I reviewed our figures, but that’s the extent of what I’ve done for this last month. We’ve had travel, sick kids, routine doctor visits, and managing both houses (as has become the norm) with projects in the new house. All this while pregnant, so my energy levels are not what I wish they’d be for how much we have going on.
We did host our first garage sale though. Impressively, the time flew by, we got rid of a lot of what we put out there, and made about $185. I have plans on newborn/family pictures for that money though. 🙂
We listed our house on 9/22 and were under contract in a couple of days. We have moved beyond our contingencies (as far as we know) and are slated to close on 11/9. We’re really grateful that we got a contract right away and that we’re moving along because a lot of houses are sitting for weeks and having to reduce their list price multiple times. At the last minute, our Realtor ordered an appraisal measurement of the house because we couldn’t find clear information on how big the house was. We were between 3600 and 3800 sf with the finished basement, but the appraisal came in at 4,179! We still didn’t feel comfortable listing at more than 500k, so we went for $499k and accepted the offer at $495k.
RENTAL PROPERTIES
Last month I mentioned the taxes that come due in October. I’ve either paid out or scheduled a pay out of about $6,200 worth of taxes on 4 properties at this point. I have $300-400 more to pay out at the beginning of November for local taxes on two of the properties.
I paid out $345 worth of HVAC repairs from September on a property (that I completely forgot about, and this company is usually a month or more behind on invoicing). We had another service call charge from our KY property manager that made no sense, and I’m ready to release them.
We have a November 1st court date for the girl that destroyed our house. I submitted the charges to her, and even though she questioned one of the line items, she didn’t respond on time. Our property manager is now managing the court appearances for that. We asked for an address for her, and the lady at the address she gave us said she’s never heard of her (basically exactly what I expected from this girl).
NET WORTH
Home values are steady or slightly higher, while the stock market has been abysmal.
One Dollar Allowance 