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Operation: Manhattan Stage Two Started
Today I pushed forward on a two-pronged attack by starting on the south side of the living room (it’s next to the porch) and tightening up how tidy the guest bathroom is. The toilet and floor are great! The shower … Continue reading
Operation: Manhattan Stage One Complete!
As of last night, the Master bedroom is over 95% cleaned up and I can’t wait to show it off to my friends in person. I sleep in there now. My cat Isis finds anywhere she wants on the bed … Continue reading
A useful discovery during Spring Cleaning!
Even before the Pandemic and America going on lockdown, I was going to engage in some reorganizing of the house. With it officially being mine entirely, there’s going to be changes but more importantly…serious cleaning. I decided to go with … Continue reading
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The remaining money arrived!
The lion’s share of the remaining re-fi money came through! The credit union already decided where it would go, mainly toward the joint credit card from my marriage and with the transition to one income…it was hard to nail down. … Continue reading
The money arrived!
Bugs playing the role of Brunhilde feels appropriate. The leftover money in the refinancing landed in my checking account! No sign of it on the debt being paid that the credit union-title company chose first. Either way, I’m going to … Continue reading
“Closed” on the house! It’s all mine again
With some convincing and cajoling, I closed on the new mortgage to regain exclusivity on my house yesterday. The title company agreed to letting Somara sign as long as she stayed in my car. Somara required some metaphorical arm twisting … Continue reading
Maybe I spoke too soon about the refinancing
Last night Somara sent me a text message about being very, very ill. The good news, it’s not CV-19 or whatever the hell you want to call this. She was diagnosed with an upper-respiratory infection, something I recall her battling with … Continue reading
Refinancing is a go! F-I-N-A-L-L-Y!
After all the pins and needles involving my house’s foundation repair being a condition to getting the mortgage refinanced (in case you forgot, when divorcing, you have to do this to get the other person off the debt), followed by … Continue reading
Next step into modifying the house, shoring up the foundation
The original impetus for crap going south in my recent relationship was getting the news from the credit union on refinancing my house; this is something I have to do to take Somara off the mortgage as per the decree. … Continue reading
Some decorating by the neighborhood kids
My initial reaction was, “Ummm, I don’t recall the appraisal guy doing this yesterday.” Upon a closer look, there were a couple smiley faces drawn on the door too. After a little investigating, my friend/neighbor Niko told me it was … Continue reading
I adopted a new kitty!
Now that my divorce was finalized recently, I went out and did something I wanted to do right away…adopt a second cat to keep Isis company. Cats do better when they have a companion. Since finding her sibling(s) is impossible … Continue reading
Eighteen years in one house!
This anniversary completely slipped my mind with all the other crap going on but three days late is better than either not at all or in several days. I often have to pinch myself because I didn’t grow up in … Continue reading
We own 27% of the House!
Milestone number two reached with UFCU as our mortgage holder or lender or both? Who cares, they’re doing a great job and they don’t do immoral things like Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Citibank, Chase, Capital One or Deutsche Bank … Continue reading
We own 26% of the house!
I haven’t posted one of these stories in two years but we did it! After re-financing with University Federal Credit Union to punish the dirtbags at Wells Fargo, we managed to get the balance past the 25 percent point and … Continue reading
We now own 21%!
To celebrate this milestone, we’re going sit where the couch in the newly owned section!