At the end of July I closed on a house  in Canton, MI. It was a pretty interesting process, and the house we got was a foreclosure. Fortunately, it is in really great shape and sits on more than an acre. It also has a neat external garage/barn/workshop thing.



On September 25th Susie and I will be having an open house for friends and family to come on out and hang. It starts at 2 (or whenever you show up) and goes until late. We're going to have some outdoor games, BBQ, and a bonfire.

Also: For the nerds out there, if anyone brings a machine, we will fully lan it up that evening after the gathering. Patrick and Eric will already be there, so that's reason enough to come.

The address is:


It is Exit 185 off of I-94 (on the left) and then after 8 mins down Michigan Ave, its a left onto Sheldon and a bit up there.

Let me know in here if youre coming here or you can get a hold of me:

Thanks for hosting your open house on the weekend I'll be in Seattle, jerk!


-b0b
(...nice place!)

The_Fat_Man wrote on Sep 19^th, 2010 at 8:53pm:


The fursuit helps muffle the noise.


-b0b
(...zing!)

DO NOT DISRESPECT THE SPACE NEEDLE!




-b0b
(...it spins!)

Haha, dang briney.  I live at michigan ave and beck.  I could probably make the open house.

Also, meant to say congratulations Briney.  Very jealous of the man cave. (that means garage jim)

I have a garage that I actually park my car in.  How about you?!

spanky wrote on Sep 22^nd, 2010 at 12:30pm:


My car doesn't need to be pampered in a prissy garage.  It sits outside in the dead of winter and it likes it that way!

Congratulations!  The best advice I can give you is to hold on to every dollar you can between now and your closing.  There are a million little fees and expenses that will pop up.  Radon testing, surveying, appliance purchase/repair, etc.  Even buying things like floor mats and other minor household items will add up quickly.  I created a handy spreadsheet that calculated things like PMI, non-residency taxes (your first year will likely be more expensive than normal), and various inspection fees, but I was still blindsided by the insane number of "little things" that quickly racked up.

I don't have any specific home improvement books that I've used, but I've turned to the Internet time and time again for plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and million other DIY tasks.  So far I've been successful in everything I've set out to do myself.  Most tasks are quite a bit easier than you'd imagine, and if your house is anywhere near as old as mine you'll quickly become quite adept at basic DIY handiwork.


-b0b
(...Vila.)

That's, Wes.

And thanks, Bob, for the info.  I think we've got everything all lined up for the fees and little stuff.  The house was built in 2000 and the only big thing we'll need is a washer/dryer and that's more of a want than a need and I think we'll get the cash for it at the closing.

Can't wait to have you all over if you can make it soon.  The basement has enough room for a LAN and it's got sound proofing on the walls which makes it a great place for an awesome entertainment area.

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