wall 2x4's damaged by termites 20 years ago ... oh yeah, > first rip down the plywood paneling covering these three 2x4's so you can > even replace them > - get a plumber in here so you can install a whole new gas line to the > furnace because it's currently a brass connector instead of stainless steel > and MIGHT, MAYBE one day wear down enough to leak a little tiny bit of gas > - wait on pins and needles to see if the house appraises > > And then, if the appraisal goes thru (all before next Tuesday): > > - pack an entire 5 years worth of crap in two days, including close to 1000 > books (didn't do it earlier because the buyer kept threatening to cancel the > contract over the little piddly things in the inspector's report) > - turn off the gas, electricity, cable > - turn in forwarding address > - get a storage unit > - determine what goes in storage and what stays until new house is built > - rent a truck > - move a business, 2 adults, 2 cats, and a hyper dog from a 2-bedroom, > finished basement house to a one-bedroom apartment > > Then we get to do it all again in November ... joy!! > > > Shawna E. Hampton > r(E)-Visions Consulting > www.revisionsconsulting.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: G Money [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 7:01 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: latest home mishaps? > > - bathroom needs to be sanded down, primed and painted. > - still need to do the quarter round in the kitchen > - kitchen door leading to the garage is cracked. Needs to be replaced or > repaired. > - weird smell coming from basement room. Might be mold? > - exterior basement wall needs to be repainted > - extra bedroom is a disaster area > - front porch pylons need painting > - roof overhang near garage needs to be repainted > > them's are the things I've gotta do if i want to sell this place any time > soon... > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:235255 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
