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Hi, I have never had much luck starting plants with seeds. Is the ultimate growing system by Burpee worth trying or would I be wasting money and time? Anyone have suggestions on where there is good info on this subject. I am in southeast Michigan. Thanks. Isamae
Isamae, I'm not familiar with the Burpee growing system, but I start most of my vegetables and flowers from seed every year. My seed starting is pretty low tec. The seed packets will give you the most pertinent information for whatever you are trying to grow. Such as how deep you need to plant the seed, or if you need to surface sow, alot of the packets will give you germination temps, and how much light the seed needs to germinate. Some will also tell you how long the seed takes to germinate. Every plant is different.
Mostly all you need is a warm place, a good seed starting mix, and a place to grow them after they've sprouted, ie a sunny window, or grow lights. Good luck,
I live in a mobil home in the Thumb of MI. I don't have much room to start seeds indoors and never had much luck with the ones I did try. Four years ago I found the Winter Sowing forum on here and have been starting hundreds of containers OUTDOORS starting in January! I usually have sprouts by the first week of April and they are so very healthy, no damp-off or leggy plants. Here are a couple pics of my containers outdoors and my UNHEATED greenhouse I set up in April to protect sprouts from the winds and pounding spring rain. The method is amazing and you will never try indoors again!
Here's the link for you Isamae. You might want to try it - it's cheap and easy and what have you got to lose?
Here is a link that might be useful: Winter Sowing
Wow April,
Your plants look great. I have never WS before so these will sound like newb questions, but here goes. Can you start annual vegetables and flowers this way also ? If so, could you give us a list of what you have started successfully ? Are warm weather plants also able to be WS ? Are you using 16 oz pop bottles and sowing one variety per ? I will go check again on the WS forum but I have not seen specific type plant info there when I checked previousley, that is why I asked.
I start my perennials in late January, hardy annuals Feb. and start my annuals and veggies late March and early April. The only seeds I do indoors are coleus, as they don't do well here winter sowing. If you go to the winter sowing forum, there is a FAQ (frequently asked questions) link with alot of help. Also, wintersown.org is the educational website that Trudi Davidorff has started, it's excellent.
I use any container I can that is clear or semi clear, 2 liter pop, milk jugs, single water bottles. For margarine tubs I cut out center of lid, saving ring and cover with plastic, replace ring and poke holes in plastic for rain to get in and air. You do not need to run out and buy containers to ws in, most anything will work if you can have at least 3-4 inches of potting mix in it. it's a great way to recycle to get just one more use from trash.
Feel free to email me if I can help again.


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Charlie Sheen Roast to Air on Comedy Central Same Night as Ashton Kutcher's Debut on 'Men'
Charlie Sheen is coming back to TV.
The actor will be roasted by Comedy Central on Sept. 10 in Los Angeles. It will air on the network on Sept. 19 -- the same night Ashton Kutcher makes his debut as Sheen's replacement on CBS and Warner Bros.' Two and a Half Men -- at 10 p.m. ET.
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"You could say I've been providing kindling for this roast for a while," says Sheen in a statement. "It's time to light it up. It's going to be epic."
Sheen has slammed Kutcher as his replacement and said that Men will tank without him, saying, "Kutcher is a sweetheart and a brilliant comedic performer ... Oh wait, so am I!! Enjoy the show America. Enjoy seeing a 2.0 in the demo every Monday, WB...Enjoy planet Chuck [Lorre], Ashton. There is no air, laughter, loyalty, or love there."
The roast will be executive produced by Joel Gallen from Tenth Planet Productions, who was also EP and director of the Donald Trump, David Hasselhoff, Joan Rivers and Pamela Anderson roasts.
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Sheen was fired from Two and a Half Men in March after a weeks-long media circus that had the actor attacking everything from Alcoholics Anonymous to series creator Lorre.
He then launched a Web series, Sheen's Korner, in which he continued his rant against his former bosses, and embarked on a nationwide tour, My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat Is Not an Option, which kicked off in early April with a disastrous show in Detroit. The monthlong tour proved to be hit or miss, with some crowds booing the star and walking out mid-show, while others gave him standing ovations.
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At some tour stops, he expressed his desire to return to Men, even saying he would apologize to get his old job back.
He was recently rumored to be starring in a sitcom produced by Lionsgate TV, which is behind Mad Men, that sparked a bidding war between networks, including TBS. Lionsgate TV declined comment and TBS told The Hollywood Reporter, "TBS is not in discussions for a possible project with Charlie Sheen."
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This is a listing for the 1st and 2nd floor of The Williamsburg Guesthouse. Please note, the 3rd Flr and Basement are separate apartments, and have common hallways. Guests staying in Basement walks through the living room to have access to their door
Space where guests can cook their own meals
Towels, bed sheets, soap, and toilet paper
Space where guests can cook their own meals
Towels, bed sheets, soap, and toilet paper
Central heating or a heater in the listing
In the building, free or for a fee
In the building, free or for a fee
Continuous access in the listing
Breakfast is provided.
The listing can accommodate a gathering of 25 or more attendees
Easy access to the building and listing for guests in wheelchairs
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Posted emergency information and resources
The Space
Welcome to The Williamsburg Guesthouse. Its comfortable, quiet, and convenient to anywhere in the city (you can see the subway entrance from the front door), its a perfect place for a beautiful NYC getaway.
Located in the heart of trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn, you will love this place. Its a very clean and fully renovated brooklyn style home. Each room is clean and quiet with a queen size bed that sleeps two. Your room is private! The house is duplex style with the basement.
- Basement Apt: Queen bed, private kitchen, private bathroom, closet, and safe.
- 1st Floor: Living room, Kitchen, Bathroom, Laundry, and Backyard. Hallways are common areas.
- 2nd Floor: The 3 Private Bedrooms, you can rent them separately or all together. Each one is completely private, but its great for parties/groups of people. Hallways are common space.
• Room #1 has a Queen Bed and can sleep 2 comfortably.
• Room #2 has a Queen Bed to sleep 2 comfortably. Also, it has a twin size Murphy Bed for a third person at $50 extra a night. If its 2 people and you still want to use the Murphy Bed, it is still and extra $50 a night for that.
• Room #3 has a Queen Bed and can sleep 2 comfortably. This room can also accommodate a third person on an air-mattress for an additional $50 a night. If its 2 people and you still need the air-mattress, its an extra $25 a night for that.
- 3rd Floor: My separate and private apt. I have my own kitchen, bath, and so on. Also, Im always here to help, just knock. :-)
The house is right off the Lorimer L-train subway stop (the second stop from Manhattan). You can see the subway entrance from the front stoop of the house.
