I just put some money down (totally refundable should I change my mind) to reserve a condo currently under construction...whew! I'm quite excited, as this is another step in my new life. It'll be a very cool, modern place downtown. Should be done by the end of June, when my current lease is up! whoo-hoo!
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03-04-2008, 01:25 PM #1
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real estate!!
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03-04-2008, 01:28 PM #2
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Congratulations!!!!
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03-04-2008, 01:35 PM #3
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Good for you!
I'll probably be moving to a condo within two years, I wish it were a cool, modern place downtown but our downtown has been gentrified and prices are out of this world. Well, my world anyway
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03-04-2008, 01:41 PM #4
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That's one of the reasons I moved away from DC.
Originally Posted by zencentury
Good for you!
I'll probably be moving to a condo within two years, I wish it were a cool, modern place downtown but our downtown has been gentrified and prices are out of this world. Well, my world anyway
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03-04-2008, 03:29 PM #5
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Congratulations, Tulip!!! How exciting!
Where downtown? I get to Richmond every now and then....and a couple very very good TE friends live down there. One even works downtown.
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03-04-2008, 06:53 PM #6
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Sounds awesome, Tulip! And does your new condo happen to have a river view? Living there should be quite convenient for access to great local bike routes. (BTW, I'm the TE-er who works in downtown RIC.)
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03-04-2008, 08:28 PM #7
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Congrats...it's a new phase in life...because it can be.
I bought and owned a condo myself for 14 years...had a bike locker, near bike paths...etc. All the more reason to bike more often, public transit...if there's a mortgage to whittle down.
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03-05-2008, 01:58 AM #8
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Very exciting news! Congratulations.
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03-05-2008, 03:59 AM #9
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Exciting!! Keep us posted on the progress.
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03-05-2008, 04:42 AM #10
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Congratulations and good luck with your new place!
If I were single again, I'm pretty sure I'd consider a condo over a house. I'm pretty handy with small projects around the house, but there's some stuff we've had to do on the homes we've owned that I wouldn't know how to begin to tackle on my own.
Let us know how it's going.Bad JuJu: Team TE Bianchista
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03-05-2008, 12:00 PM #11
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Congrats! Real estate is generally a good investment. And it's yours!
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03-05-2008, 03:21 PM #12
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Yeah....congrats. Originally Posted by Bad JuJu
When I was single, I bought a townhouse. It was wonderful to have the security of home ownership, without the hassles. On a saturday morning, I'd ride my bike past a friend's house and holler and wave while he was out mowing the lawn!!
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