New Homeowner!

Frazod · 05-19-2001, 10:11 PM

After endless months of waiting, the BNC and I finally closed on the new house in Naperville on Thursday. Spent the day at the new place - getting things delivered and set up (including the satellite dish :D :D :D - NO MORE GETTING STUCK WATCHING BEARS GAMES EVER!), and starting the painful but rewarding moving process. Spent the whole day out there - it really sucked having to come back into the city tonight. Won't actually move for real until the end of the month.

I still haven't quite come to grips with how great it feels - still can't quite believe the place is actually mine and not some greedy bloodsucking landlord's. Parked in my garage today - finally the days of my car getting endlessly pelted with birdshit :mad: are almost over!

I also can't come to grips with the money I'm spending - seems like every time I turn around I'm dropping a grand on some damn thing or another (today, almost $1100 for friggin window blinds). The credit cards are starting to melt. I'm sure it will all be worth it in the end, but the crap you never think about sure adds up.

And another cool thing - my new next door neighbor is a fellow Chiefs fan! What are the odds of that happening in suburban Chicago? I'll take it as a good omen (or if the season goes to hell, it'll be nice to have someone to share my pain with who isn't hundreds of miles away). Of course, the first object I moved into the new place was my Marcus Allen autographed mini-helmet - he got a kick out of that.

Anyway, I'm a pretty happy camper tonight. Will be even happier come June 1st. :cool:

tommykat · 05-19-2001, 10:21 PM

I'm sure your neighbors will Thank YOU for putting up binds in your windows....:D

Welcome to homeowners land!

_______________________________________
Frazod

Have I ever mentioned you need to learn to post
something short for a change?????

Frazod · 05-19-2001, 10:23 PM

I take it you saw the photo I posted the other day.... :D

Frazod · 05-19-2001, 10:24 PM

And that last one WAS SHORT. So is this one. :p

tommykat · 05-19-2001, 10:40 PM

Good man...short and quick....;)

Rick Stephens · 05-19-2001, 11:11 PM

Congratulations Fazod, nothing like having your own place. I am sure you will enjoy it.

milkman · 05-19-2001, 11:16 PM

Does your new neighbor also have Direct TV with the Sunday Ticket?
It would be a shame for 2 Chiefs fans, living in the Chicago suburbs right next door to each other to watch the Chiefs in each separate home.

milkman · 05-19-2001, 11:18 PM

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by tommykat [/i]
[B]Good man...short and quick....;) [/B][/QUOTE]

Something a man hopes to never hear from a woman.:D

tommykat · 05-19-2001, 11:23 PM

milkman
My past experience has proven this to be a fact. Hi hon,was it good for you too..:D ??????? NOT~~~

milkman · 05-20-2001, 12:08 AM

Wow,
If you're still at the "Hi hon" stage then the it must have been really quick!:D

tommykat · 05-20-2001, 12:12 AM

:p Are you slow tonight or what?? That was just a typical male statement..HELLO???

milkman · 05-20-2001, 12:15 AM

I am a [I]typical[/I] male.

My joke is that he didn't even have time to say [I]Hi hon[/I]

tommykat · 05-20-2001, 12:18 AM

[I]So was it good hon???[/I] :p

Marty McDonald · 05-20-2001, 02:58 AM

Fraz-

Congrats on the new home. Where abouts in Naperville is it? Close to Rt. 59 or the Bell Tower downtown?

Marty
A former Naperville Resident
[img]http://www.aintitcool.com/media/harry.gif[/img]

Herzig · 05-20-2001, 06:43 AM

Timothy

Congratulations! I am close to buying my first home as well. If you don't mind me asking...What type of mortgage did you get on your house? I am not sure which way to go on this one. Could anyone else offer any suggestions?

And Tim, why didnt you get the seller to buy your blinds or knock them off the total cost? Or did you do this? What kind of haggling did you do and how did you do it?

Just curious....