Union Square is a 7 minute subway ride and you can get almost anywhere in the city within 20-30 minutes, or less. Take a trip to Times Square without getting hit with all the tourist-trap costs of staying there. The immediate neighborhood offers great/famous bars, restaurants, shops, clubs, and parks. And, the prices are low compared to most places in Manhattan.
The house has great amenities:
• Very clean living areas, common areas are cleaned often
• Private Rooms. Each room locks behind you for extra safety
• Towels, soaps, and of course, clean sheets provided
• Laundry on the 1st floor (washer and dryer)
• Advanced Push-button locks, no keys to keep track of! You have one code (it only is active for your stay) that allows you entrance to the front doors and your room.
• Free WiFi in the house, with plug-in options too
• Big living room area to relax
• Big flat screen TV in the living room
• Free cable with HBO and Showtime on-demand
• Roku player (by request) with Hulu Plus and Netflix and more on-demand
• A decent selection of Video games and Movies
• Full kitchen for cooking, with stainless steal appliances
• Backyard for BBQ'ing and/or hanging out
• Front Stoop with douple porch rocking chair (great for people watching)
• A small safe in every room that can fit most laptops and devices
I live at the house too, on the 3rd floor. Its a separate apartment but Im available all the time to help check in/out or answer any questions about the area or the city. You will have a great time staying here. I can be contacted by phone, text, whats app, (website hidden), line, or simply knock on my door. Whatever is best for you.
fyi, Since AirBnB does not have a way to manage multiple rooms, please email about availability, as their calendar is probably not correct. Also, if you want to rent the entire place (pending availability) to get the correct pricing do this: Put in just 2 people, select your dates, then multiply that by 3 rooms. If you have more than 6 people, add $50 a night for additional people.
*Please note, airbnb does not have a way to calculate multiple rooms, therefore their price is almost always incorrect when renting more than one room.
• I charge by room, and each room holds/is priced for 2 people.
• If there is a third person in a room, then its an extra $50 per person. Room #2 has a 2nd twin-murphy bed, so it comfortably sleeps 3 people. Room #3 can fit an air mattress to have a third person.
•The weekdays, its $100 per room. ($125 for one night weekday stay)
• The weekends, its $125 per room. ($150 for one night weekend stay)
See you soon,
- Hill
You will get 4 bedrooms: 3 rooms on the 2nd floor: Room #1, #2, and #3. And the private studio apartment in the Basement. All the rooms are very comfortable. Each room has an individual door code locking system. Your group will all have the same code for all the rooms/front doors. If you would like different codes for different rooms, we can do that too, but its unusual. The 1st floor and basement you will can use with of the complete modern kitchens, bathrooms, 1st floor living room. You will also have access to the back yard upon request.
We make an effort to greet all guests coming into the house. Crystal will be here during the day making sure the rooms are ready and Hill is in and out of the house daily. So we are around when you need. Also, we are reachable by text, phone, and other means (like line and whatsapp) at any time. :-)
The neighborhood is amazing. It's the most hip area in NYC at the current moment. We are off the 2nd stop from Manhattan, the Lorimer Stop. You can see the subway entrance from the front door (we are that close). The Lorimer Stop is host to many amazing bars and resturants, live music, comedy, parks, and much more.
The Bedford Stop (1st stop) is just a 5-7 minute beautiful walk. Its the quintessential "Williamsburg Experience." Very crowded daily, The Guesthouse is very close, but you wont get trampled by all the hipsters.
We are in the perfect location. The subway is a 30 second walk to the Lorimer L train. From there, we are 5 minutes to 1st ave in Manhattan, or 7 minutes to Union Square. You can get anywhere around the city from here in 20 minutes or less. I'm talking Museums on the Upper East to West Sides, or all the way down to The Financial District. It would take longer by taxi generally.
The house is kept very clean. We strive to make it as clean or cleaner than your own home, but with all the modern comforts. If you stay for more than a few days, we can schedule cleaning for the first floor, to keep it nice for you. :-) The first and 2nd floors are completely for the guesthouse guests.
Guest Access
You will get the 3 private bedrooms on the 2nd floor, aka, Room #1, #2, and #3. You will not have access to the 3rd Floor Apartment or the Basement. The three rooms are very comfortable. Each room has an individual door code locking system. Your group will all have the same code for all three rooms/front doors. If you would like different codes for different rooms, we can do that too, but its unusual. On the 1st floor, you will have a complete modern kitchen, living room, bathroom with his and hers sinks. You will also have access to the back yard upon request.
*Please note that the hallways are common areas and that the guests staying in the Basement Studio Apartment walks through the living room to have access to their door. If you don't mind seeing other travelers
Interaction with Guests
We make an effort to greet all guests coming into the house. Crystal will be here during the day making sure the rooms are ready and Hill is in and out of the house daily. So we are around when you need. Also, we are reachable by text, phone, and other means (like line and whatsapp) at any time. :-)
The Neighborhood
The neighborhood is amazing. Its the most hip area in NYC at the current moment. We are off the 2nd stop from Manhattan, the Lorimer Stop. You can see the subway entrance from the front door (we are that close). The Lorimer Stop is host to many amazing bars and resturants, live music, comedy, parks, and much more.
The Bedford Stop (1st stop) is just a 5-7 minute beautiful walk. Its the quintessential "Williamsburg Experience." Very crowded daily, The Guesthouse is very close, but you wont get trampled by all the hipsters.
Getting around
We are in the perfect location. The subway is a 30 second walk to the Lorimer L train. From there, we are 5 minutes to 1st ave in Manhattan, or 7 minutes to Union Square. You can get anywhere around the city from here in 20 minutes or less. Im talking Museums on the upper East to West Sides, or all the way down to The Financial District. It would take longer by taxi generally.
Other Things to Note
The house is kept very clean. We strive to make it as clean or cleaner than your own home, but with all the modern comforts. If you stay for more than a few days, we can schedule cleaning for the first floor, to keep it nice for you. :-) The first and 2nd floors are completely for the guesthouse guests.
Not too many rules. No shoes, especially if its raining. And no smoking (of any kind) in the house. There is no curfew (as the city never sleeps), but just be polite to the other guests and neighbors if you are out late, aka after 10pm, be very very quiet. :-)
Crystal was extremely responsive and available. She checked in on us and was welcoming. We enjoyed the house and the neighborhood. We will book this house again in the future and we recommend others experience staying in Brooklyn at the guest house. It is a few blocks from the L train and parking was fairly easy.
Great location! Great Host! Clean! I stayed there for a long weekend with some friends and had a great time.
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My family and I had a good time at the Williamsburg Guesthouse! Everything was pretty much as described. It was in a nice neighborhood close to everything we were in town for. Good pizza right across the street and really close to the subway!
