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ddec said:
anyone have any packing tips? Feeling a bit overwhelmed by the idea of packing all my crap up.
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I know this probably isn’t feasible for many items, but I always wanted to just have a whole house sale. Please, buy my stuff so I don’t have to pack it. I have a pool table, bar, and way too many TVs. They all gotta stay. Cheap cheap cheap.


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Family just purchased a new cabin in Tahoe. Will be ready to move in a month! Now need to sell off the old one and some extra land that was purchased but super excited to be able to spend more time up in the mountains with a ton more space (wife wants a few kiddos). Went from under 2K sq/ft to over 5K
 
My in-laws just left Scottsdale after visiting with us for 5 weeks. All of a sudden, they want to invest in a house with my wife and I and live with us full time (totally cool with me BTW; they have visited us for long periods as we've lived in Costa Rica, Spain and Mexico - we all get along great).

When we are done with our next stint in Mexico on 1/31/2020, they want to look at houses with us in the Trilogy at Vistancia 55+ community in Peoria, AZ. We're already looking at houses online, and we hope to find one with a 2nd master or separate casita. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to the possibility of living in Arizona again!
 
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Getting real already!
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Gonna have some garbage stealers too:
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ddec said:
anyone have any packing tips? Feeling a bit overwhelmed by the idea of packing all my crap up.
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I've got 12 moves under my belt and my wife has 22. I'd recommend scheduling a bulk trash pickup then put out all the junk in your house. Literally everything you don't want, is rusted or just junk. Also, start sorting all clothing and nicer things you just don't want anymore that could be sold at the salvation army (or Goodwill). Pack it in trash bags and be liberal with your decisions. If I haven't touched or worn it in a couple of years it's going to salvation army. This includes furniture. I don't do yard sales as that just adds to the stress of moving for me. Just get rid of it.

Then, get boxes. Start in the rooms you don't use often and just start packing up. Seal them as you fill them and label them with which room and general content. We use packing paper for the glass and breakable things in the house. Wrapping it all up and packing it tightly in boxes.

Hope that helps!
 
So the group selling us a condo tried to change our condo fee via email in the middle of the closing earlier today. It did not go over well. Added an extra 2 hours onto our closing to get it sorted out. Such a clown show on that end.
 
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So the group selling us a condo tried to change our condo fee via email in the middle of the closing earlier today. It did not go over well. Added an extra 2 hours onto our closing to get it sorted out. Such a clown show on that end.
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Little aggressive to have an HOA hike while you’re at the closing table. Sounds like a total HOA move though
 
Sh!T be happenin!

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Should have trusses on the second floor by Thursday.

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I think it’s pretty safe to say I just bought my 1st place. Signed the final closing docs last night, should have the keys in hand early next week.

I’m so excited that’s it’s almost over! It’s been the most stressful 2 months I’ve experienced since I was on such a time crunch to move out of the place I’m renting before lease renewal.


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Well, it’s Thursday! Dayum......

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Well we bought a place in May and have been grinding away at the remodel since the 1st week of June...almost a complete gut...I changed out all the plumbing, water service, electrical, new A/C and ducts...getting ready to wrap it up with all the trim and finishes in the next couple of weeks.

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Luckily I’m in the business and have been able to get this done in 2 months, otherwise it’s a 6-8 month project easily

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house across the street is now listed for at least the 3rd year in a row. wife and I are wondering wtf is going on. looking at the history on trulia its been sold for 30-50k more each time. maybe folks are just flipping? haunted lol?


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The housing search is on again. We will be taking our talents to Florida less than one year from now. We have been looking into building new along with purchasing a move in ready home. I expect the next year to fly by with our son graduating high school, football, and with the daughters competitive cheer.


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mmaynard11 said:
The housing search is on again. We will be taking our talents to Florida less than one year from now. We have been looking into building new along with purchasing a move in ready home. I expect the next year to fly by with our son graduating high school, football, and with the daughters competitive cheer.


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Where in FL?
 
Most likely in that hippie area up north. Somewhere between Jacksonville and St. Augustine. We’ve started looking up around Ponta Vedra / Nocatee area.


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mmaynard11 said:
Most likely in that hippie area up north. Somewhere between Jacksonville and St. Augustine. We’ve started looking up around Ponta Vedra / Nocatee area.


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Jax isn't to hippie. St Augustine has its spots. My parents are just south of there in Palm Coast, but thats about an hour drive from Jax. Some great spots in that area.
 
JB said:
Jax isn't to hippie. St Augustine has its spots. My parents are just south of there in Palm Coast, but thats about an hour drive from Jax. Some great spots in that area.
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You can say that again about St Augustine. So many great locations in that area, so what I see happening is us renting a condo or apartment for 6 months, where we can look around and find where we truly want to be. We have several trips planned down over the next several months. We dabbled in the idea of further south.


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mmaynard11 said:
You can say that again about St Augustine. So many great locations in that area, so what I see happening is us renting a condo or apartment for 6 months, where we can look around and find where we truly want to be. We have several trips planned down over the next several months. We dabbled in the idea of further south.


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Rental for a period is a great idea. We have done that with most places we have moved to and really lets you get an understanding of what neighborhoods and areas you want to focus on.
 
mmaynard11 said:
You can say that again about St Augustine. So many great locations in that area, so what I see happening is us renting a condo or apartment for 6 months, where we can look around and find where we truly want to be. We have several trips planned down over the next several months. We dabbled in the idea of further south.


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Rental is a great idea so you would even have time to do any needed major renovations before moving in.

Makes it a lot easier to redo a kitchen when you don’t live there.


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I've been looking at houses despite the wife not wanting to move. Our home is older (1992) and needs some updating as well as a new furnace/a/c. For me, it's a matter of how much time and money do we invest here while making sense financially. It's the area we love and we have about $40k in equity in the 4 years we have been here.
 
I didn’t comb the boards here, so if asked I apologize.

How many here go around to open houses to get ideas that look nice to do within their own house? My wife loves watching the hgtv shows, but I like to see things in person.


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closing officially on the books for Friday afternoon.
 
ddec said:
closing officially on the books for Friday afternoon.
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You still out in New York or did you move to another state?


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