I am so fed up with mine that I would give you my house right now!!!(Apartment living is sounding really nice to me.)
We have a nice house, but all we have done lately is SPEND MONEY on repairs. It is something all the time. We go from one problem to another---and I am sick of it. This house is one big money pit!
Right now, my stomach is in knots. We have a a leak somewhere---and we can't figure out where it's coming from. Water has ruined the ceiling in our laundry room (it's now mildewed!) and it's been running down the wall (so the wall will now have to be repaired too.) Hopefully, the floors won't buckle too.
Rain is predicted for EVERY day this week so we are panicking!
We have gone up in the attic and can't find anything wrong. A roofing contractor checked the roof, thought it was a leaky vent pipe, but when we put a towel around the pipe in the attic (like he suggested), the towel was dry the next day!!!
We had the house painted about a month ago, and we're thinking this problem may be related to the work these guys did on the house. They replaced some rotten wood right above the area that's wet. But the painting contractor and roofer cannot connect it to anything the painters did.
This is so frustrating!!!
Just make sure if you do buy a place that you figure in the cost of repairs and upkeep---something most first-time homeowners don't even think of.
You have the ac/heating, hot water heater, plumbing, windows, yard, etc. to take care of once you own a home. You can't call the landlord to come take care of it for you.
Ahh, apartment living! Those were the days! We'd just come home from work, relax and watch tv. These days all we seem to do is make repairs---- or wait on a repairman to show up---and write him a check.
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