When you're buying a house, everyone wants to give you advice
People dressed as clowns are pouring out of miniature cars to line up at our door and give us advice about buying a house and home ownership in general.
Mostly, people are giving us good advice. But there a coupla people who clearly think I'm a moron.
Yes, we're getting the house inspected. Yes! Of course! I almost want to hire a sky writer so I don't have to say it ever again. First of all, it's practically the law. Second, every single publication aimed towards first-time home buyers contains a large-print, boldfaced section that screams, "Get a home inpsection, you moron!"
I know people give advice because they care, but - man! - it's a hard pill to swallow, the one where you realize people think you're a moron.
Speaking of our home inspection, we scheduled ours for next Friday, but the sellers are asking us to move it up and I'm not sure we can. After some research, I picked a seriously awesome inspector who I think is top notch. So do other people, it turns out, which is why he's booked up until next Friday. They gave me first available. Anyway, I hope it works out.
I started to freak out a little bit this afternoon about it, but then I went for a bike ride instead. Did I tell you my podiatrist gave me the a-okay for riding the actual bike? Well, he did. In any event, there was proper exercise and no throwing up or crying.
(Kelsey, we will never lose out-loud and in-public weeping to maturity. I mean, really. It's me!)
Mostly, people are giving us good advice. But there a coupla people who clearly think I'm a moron.
Yes, we're getting the house inspected. Yes! Of course! I almost want to hire a sky writer so I don't have to say it ever again. First of all, it's practically the law. Second, every single publication aimed towards first-time home buyers contains a large-print, boldfaced section that screams, "Get a home inpsection, you moron!"
I know people give advice because they care, but - man! - it's a hard pill to swallow, the one where you realize people think you're a moron.
Speaking of our home inspection, we scheduled ours for next Friday, but the sellers are asking us to move it up and I'm not sure we can. After some research, I picked a seriously awesome inspector who I think is top notch. So do other people, it turns out, which is why he's booked up until next Friday. They gave me first available. Anyway, I hope it works out.
I started to freak out a little bit this afternoon about it, but then I went for a bike ride instead. Did I tell you my podiatrist gave me the a-okay for riding the actual bike? Well, he did. In any event, there was proper exercise and no throwing up or crying.
(Kelsey, we will never lose out-loud and in-public weeping to maturity. I mean, really. It's me!)
Labels: advice, barfing, bicycling, maturity, real estate, the bastard plantar fasciitis, weeping
posted by Jennifer Myszkowski at
10:11 PM
3 Comments:
Don't try to fall too much in love with the house, or count on the house as a "sure thing" until after the inspection. (I'm telling you this because you are obviously a moron!)
(just kidding. You are very smart. It's just good advice.) You wanna be able to walk away if the news is shitty. I can't stop giving advice! Even after you complained about it! Somebody stop me!!
I'm not in love with it. It's a good choice, it's a good price, and it's a good location. I was in love with the last house and I cried in public over it. This one has many good things to offer and I would be pleased to purchase it. I will not be devastated if it doesn't work out, though.
At least that's my story right now.
Make sure you find out how much it costs. Also, don't lose the address. It will come in handy later.
jbo
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