Foreclosure rates have been skyrocketing and are expected to continue to rise through the end of the year. This is a tragedy.
While I have never lost a home myself, some close relatives have. Just a few weeks ago the folks who lived across the street from our lot were forced to move due to a [...]
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Breathe. Breathe.
This is the third time we’ve built a home and the fourth home we’ve purchased. Never in my life has it been such an episode. This morning we finally closed on the course of construction loan, but not before feeling utterly beat up and screwed over and smacked around.
First, we went through the nightmare of [...]
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Before we can dig the hole, we’ve got to secure a construction loan. No matter how good our credit is, no matter how big our down payment, no matter how secure our income, this step has always just been nerve-wracking to me. It keeps me up and night and gives me ulcers. Mostly, I suppose, [...]
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We’ve long been wanting to build an eco-friendly home. It’s all the rage. It’s cool. It’s hip.
But that has nothing to do with it. If I really wanted to be hip, I’d get rid of the peg-legged acid-washed high-waisted jeans in my closet. And stop using the word “hip.” I’m not building a green home [...]
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