Chapter Eight Cont.

She elaborates: Been bugging me since I posted it. My last post could sound like the real estate market is good in South Carolina, believe me it isn't. With higher than the national average unemployment, this state suffers from all the negatives everyone is suffering. What South Carolina has going for it is lower than the national average home prices. Our price per square foot is (or) was near half that of a home in Burlington, Vermont. What the South Carolina housing market has going for it is not so drastic a situation over inflated housing prices. We bought just before the housing boom pop.  When we do sell one day in the near (hopefully) future we won't see a big profit, but will come out selling our house at a fair and just price.  

Chapter Eight

She Says: Will the 11:00 home viewers be the ones?   We shall see...
Two thoughts on my mind this week, furniture and the economy (and the housing market).

1. Furniture... do I appease Jason and his OCD issue of clean floors (not heard of if there are indoor cats) or take a stand for my roundabout microfiber chair? He is convinced it will be easier to clean the floors if furniture sits high off the floor (so vacuum can get under). He has found a line of furniture "Katy" by Haverty's that he thinks will do the trick.  Please go look and comment... http://www.havertys.com/Product_45404
I will be donating the leaf blower when we no longer have a house.

Giving credit, John Free is the photographer for this month's cover

2. Great article in the February issue of The Sun "Capitalism And Its Discontents, Richard Wolff On What Went Wrong", an interview by David Barsamian (to read go to http://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/434/capitalism_and_its_discontents).

After reading this I find myself asking how has Columbia's housing market largely  avoided the over inflation in the housing market? As a non-native I am often pondering how or why things are done in Sowth-care-ro-lie-na, but for once is my suburban neighborhood this poor state is ahead of the game? At least this article answers the question about why people are not buying the best house in Forest Acres. I am patient.

Side note- if you haven't heard of The Sun, you need to check it out (http://www.thesunmagazine.org/). A little left leaning, no ad publication that has articles, fiction, poetry, ... always informative and a good read - guaranteed to make you think and feel mad, happy or frustrated. If you do read the article, it is so simple and put together. Maybe I should become a stay at home wife to help the economy ..., but what would I do all day as a condo/apartment stay at home dweller?  

Chapter Seven

 

She Says: Things are picking up! Two showings, but still nada. Or maybe it is the result of the mojo due to no he said posts...

From Mary's reports, I think every time they look here they look at the house down the street. A good thing I think, a street that has two houses may attract more people to look. Or I guess could look bad, why two houses for sale... we know it is a great street! Job transfer moved the other folks and city living will move us.

Last night we celebrated Valentines Day early in the city! Dinner at the Hunter Gatherer where the food is amazing. I had crab cakes (not so gluten free) and Jason the tofu marsala.Yum! 

Then off the the SC Philharmonic! We did not renew our membership this year (their schedule conflicted too much with the Greenbay Packers and Gamecocks), but thanks to Marcia we got some very good seats. It was titled Love Stories and the highlight was Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade.  One just can't come away without enjoying the evening with Morihiko Nakahara directing!

We closed out the cold windy night at The Vault Martini Bar in the Sheraton on Main Street. It was near vacant when we walked in, but busy when we left. Spotting a Citadel ring, Jason made a new friend.  While there was a realization he is becoming that "old grad" from a 2011 grad... Jason learned  is from the LAST class because of Shannon Faulkner's failed attempt to become the first female cadet (she was gone before he even got on campus his senior year). What was really cool about this couple (to me) was that they were up for the weekend from Charleston. They picked Main Street Columbia for a getaway! And I'm going to live there one day in the future...