Archive for June, 2006
Friday, June 30th, 2006
Today we extended the closing on SFH#1 to July 10th. That will be the Monday after I get back from Colorado.
Speaking of Colorado, I'm typing this from Denver right now. I don't know if I'll be able to update or have any information to update for the next week.
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Thursday, June 29th, 2006
I purchased SFH#1 on June 30, 2005. Unfortunately tomorrow is June 30, 2006 and if I sell tomorrow I have not held my property for more than 1 year. The rule is one year and one day in order to become a long term capital gain. Therefore, my closing needs ...
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Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
Today I met with the sales lady for a new construction home in north Phoenix that I posted about here. What I was mainly interested in learning at today's meeting was:
How many homes in the subdivision
How long is the build out for the entire subdivision
Which lots are available
What are the ...
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Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
SFH#2 is officially rented. At the same time my tenant is leaving Condo#1 tomorrow, he is leaving a month early but is still paying for the month of July. I already have Condo#1 rented starting August 1st, it pays to start advertising your rentals early!
Townhome#2 has an option ARM loan. ...
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Monday, June 26th, 2006
It's amazing how much stuff you accumulate even over the course of one year. I am a minimalist, I don't have anything in my house that I don't use. I still filled up a 16' truck and needed about 4 trips in my SUV. I'm not completely done yet, but ...
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Sunday, June 25th, 2006
My new tenant moves into my home on Tuesday so tomorrow is the big move day. I've rented a truck from Budget and hope to move in one drive. I'm only moving 12 miles away, but it's going to be 110 degrees so I don't want to spend the day ...
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Friday, June 23rd, 2006
There has been a subdivision that has been popping up homes in the past month. I drive by it every day. Yesterday I looked up the homes and subdivision on the web and suprisingly the home prices are very reasonable.
In fact, they are very good. The base price is around ...
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