What to do with crumbly brick on old house
Tuesday, August 01
I'm tired and achy so I'm going to make this short. I live in a circa 1870s house. I bought a circa 1870s house to rent. I bought it at auction, after it had been auctioned before. I went through 1.5 contractors and am now doing the finishing touches myself, sans contractors. And that is why I am...
Bought a little piggy in Pigtown
Wednesday, March 02
Well part 1 of 3 down.I months ago I wrote I Lost at an auction and that felt good Well it is interesting how things work, how G-d works..... That house reappeared on the auction block and this time I got it, and about a month after it was auctioned, it is in my name. Now stuff gets real.Until I ...
I love Marion County Clerk of Courts
Thursday, January 07
I love open governments. I love governments that put up property related info, for free.I have among my bookmarks this - http://216.255.240.38/wb_or1/or_sch_1.aspYes, it doesn't look like much, but it is a treasure trove of information if you are looking for people or looking up info about people...
My short term rental did provide a service
Sunday, November 08
This weekend the spouse and I dropped in at a party that we were not planning to attend, but we said we'd pop by to get rid of some unused booze. We stayed longer than I intended, chatting with lots of different people, admiring the patio (even though it was dark) and stealing design ideas. On my...
I lost at an auction and that felt good
Tuesday, October 13
So today I bid for the first time in an auction. Other times I just went to the auction to observe. Unfortunately, those other times, there wasn't much bidding going on. Either there was only one person with a slight interest in the property or there wasn't anyone bidding. So that skewed my view ...
My B'more Research Trip Pt2: Auction + burnt out CVS from the riots
Sunday, August 30
Part 1 covered the walkabout I had to get a feel for a few neighborhoods I am looking at in Baltimore, MD. There I discovered the "Land of No", as in no way, no how am I putting money there. Also saw some treasures that I'd really consider possible.The other part of my trip was to observe an auct...