She says: Why am I always involved in weird situations? The feeling was there, it is our home, and yet... The owner's wife is in Italy and not reachable so we need to be patient?!?!
Always thought I wanted to rent cause I wasn't sure I wanted to be a condo dweller, but I am sure... It is with mixed emotions that I know that the current owner may take a 90K loss from their original purchase price.
Deep in the mortgage company house inspection counter offer... Will not loose this, but whatever happened to things being run onto the ground and not needing to be replaced. It is a 50+ year old house in SC and it will never be perfect... By the way, nothing ever is.
Local plug - less than one week left to catch Indy Grits at the Nickelodeon!!!
Monday, April 23, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
17.2
She Says: Or maybe not Vista Lofts.... Columbia SC has a shortage of 2 bedroom 2 bathroom apartments....
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Chapter 17
She Says: What a roller coaster ride it has been this week! Never
dreamed that there wouldn't be any two bedroom two bathroom apartments
on Main Street. I suggest that Capital Places stop the constant
advertising on WXRY!
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| Potential Floor Plan |
We had our three inspections yesterday and looks like there were no problems detected. Bug company (our current service was the inspecting company, seems like a waste of money to me), HVAC and lender. Seems to me a bit overkill, but guess it is good for the people who have jobs with them.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Finally..... He Says
He Says: Katy has been pretty diligent about posting on the blog and I have been..... Well, sort of slack. I'll have to admit that I've been waiting to really blog after we actually make the transition to Main Street. So I hear there is a story about a piano that needs to be told.
In 2010, Katy and I had season tickets to the SC Philharmonic. There was a silent auction where a Steinway grand piano was donated by Rice Music House. On the last performance of the season, the highest bidder would be presented at Half-Time (Intermission). When that day came, I awoke with a vision that I would have that piano. Okay, I'm already embellishing. We went to the Thirsty Fellow beforehand and I, *gasp*, had two too many scotches and ended up bidding on this magnificent piano. My thinking was that "Surely, someone in this city has more money than me and will out-bid me." Well, there seems to have been a recession and no such person had the disposable income to purchase this grand piano. At the beginning of the second half of the performance, the Chairman of the Philharmonic made the presentation. He made the announcement that Morihiko Nakahara had been granted an extended contract. This is good. Really good. He then announced that the Steinway piano was purchased my a Mr. Jason Watkins for $9K. I might add that this was a pretty good steal considering the retail price for said piano was $14K. He stated: "It is because of generous donations from philanthropists like Mr. Watkins that we are able to retain such talent as Morihiko." Meanwhile, my realistic spouse was crawling under the seats. The bright glare of sobriety came to visit me that evening and it became clear that I was not a man of means..... not a philanthropist. And I was the proud owner of a Steinway piano that I could not afford. I won't get into the details, but suffice to say, the loan officer at the bank had a real giggle over this. And the story of this pauper living on a prince's wage has been the fodder of many stories.
I will say that the piano was wonderful. Many recordings were made. I contributed to a couple of soundtracks. The sound was incredible. A truly great instrument. But it had to go. That thing was enormous. And loud. There is no way that I could keep such an instrument when we move to Main Street. So I made an exchange with Hannah Piano Company. Even Steven. I gave them this hulk of a piano in exchange for a Yamaha grand piano that is Digital (Volume control), and smaller. But it still looks like a grand piano. And it sounds and feels like one too.
I made the decision to go ahead and give the Steinway to Hannah before Christmas with the understanding that I would order the Yamaha after an offer was made on the house. So I called them Thursday to say that we need to go ahead and get the ball rolling. I asked if they have sold the Steinway. He said "Yeah..... and what a story that was." I proceeded to tell him how I attained the piano and we agreed that a book could be written about this instrument.
He proceeded to tell me that the Steinway now resides in a "Shotgun-Shack" in Orangeburg, SC. It appears that some woman who doesn't even play the piano ran into some money and decide to class-up her shack with a beautiful grand piano. The mover from Hannah told me that he still doesn't understand how the instrument even fit in the house. There isn't even room for a sofa and it is safe to say that the piano is probably being used as the table for a television.