05-19-2001, 10:11 PM
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $2845085	New Homeowner! After endless months of waiting, the BNC and I finally closed on the new house in Naperville on Thursday. Spent the day at the new place - getting things delivered and set up (including the satellite dish :D :D :D - NO MORE GETTING STUCK WATCHING BEARS GAMES EVER!), and starting the painful but rewarding moving process. Spent the whole day out there - it really sucked having to come back into the city tonight. Won't actually move for real until the end of the month. I still haven't quite come to grips with how great it feels - still can't quite believe the place is actually mine and not some greedy bloodsucking landlord's. Parked in my garage today - finally the days of my car getting endlessly pelted with birdshit :mad: are almost over! I also can't come to grips with the money I'm spending - seems like every time I turn around I'm dropping a grand on some damn thing or another (today, almost $1100 for friggin window blinds). The credit cards are starting to melt. I'm sure it will all be worth it in the end, but the crap you never think about sure adds up. And another cool thing - my new next door neighbor is a fellow Chiefs fan! What are the odds of that happening in suburban Chicago? I'll take it as a good omen (or if the season goes to hell, it'll be nice to have someone to share my pain with who isn't hundreds of miles away). Of course, the first object I moved into the new place was my Marcus Allen autographed mini-helmet - he got a kick out of that. Anyway, I'm a pretty happy camper tonight. Will be even happier come June 1st. :cool:
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05-19-2001, 10:21 PM	#2
tommykat zzzz Kats always Join Date: Mar 2001 Casino cash: $10004925	I'm sure your neighbors will Thank YOU for putting up binds in your windows....:D Welcome to homeowners land! _______________________________________ Frazod Have I ever mentioned you need to learn to post something short for a change????? __________________ Take that KC helmet and just
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05-19-2001, 10:23 PM	#3
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $2845085	I take it you saw the photo I posted the other day.... :D
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05-19-2001, 10:24 PM	#4
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $2845085	And that last one WAS SHORT. So is this one. :p
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05-19-2001, 10:40 PM	#5
tommykat zzzz Kats always Join Date: Mar 2001 Casino cash: $10004925	Good man...short and quick....;) __________________ Take that KC helmet and just
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05-19-2001, 11:11 PM	#6
Rick Stephens #1 Chiefs Collector Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Garden Grove, California Casino cash: $10004900	Congratulations Fazod, nothing like having your own place. I am sure you will enjoy it.
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05-19-2001, 11:16 PM	#7
milkman Dumbass! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Leading the Marty bashing Casino cash: $10029395	I have a question. Does your new neighbor also have Direct TV with the Sunday Ticket? It would be a shame for 2 Chiefs fans, living in the Chicago suburbs right next door to each other to watch the Chiefs in each separate home. __________________
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05-19-2001, 11:18 PM	#8
milkman Dumbass! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Leading the Marty bashing Casino cash: $10029395	[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by tommykat [/i] [B]Good man...short and quick....;) [/B][/QUOTE] Something a man hopes to never hear from a woman.:D __________________
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05-19-2001, 11:23 PM	#9
tommykat zzzz Kats always Join Date: Mar 2001 Casino cash: $10004925	milkman My past experience has proven this to be a fact. Hi hon,was it good for you too..:D ??????? NOT~~~ __________________ Take that KC helmet and just
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05-20-2001, 12:08 AM	#10
milkman Dumbass! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Leading the Marty bashing Casino cash: $10029395	Wow, If you're still at the "Hi hon" stage then the it must have been really quick!:D __________________ Last edited by milkman; 05-20-2001 at 12:14 AM..
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05-20-2001, 12:12 AM	#11
tommykat zzzz Kats always Join Date: Mar 2001 Casino cash: $10004925	:p Are you slow tonight or what?? That was just a typical male statement..HELLO??? __________________ Take that KC helmet and just
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05-20-2001, 12:15 AM	#12
milkman Dumbass! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Leading the Marty bashing Casino cash: $10029395	I am a [I]typical[/I] male. My joke is that he didn't even have time to say [I]Hi hon[/I] __________________ Last edited by milkman; 05-20-2001 at 12:18 AM..
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05-20-2001, 12:18 AM	#13
tommykat zzzz Kats always Join Date: Mar 2001 Casino cash: $10004925	[I]So was it good hon???[/I] :p __________________ Take that KC helmet and just
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05-20-2001, 02:58 AM	#14
Marty McDonald CUNNINGHAM FOR DC IN '04 Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Phoenix Casino cash: $10004900	Fraz- Congrats on the new home. Where abouts in Naperville is it? Close to Rt. 59 or the Bell Tower downtown? Marty A former Naperville Resident [img]http://www.aintitcool.com/media/harry.gif[/img]
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05-20-2001, 06:43 AM	#15
Herzig Wooooooo Pig Soooooiiiie!!! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Northwest Arkansas Casino cash: $9984900	Timothy Congratulations! I am close to buying my first home as well. If you don't mind me asking...What type of mortgage did you get on your house? I am not sure which way to go on this one. Could anyone else offer any suggestions? And Tim, why didnt you get the seller to buy your blinds or knock them off the total cost? Or did you do this? What kind of haggling did you do and how did you do it? Just curious.... __________________ Last edited by Herzig; 05-20-2001 at 09:28 PM..
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