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Show Me The Money

Posted by timtalking on October 31, 2008

So the house has been on the market for about 33 days now, and we’ve had one formal offer, two lowballs, and a third informal offer we’re considering.  I just want to get this done, but I don’t want to get screwed.  Nor do I want to screw, either.  I don’t want to be greedy, I just want fair market price.  I’m also excited about the post-sale.  What will we do?  Where will we go?

To be continued…

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Mortgage

Posted by timtalking on June 6, 2008

I just got off the phone with a mortgage lender.  We’re considering – actively persuing, is more likely – a move to NoVa.  It’s amazing the numbers you can swing when you have a good amount of equity in your current home.  That home, which we bought in 1999, is probably the best investment I ever made.

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