The Joys of Homeownership: Part 5: Renovating
Part 1 & Part 2 & Part 3 & Part 4 We closed on our Edwardsville house on November 2, 2020. The first night we were able to sleep in our own beds was July 29,…
The Joys of Homeownership: Part 4: Closing the Deal
See Part 1 & Part 2 & Part 3 Waiving the Appraisal Not the Pain Another great part of the original contract was that the buyers were willing to waive the appraisal contingency. They were willing…
Going on a Field Trip
Remember how I have a second website about fictionally traveling to every NFL stadium in one season? Finally, fiction is becoming a reality. My son and I will take to the road, and between August 12…
The Joys of Homeownership: Part 3: Finding a Buyer
See Part 1 & Part 2. Timing the Market We heard a neighbor wanted to list at $1.1M or more but would not sell for another few weeks. Zillow showed their house was worth only $1M,…
The Joys of Home Ownership: Part 2: Selling Your House
View Part 1 in the series here Selling Our "Forever Home" Most Colorado homes are in subdivisions and can easily be compared to their neighbors. Zillow can easily run algorithms to determine a fair price. Our…
The Joys of Home Ownership: Part 1
After my wife and I married in 2006, we wanted to live together. So we made that happen in my parent's basement. My parents gave me a large gift earlier that year to help pay for…
Peas in a Bod
In my senior year of college, I started gaining weight. I was unsure of my future, and scoop Chinese, and Mountain Dew became my best friend. My weight ballooned 60 pounds to 225. After I proposed…
Should People Be Buying Electric Cars?
A year ago, a dream of mine came true. I bought a minivan. I always envied kids who got to ride in a minivan with screens. I wanted my kids to enjoy riding in a car…
What Comes Next? In Baseball.
Baseball's biggest chess match is between the hitter and the pitcher. Each pitch generates a new set of possible outcomes. A batter gets on base almost 94% of the time if the pitcher gets them to…
Why Am I So Damp?
Showers make me wet. A towel is no defense for the amount of dampness I experience. Ok, Tommy Lee Jones might not care, but I do. I hate spending time scrubbing myself after my shower with…