Dear So and So

[Crankin]

Wow. My son is trying to buy his first home and here we have bidding wars and people offering way over asking price. He was so happy he got pre approved for first time buyer's financing and now is so discouraged.
We had a great agent who died . We aren't planning on selling for 5-7 yrs. but not sure what we will do without her.

[indysteel]

I rue the day we have to sell our current home. It's in a smallish town where home values have decreased a fair amount since we bought in 2009. Because the volume of sales is low, even at the best of times, it will take a very long time before the market can rebound given how stingy appraisers have become. It will be very difficult to support even a modest increase in price with sold comps.

All the while, we have to put money into the house to keep it liveable for us. It's a losing proposition. At least our mortgage is relatively small.

[Crankin]

My son and his wife had their offer accepted!
Much more exciting than having a grandchild.

[Reesha]

ooo congrats!

[Crankin]

Yeah, I am pretty proud, knowing how he saved and has no debt, got approved for a special MA first time buyer's loan, considering how much freakin' money houses here cost, compared to other parts of the country.
Sometimes I want to strangle parents who think the only way their kids can be successful is to spend 200K on their college and let them live at home afterwards, so they don't have these experiences.

[OakLeaf]

Dear men,

Did it ever occur to you that when you "shake," those droplets don't magically disappear? Would you please, just once, wipe your OWN dried urine off the walls, floors and sides of the commode? Why can't you just use toilet paper like normal human beings?

[murielalex]

Dear Ivan the Cat,

I know you hate it when men visit, but must you always poop in the middle of the floor just to make that point?

Sincerely,

Your poop-cleaning slave



BTW, been reading this thread for the past few days. Love it!