tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post8399222355869831367..comments2023-11-05T01:38:03.385-08:00Comments on New To Farm Life: Things That Need to Happen (Before We Can Go)Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-55135261115973366862012-02-03T06:42:51.577-08:002012-02-03T06:42:51.577-08:00You don't know me and I don't know you but...You don't know me and I don't know you but this blog entry made me laugh so hard I was crying. The Sharpie entry was the BEST PART. Thank you, and good freaking luck with all THAT!!!<br />Best,<br />HeidiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-22615045910735201642012-02-01T18:29:23.017-08:002012-02-01T18:29:23.017-08:00Also, who's paying the realtor's fee? Fin...Also, who's paying the realtor's fee? Find out what is common in your area, as in Boston the applicant almost always pays the FULL realtor's fee of one month's rent. But there's a heavy duty rental business with all the students here. Perhaps 50/50 is common near you, or (horribly) the landlord pays the fee. Check CL for that stuff. :-PDea-chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00140404243041621186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-53164604855865726912012-02-01T18:28:03.512-08:002012-02-01T18:28:03.512-08:00And I'm agreeing with Lana here -- it's MA...And I'm agreeing with Lana here -- it's MAX $10 to run a credit report, and probably around $50 for a background check. The applicant should be covering that, not you, as ostensibly, the applicant would be applying to several places, yes?<br /><br />I worked in Real Estate in Boston for a few years in rentals, so at least those numbers are accurate for MA.Dea-chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00140404243041621186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-15912075392493828042012-02-01T18:26:17.417-08:002012-02-01T18:26:17.417-08:00Oh my. Good luck! I KNOW you'll be able to d...Oh my. Good luck! I KNOW you'll be able to do it, if for no other reason than the kind of woman who can capably deal with having in-laws drop in for a few months over the holidays, you can DO THIS.<br /><br />It's just... baby steps, I guess. And getting done what CAN be done, and what's the showiest done first. Which, sadly means all cosmetics even though I'm always like "but what about the sink?" :-P<br /><br />And now I want to see the sharpie desecration...Dea-chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00140404243041621186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-3878497803497003352012-02-01T11:01:15.828-08:002012-02-01T11:01:15.828-08:00Just so you know, if you have a property manager, ...Just so you know, if you have a property manager, the applicant should pay a fee to the property manager to cover the application and the background check, you should NOT pay for these fees. It's part of being a serious applicant. Yes, I did property management for many years, here in Texas, but much of that is the same nationwide with certain fees. Just wanted you to know so you will be free of those particular fees.<br /><br />Lana :-) Keep stretching toward the dream. We only live once.www.FarmLifeLessons.blogspot.comhttp://www.farmlifelessons.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-83312381759202299272012-01-31T13:42:33.608-08:002012-01-31T13:42:33.608-08:00That sounds a bit like us when we put our place on...That sounds a bit like us when we put our place on the market last year and we decided to move back into the shed, where we had resided for 14 years prior to having our house built.<br />We cleaned, scrubbed and painted for 6 weeks to get the place looking presentable and in all of the following 6 months only 2 prospective buyers came to take a look, so we moved back in, took it off the market and we are still here !!<br />I must admit, I am a hoarder and having packed up heaps of useable 'stuff' that will come in handy "one day" I am now STILL looking for things....I know I have...but where are they? Ha-haOlivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389835614289815501noreply@blogger.com