I went with a mortgage broker that my buyer-broker recommended and was approved for way more than I ended up spending -- so that when I went looking, I knew exactly how much I could spend and only was going to look at houses that were at low-to-middle of that price range.
And then, yeah, the first house we visited in person... it can happen!
Hey, it was my second! And the first was a NO WAY.
How to get a job: [link]
Heh, sarameg. Money quote:
He actually used the words, 'I am holding Hubble hostage until you read my application.'
I think I'm going to use that to start all my cover letters from now on.
Birthday Happies, Laura!!
Lemme try that again...
Ooooh... meara, so pretty! (And I can attest that east-facing mountains first thing in the morning, on a pretty morning, like the last several we've had, are a glorious thing.)
Re last night's skating: desecration of Australian aboriginal culture aside, it was just a badly constructed, flaily, poorly skated program.
re: mineral rights
The previous owner will get the money for selling the rights to the gas underneath, but you may end up with the subsidence and tainted water. Energy development could trash the place.
t thinks of what's happened to my home county, glowers and mutters