However, we were a bit disappointed about the sleeping arrangements. Even though I had made sure ahead of time that there was going to be room for all 11 of us, things were a lot more cramped than we were expecting. We were 5 couples and one single, and 3 of the 4 rooms had 3 people in them. It meant that 3 couples were sharing a room with another person, and one couple had to be split up and sleep in separate rooms. This wasn't clear to us when we booked, but maybe we just didn't ask enough questions or ask for clarity. The air mattresses made the rooms quite cramped so we were a lot of people with a lot of stuff in a small space (I guess that's a real NYC experience!) For 8 or 9 people, this would be perfect. For 10-11 not so much.
We were also a bit disappointed by the communication with the host. We had an uncomfortable feeling even before we arrived in the house. We received a confirmed booking, only to have a price increase sent back to us. In order to be able to keep our confirmed booking, we had to re-confirm to stay there for the higher price. Also, a repairman walked in one day and we hadn't been told someone would be coming by (or that someone else would have access to the house while we were there). In fact, we were specifically told we'd have the place all to ourselves. He stuck around for hours fixing a door and it was a bit uncomfortable knowing he could have come in at any time.
We really would have liked more clarity about the room arrangement. Our private access code opened all doors, including the top floor room, and that room was made up with fresh sheets and towels on the bed so it looked like it was available to us. However, when I looked back through my messages with Hill, it seemed that we had access to the whole house except Hill's top floor studio. Why did this room then open with our access code? We didn't sleep in the room, but wished we could have since we were cramped in the small rooms. I called the number listed on the itinerary to see if I could clear up our confusion, but I left a message and never heard back. It's a good thing we didn't have a real emergency or a problem with the house! Check out time said flexible, but turns out we had to leave by 11am. Not flexible!
We would probably still recommend the place to others, but it wasn't as positive as my other airbnb experiences have been.
Hi, this is Hill, the owner, and I would like to respond to this review to clear some things up. :-)
The place was 100% accurately described in all messages and the pictures back it up. After the 13 emails between the customer and the myself or Crystal, why would there be any mix up? They needed to sleep 11 people. We let them know explicitly that there were three rooms on the 2nd floor each with queen size bed (2 people per room), room #2 has an additional twin bed for a third person, 1st floor was common area with a kitchen and full bathroom, and the fourth room was on the basement level with a queen size bed and additional shower and kitchen, all noted in the listing. Thats 2 bathrooms and 2 Kitchens, and real beds for 9 people. The other 2 people had the option of the very comfortable couch or air mattresses.
As for actual sleeping arrangements, meaning who is in what room, that is completely up to the guest when they arrive. People are shown the rooms, and can decide on their own on who will sleep in what room. Its unfortunate that a couple had to sleep in separate rooms, I would think they would have spoken amongst themselves to sleep in appropriate rooms.
For space, this is a huge space for the amount of people they had: 350sq/ft basement (private apt), 500sq/ft 1st floor (common area), and 500sq/ft 2nd floor (bedrooms). Thats 1350sq/ft total. This is very large for a NYC living space. As for the air mattresses taking up space. Room #3's slides under the bed when not being used. And the Basement, the air mattress can be easily propped against the wall, saving space while not being used. They could have easily spread out on the first floor living room making the rooms less cramped. This option is only for people that are renting the entire space, including the basement.
As for communication, the best way to communicate is through airbnb's messaging service. Even if you call, the voice mail is clear to contact us through the website. The number is linked to my personal cell phone, which I am not always able to answer. Therefore, a message via airbnb is best, due to the fact that me and Crystal answer those.
The price, it was discussed what the correct price was before anything was accepted. Then a message to book came through and it was accepted by Crystal, to only learn that the correct price was not reflected in that reservation request (it was for a lower price than quoted earlier). So, she had to go back and change the request to the correct price that was previously discussed. It was a misunderstanding that was very clearly delt with swiftly weeks before the guest actually arrived.
As for the repair man, the front door lock had broken that same day. I called to get the lock switched out/re-keyed/re-programmed that day and the guy came asap. I did not alert the guests that he was coming to fix it. I was out of the country at that time and while setting up the guy to fix the lock, it must have slipped my mind. But, the lock was fixed and the place was secure. If a repair man fixing a broken front door lock is a violation of privacy, then thats news to me. I would think having a lock that does not lock would be a much bigger problem. Plus, I know the man well and he is a very nice person, very polite and quiet.
As for having the place to themselves goes, they do. But there is a third floor apt, my apt, that shares a hallway on the 2nd floor and the front door. Its not uncommon to see me coming in and out of the house. Its actually quite nice, I can answer questions or just walk on by and say hi. Depends on the timing. Its a good thing. :)
As for their door code opening the door to the third floor, if this happened, its by sheer coincidence. If they had told me about this on their stay, I would have changed their code immediately. Since I was not there, they could have actually requested to stay in that space, but they would have needed to pay for the extra space. Their door code should not have worked on that door. I have tried it since and could not replicate the problem. And again, if communication by (website hidden) happened, I would have known to fix this asap.
Check-out time is a bit flexible. It is said specifically in the description that check-out time is at 11am. But its really between 11am and noon, because we need to ready the rooms for the next guests. Most hotels checkout time is 10am. Also, many times people need to stay a bit longer, so there is always an option to hold your luggage on the first floor, no problem at all. So to have a big problem with vacating the rooms at 11am, seems like complaining to complain.
I am sorry that her airbnb experience here was not as good as her others, but I would be willing to bet that it was not in a packed city with 11 people in her group. Maybe a more appropriate location would have been farther away with a bigger house, or maybe a bigger budget. We provide a very high quality, clean environment for about $50 a bed (thats cheaper than most hostels), with all the amenities of a very nice place.
I just want to add, one more thing about communication. I was out of the country. But there is a white board with my number/viber/line/whatsapp listed in permanent marker. Right next to that is the same with Crystal's information. Its the first thing you see when you enter the apartment and is on the kitchen table.
So, thank you if you read all of this. As you can see, we take this very seriously and always want to address any concerns.
Thanks so much
Hill B, The Williamsburg Guesthouse, owner
The guesthouse was great! Perfect for our stay (6 people, three rooms) and exactly what we were expecting. Rooms are clean, beds are comfortable and the location can't be beat. Would recommend. Just keep in mind that even if you are renting the three main rooms, the main entrance serves as the entry for the upstairs unit, the bedrooms, the main living space and the basement unit. This was never an issue but just keep in mind you may cross paths with other travelers.
The Guesthouse was everything I needed. Good Price. Great Location. Easy Access. Clean Accommodations. Responsive Team. Would totally stay there again.
