tlbuser
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spryde said:
Which county is this in?
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Which county is this in?
tlbuser
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shaley said:
Yea, you're not going to remove the old one in one piece without a big hole and something really big to move it.
$450.00 sounds reasonable. Just installed a 1000 gallon double chamber. Cost was $950.00 delivered.
tlbuser
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spryde said:
Was the inspector around 5'7", kinda stout, salt and pepper hair with glasses?
Did you leave the area for the same reason I want to? Just getting to be a tad too crowded.
Not a clue. My wife met him so I will ask her. Name is Gary Anderson and is part of the building specs group.
I got tired of the politics of the area. My job at DCWASA, the "don't know if you are going to be my friend of stab me in the back or both" attitude that lots of people in the area display. That and the fact that the city folk are moving in and trying to change the way of life while simultaneously praising it. I bought a older home because I didn't want to change the rural character and wanted to fit in.
My neighbors are/were great and all but the opportunity presented itself to move to MI where the rural life rules and family is. The economy is nowhere near as robust as DC but the life suits me more. I will make whatever comes my way work come ****, high water, or 3' of snow.
I guess that is the Texan in me (Born in Houston, TX, raised in Humble, TX and still love the state).
SP
I got tired of the politics of the area. My job at DCWASA, the "don't know if you are going to be my friend of stab me in the back or both" attitude that lots of people in the area display. That and the fact that the city folk are moving in and trying to change the way of life while simultaneously praising it. I bought a older home because I didn't want to change the rural character and wanted to fit in.
My neighbors are/were great and all but the opportunity presented itself to move to MI where the rural life rules and family is. The economy is nowhere near as robust as DC but the life suits me more. I will make whatever comes my way work come ****, high water, or 3' of snow.
I guess that is the Texan in me (Born in Houston, TX, raised in Humble, TX and still love the state).
SP
RobJ
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spryde said:
I'm going to guess to that you cashed in a huge egg if you owned a home around the DC area. I have a couple friends around there, one in Burke that says it has been many years since he could buy his house at present prices. Another cashed in on his home and retired, built a sweet place (about 3-4 times the size) further south. No sign it's slowing down either, plenty of folks with lots of money coming from somewhere. If you owned for 10 years or so you should have done well I hear.
TX to MI, that's a switch. Hopefully DC prepared you for MI. A little
VABlue
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You'll get the 3' snow...
The housing market here is as cool as anywhere right now. Prices haven't come down on new construction, but the builders sure are offering option deals. Older home prices have come down. I sold mine last spring, just before the bottom fell out, and had to come down $40K off the original list price. Nothing is moving in this market right now. I suspect it'll rebound shortly after the next presiduntial inauguration...
The housing market here is as cool as anywhere right now. Prices haven't come down on new construction, but the builders sure are offering option deals. Older home prices have come down. I sold mine last spring, just before the bottom fell out, and had to come down $40K off the original list price. Nothing is moving in this market right now. I suspect it'll rebound shortly after the next presiduntial inauguration...
RobJ said:I'm going to guess to that you cashed in a huge egg if you owned a home around the DC area. I have a couple friends around there, one in Burke that says it has been many years since he could buy his house at present prices. Another cashed in on his home and retired, built a sweet place (about 3-4 times the size) further south. No sign it's slowing down either, plenty of folks with lots of money coming from somewhere. If you owned for 10 years or so you should have done well I hear.
TX to MI, that's a switch. Hopefully DC prepared you for MI. A little
I know a few people who are cashing out. I did not make much (would have made MUCH more a year ago) but I made enough to put a down payment on a nice house in MI. I am going to document the building of it here eventually. Our realtor is a good one. We had to do one price reduction and a buyer put a contract on it a few days later. 40 days from list to contract
tlbuser
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spryde said:
Exactly! One of my regular clients is a small, rural water co. (43 houses) Now that the "city folk" have bought more houses, they're trying to convince the board to abandon the current setup and go to "county water". They think the monthly bill will be cheaper that way (currently pay $30.00 per month/unlimited usage) because they are sure they don't use as much as the neighbors
.Currently, the age of the existing holding tank necessitates anticipation for replacement and reopening the second well head would be prudent courses of action @ ~ $200,000.
To get county service in, the system has to be upgraded to 8" mains, fire hydrants every 600 feet, meters at every tap point and repaving surfaces. Preliminary estimate @ $690,000 / 43 houses yields an approximate payment of 1069.77 per tap for 15 years (county bonded). This price does not include tap fees and road frontage taxes!
Of course, I like their way of thinking because I'm pretty much "locked in" to be the GC. But, I do know the older folks there just really can't afford option two. And, I already have a pretty good clue I'll be taking a "loss" if I have to do the older folks hook-ups.
dmccarty
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tlbuser,
When I moved out of the city my water bill was $50-75 per month. It used to be higher until we got a front loading washer. The water rates are even higher now. Just as we left the city put in a tiered pricing system such that once your usage was above 1,000-3,000 gallons the price per gallon when up in price. I know the tier prices have gone up since. And don't forget the constant year round water restrictions.
If my well/pump works without problems, and it should, for anoher 2.5 years, I figured it will be paid for compared to the water bill I had in the city.
And our well water tastes soooo much better than the city. When I flushed the toilet at work, eventually it works its way to a lake. The city I used to live in takes its water from that lake. Now I know its treated at the intake and usually but not always before being dumped in the lake, but my ground juice tastes better and I really don't like drinking what I flushed....
Later,
Dan
Those people are nuts if not down right stupid....They think the monthly bill will be cheaper that way (currently pay $30.00 per month/unlimited usage) because they are sure they don't use as much as the neighbors.
When I moved out of the city my water bill was $50-75 per month. It used to be higher until we got a front loading washer. The water rates are even higher now. Just as we left the city put in a tiered pricing system such that once your usage was above 1,000-3,000 gallons the price per gallon when up in price. I know the tier prices have gone up since. And don't forget the constant year round water restrictions.
If my well/pump works without problems, and it should, for anoher 2.5 years, I figured it will be paid for compared to the water bill I had in the city.
And our well water tastes soooo much better than the city. When I flushed the toilet at work, eventually it works its way to a lake. The city I used to live in takes its water from that lake.
Now I know its treated at the intake and usually but not always before being dumped in the lake, but my ground juice tastes better and I really don't like drinking what I flushed....Later,
Dan