My real estate agent is having me go to the house in some “ritual” of hers tonight to pick up the keys. You’re mine, screwy house with the f@$%-up crown molding and 48 french doors and freakishly tiny windows! You’re mine, weird murals painted on chartreuse walls! You’re mine, hallway that goes to nowhere! You’re [...]
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Seriously, buying an REO is a pain. Much more than I remember ever experiencing during my months buying a tract home. It’s inspections, inspections, inspections, constant bitching by the asset manager — there’s far more to tell you and I will….except I can’t do it all until it’s all over. So stay in touch!
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The husband and I found a really nice foreclosure in our beautiful chosen coastal town, priced at only — get this — $469,000. OK, so you already figured, there was a lame-ass bidding war and we offered asking. Turns out the bank wanted more so asked us all to re-submit (which, in case you don’t [...]
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From the Hernandez Files: Three-bedroom, two-bath, 1,700 square feet, and built in 1900? It even had the palm tree in the front yard! No air-conditioning, but I knew what I was in for with a historical property. They wanted $629,000, which was ridiculous. I could wait a few weeks. They dropped the price in February [...]
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