http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20434086 en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:43:49 EDT Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:43:49 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20771543 FutureMon : Well it's done. Got into a rent-to-own contract with a really nice place. Not the original one I was looking at - but just down the street. Smaller house (1000 sq. ft less), smaller lot (1/4 acre less), but more updated and is even more move-in ready than the first one.

In fact, unlike the first one, this one was being lived in up until yesterday. The owners moved to Texas (he's an Air Force EMD and got transferred...)

Apparently, the neighbor has one of those push behind snow blowers and comes over in the mornings and takes care of the driveway. At least he did for the current owner...So maybe I won't have to worry about it as much, or just get my own. Driveway is all paved and there's lots of it.

Yard is weird. Lot shape is rectangular northeast and the house is faced southeast. And about 165 feet from the front of the lot is a dropoff (maybe 10 degrees at worst) down to the back of the lot at 321 feet. Will be fun to sled down as long as I don't hit any trees in the process...lol

They agreed to all my requirements. I gave them list price, and they agreed to spread the Option consideration over the lease period, agreed to extend the lease option if 30 year fixed rates are above 9% at the end of the lease period, the option consideration specifically applies as a DOWN, not off the sale price, Option consideration to be placed in an interest bearing account and interest split between myself and the owner, and owner agrees to repair, replace or reduce purchase price by the cost of any major issues found at the time of the property inspection, provided they did not occur as a result of my neglect.

Pretty happy with the deal. Moving in in September.

- FM
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Undisputed BBR Karaoke Champion! Care to challenge me?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20771543 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:13:19 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20434200 GadgetsRme : It all depends on what you can put up with. It is a nice enough area, but there'll be days you hate the snow shovel and the drive.
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Gadgets]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20434200 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:21:59 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20434086 FutureMon : I'm looking at a rental in this area and am wondering - it's about 18 miles from my work...Bad move for winter driving conditions?

I know that the "Palmer Divide" gets a lot of the worse weather conditions, but is it bad enough that I should forget about it what with a commute into Northeast Co Springs? This is the west end (about 3 miles east of I-25 right near where black forest begins)

- FM
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Undisputed BBR Karaoke Champion! Care to challenge me?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20434086 Mon, 05 May 2008 11:57:31 EDT