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8:18 am July 2, 2011
| Barbara Friedberg
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First a huge thank you to the many guest posts I have received for this "transitional" month. It is truly inspiring and I cannot express how much I appreciate the help you are giving me.
I am in the midst of a challenging cross country move. Stage one is complete as we have sold our home and left. We are now living with my folks for an indefinite period of time until our loan in our new location goes through.
Due to the insane mortgage crisis in 2008-09, the qualification process is uber stressful, even though we have invested in over 8 properties previously, have no debt, and pristine credit. Oh, and did I mention that we are puchasing a condo "short sale" with it's own crazy challenges.
My folks have no internet, so I greedily do what I can on line when we sneak out to a Barnes and Noble.
AGain, I really appreciate all of your comments, visits, and guest posts as during this month, I am not able to reciprocate in the way that I like.
I am certain (I hope :) ) that by mid-August we should be in our new home!! If not I will probably have gone insane :)
I look forward to having a more settled life with internet access in order to visit you all. I'll be in touch!!!
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8:28 am July 2, 2011
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Congrats on the move so far! Not having internet must be difficult, I couldn't imagine.
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10:14 am July 2, 2011
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No internet?! You poor thing!
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10:40 am July 2, 2011
| My Personal Finance Journey
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No worries Barb! We'll be here for ya when you get settled!
Biggest news that I just noticed was that your site got bumped from a PR 2 to PR 4 recently! Way to go!
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10:54 am July 2, 2011
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I did miss your insightful comments at my blog, but no worries Barb, get settled down first, that's more important. Thanks for keeping us updated.
Can we expect a nice, long post on your cross country move experience, Barb?
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11:39 am July 2, 2011
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Wow, so sorry that you don't have internet. I know how that can be. Good luck on your move!
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6:09 pm July 2, 2011
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Barb Friedberg said:
First a huge thank you to the many guest posts I have received for this "transitional" month. It is truly inspiring and I cannot express how much I appreciate the help you are giving me.
I am in the midst of a challenging cross country move. Stage one is complete as we have sold our home and left. We are now living with my folks for an indefinite period of time until our loan in our new location goes through.
Due to the insane mortgage crisis in 2008-09, the qualification process is uber stressful, even though we have invested in over 8 properties previously, have no debt, and pristine credit. Oh, and did I mention that we are puchasing a condo "short sale" with it's own crazy challenges.
My folks have no internet, so I greedily do what I can on line when we sneak out to a Barnes and Noble.
AGain, I really appreciate all of your comments, visits, and guest posts as during this month, I am not able to reciprocate in the way that I like.
I am certain (I hope :) ) that by mid-August we should be in our new home!! If not I will probably have gone insane :)
I look forward to having a more settled life with internet access in order to visit you all. I'll be in touch!!!
Not having the internet is a hardship…probably worse than living with you folks.
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6:15 am July 3, 2011
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this will be a good story for saving money, stay with your folks, and save further by cutting on internet. Barb, will you give me the publishing rights?
hope your situation improves soon
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7:45 am July 3, 2011
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Hang in there Barb! Buying a short sale even with GREAT credit can be an adventure! We just went through 6 months of short sale shadiness. Our persistence paid off.
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8:37 am July 3, 2011
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You poor thing! Keep your chin up, and we'll see you around again.
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12:13 pm July 3, 2011
| Barbara Friedberg
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Thank you all for your support. Yes, NO INTERNET. I am gathering so much material for when I have more regular internet access. Now the lenders are suggesting the loan might not come through for 3 months. I'll keep you guys posted. We certainly will have to be in our new locale sooner than that!!!
Lots of problem solving. I can't wait to have more time to come back and visit all of your sites. I am suffering more than withdrawals here!!!!
Well, back to conferring (convincing) the mortgage broker that we will pay our bills :)
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7:58 pm July 3, 2011
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You could always get an Ipad with 3G… :)
Good luck with everything. I know loans for short sales can take forever (at least that is what I have learned on HGTV). Enjoy the time off and the time you get with your parents.
Good luck!!!
Kris
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6:22 am July 5, 2011
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Barb, I have missed seeing your posts here but I can see where a move might be stressful and is certainly time consuming. I wish I could have gotten you a guest post but I am afraid a family crisis has taken over my life at this time. I hope you'll post lots of updates for us when you get the chance!
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11:40 am July 5, 2011
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Thanks for the update Barb. Glad to hear you are surviving. Keep your chin up; you will be settled soon. Good luck and get some rest when you can.
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12:05 pm July 5, 2011
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everydaytips said:
You could always get an Ipad with 3G… :)
Good luck with everything. I know loans for short sales can take forever (at least that is what I have learned on HGTV). Enjoy the time off and the time you get with your parents.
Good luck!!!
Kris
An ipad with 3g- I'm off to the Apple store right now!!!! I've already spent a fortune at Fed Ex Kinko's-
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12:06 pm July 5, 2011
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OneCentAtatime said:
this will be a good story for saving money, stay with your folks, and save further by cutting on internet. Barb, will you give me the publishing rights?
hope your situation improves soon
How about 50-50?
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12:08 pm July 5, 2011
| Barbara Friedberg
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The Single Saver said:
Barb, I have missed seeing your posts here but I can see where a move might be stressful and is certainly time consuming. I wish I could have gotten you a guest post but I am afraid a family crisis has taken over my life at this time. I hope you'll post lots of updates for us when you get the chance!
No worries-Good luck with the crisis. As they say… s–t happens. Thanks for the support.
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12:09 pm July 5, 2011
| Barbara Friedberg
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Cents To Save said:
Hang in there Barb! Buying a short sale even with GREAT credit can be an adventure! We just went through 6 months of short sale shadiness. Our persistence paid off.
Yes Yes- the condo is amazing and the price is great….. Eventually, it will work out and this period will just be a distant memory :)
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2:26 pm July 5, 2011
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How did we all survive without this thing called the Internet? Haha.
Hang in there Barbarino! Sorry don't know where that came from. Look forward to your move and short sale posts. Do enjoy time away from your blog to recharge!
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5:30 am July 6, 2011
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Sounds like good tax write-offs to me! Though ofcourse the initial investment is going to hurt:(
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Barb Friedberg said:
everydaytips said:
You could always get an Ipad with 3G… :)
Good luck with everything. I know loans for short sales can take forever (at least that is what I have learned on HGTV). Enjoy the time off and the time you get with your parents.
Good luck!!!
Kris
An ipad with 3g- I'm off to the Apple store right now!!!! I've already spent a fortune at Fed Ex Kinko's-
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