CAM
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I haven't been on much lately because we have had a pretty rough couple of months around here. We bought our current home late last fall because we loved the property and although we knew we wanted to do some upgrades over time, we had no idea what we were in store for. In the last few months it has finally come to a head and we are feeling the stress.
To make a long story short I will just tell you the bottom line...we have had to take out two loans so far totaling more than $100,000 to cover the cost of all of the unexpected problems and repairs to the house ranging from needing new power brought to the house, a new boiler, new sprinkler system and new well when we ran out of water. And that is only the tip of the iceburg so to speak. It is mind boggling how all of this keeps happening one thing on top of another. Literally, as fast as we repair one problem another arises, sometimes within hours of the first! I actually have four typed pages documenting all that has gone wrong around here! :no:
I try to keep a smile on my face because my husband isn't handling it nearly as well as I am, maybe I'm in denial although he is the breadwinner so definitely some pressure there.
I jokingly say I am the CEO of our household and it is a full-time job.
We have been taking showers in the RV because of our lack of water (well problem) and no hot water (boiler problem) until it gets fixed. We also have to purchase a new hot water heater because merely replacing the boiler will not fix the domestic hot water issue.
To let you know, we are pursuing compensation from the sellers through our realtor and her broker. Hopefully it won't come to needing an attorney. If you wouldn't mind sending some good thoughts and prayers our way to erase this black cloud we would sure appreciate it.
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To make a long story short I will just tell you the bottom line...we have had to take out two loans so far totaling more than $100,000 to cover the cost of all of the unexpected problems and repairs to the house ranging from needing new power brought to the house, a new boiler, new sprinkler system and new well when we ran out of water. And that is only the tip of the iceburg so to speak. It is mind boggling how all of this keeps happening one thing on top of another. Literally, as fast as we repair one problem another arises, sometimes within hours of the first! I actually have four typed pages documenting all that has gone wrong around here! :no:
I try to keep a smile on my face because my husband isn't handling it nearly as well as I am, maybe I'm in denial although he is the breadwinner so definitely some pressure there.
We have been taking showers in the RV because of our lack of water (well problem) and no hot water (boiler problem) until it gets fixed. We also have to purchase a new hot water heater because merely replacing the boiler will not fix the domestic hot water issue.
To let you know, we are pursuing compensation from the sellers through our realtor and her broker. Hopefully it won't come to needing an attorney. If you wouldn't mind sending some good thoughts and prayers our way to erase this black cloud we would sure appreciate it.