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After I started killing the crab grass, weeds, and other “green” stuff in the front yard, it started looking pretty bad. Kind of like this. But if you look really, really close, all of the weed killing, the aerating, the seed planting and watering have paid off…we have grass! It’s just a few, but it’s [...]

There comes a time in the homebuying process where you stop wanting to talk publicly (ie blogging) about the process so that the other side doesn’t stumble upon your comments. Truth be told, the homebuying process was not ideal nor pleasant. But, as of June 26 (two days after our scheduled close date, mind you), [...]

Warren had called and texted his realtor counterpart at the third house, but never received a response. He tried again, and after a few minutes the realtor called back: he had spoken with the homeowner and we were cleared for a visit. We pulled into the driveway, and headed for the front door. Warren pulled [...]

Kim thought she liked the second house when we drove by a few weeks back, so I thought maybe this could turn out well. We heeded the warning not to pet the cat and took a walk around. Very nice and open, a loft overlooking the living area, a Florida room, but a weird first-floor [...]

After Warren setup our personalized home search webpage, we picked out a few homes to see. I thought the market was supposed to be slow, but apparently Richmond homebuyers didn’t get the memo. Out of the 6 houses we picked, 2 had sold and 1 was off the market — in just 4 days! The [...]

Over the next few weeks and months (hopefully not any longer than that!), I want to take you on a journey with us that has already proved quite — how should I say — unique, humorous, odd. All of the above. We are first-time home buyers, or at least we’re trying to be. We met [...]