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I, Hill, grew up in Virginia, but have lived in NYC since 2005. So, you get a NY'er with southern hospitality, the best of both worlds. I like to make sure my guests are comfortable and can find the places they want to go. This includes tourist spots, but definitely does not stop there.
Crystal is the manager of the house and day-to-day duties. She is from Hawaii, and is just delightful. Feel free to contact either one of us at any time. We both receive the (website hidden)s. :-)
As for this house. I bought it and completely gut renovated it out. It was unlivable, and now it is a beautiful, comfortable, modern Brooklyn-style home. I love this house, and I love all of my guests. If you want to stay in the newest rooms, the basement was just finished early 2014.
I love to travel and meet new people. So having people come to my place is perfect.


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FreeBASIC is a pretty nifty cross-platform BASIC compiler. It uses a Microsoft-like syntax, has an active user and developer base, and is quite fast. Building the latest version on a Raspberry Pi is a bit of a challenge, though.
Part of the problem is that FreeBASIC is mostly written in FreeBASIC, so you need a working compiler to bootstrap the latest version. The following steps worked for me:
sudo apt-get install build-essential libncurses5-dev libffi-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libx11-dev libxext-dev libxrender-dev libxrandr-dev libxpm-dev ncurses-doc libxcb-doc libxext-doc libgpm-dev git libcunit1 libcunit1-dev libcunit1-doc
(You don't really have to include the cunit packages; they're only needed if you run tests before installation.)
unzip fbc_linux_armv6_rpi_version.zip cd fbc_linux_armv6_rpi/ chmod +x install.sh sudo ./install.sh -i
Don't delete the installation folder just yet.
cd git clone https://github.com/freebasic/fbc.git
Change directory to the new FreeBASIC source folder (cd fbc), and type make. (or, on a Raspberry Pi 2, make -j4 to use all the cores …). After a while (in my tests, about 52 minutes on a 512 MB Raspberry Pi, or around 6½ minutes [!] on a Raspberry Pi 2), it should finish. If there's a bin/fbc file, the compilation worked!
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sudo make install
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The hotel has a great location in the centre of Tromsø. It is truly budget, so don't expect any frills other than free wifi.
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Great budget hotel in the centre of Tromso. The breakfast was very good. The airport bus stops just around the corner making it very easy to get to.
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Staff have been brilliant, very helpful with every request. Location is great, everything within walking distance. Highly recommended, free breakfast hits the spot too. I would stay here again no problems.
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I would have rated it better, if shower would have worked. Otherwise at a nice location and helpful staff.
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When we woke up this morning, it was still snowing and still dark. We knew off course that the sun wouldn't rise this time of the year in Tromsř, but it still takes some getting used to. We had a quick breakfast before heading out to explore the city.
Our first stop was the Arctic Cathedral. We had thought about walking there and from the …
Start of a dream
Today is the start of a life-long dream of mine: visiting the Arctic and hopefully seeing the northern lights!
I have been perusing weather and aurora forecast websites for the last few days, hoping to see clear weather with above normal solar activity. However, the forecasts keep changing (especially the weather), so I have now decided …
Alaskan Huskies and Polar Explorations
... the sun! I got a couple kind of fuzzy photos to document it and then went to bed.
The next day was a kind of quiet day at sea. We crossed the Arctic Circle in the morning, so we would have a real sunset again. In the morning, Karl and I went to see the screening of the film made by the ship's photo team of the Geiranger Fjord. They used the ship's fast rescue craft to enable them to film both the scenery and the ship ...
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... and cried of laughter. The receptionist just look at us with amusement and waited until we could speak in real people talk again. We had no other option but to book another night. Thank god the cleaning ladies were bad at their jobs and didn't touch our stuff, let alone step foot into our room. Today we were meant to wake up at 5 and catch the bus to the Lofoten Islands, but instead we were still here. Ironically this morning I woke up and said "Something doesn't feel ...


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This Math Equation Is Also A Limerick
This week's Sunday Puzzle looks like a mathematical equation. Well, it is a mathematical equation. But hidden in that equation is a poem. Can you recite it back to us? »
This week's Sunday Puzzle looks like a mathematical equation. Well, it is a mathematical equation. But hidden in that equation is a poem. Can you recite it back to us? » 12/28/14 5:32pm 12/28/14 5:32pm
Quite a lot of haiku, in fact. Exactly one hundred and ninety-eight. » 7/16/14 5:30am 7/16/14 5:30am
IGN shares the great little story about why a former Sonic the Hedgehog developer kept a short poem near his desk. The poem read: "Shigeru Miyamoto is a fart." It wasn't an insult; it was a motivational tool! » 9/20/13 5:44pm 9/20/13 5:44pm
What do you think about when you think about poetry? Does a 1950s beatnik stereotype come into your head? Do you think of a smoky café where open-mike slams happen every Saturday night? Are memories of Pole Position summoned when you think of free verse? Depending on your tastes, it sometimes might feel like poetry… » 4/12/13 4:30pm 4/12/13 4:30pm
I think we've all been there: you're young, you're bored, you decide to write some poetry about your favorite video game. » 2/05/13 9:00pm 2/05/13 9:00pm
A Slow Year, the anthology of "video game poems" Dr. Ian Bogost wrote for the Atari 2600, has published a special edition befitting a work of art. The box is hand-crafted and bound in red leather, with foil-stamped gold lettering. The set sells for $500 and only 20 are available, but admiring it is free. » 6/25/11 11:00am 6/25/11 11:00am
Games can be so LOUD, and also often so poorly-written, that the opportunity for moments of quiet reflection often pass us by. Time then for some gaming haiku. » 5/16/10 10:00am 5/16/10 10:00am
Kikiyama's Yume Nikki is a poem written in videogame. » 5/05/10 2:30pm 5/05/10 2:30pm


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Anna Nagar Humour Club will organise its meeting on April 14 (today) at 4 p.m. at Shri Krishnaswami Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Vaigai Colony, near Anna Nagar West Bus Depot. R. V. Ramani, president, Chromepet Humour Club, will preside and speak on the topic 'Humour in Modern World.'
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The National ME/FM Action Network in Canada is competing for $100,000 for biomedical research of ME and FM in the Aviva Community Fund contest. With thanks to all who helped, they made it through the first round of voting into the Semi-Finals.
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New data show that across OECD countries the average tax and social security burden on employment incomes increased by 0.1 of a percentage point to 35.6 per cent in 2012. It increased in 19 out of 34 countries, fell in 14, and remained unchanged in 1.
This publication provides the first systematic statistics of effective energy tax rates – on a comparable basis - for each OECD country, together with 'maps' that illustrate graphically the wide variations in tax rates per unit of energy or per tonne of CO2 emissions.
