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Feb. 16th, 2014 08:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Not dead. Just incredibly busy and mostly not thinking in long-series thoughts. (Twitter and Tumblr are terrible mind-sinks. Interaction and stimulation without commitment! How very enabling!) But since I turn 30 in less than 4 hours, I figured I'd drop a note here.
TL;DR: House is bought! I have moved in! New office! Family is... still dicking around, because of course they are. Papa passed away in December, which I'm still coming to terms with. I guess part of me knew that he wasn't going to come back home, but I'm too good at fooling myself. And of course said Dicking Around Family are handling the matter of life insurance and final expenses gracefully. By which I mean I'm pretty sure there might be murder, and there's definitely going to be an alignment in who is never being talked to again.
But I have a new house (and even some furniture!), a fulltime position with benefits and am settling in. Things will have to hit a new normal eventually, right?
Not dead. Just incredibly busy and mostly not thinking in long-series thoughts. (Twitter and Tumblr are terrible mind-sinks. Interaction and stimulation without commitment! How very enabling!) But since I turn 30 in less than 4 hours, I figured I'd drop a note here.
TL;DR: House is bought! I have moved in! New office! Family is... still dicking around, because of course they are. Papa passed away in December, which I'm still coming to terms with. I guess part of me knew that he wasn't going to come back home, but I'm too good at fooling myself. And of course said Dicking Around Family are handling the matter of life insurance and final expenses gracefully. By which I mean I'm pretty sure there might be murder, and there's definitely going to be an alignment in who is never being talked to again.
But I have a new house (and even some furniture!), a fulltime position with benefits and am settling in. Things will have to hit a new normal eventually, right?
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Date: 2014-02-24 06:07 pm (UTC)My condolences on the loss of your dad. I can't imagine how hard that must be.
I'm in the early stages of house-buying (well, technically it's a condo but it is it's own free standing building, so it doesn't fit my mental image of a condo) which is exciting. Loans! Title insurance! What the hell are ARMs! Hopefully it will be finalized by August so I can move in when my current lease is up. Was home-buying a smooth process for you?
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Date: 2014-02-24 07:43 pm (UTC)It was actually my grandpa, but thank you, ♥
Mine is actually a townhouse, which suits my needs well. ARMs are Bad! They get you in low and then bite you in the ass later.
Homebuying was actually very smooth! There were a few WTF moments, but I never actually hit a block on anything. I think it helped that I was super aware of my finances and didn't have very high expectations. (Even if my minimum necessary list of "a kitchen, a bathroom, functional plumbing/electricity and a backyard for my dog" did distress my realtor.)
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Date: 2014-02-24 11:17 pm (UTC)Ah, I'm sorry for your grandpa's passing, then.
Townhouses are cool! And haha, yes, I've learned that ARMs are bad. Luckily I should have enough to get a 15 year loan rather than an ARM. And hey, your list of minimum requirements looks a bit like mine! Location & price narrow my list down enough that I can't be too picky anyway. ;-)