[Nfb-krafters-korner] OT house

Sun Aug 6 16:48:26 UTC 2017

Hi Bernice and All,

What a nightmare.  I wouldn't have signed the contract without going through the house at least one more time.  A house is a big investment and it should be done right.  Movers are a nightmare, too.  I have heard so many stories about movers taking people for more than they quoted and holding their belongings as hostage.  Do you have a local newspaper or TV station that helps people out in these situations?  Or is there a Better Business Bureau in your area?  They need some true and honest exposure about their business practices.  Good luck to you.

When my husband and I bought our first house together, we found out several things about the house that I didn't like.  Didn't find out till a while after the closing.  We just had to deal with it.  Sometimes you don't know some things about your home until you've lived in it.  We had a split level home and in the bedrooms, there was a small gap between the floor and the bottom of the walls so that air came through that space.  I don't know how one could build homes that way.  I should have done some research to find out if this was to code, but didn't.  Now it's someone else's issue.  We sold that house 18 years ago. 

Annely.  
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On Sun, 8/6/17, Jan Bailey via Nfb-krafters-korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] OT house
 To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
 Cc: "Jan Bailey" <jb021951 at charter.net>
 Date: Sunday, August 6, 2017, 10:38 AM

 Someone tried that with me when I
 moved, but I told him I had no more money
 and I only paid what he had quoted me. He said
 he didn't know I had so much,
 and I
 pointed out that I told him everything I had, and it
 wasn't my fault
 that he sent two girls
 to move me in. They  can't lift as much, and they
 tried to charge me by the hour. I think I would
 report your realtor to
 someone, because
 there are very strict guidelines to classify something as
 a
 bedroom. It's also suspicious that
 they wouldn't let you come back. I would
 have said, no coming back, no  sale. They
 would have changed their tune in a
 hurry.  

 Hope  you get all your things brought in
 soon.
 Jan

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 2017 8:41 AM
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 Cc: Bernice <1948lighthouse at gmail.com>
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 Hi Cindy,

 How is the house hunting going?  Have you
 found it and moved?

 If you
 read my post from last night, you know I was scammed. 
 Remember I
 said storage on the second floor
 with 3 bedrooms on the first.  I kept
 asking to go through again, but was told I had
 to wait.  I went in 2 days
 before the
 closing, and guess what?  There are only 2 bedrooms on the
 first
 floor.  I asked the realtor where the
 third bedroom was and she said on the
 second
 floor.  I said, "what in hell are you talking about? 
 Nobody in their
 right mind would think that
 unfinished space is a bedroom."  I've been
 taken
 with nothing to do about it.  I am
 trying not to say I hate the house and
 what
 it represents, but I do.

 I
 am trying to make the best of it.  My handy man is
 installing a stacking
 washer and drier in
 the corner of my kitchen.  This means he has to do
 electrical, plumbing, and venting work.  I
 have given the main bathroom to
 the cat. 
 There is no good place for the litter box without going up
 or down
 steep steps.  

 The mover charged me almost twice the amount he
 estimated.  Then, they put
 everything I had
 in the storage pod in the garage instead of in the house.
 They said they would come back after convention
 to put the stuff in the
 house.  When I
 called to schedule this, the owner kept trying to make it
 my
 fault.  I'm still trying to get the
 stuff into the house.  

 When I got back from the convention, I could
 barely walk.  I limped badly to
 and through
 the airports.  The guy that helped us was already
 pushing
 someone in a wheelchair, or I would
 have taken that option.  I will
 certainly
 be in better shape next year if I go, because I will know
 how much
 walking is necessary.

 Needless to say, I haven't
 had time or energy to work on any craft projects.
 At least, I know where the craft bins are.

 So, I hope you are extremely
 vigelent when you buy your house and move.

 Take care,
 Bernice and the sweet Octane.

 -----Original Message-----
 From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
 On
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 Sent: Monday, May 08,
 2017 10:07 PM
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 Cc: slery <slerythema at gmail.com>
 Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] OT house

 Okay, Bernice, I am calling on
 you to send up prayers for us. We have
 cleaned out and sold our lake house and are in
 the process of doing some
 remodeling and
 packing up our house to put it on the market (hopefully in
 a
 couple of weeks). We had one place that we
 put an offer in for but then
 backed out.
 Another place that we really wanted, the older lady is
 having a
 hard time letting go (apparently
 her kids have been after her for three
 years
 to move in with one of them) and really liked her place and
 it was
 priced right but she doesn't know
 when she will be ready to sell.

 So, now we are having to start the looking
 process over. It is difficult to
 find
 something the size we need, in our price range, and within
 paratransit
 range.

 Cindy

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 It is a cape, but the upstairs
 isn't finishe all the wayd. It has a floor
 and walls, so it will be good for storage. 
 Off the kitchen there is a
 fantastic family
 room with windows on 3 sides and a sky light.  The sun
 was
 pouring down through it when we were
 there.  Most of the windows are bay
 windows
 with room to display lighthouses.  The master bedroom has a
 full
 bath with a standup shower, not a
 tub.  That's okay because with my awful
 joints, I never get down in the tub anyway. 
 There are 3 bedrooms.  I will
 make one of
 them into a laundry/office.  The livingroom has a fireplace
 with
 mantle for more lighthouses.  I
 can't wait to start packing and getting back
 in there to see where I want all of my
 furniture.

 Thanks for
 asking.

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 Bernice what
 is your new house like?

 I
 hope there is plenty of room for crafting.

 Nella

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 Thanks, there are so many
 tings that have to fall into place.  It is like
 building a structure.  If one block falls the
 whole thing collapses.  It is
 looking good
 for now.

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 Hi Bernice,

 I am so happy for you!! God
 was obviously listening to your prayers. 
 Selling a house and purchasing a new house is a
 big job and apparently you
 were up to the
 challenge. I do hope that moving goes smoothly and that
 there
 are no major repairs that need to be
 done on your new house.

 Lots of luck to you and I look forward to
 hearing from you again soon.

 Have a great day!!
 Cathy F

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