posted September 09, 2013 10:56 AM            

The photographs online are amazing, they show nearly the entire house, I disclosed what I had to: The roof leaked in an upstairs bedroom, cealing repaired (somewhat) but a brand new 30 year roof that is not even 2 years old yet, a lighting fixture missing, a broken window, Oak Wilt in the neighborhood, years ago, that has been treated and that is really about all I had to disclose about my house that is in need of repair, that, legally I had to disclose.

So the showings start.

The house looks and smells amazing, my house is quite quirky, go figure, it is unique, interesting (not a brick box), it is 30 yrs old, has "good bones", brick all around, in an established neighborhood on 1/3 acre.

A friggin awesome house!

However the reviews:

Most like the house, but "needs too much work" It needs new carpet, disclosed that too, the patch in the cealing, a door frame to an attic door, the cracked window...yea alot of work...(being sarcastic for a 3100 sq ft home )

One friggin weirdo, and I stalk my house when it is being shown, (Corvette with either Fla or GA license plates) said: "the roof is still leaking upstairs (IS NOT!), the refridgerator leaking (couldn't figure that one out, it is not, but I must have dropped an ice cube on the way out that day), cat odor...(nope, I have 5, one is going to my mom's I take one, and from now on I will take 3 and leave the shy one here so they dont know how many cats I have and put the litter boxes outside in the garage, AND I have neighbors pop in every now and again to "smell" my house), and get this, this one I will never let go of, the grass is dead.

Well imagine that, this is TEXAS and we are in perpetual drought and it is late summer AND, legally I can't keep my 1/3 acre alive, we have water restrictions. Dumb arse, in Texas the grass is such that it comes back after a few rain showers, the roots dont die. Go back to Georgia or Flordia, wherever that Vette blew in from

But everybody is saying the house needs "updated."

Ok, now exactly what does that mean?

More modern?

Lets say, if I could go and spend 20k or so to redo my kitchen which is small anyway and wont cost even that much to do, and somebody does not like my choice of "upgrades",,,WTH?

I also think it is funny that we restore 1950's and prior houses to their original state and we want to change newer homes.

Perhaps someday we will be restoring to 1980's style,

Anyway, my point, people are dumb, always want something for nothing, cant see the forest for the trees and P!$$ me off...

Just had a text session with my realtor, told me dont get discouraged (I chose him after being through several realtors, I liked his ambition, and he is one of the top sellers in the city), he reminded he does this for a living, etc.

He is a Virgo, I am a Pisces....told him....just please keep me grounded

Thanks for reading...

Would appreciate any input, comments, etc.

teri~

posted September 09, 2013 11:43 AM            

So there is furniture and I have it staged quite nicely.

If you have a FB or email I would like to send you the link.

Yea, I am going to go ahead and patch up what I can.

My Moen fawcet is ultra modern, I have a cook top, which is modern enough, my sofa is a very quirky, different sectional, hmmmmm

Ok going to dwell on something more modern that I can do myself and afford.

posted September 09, 2013 05:35 PM            

The locals have been ok, the worst review came from the South East folks, driving a Corvette!

So, so many people are moving to San Antonio now due to the lesser cost of living, kind climate (cept in summer, ) a beautiful, historic city with mountains, beach, piney woods all within a day's drive.

It is a very appealing city, but I just want to go home....

posted September 12, 2013 09:19 AM            

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Originally posted by KarkaQueen:
Wait. people in TX are in drought? which area u live in

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San Antonio, but we have been blessed with rain for the past several days...!!!

San Antonio, and south Texas is always in perpetual drought, doesnt rain much here.