Today is my birthday! Yay! I'm now mumblemumble years old.
I had to stay home yesterday morning to meet some contractors doing some repair work at my home, so I took the opportunity to call the escrow agent and make sure everything was progressing smoothly. I remember when one time I was buying a house, at about 2 PM on the day before we were supposed to close, I got a phone call from the escrow company saying I had a bunch of stuff I still needed to do, including a payment that I needed to make for something. Needless to say, I ended up doing a heck of a lot of running around and was more than a little stressed out. I don't want to repeat that. This escrow agent said everything looked good and we were on track for an August 30th closing. Just to be sure, I'll probably call again 4-5 days before we close.
I also had to follow up with the company that repaired the sprinkler system. They still haven't mailed me my receipt.
Oh.. I got a nice surprise yesterday. I received a letter from a title agency saying they had issued me a check back in April of 2003 that had not cleared yet. I guess when I refinanced the rental property, there was some sort of refund I had coming that I missed. Anyway, they are going to send me a new check. It's only $70, but it's still a happy little bonus.
Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Happy Birthday!!
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Thanks for the kind words! It sounds good to me. Of course, laws and procedures are likely quite different in Malaysia and the U.S., but the general concept remains the same - buy low, rent for more than your payments, and you'll be set! When figuring your cashflow, be sure to allow for repair costs.
Happy 36th birthday. :-) Just seems like yesterday you were a youngster playing Wing Commander I and listening to Debbie Gibson. Now you are on your way to becoming a real estate mogul.
Ssh! Don't bring up my sordid past! :-)
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