The Glade 4.0

Going to put an offer in on another house. Wish me luck!

Good luck!

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The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. B. Franklin

"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone." -- Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones

Luck!

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"Dress cops up as soldiers, give them military equipment, train them in military tactics, tell them they’re fighting a ‘war,’ and the consequences are predictable." —Radley Balko

Good luck!

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"Said I never had much use for one, never said I didn't know how to use one!"~ Matthew Quigley

"nothing like a little meow in bed at night" ~ Bruskey

"I gotta float my stick same as you" Hondo Lane

"Fill your hand you son of a *****!"

Sheesh...its the waiting that sucks the most.

You're new at this.

It is the buyer's remorse that sucks the most, all those woulda, shoulda, couldas you torture yourself with after the deal is inked.

Truth is, that doesn't really matter once the ink is on the paper, you just go forward from there. A year down the road and you will have lost memory of all those 'possibilities' and just be working to make the payments and keep the house up, hopefully doing all the little things to make it better for you.

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The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. B. Franklin

"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone." -- Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones

So I put in an offer below asking price on this house, and I talked my realtor and he said that the seller was going to counter with a full price offer with seller paying points/closing costs.

Haven't seen it yet, but that's the news. Still waiting.

Woot! My realtor talked them into lowering their counter offer by $3k. Counter offer is signed and is being faxed back to my realtor as we speak.

I've just bought a house. Holy crap!

Congratulations! May you enjoy the new abode for many years before you move into something even better.

Current downturn aside, its usually the investment you truly appreciate down the road.

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The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. B. Franklin

"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone." -- Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones

Yeah, I've thrown a ton of money down the toilet by not buying when I first moved down here.

Its still not a done deal, as my sister's situation very recently clearly outlined to me. She signed the contract and everything, but then the inspection turned up a very major problem with the foundation and she had to back out. She was pretty devistated.

Congrats.

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Congratulations Aegnor!

Awesome dude! Happy for you!

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"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Jesus of Nazareth

Congrats!

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"Said I never had much use for one, never said I didn't know how to use one!"~ Matthew Quigley

"nothing like a little meow in bed at night" ~ Bruskey

"I gotta float my stick same as you" Hondo Lane

"Fill your hand you son of a *****!"

Hope all goes well. Good Luck.

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"Dress cops up as soldiers, give them military equipment, train them in military tactics, tell them they’re fighting a ‘war,’ and the consequences are predictable." —Radley Balko

Trying to see if I can add a picture of the house I have the contract on.

Sweet! Looks awesome. I'd love to come home to that every day. Lucky you!

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"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Jesus of Nazareth

Wow, sweet looking home! Congratulations )

Wow, cool. Xeriscape ftw!

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So when you get to heaven
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Yeah, no mowing. I hate mowing. Desert landscaping is very popular here for obvious reasons.

In Kansas (where I'm originally from) if you leave an empty lot alone for long enough, there'll be grass of some kind growing there eventually. In Phoenix if you see grass growing somewhere then that means that someone has exerted quite a bit of effort to make sure it grows.

And this way means I don't have to buy a lawn mower.

Huh. Is that line of white rocks to the left something of a drainage? I notice that your neighbor to the right has grass, now that you mention it.

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This cold and dark tormented hell
Is all I`ll ever know
So when you get to heaven
May the devil be the judge

I think it is supposed to mimic the dry river beds you see here. It might serve some drainage purpose, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was entirely aesthetic in nature.

The desert/grass landscaping ratio in that neighborhood is about 75/25. The next two houses to the right actually both have grass.

Interesting. I find it odd that people cling to grass in an environment like that. Heck, grass in Los Angeles doesn't make a lot of sense.

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This cold and dark tormented hell
Is all I`ll ever know
So when you get to heaven
May the devil be the judge

Yeah, for grass here you essentially have to water every single day during the summer. If everyone had grass here then Phoenix would flat out run out of water.

So now I have the option of locking in my rate now with a 45 day lock, which is more expensive than the 30 or 15 day lock, or waiting until next Tuesday and using the 30 day lock. Of course rates could go up between now and then.