Did we or didn’t we?

I almost thought we ran out of toothpaste. Chronic bulk shopper that I am, I’ve never run out of stock on anything before. So when I looked in my store stash and couldn’t find one single tube of toothpaste, I panicked. Ack, how can that be? I always check and restock before we run out. With a houseful of teens, I have no choice but to be up to speed with toiletries and stuff. Did we really run out?

and it’s finally fixed!

In this next episode of the washing machine repair, the man finally showed up today. Now that’s a major improvement. He fixed the leaking hose and just he left, he gave me some quick tips about how to use the machine more effectively. I told him I had to read the operating manuals myself since the delivery man didn’t teach me how to operate it.

In the old days, the delivery guy used to give new owners a briefing of the appliance. Well, not any more, they don’t. The repair man told me today that’s because most of the delivery people now aren’t trained for that. He said we’d be lucky if they could teach us how to use our tv stands !

ever considered an owner financed home?

As you know, I’ve been busy helping my friend with her property search this past week or so. It’s interesting, I tell you, because I’m starting to get the hang of this whole real estate thing. Who knows, by the end of all of this, I might even qualify to start dealing in real estate ? Which wouldn’t be too bad, right, since I love looking at houses anyhow.

So I’ve been trawling the net and I came across some Milwaukee Owner Financed Homes which is a pretty interesting concept because it allows potential buyers to rent a home until they are in a position to buy up the place. Something to think about in this current economics we’re having.

OwnerFinancingListings.com is chockful of affordable housing options and you can pretty much find any listing for any area you might be looking at. The site is bright and clean with lots of cute icons that explain how things work. Love that.

Not to mention that there are photos and details for the listings that give you an idea before you make your shortlist of homes you might be interested in. That’s always a big help. After all, you can’t buy what you can’t see, right?

and I wait

In the continuing saga of waiting for the washing machine man to show, I’m still waiting. Yes, tapping my fingers impatiently waiting for a phone call, a door bell ringing, anything.

But…

… nothing! You call this service, huh? Okay so now I’m really upset. My first call to them was last Thursday. That’s almost a week ago! Hello, we’re in the same city, does it take soooo long to get here?

so it’s apartment shopping now!

If you read an earlier post of mine, you know a girl friend of mine has asked me to give her a hand with her house hunting since she’s busy with her new job and adjusting to life in Colorado. I’m the one she comes to for unofficial rental assistance .

Well, I showed her some of the homes I found that I thought she might like but nope, it seems she wants more options to consider. Like an apartment, for instance, since finding out her new job might require her to travel a little more than she expected, she feels an apartment might be easier to maintain.

So off I go looking for Colorado Springs Studio Apartments that she might like. I totally love the idea of a studio apartment because I’m seeing lots of nice ones simply by doing a search on MyStudioApartments.com.

The website is an amazing collection of listings pulled from various sources so I don’t have to go hopping from one site to another to gather all that information myself. Pretty neat, huh? And it’s so easy to navigate even my not-so-savvy girl friend can find her way around the site very easily without much help from me.

something’s leaking?

So soon? I bought a new washing machine two months ago and now it’s leaking from somewhere. Man, the quality of stuff these days. I read the manual and the problem isn’t with the Hansgrohe faucet so I figured maybe the filter cover is loose but even after I tightened it, it’s still leaking.

I called the company last week since it’s still under warranty. They say they’ll be over but they didn’t say when. Looks like they finally got around to calling me back yesterday and I’m keeping my fingers crossed they will be here today. Or maybe they won’t since half the day is already gone!