This morning Kelly and I closed on our loft condo in the redeveloped Ely Walker building in downtown St. Louis. We have a crew coming in to paint the place before we move in, and we’ll wait out the few last weeks of our apartment lease down the street. Moving should be pretty easy since [...]
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Ely Walker Loft Walk-through
May 21, 2007 – 5:23 pm
We had our walk-through today at Ely Walker, and the finishings look wonderful. We found some things to be touched up (paint, patching, and sanding), finished (missing two outlets), or fixed (hot water’s not yet running, and bathroom water isn’t all flowing), but nothing that makes me panic yet; they plan full completion prior to [...]
Houseless
February 1, 2007 – 12:04 am
I think we closed on our house tonight.
[update]closed as in sold, and not my problem anymore.[/update]
I’m skeptical because we seemed to get so close so many times, but something always interrupted the process. While we today signed the house away, received a check, and confirmation from the buyer of their transaction, I don’t feel done. [...]
The Wild West
January 20, 2007 – 1:08 am
So, our homestead in one of the western counties is under contract to be sold, and since we’ve vacated the premises for less rugged pastures, we occasionally have to trek out to collect from the pony express. Recently, an ice storm responsible for bringing down trees and power lines for many residents thawed enough [...]