(by mark)
...is the bane of my existence. One thing I've learned living here is that, contrary to my original expectations, I hate home improvement work. It's not good to own a very old house if you don't like home improvement work (unless you enjoy writing very large checks). I've tried my best, but lesson learned: we will not buy another old house, no matter how charming.
As going away gift, this old bugger is taking one more chunk out of my soul. Given the market, we've been unable to sell the house, so we're going to rent it out and we have a tenant. Great. Maryland regulations require lead testing before a tenant can move in. The regulations are evidently quite ambiguous (two cheers for good government), and so I've gotten several answers about our basement (see photo). It turns out they won't even do the lead test until all paint is "intact." We're leaving tomorrow, so now we have to pay someone to scrape and paint our basement before our tenant moves in. Ca-ching. This place is like a giant albatross, but with a charming interior.
...is the bane of my existence. One thing I've learned living here is that, contrary to my original expectations, I hate home improvement work. It's not good to own a very old house if you don't like home improvement work (unless you enjoy writing very large checks). I've tried my best, but lesson learned: we will not buy another old house, no matter how charming.
As going away gift, this old bugger is taking one more chunk out of my soul. Given the market, we've been unable to sell the house, so we're going to rent it out and we have a tenant. Great. Maryland regulations require lead testing before a tenant can move in. The regulations are evidently quite ambiguous (two cheers for good government), and so I've gotten several answers about our basement (see photo). It turns out they won't even do the lead test until all paint is "intact." We're leaving tomorrow, so now we have to pay someone to scrape and paint our basement before our tenant moves in. Ca-ching. This place is like a giant albatross, but with a charming interior.
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