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This publication provides the first systematic statistics of such effective tax rates - on a comparable basis - for each OECD country, together with 'maps' that illustrate graphically the wide variations in tax rates per unit of energy or per tonne of CO2 emissions.
In most OECD countries tax revenues are continuing to rise in relation to GDP from the 2008-09 declines seen at the beginning of the crisis, according to OECD's annual Revenue Statistics. OECD countries collected about 34.0% of GDP in taxes in 2011, compared with 33.8% in 2010.
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The list of titles that have been published in the series of Tax Policy Studies. This series aims to disseminiate to a wider audience work undertaken by the OECD Secretariat in the areas of tax policy and tax administration.
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Install base cabinets away from wall, to gain counter space?
Am thinking of instaling base cabinets 4-6'' away from wall, to gain extra counter space.
I have plenty of walkway space, but am short on countertop space.
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We had to do that in a condo that we owned because there was a long metal gas pipe that stuck out several inches from the wall. We used stock cabinets but needed to buy a bigger end panel to cover the gap at the end of the cabinet run. Our countertop ended up being aound 30 inches deep. If you do pull out the base cabinets you might also want to think about having 15 inch deep uppers instead of the standard 12 inch deep. It works out very nice.
Here is a shot of what we had
Definitely do it if you have enough aisle room.
I pulled my DW/sink/DW out for more countertop and as focal point.
We put in ?bracket/braces between cabinet and wall since I wanted to make sure there's enough support for the marble countertop.
If countertop is in front of window, make sure you test that you can still reach window. Mine's fine for DH but a bit tough for me since I'm short, but I have other windows I can open.
picture = right after countertop install.
We always pull the cabs out off the wall if we can to give deeper counter....make sure you get the uppers deeper to compensate the difference, or at least block them off the wall to make them seem deeper and ease of access. If you do block them off the wall make sure you get deeper end panels
Keep in mind the counter will be more money, and the install may be more expensive as they may need additional guys to get the 30" top into the house
If your prep area will be on that run of counter, the extra space is perfect for creating an in counter knife holder - a block of wood inset into the back of the counter with a long slot to insert knives into. Great function and out of the reach of little ones
I agree with making the cabinets full depth if budget allows (and if the design is all drawers)...keep in mind though that each drawer is going to be significantly more money if made at 27"...I just looked up my cost on the slides, for a standard blum undermount with blumotion is approx $22, for a heavy duty 27" (over 21" they only offer HD) my cost is approx $55
And of course the wood drawer itself will cost more due to using more material...
Remember also that all the other pull outs, trash bins etc are meant to fit into a standard 24"...going deeper does not give you more storage
I wish I could have made my perimeter cabinets 30" deep, but the perimeter forms an L and I would have lost too much of my limited drawer space--about 6" on each leg of the L. I could not afford to lose what amounted to 6" out of the center of drawer stacks on each leg. I would have done it in a heartbeat if the cabs had been a straight run.
If you go for extra-deep counters, I absolutely endorse the 15" deep uppers, which I do have over my standard depth cabs. I love them. And I endorse full-depth drawers, which I do NOT have, in any cabinet. It really irritates me that standard cabinet drawers are inches shorter than the cabinets themselves. One of the things I did not know when I ordered the cabs. It would have been worth the cost to me to gain all that drawer space.
Incidentally, be sure to order at least one extra shelf in each upper cabinet. This allows MUCH more efficient use of storage space.
I love love love histokitch's kitchen with the deep counters. In the finished kitchen thread: "The ledge is 6" deep behind the range and the counters on that side are 30" deep. The cabinets are standard 24" and we just set them out and put some 2x4s back there."
My one main regret on my tiny kitchen remodel is that I DID NOT pull out my cabs. Listened to DH and GC and not my intuition. grrr We are finally getting ready to install "real" counters and I am looking into seeing how much of a nightmare it would be to pull out the all ready installed cabs. Shhh...
Here is a link that might be useful: histokitch's kitchen
Would recommend going for it, even with regular depth cabinets. So luxurious to have the depth of counter (that is, if your floor space and clearances are good). We did this for the space along the fridge wall, which helped to make a regular depth fridge look counter-depth and more built in. Had to get a deeper gable panel though.
As I type this, the contractors are downstairs framing the north wall of our galley layout so that the counters will be 4" deeper. They will be 2" taller on both sides. We are doing what Co-Co has done -- which I am glad to see, because a couple of the contractors we interviewed thought it was just too weird. Our kitchen is 10' wide -- just wide enough that you'd almost want an island but there's really no room for it. Making the counters the same depth as the refrigerator also allows us to repair the walls from the previous remodel where they'd cut out several studs to run plumbing.
Here is another advantage of deep countertops. The 31" countertops shown allow the installation of 12" appliance garages and still leaves 19" of working surface in front of the garages.
This is an adequate depth for working space.
With standard 25" countertops, the working space would be just 13" which is cramped.
They also allow extra deep upper cabinets, in this case 15" deep wall cabinets. 16" woul have been possible.
By increasing the depth of the cabinets in this kitchen, we were able to ad 27% more storage in the same footprint.
Lotsa eye candy in this one.
I love these kitchens!
I just realized I'm going to have extra counter space by only about 1.5", but it'll be there. I'm attaching a face frame to the bottom cabinets. Beaded inset. The cabinets were too new and nice to discard, but I can dress 'em up. This means the cabinets will be 25.5" deep. I already knew I had to add another row to my butcher block I made, but 'eh so what!?
I'm sure I'll love that 1.5 inches. Yeah baby, I will.


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Did We Make A Profit Selling Our House?
We answered this question after the sale of our first house (spoiler: we bought in the bubble and sold in the recession), so now we're back to do it again – but this time the coins stacked a bit more favorably, thanks both to selling in a slightly better market and by not sinking as much into this house's improvements (it helped that we didn't need expensive upgrades like a new roof and windows this time around).
We managed to sell this latest house for $23,000 more than we bought it for back in 2010. And our best estimate is that we put around $14,500 into improvements that stay with the house (i.e. not furniture or other decor that moves with us). That means we made a net gain of about $8,500. Here's an estimated breakdown of where the money went:
- Kitchen renovation (including appliances, new flooring, backsplash, lighting, counters, opening the wall, etc): $6,955
- Deck building/staining/sealing: $1,783
- New patio: $1,252
- Built-in desk in the office (it conveys with the house since it was custom-built for that area): $124
- Laundry appliances & built-in shelves: $712
- Hall bathroom update: $168
- Guest bathroom update: $51
- Crown molding that we added throughout the house: $218
- Fireplace upgrade with new tile/mantel: $147
- Board & batten in hallway: $57
- Pergola over carport: $214
- Column update for porch: $198
- Window boxes/plants for them: $132
- Paint/stain for every room, built-in, and outdoor area (this doesn't include furniture paint/stain since that comes with us): $800
- Landscaping, light fixtures, curtains, and miscellaneous other items that stay (like new border tile & toilet in the master bath): $1,700
- Total: $14,511*
*some of these prices are total costs for projects, including some items that won't convey with the house – for example the bathroom makeover costs include art and accessories that came with us. So this isn't a perfect tally.
