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My name is Tracy. I am a Jersey girl at heart, but currently reside in Dallas, TX.
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Today, I…
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I just looked at my credit card balance.
Holy hell. I really need to stop shopping. I have been going a little crazy buying this for my house. I think I need to start pacing my purchases. 4 months ago condo shopping credit card
I can’t check my mail.
I have officially “lived” in my condo for 7 days. And I haven’t been able to check my mail. I just realized yesterday that I was never given a key for the mailbox when I had my closing. I knew this wasn’t a full time residence for the former owner, but apparently she never had any mail delivered here. I called and e-mailed the HOA today and haven’t heard back. I hope I don’t have any bills in there waiting to be paid. 5 months ago condo mailbox key HOA
Moving day is tomorrow!
Finally! I am so excited that tonight is the last night I have to sleep in my apartment! There’s a lot to do at my condo, but I am ready for it.The first things on my list are to paint the living room, kitchen and my bedroom, new closet doors (the 80’s mirrored doors have to go) and install a railing, since the stairs have no railing, which is both dangerous and strange. Read about the first 365 days of being a first-time homeowner here. 5 months ago 1 note condo moving apartment paint
People are idiots.
I don’t understand how people can be so incompetent. How do they go on every day half-assing their job? People who have jobs where they have to deal with other people should have customer service skills and know how to deal with people. How do they get by? How do they live with the fact that their crappy service is someone else’s inconvenience? I am annoyed. I am surprised I have kept my cool for as long as I have. I only sent one semi-nasty e-mail today and for me, it was pretty tame. My attitude may change tomorrow if the people I am dealing with on the closing of my condo actually get their shit together and I close tomorrow. If I don’t have the keys in my hand tomorrow afternoon, then a side of me that people tend not to like will likely rear its ugly head. That is all for now. 5 months ago condo closing customer service  This is my kitchen. I went to my condo, yes, my condo, yesterday and took some “before” photos of all the rooms. I close on Wednesday. FINALLY! After all the delays and issues and bank accounts and question after question, it is finally happening. Starting Wednesday, you can read my other blog, Adventures of a First-Time Homeowner. 5 months ago 1 note condo moving kitchen condolife
Craigslist virgin.
So I admit, before today, I was a Craigslist virgin. I posted my washer and dryer for sale about 6 hours ago and have five offers. I accepted the first one. I have no idea what the person’s name is and where they are from, but they offered to come pick it up next Saturday and pay me the $150 I asked for. But honestly, I think I may have done everything wrong with this first Craigslist experience. Someone told me I should accept the first offer and have the person come pick it up ASAP. I need my washer and dryer this week, so I said next weekend as the pick up. Someone else said only take cash. I asked for cash first and check second. Oops. I haven’t given out my address yet, so I think I did at least one thing right. Let’s hope this person comes with cash in hand and picks them up next weekend. 5 months ago condo washer dryer craigslist apartment
Condo closing update.
The closing on my condo was just pushed back to September 21. I am pissed. That’s all.
Condo drama.
While I was in San Francisco this week, I received some unfortunate news from my mortgage broker. I may not be cleared to close on Tuesday! After signing additional, unexpected paperwork, dealing with Allstate on insurance and my mortgage broker having some issues with the HOA company, I am a bit delayed in getting cleared. I gave everyone involved in this whole condo-buying process a piece of my mind over the last two days. It didn’t help the situation, but it sure made me feel better. I am keeping my fingers crossed (and you should too) that the lender reviews everything tomorrow and clears me for Tuesday. If that doesn’t happen, I think there will be some seriously pissed off people…me the most pissed off…on Tuesday morning. 5 months ago condo drama paperwork pissed off
Countdown.
Right now, I have eight days left in my apartment. I am traveling this Thursday - next Monday and possibly next Thursday and Friday. I can’t wait to get out of here. Three years in the same apartment…it was a good run, but it is time to move on. I feel like I am breaking up with my apartment. I have been attempting to eat the contents of my freezer and pantry, which isn’t the healthiest food in the world. Lunch this week will consist of Lean Cuisine’s, dinners will be veggie burgers, crab cakes, fries, one lonely pork chop, some Uncle Ben’s teriyaki rice and an assortment of frozen veggies. I have a few boxes of opened cereal, pancake mix, an assortment of granola bars, english muffins and egg beaters. I spent most of the weekend packing. My dad came down on Sunday and helped take apart my busted computer (Literally. He took out the hard drive and then took the computer with him to recycle.) and helped me spackle the holes in the walls, fix the washer, move the refrigerator (to clean underneath and behind it) and move stuff from my outside storage closet inside to the pile of boxes that continues to grow. I have a laundry list of people to follow up with tomorrow - listing agent, mortgage broker, title company, insurance company and financial planner. I still have to pack up part of the kitchen, the bathroom (linens and towels, mostly), dresser and closet. I am not looking forward to the closet, but it has to be done. There’s a lot to do in the next week and half or so, but I am so ready for it. 6 months ago 1 note condo apartment moving packing cleaning dad weekend
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