buying a house in Brooklyn
Next Entries » Sunday, June 28th, 2009We’re in Contract!
We are buying an amazing home in BayRidge, Brooklyn. If you know me in person, you will know this is my “big dream.” Sure I have a lot of small dreams, but it’s always been my dream to live in the heart of Bay Ridge. So we’re in contract and the escrow account has been set up. It’s […]
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009Engineers, Attorneys, Appraisers Oh My!
Buying a new home in Bay Ridge is exciting and well EXCITING. I know many people are very nervous when they are buying a home, but I am not. We’ve waited out the crazy market and it’s the buyers market we were waiting for. So we had a licensed engineer come out and look at […]
Friday, June 5th, 2009Engineer Okays the House
The Engineer went out to our house and gave us a huge report today. Basically it’s a good house with minor problems. Here’s its problems: Electrical Box needs to be replaced as it was the type that was recalled (name: Federal) Back door needs hardware and new screen Back awning needs replacement Bathroom tub stopper […]
Thursday, June 4th, 2009Happy Brooklyn-Queens Day
It’s Brooklyn-Queens Day! No one really likes Queens so we just say it’s Brooklyn Day. My students are glad to celebrate Brooklyn Day because they don’t have school. Twenty years ago, I celebrated Brooklyn Day in the hospital because I broke my arm rollerskating. The teachers don’t love Brooklyn Day as much because we still […]
Monday, June 1st, 2009We’re buying a home!
Ok Bay Ridge watch out as we will be purchasing a new home in the area shortly. If you know me in person, you will know that I waited a long time (YEARS) and wouldn’t settle until I found a house with parking for two cars and a backyard. I grew up in a brick […]
Sunday, May 31st, 2009Bank of America You Stink
Bank of America you have been my bank for 15 years. I’m not a millionaire, but my account is a sizeable amount. I always thought I would get a mortgage with you. Yet, I called customer service today to ask questions and the service reprentative told me to go and fill out the form online. I hung up and called […]
Saturday, May 30th, 2009House Bidding
We bid on a great house this week. We haven’t won the bid and I don’t know if we will. It’s just a stressful process and I wish I was up to the part where we were moving into our new home. I mean I love the house, but I don’t feel like being part […]
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009Found a house which may be home
We found a gorgeous, affordable home in Bay Ridge and it may be our new home. Cross your fingers for us. The house has: garage backyard three bedrooms 3 bathrooms (1 full, 1 half, 1 quarter) living room, dining room and kitchen deck amazing backyard – did I say that already? I’ll share pics soon. […]
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