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Posts written by TheHairyChild

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    QUOTE (PrettyNeatDivorce @ 7/4/2020, 03:18 AM) 
    QUOTE (TheHairyChild @ 7/4/2020, 03:16 AM) 
    I wonder if the old house has really high housing association fees.

    I am sure it does! They were on the golf course and I think they had a community pool, right?

    We have nothing in our neighborhood, so paying the fees always pisses me off. LOL.

    Yeah, you’re probably right. I was just trying to figure out why she moved. Selling price-wise it doesn’t seem like much of a downgrade.
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    I wonder if the old house has really high housing association fees.
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    But if cost doesn’t matter that much , why even bother moving (besides that it never felt like her home which most of us never believed anyway.)
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    Also, I could see needing a house with a big footprint if you entertained groups a lot. But hello? She’s not going to be doing that.
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    I wouldn’t want a gigantic house. Too much to clean. Especially the bathrooms. Plus it’s a lot of money in furnishings. Plus if she doesn’t repaint, I think she might have to buy a lot of new stuff. It seems like she was really into brown. Not sure how good that is going to look in the new house.

    If I had that kind of money I’d spend it on making it look really nice and special. Like hire an architect and build a contemporary place, or buy a really nice older place in a neighborhood with full grown trees and fix it up. Not a ginormous cookie cutter house.
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    I’m kind of surprised at the selling price of the new place. I guess they think they are actually going to get over a million for the old house. Otherwise, it hardly seems worth moving. But maybe they aren’t as well off as it seems.
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    SoMuchMoneySoLittleTasteLikeJen
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    Also, if your remodel looks very much like what new builds and what newer “luxury” apartments and condos look like....it’s probably going to look dated rather quickly.

    QUOTE (Lauralie @ 7/4/2020, 02:12 AM) 
    The one she bought is such a generic boring house that there exists duplicates of it on the market :

    www.redfin.com/IL/Northbrook/966-S...2/home/13815827

    Wow! You’re totally right!

    Edited by TheHairyChild - 7/4/2020, 02:21 AM
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    QUOTE (Lauralie @ 7/4/2020, 02:01 AM) 
    www.redfin.com/IL/Northbrook/606-D...2/home/13817919

    This is the house I wanted for her. She has the budget. Apparently. I just do not get it. Her choice of house I mean.

    Oh man! That looks soooo much nicer. I didn’t look at the neighborhood, but both the inside and outside have way more character.

    QUOTE (husbandontherun @ 7/4/2020, 02:00 AM) 
    QUOTE (TheHairyChild @ 4/7/2020, 01:59) 
    Okay, I know a lot (most?) of you hated the old fireplace. The new one is about as opposite to that as it could be. I like the old one way way better. It looks so cold and harsh.

    As does the whole house, in my opinion

    I agree. All that white and cold grey paint. Maybe the furnishings will warm it up a little. I like grey walls, but you can have a little color in them. These, in the photos anyway, look like black and white paint mixed together.
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    Okay, I know a lot (most?) of you hated the old fireplace. The new one is about as opposite to that as it could be. I like the old one way way better. The new one looks so cold and harsh.
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    The house is actually a lot nicer than I was expecting it to be. And the back yard is beautiful. I don’t even think the kitchen is bad, but unfortunately, it doesn’t go with the rest of the house. She/or they have really bad taste in furnishings. And I must be the only one, but I like the fireplace. Painting it white would completely ruin it for me. It reminds me of when people have beautiful wood cabinets and trim and paint it all white because that’s what is popular right now. Ugh.

    It surprised me that she studied art history. I’d think somebody that spent that much time looking at art would have better taste than that.
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    This is so gross. Christine needs to come back soon!
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    That princess thing was not REMOTELY normal. Not that normal is something to necessarily strive for. But ick.
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    Yes, because all sex workers believe that Covid exists and can afford to not work for a few months. And are eligible for unemployment.

    (Edit) replying to the people who think that all sex workers are following the CDCs guidelines.

    Edited by TheHairyChild - 6/9/2020, 11:43 PM
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    Come on Christine! I’m waiting with bated breath!!!

    Also, you guys are sooooooooo funny!! I stopped checking in here for a bit because it got so boring, but then this morning.......Holy crap. It was the highlight of my day.
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