<p>The doll house?</p>
<p>(After all, remember S said you were pretty!)</p>
<p>Sounds like the story is going to have a good ending! </p>
<p>Yes, let’s think up a nice name. But the Doll’s House reminds me too much of Ibsen.</p>
<p>OAM
Hope sale goes thru.</p>
<p>Does the cute garden house have a definite shape? color? Is the garden populated by a special plant? It does sound lovely.</p>
<p>The garden house is “L” shaped. Its kind of dusty rose (I’d paint it something a little more lively). There’s a wonderful covered patio complete with “misting system” and an outdoor overhead fan. I’m not much of plant person, but the plants felt very tropical to me. Next time I’ll take a closer look - maybe bird of paradise (though it seems a bit far north for such tropical plants) and ginger. There’s also a lemon or orange tree (hard to tell as all the fruit was still green) as well as several other mature trees. Tomorrow I’ll make a real offer on that house.<br>
More agents calling today “can I bring a buyer buy so you can have a back up offer?” Sure. I want to start packing but I’m so afraid the deal will fall through for one reason or another. I’m ready to just wave a magic wand and be moved in to the new place.</p>
<p>The “L-Shape House”. (Remember movie the L-Shaped Room?) This is so exciting. All of us have to live vicariously right now. What color do you envision replacing the dusty rose?</p>
<p>Oaklandmom, Show #4053K taped 9/26 is airing tomorrow. I thought I would mention it just in case.</p>
<p>Thanks for noticing but that’s not our show…ours, 4073K was also taped 9/26. They don’t air the shows in the order they were taped. Very strange to me. I have noticed shows that were taped after ours have already aired. I’m just hoping they don’t air our show the day the moving truck comes to pick up our stuff.</p>
<p>mythmom, I haven’t decided on a color yet. I tend to lean toward soft greens but I’m not sure it would fit the style of the house. I may have to live in the house for a while before I decide on a color for the outside. The front stairs are brick so maybe something pinkish does make sense. Though with the tropical plants in the back, maybe a more tropical color - a soft pumpkin? The kitchen is very 50’s: yellow countertops with a yellow and orange linoleum floor. That will be the first big project I tackle. Its bright and cheery but not my first choice in color. There are many things about the house that remind my of my maternal grandmother’s house - but I’m not ready to call it the grandma house yet - S may be in love, but I’m not ready to be a grandma or live in a grandma house!</p>
<p>So cute. No, heavens! Not yet.</p>
<p>Oaklandmom-
What a great story.
Because you are pretty - just loved it.</p>
<p>well, maybe…I just checked on cbs.com & a show taped on 9/26 (the day our show was taped) will be aired on Nov. 8 but they have a show number of 4074K - I’m guessing its a typo. They only tape two shows a day, and the other show taped on 9/26 (4053K) was not our show. I’ve emailed cbs to see what I can find out. & I’ll post confirmation when I get it. The good news for working folks is that you can also watch the shows on line at <a href=“http://www.cbs.com/daytime/price/video/[/url]”>http://www.cbs.com/daytime/price/video/</a> (if you really want to see me make a fool of myself…). At this point, thinking about TPIR is a great distraction from the stress of selling and buying real estate!</p>
<p>^^^
MO3S is tapping foot, waiting with baited breath…</p>
<p>I finally found confirmation on the cbs website. Our show 4073K will be aired Nov. 8. </p>
<p>As for houses: my offer on the “L-shaped” “Rose-colored” “Garden House” has been accepted but its all subject to the sale of this house. The bad news the buyers of this house did their inspections yesterday and found something they didn’t like…my realtor said it didn’t look good and they may be backing out of the deal. He was suppose to let me know by 5 pm last night. The roller coaster ride continues. But I still have several people who are interested, they’re just not quite ready to buy, so I’m not panicking (too much) yet.</p>
<p>I can’t wait Oaklandmom! I’ll have to see when the show comes on in my area!</p>
<p>And best of luck with your house(s)!</p>
<p>A brief housing update. After 3 inspections due to vastly differing opinions - it looks like the sale of my house in Oakland is going to happen. Last night I chatted with the buyer - they’d like to move in Thanksgiving week - oh! We’re suppose to close on Nov 20 but he’s willing to let me stay longer if need be, but he’d really like to move in that week. But when my agent’s assistant told me that my offer one the L-shaped house had been accepted - he was wrong, actually the seller had made a counter offer that turned out to be unacceptable to me: So now I’m waiting to hear if they’ll accept my counter to their counter. I spent much of yesterday scouring the MLS trying to decide what I should look at if the deal falls through on my “new” house. The seller has until Friday to let me know if we have a deal, if not, I’ll spend the weekend looking at houses! And I’d much rather be in Pasadena with DS, today’s his 19th birthday!</p>
<p>Well, a closing on your house is a good thing! Sure, its stressful when you don’t have a definate place to go. But it’s usually better to be able to sell first, rather than buy and not be able to sell. Hang in there. And remind us again Nov 7th about the show. This 50+ yo brain will forget.</p>
<p>Still waiting to hear if my counter offer on the L-shaped house will be accepted, I decided to get out today and do a little browsing at IKEA. While I’m looking at kitchen tables, my cell rings - its the Piano guy wondering if I’m ready to have my “Price is Right” player piano delivered in a couple of days…Uhhhh…I’m moving…can it wait? Yes, he’ll call me after the 20th. While I’m on the phone with him, he asks what kind of stained glass I’d like on the piano (there’s a stained glass front). Uhhh? He suggests a butterfly. I ask for other choices. A geometric design? OK - I’ll go with the geometric design. He then explains the pianos are antique player pianos that have been rebuilt and each one is different, he’ll pick out a nice one for me. I am still kind of stunned - we were told after the taping that we would receive a call from the supplier of our prizes after the airdate and that it could be as long as 90 days after the airdate. I hope the sleds company doesn’t call until after I move, though moving sled would be much easier than a piano.<br>
& yes, sunny florida, I’ll post on the 7th a quick reminder.</p>
<p>OLmom,
After several closings that fell thru at the 11th hour, I accepted a low ball bid and moved into an apartment (By then, I had garage filled with packed boxes). It was easier to buy with cash and no contingencies.</p>
<p>Still, I hope you do find the “right” house that meets your needs and fulfills most wants.</p>
<p>OLmom…I’m so excited to have something to look forward to later this week. (yes, I know…I need a life)! Moving twice is pretty crummy, but you should seriously consider it if you don’t get the house you’re bidding on—don’t rush into your decision… RE: home inspections…on our last home sale 3 yrs ago, there were 3 separate home inspections at issue—and they were all significantly different from each other. They can be really good things if you get a good inspector as a buyer, but we’ve found that there’s really no standardization…and bottom line, they have no accountabilities whatsoever…and are a real pain for the seller. Hmmph. Keep us current!</p>
<p>AHHHH! counter offer from seller on L-shaped house just received. Its $10,000 higher than what I’d countered with. I know going in the house needs heat and air & we haven’t done an inspection yet. So I’m off today to look at open houses. & I’ll ask my realtor to start looking for a rental for me.<br>
But hey, its November, NaNoWriMo (national novel writing month) so before I hit the road I’ve got to pound out 1667 words. & of course my doggy girls need their walk.</p>