OT: Bassmonkeee = Homeowner

[roburado]

Hey, congrats, Jason!

 

[bassmonkeee]

Heh. I just realized I posted about closing on the forum before I called my Dad. Is that healthy?

Adwex--Don't get me wrong. I am very happy with this house--freshly finished hardwoods, new roof, new kitchen, walk in closets in every room, and priced about 12% below the market we moved into. One of the reasons we didn't move to NY--the money goes so much further down here.

My guitar player is about 1 mile down the road, and one of my best friends, Dave, is about 2 miles away. Muggsy--we're near the Seminary School in Decatur. Our address is Decatur, but we're in unincorporated Dekalb, so no city taxes.

Stanky--I do, indeed, plan on having the Ernie Ball crew over once everything is set up. I can't guarantee Luscious, or a Paul Prudhomme trained chef, but I'll have a PS3.

I'm glad your house is still making you happy, Ray. I know the gold Bongo 4H was sold when you got your house, and it has now been sold by me when I got a house. I guess it's a lucky Bongo, in addition to being an absolute killer player.

I get to spend the weekend painting before a 4 hour gig on Saturday night. Ah, the joys of home ownership (that's officially the first time I've said that).

 

[EBMM7181]

Congrats my friend, now you and your lady go make that House a HOME! =)

 

[EBMM7181]

Congrats Jason!!! So THIS is where we're having the South Eastern EBMM Knucklehead Convention????

BTW, should be heading up to ATL soon to purchase some Mark Bass equipment. Let me know if you'd like to meet up. (Druid Hills GC most likely)

I'll be there, ATL here

 

[SteveB]

Don't worry Jason, I'm well on my way to owning every tool. Even ones that I have no idea how to use!

I bought my first house when I was 24 and we just sold it this Monday. Lived there for 12 years, improved everything.. it's like a new house. Now we bought a bigger house and we've started all over again!

Home ownership is a nightmare at times, but well worth those isolated moments.

 

[mbgreene]

Congratulations,

Hopefully you got the weed whacker option on the DD Bongo

 

[ekb16b]

congrats, ur house looks like a place that a nice old lady would live in, but wen u turn that amp up everyone will know it aint

 

[Jason Hebert]

Congrats.. Now the work begins... and never ends..

 

[Caca de Kick]

Congrats on the new diggs! Home ownership is way better than pissing $ away on rent or apartments, and no one to bother or be bothered by. Looks like a cool place too. Now you can yell at kids to get off your lawn.

 

[bassmonkeee]

Congrats on the new diggs! Home ownership is way better than pissing $ away on rent or apartments, and no one to bother or be bothered by. Looks like a cool place too. Now you can yell at kids to get off your lawn.

Heh. I came home today and ordered this from Amazon:

 

[Randracula]

Congrats Jason! Your house looks very nice.My wife and I bought our first home a few years ago and it's been great. Pat yourself on the back and get ready for some hard work( it's totally worth it though )

 

[screaminhugger]

Congrats! houses are money pits but way better than pissing away rent.
(that's what I keep telling myself). Appears you're getting in at the right
time if the market has softened like it did here.

NJ prices are also insane . .
I have a lovely little town next to me were you can't even get a 2BR cape for
$500k, & taxes over 10k. I can't even stand up straight on the 2nd floor!

My wife grew up in Cranbury N.J. (outside Princeton/Plainsboro), but we could never live there. My inlaws pay more a month in taxes than I do for my mortgage! It's nice there though. Bassmonkee, I love Atlanta. I was there two years ago for a week to visit this gigantic Church, when I worked full time at mine. Very nice city. Congrats.

James

 

[Bill]

Congratulations, Jason! It's great owning a house. My wife & I bought our first house (which is still our current house) 4 years ago. Now we're looking for something bigger since we now have 2 kids and need an extra room for an office/music room. Plus, we want to move back into Baton Rouge itself & not just the 'burbs.

As a kid, I never would have thought I'd be changing electrical outlets, hanging ceiling fans, installing new garbage disposals, taking the dryer apart, having a need for things like leaf blowers, wet/dry shop vacs, etc. My, how times can change!

 

[Psycho Ward]

Hey, I'm happy for you! Enjoy your new home, now get those Bongo's on the wall!

 

[tkarter]

Congrats on a fine looking home there Jason. You do know however that white Bongo won't look good hanging on the wall there.

Enjoy the new home.


tk

 

[adouglas]

Congrats!

One of the smartest things I ever did was buy a house as soon as I possibly could.

One of the others was paying off the mortgage as soon as I possibly could.

It now costs me about $4500 PER YEAR to live there.

Which leaves me more money to buy musical toys.

Hot tip: Take your mortgage payment and just send in an extra hundred bucks a month (or whatever...round it up to the next hundred...whatever you can manage). You'll get used to the minimally larger payment and won't even notice it after a little while. Do the math...you'll be amazed at how much sooner you'll have it paid off.

No landlord...bliss!

 

[SteveB]

Do what adouglas said with the extra $ toward the mortgage...

but BE SURE TO DESIGNATE THAT THE EXTRA GOES TO PRINCIPAL!

Otherwise, your money could be applied as prepaid interest or excess escrow.

 

[Oldtoe]

Congratulations, Jason!

To what address do I send this free sample bottle of termites?

 

[bassmonkeee]

Congratulations, Jason!

To what address do I send this free sample bottle of termites?

151 Suburban Rd.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, USA

 

[adouglas]

151 Suburban Rd.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, USA

Cute.

Better ask him to hold off until after your DD is shipped, though. You don't want to have it arrive full of holes, do you?