But regardless of how meticulous our math is, we're incredibly grateful that in just a few years we were able to increase the value of this house so much – especially given our experience with our first house (to which we barely boosted the sale price at all – stupid market!). But of course, we owe a 3% fee at closing to pay the buyer's agent commission (but we would have owed twice that amount if we used a seller's agent, so we're thankful for that as well).
In the end, we probably broke about even on this house. House flippers we're not. But house lovers? You betcha. The thing we're most excited about is finally getting to roll all of the equity that we've built over seven years of paying the mortgage on our first two homes into this new house – nearly cutting our mortgage balance in half. Yeehaw! That was definitely worth the wait.
What about you guys? Have you added up what you've spent on a house and compared it to what you got back? We always hear kitchens, bathrooms, and outdoor "square footage" (decks, patios, etc) tend to up the resale value of a house. Has that rung true for you? One thing we haven't really heard much about are built-ins, but we think they're such a nice feature (like the built-in desk we made for the office, the ones in the dining room that we inherited, and the one that we added to the laundry room).
So built-ins will definitely be making an appearance at the new house (especially since we're already starting to notice a lack of built-in storage here). They add a nice feeling of function + customization, and both of the built-ins that we added were under $125, so that's definitely some nice bang for your buck!
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Yay for 7 years' equity! Thanks for sharing these numbers (along with everything else you share every day!). It's a nice reminder that you guys are real and work with a real-life budget. :)
-Katie at AdventuringAtHome
Well done on the less wordy, but full of great content and visuals post!
We've yet to buy a house (always rented), but we think we have decided on a spot for the first house purchase down the road in a few years. (As in it meets our top 5 living requirements after moving 60+ combined times.)
While I'm sure you would have loved to make oodles on your just sold house, somehow the way you did it just seems (and feels) right. It appears you did all the things that you wanted to, to make the house your own while not getting crazy about adding unwanted upgrades just to sell the house at a later date. I think it is a good guidepost for anyone making changes to their home, especially if they plan to spend a couple of years living in it. We knew our kitchen upgrade would put our house in the "most expensive house on the block category" – and that's not a position one wants to be in actually, because the comps will scare off potential buyers. BUT, we wanted a functional kitchen that we loved and a couple of years later, we know the money we sunk into the kitchen was well worth our satisfaction while we are here. Every time I walk in there, I smile. Great job – both the record-keeping and the selling!
I love your glass half full attitude, but I am astonished that you did not see a bigger return on your investment — compared to the condition of the house at purchase time, you have made huge improvements, especially to the core living spaces — the living room and kitchen. And the landscaping work you did yourself would have cost someone tens of thousands to hire out — maybe Richmond is still a depressed market, but I would have expected a much bigger return on your investment.
But in housing math, I'd probably put a value on having a place to live for those years. If you figure renting an equivalent space would cost maybe $1k a month (?? don't know, up here in DC, as you note, housing costs are higher and that kind of space would easily be $4k/mo), you can figure that in as a "value" provided by the home for four years. As in, the whole transaction provided you with (in some weird economic terms) roughly $0 in cash and $30k or something like that in housing services. Right?
I agree, I am in real estate and I was shocked about the low return. But in AZ it must be different.
It really must depend on the area. Because I'm in Alabama and I think that you guys got a huge return on your investment, especially considering how little time you've lived in the house. We're in a very affordable market as well and Sherry's right, a house isn't going to double in value in a few years here. Not great for flipping, but we were a bit more protected from the housing crisis.
I was somewhat surprised at how (relatively) small the total worth of the house increased, considering how lovely you both made it! You all make a good point about the cheaper market. I've always heard about big leaps in my city (Vancouver, Canada) but that's clearly also because I live in an area where regular homes sell for more than 2 million. I suppose that's the one "upside" (though of course it's all relative) for being in an expensive market, if I ever manage to get into it!
Thanks for sharing this. I'm curious why you say you "about broke even"? I'm estimating the 3% commission was probably between $6000-$8000, so if you sold for $23,000 and sunk $14,500 in expenses….and I have now answered my own question. I'm a dork. Congratulations on increasing the value so much!
Bahahaha, I have nothing really to say except your comment cracked me up.
I love that you committed to posting this. :)
Thank you! That was very kind of you to share. I suspect "regular" folks that have to hire labor rather than do it themselves would have worse #s but you should be VERY proud of yourselves for increasing the home's value by so much in a few years. You deserve every penny. I'm excited to read all about the beautiful things that will happen to your new house.
I can't believe you guys share so much but really, it's quite helpful!
We're vacationing (and yup blogging) from Croatia this summer and it makes us wonder if maaaaybe we should sell our house and move abroad for a bit and have another adventure. WHO KNOWS.
These things are such big decisions and it's so helpful having people like you break it all down!!
Thanks as always as sharing so much with us! You don't have to, but we appreciate it!!!
Oooh I'm from Croatia! I hope you're having a good time! :)
That sounds awesome! I'm planning a trip to Croatia in 2 months – I'll have to check your blog for tips!
Maja, we're having a great time. Croatia is such a beautiful country.
Lee, definitely stop by and say hello! So fun that you're planning a trip to Croatia yourself! Feel free to ask if you want tips on where to go! Our home base is Split but we were in Dubrovnik over Memorial Day weekend and we're going to the islands this weekend. Also planning a week in the Istrian region. It's a small country but so many beautiful cities! :)
We just sold our house (and breaking a little better than even) and are moving abroad with a toddler and newborn — we're crazy but love big adventures! You can do it!
I'm from Zagreb, currently in Ohio but moving back to the East Coast in a bit. Reading your blog posts makes me miss home so much! I'm glad someone's enjoying it at least. :)
In case you might be looking for some light summer reading, here's a blog I think you might enjoy called Zablogreb. It's written by an American who married a Dalmatian girl, moved initially to Split and now they live in Zagreb. It's his take on some of the cultural differences and stuff he enjoys or is completely baffled with (google "propuh", you'll see). I wonder how many of his experiences you might identify with! :)
Have an awesome vacation!
We purchased our house in 2006 and spent 35k improving it. We just listed for 12k more then we bought and in this market we will end up losing money. Our agent said we bought when it was high and selling when low! Very disappointed but we hope our new house will be our 20+yr home to watch our 2 little ones grow up. Live and learn right?!?