So there it is. The Steinway is living a life of its own. A great story. I hope to follow its path. Perhaps its next home will be on Rainbow Row on the Battery in Charleston. Or maybe a church in North Carolina. Whatever happens, it has given great happiness to this Pauper-Philanthropist and it will have many more lovers and stories.
In 2010, Katy and I had season tickets to the SC Philharmonic. There was a silent auction where a Steinway grand piano was donated by Rice Music House. On the last performance of the season, the highest bidder would be presented at Half-Time (Intermission). When that day came, I awoke with a vision that I would have that piano. Okay, I'm already embellishing. We went to the Thirsty Fellow beforehand and I, *gasp*, had two too many scotches and ended up bidding on this magnificent piano. My thinking was that "Surely, someone in this city has more money than me and will out-bid me." Well, there seems to have been a recession and no such person had the disposable income to purchase this grand piano. At the beginning of the second half of the performance, the Chairman of the Philharmonic made the presentation. He made the announcement that Morihiko Nakahara had been granted an extended contract. This is good. Really good. He then announced that the Steinway piano was purchased my a Mr. Jason Watkins for $9K. I might add that this was a pretty good steal considering the retail price for said piano was $14K. He stated: "It is because of generous donations from philanthropists like Mr. Watkins that we are able to retain such talent as Morihiko." Meanwhile, my realistic spouse was crawling under the seats. The bright glare of sobriety came to visit me that evening and it became clear that I was not a man of means..... not a philanthropist. And I was the proud owner of a Steinway piano that I could not afford. I won't get into the details, but suffice to say, the loan officer at the bank had a real giggle over this. And the story of this pauper living on a prince's wage has been the fodder of many stories.
I will say that the piano was wonderful. Many recordings were made. I contributed to a couple of soundtracks. The sound was incredible. A truly great instrument. But it had to go. That thing was enormous. And loud. There is no way that I could keep such an instrument when we move to Main Street. So I made an exchange with Hannah Piano Company. Even Steven. I gave them this hulk of a piano in exchange for a Yamaha grand piano that is Digital (Volume control), and smaller. But it still looks like a grand piano. And it sounds and feels like one too.
I made the decision to go ahead and give the Steinway to Hannah before Christmas with the understanding that I would order the Yamaha after an offer was made on the house. So I called them Thursday to say that we need to go ahead and get the ball rolling. I asked if they have sold the Steinway. He said "Yeah..... and what a story that was." I proceeded to tell him how I attained the piano and we agreed that a book could be written about this instrument.
He proceeded to tell me that the Steinway now resides in a "Shotgun-Shack" in Orangeburg, SC. It appears that some woman who doesn't even play the piano ran into some money and decide to class-up her shack with a beautiful grand piano. The mover from Hannah told me that he still doesn't understand how the instrument even fit in the house. There isn't even room for a sofa and it is safe to say that the piano is probably being used as the table for a television.
So there it is. The Steinway is living a life of its own. A great story. I hope to follow its path. Perhaps its next home will be on Rainbow Row on the Battery in Charleston. Or maybe a church in North Carolina. Whatever happens, it has given great happiness to this Pauper-Philanthropist and it will have many more lovers and stories.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
16.2
I now accept that one of my non-negotiables is not realistic. There is no such thing as an apartment on Main with a porch... one that I could sit on and put a legal plant to grow. Pondering that.... It will really all come down to where can the dinning room furniture and electric piano fit. I'll let Jason share the piano story (it is turning into the piano version of The Red Violin).
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| 1520 dinning room |
So now begins the hunt for a place to live. Will a condo owner at 1520 Main Street lease to us? 1520 is Jason's first choice and has the closest thing to a porch. We have asked about one and are waiting to hear back (convenient that the buyers agent has a listing in 1520, but I know she'd rather have the commission that a finders fee).
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| Lofts at Louries picture |
Onward we go!!!!!!
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