It's only money xx
A home that you're happy in means more than the moolah.
Wow, that's great. Good for you. With our first house too we were in the same boat. Bought during the bubble and sold during the recession. So hopefully we'll see a better outcome whenever we sell this house. The No VA market seems to be doing well these days. How do you account for the labor hrs that you put in on all the DIY that stayed with the house? If you had hired contractors for those jobs that would have been part of the price tag for those projects, right? Congrats once again. So excited to see what all you dream up at the new place.
If Sherry & John had hired contractors, they not only would not have made money on the sale; they would not have had anything to write about on their blog. :-) I think that the fact that the home improvement projects provide material for blogging (and consequently, income) needs to be taken into account as well.
First of all- I hope unpacking is going well!! Secondly, I'm just curious (and forgive me if you've addressed this elsewhere) but do you guys make an attempt to pay extra on the mortgage each month? My husband and I are so inspired by your ability to live "richly" while being frugal, and I'm just curious if this may have been one way you gained additional equity…
We pay (significant) extra principle on our mortgage each month. When we refinanced a few months ago, we considered switching to a 15 year loan, but for us it would've only saved us 2K in interest over term of the loan. We decided to stay with the 30 year, since we hope to pay it off in 8 years anyhow, because if one of us lost our job, or we had some other unexpected big expense, we wouldn't HAVE to make the bigger payment. For us, 2K (over the life of the loan) wasn't worth possible foreclosure in an emergency. But each person's finances are different, definitely do the math and check out all your options!
my brother is an actuary and always works with figures. he told me something a few years ago that totally makes sense…no matter what type of mortgage you have–a 30 year, 20 year, 10 year, whatever, you can make that mortgage into any type (15 yr. 20 yr etc) you want by paying extra each month. so, even though one person may have a 30 year mortgage at the same interest rate as a person with a 15 year mortgage–but the 30 yr mortgage person puts tons of extra payments in each month, you can make it "become" a 15 yr mortgage, or a 10 year mortgage, etc…during this time, by doing this, in the long run you will cut off tons of interest payments also since you are paying it off quickly…like the bimonthly payment plan..you don't need to sign up for that…just pay 1 extra month's mortgage payment in a year's time, and it's the same as having a biweekly plan. so, just remember, just because you have a 30 year loan, doesn't mean it has to be 30 years…you can make it 25, 22, 15, 10 etc….
We sold our first home in 2010–my husband (then a singleton) had purchased it a couple of years before for way too much. At closing, we owed $0 and we were cut no check in "profit". Adding it all up, we lost about $10,000 on improvements. In the end, though, I was just grateful to be rid of that place!
We're hoping to stay in our current home for a long time, but if we sold it tomorrow, we would break even or maybe make a few bucks because the market is hot around here. I'd like to think we've been pretty thoughtful about what we're putting into this house. However, I'm no psychic, and the market could turn sour on a dime. I just try not to think about that.
We also bought on the bubble with our current house and I can't imagine we'll ever be able to sell for what we paid. But, I guess you have to live somewhere :) Glad to hear the outdoor space is a selling feature – we're hoping to add a backyard deck or patio in the next few years!
wow! houses over here, north of Toronto go up 10's of thousands in a few years!! so ofter 3 and a half years we made a profit of 60,000.
Housing prices here are CRAZY!!!
Sure, it's awesome, but it also means that it is incredibly difficult to get into the market for first-time buyers. It falls in line with the comment you made earlier, Sherry – the pricier the market the greater the return on small improvements. To give you an idea… it wouldn't be unusual for your first little ranch to be listed in the $500K range in Toronto. And your current home could go for somewhere around $1.2M. Karen is right…absolutely CRAZY housing prices!
Location, location, location!
We luckily were able to forge our way into the Toronto market 12 years ago (this week actually), made a shrewed decision about neighbourhood and have since tripled the value of our investment!
The other thing to keep in mind is that the cost to renovate, even when you put in the sweat equity, is higher in the more expensive markets too – our completely do it yourself kitchen remodel cost over $10k and we didn't even get new appliances at the time…
I think a more compelling case is the % of value. We have put 10% of the purchase price of our home into renovations (still have about 5% to do), which feels about right at a total of 15% additional investment… the advantage to our situation is that the market has now made that investment less than 5% of the current market value.
just wanted to say go toronto :) even with the crazy prices!
We live in a very small town about 2.5 hours west of Toronto. Housing is very affordable here. Our next door neighbors used to live in Toronto (Distillery District I think), lived there for 5 years and made $100,000 on their place when they sold it. Moved here to our quaint town and bought their house for just over $110,000. Now he doesn't have to work and they are living their dream!!
We live in a smallish community (40,000) in northwest GTA and the properties have appreciated like crazy here. Our little 1400sqft house appreciated over $100,000 in 3yrs and all we did was put down hardwood floors and paint. Of course when we wanted to get something bigger, it then cost us that much more to buy as well!
Rachael – where is this little haven of yorus – perhaps I need to consider moving again lol!
I was just going to comment on how jealous I am of house prices. I'm in Alberta, Canada (outside of Calgary) and its also freaking crazy here. So hard for first time buyers to get their foot in the door! i'm moving to Richmond…
I agree! My 880sq ft condo that I bought for 193k in the fall of 2008 went for 245k 3.5 years later…
Our new tiny (1100sq ft bungalow + fully finished basement) cost us 280k…we had to buy a 50+ year old house in order to get detached and a decent sized yard…
See that's what I like to hear. You made a little bit of a profit and ended up almost even stevens but you're like "meh…that was fun!" :o) I love living in a house and making it our home. I don't know if I could ever become a flipper – even with houses going for 20K down here right now! – because I would take it way too personal if someone messed up something that I put so much blood, sweat and tears into. Ha!
My best, Lynn
*And Canada sounds bananas right now. Pretty much sounds like America did right before 2008 happened. I'd be selling high like my life depended on it! haha…
Lynn, don't fear for us! :) Canada's banking system is set up quite differently than the US, so the risk factors that led to the housing crash in the last decade aren't really there. Plus, it's really just a few big cities that have crazy prices (Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary…). We live in Calgary and the condo market isn't crazy, but inner city homes are. We bought for $605 in Nov 2011 and equivalent homes are listed around $690 today. We'll hold on a couple more years, finish the basement, and see what we can get.
I'm glad you're sticking with built ins. I LOVE them. Unfortunately at my house I only have a built in spice rack, but since we are completely remodeling two rooms for my boys, I'm planning on adding something in there for them.
A built in spice rack!! that's pretty sad/funny:)
I always think about "resale value" when we're thinking of tackling a project. We know this isn't our forever home, in fact, we'd like to move sooner rather than later. Additionally, we live in an area where the homes typically sell for less than other parts of our township, so we definitely don't want to sink in a tons of money that we're not going to recoup.
We tore down the original brick deck because it was leaking water into the crawlspace (split that cost with the sellers) and DIY'd a deck in the first summer. Last year, we found out we had bats nesting in the attic, so that cost us about 5K (& no other projects happened last year). This summer, my husband is tackling a fence and we're having new laminates installed in our downstairs den (hopefully soon!). Then it will just be other cosmetic upgrades, but no other "big" projects in the works for this year.
I haven't sold a house, so I don't know what will help sell it. What sold this house to me is the curb appeal. I'm really picky about what the front looks like (I like peaks) so if a house doesn't have it, I won't look at it. :/
Also, a fence and a finished basement would be giant plus marks.
I am always interested in those who like curb appeal as 'you' being the owner of the house are not looking at it from the curb, others are.
You being the owner get to see your house from the curb or street every time you pull into your driveway. IMO, it's nice to pull up and say "Man, my house looks great." Especially when the exterior and landscaping looks better than any other house on the block. Plus, I'd say curb appeal is important for an owner because no one wants to be "those" neighbors whose house is the biggest eyesore on the street.
Great recap and love reading about the progress of your move.
Excited to get more details!!!
did you keep the big round dining table? did it fit in new house?
I just love that table and the chairs!
This is probably the wrong audience for this thought but I'll throw it out there anyway – The amount of money that some of those improvements would've cost if you hadn't done most/all of the work yourselves would be much higher and therefore the profit margin lower. Of course, this is a DIY site so I'm sure most of the readers will be DIY-ing it also rather than paying someone to do the work.
Congrats on this exciting new chapter of your lives!
Oh, you leave behind your washer and dryer? I would think that's something you can take with you. The previous owners of our house sold theirs before we moved in (now, the machines were probably older than me so it's just as well). Also, you guys have great taste so I'm sure it's awesome for the new owners to inherit all your curtains, etc., but I'm sure that's not true with all houses. Like ours. Or your new one. Old yucky curtains are just old and yucky! I wonder, do buyers always expect to have things like that left behind?
I actually think that is a good thing because then the appliances fit the house. In Australia you nearly always take them but it doesn't make sense to me. Of course then you don't have control over the quality but at least you get appliances that fit (besides, moving fridges is a pain!).
Yes, things that convey do vary by region. However, in our area, things that must stay are things that are attached. Curtain rods, blinds,microwaves over the stove, stoves, light fixtures etc. Curtains, refrigerators, washer/ dryers etc do not have to be left. They can be. They can also be written into the contract if its something the buyer wants. (Everything has a price!) or you can always list that all appliances, curtains convey. But you have to be very specific. ALL curtains means all curtains etc. It has to be written in the contract. If the new owners don't want all your curtains there could be fees for the old owners for removal of property (not that this happens a lot). Some buyers appreciate not having to buy new appliances and having curtains on the walls, even if its just until they figure out what they want! I'd rather leave it and not have to move it :). Hope that helps clarify what conveys.
We added some built-ins in our living room and LOVE them! It's a nice decorative feature but also extremely functional–we have all our electronics (DVR, game consoles, etc) hidden in ours and when the doors close, you'd never even know they were there!
Congrats, I think it's fantastic how much value you added to the house in the time you were there! :)
That's actually great that you broke even on it since a lot of people aren't that lucky these days. I know when we sell, we'll be lucky to get what we paid for it unless we're willing to wait for a serious upswing. We've probably over-improved for our area (remodeled the bathroom, kitchen and have a patio that is truly like an outdoor room) with another must remodel in the basement. Ours is unfinished and there isn't a single home in our complex that doesn't have a finished basement. So we'll likely just throw up some dry wall and a half bath.
I don't mind doing those improvements that we'll enjoy while we're here. It's been 17 years so they've more than paid off for us even if they technically don't money wise when we sell. Still kind of a bummer though.
Well done on coming out in profit (or at least even) I'm so pleased for you! So looking forward to seeing what you do with your new home. I noticed that the handrail to the front door seems to echo the pattern of the arms on your office chairs. So guess that must make you feel at home already! ;-) Good luck with all the unpacking!!! We're in the throes of moving stuff from our old home to new home (we've been here nearly 2 years already eek!) as DD2, SiL and the GrandTwins are going to stay there for a bit as they just sold their home and haven't managed to find another yet. So I know what it feels like living in a house full of boxes! And they're not even all here yet.
My best wishes to you both and the rest of your family (does Burger like the new house?) for many happy years in your new home.
Maggie from Liverpool (UK)
Maggie, the thing about the handrails to the front door and their similarity to the office chairs was the first thing I noticed about the entrance, too. Soo funny!
S&J, it´s so interesting to read about your adventures! Here in Austria people buy/build houses like once in a lifetime and then they want to stay there forever. Even if they have to drive long distances for work changes or the house is too big after the kids moved out or if they don´t get along with the neighbours -they won´t move (good for the lawyers haha). You american guys seem to change places much easier according to current needs. I like that.
This post, and the last time you did this, are so interesting to me! And I say that as a renter who probably won't be a home buyer/owner/seller for a very long time. Thanks for sharing these!
I love that you guys are so willing to get down to the nitty gritty with this stuff! Congrats on the sale and the new home.
I secretly can't wait to sell this house (no plans to anytime soon) just to see how people react to what we have done inside. It has been a year of work (so far) and it is a completely new DIY home. It is kinf od like atending your own funeral and finding out what people really liked about you…
We're doing that right now. It is SO fun! Our realtor was the very first realtor on this house (it's from the 70s) and she lost her breath when walking in when we decided to list. It was a pat-yourself-on-the-back kind of moment for sure :)
Wow, the new homeowners got a really great deal. If you add the cost of your labour and account for the full cost of items (for those times your totals include the great deals you seem to find)the new home owners received a really good value for their money – they should love you. If you made the same types of changes to a similar house in my area you would probably get $50-75K more, but our market is strong and few houses are for sale.
I think it is smart to sell on your own and save that 3% – you worked hard for it.
Best of luck on the new place.
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Updated: July 22, 2012, 2:24 AM ETAssociated Press
NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees defended teammate Jonathan Vilma in a court document filed Saturday to support Vilma's fight against the NFL over his season-long suspension.
The affidavit was entered in New Orleans federal court as evidence for Vilma's motion to dismiss the 2012 suspension imposed by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, for the linebacker's alleged involvement in a program offering bonuses to players who injure opponents. Vilma has sued Goodell, claiming ...
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