But wait, just wait - til it's time to try and sell the house.
You name it - it goes bad - and it better be taken care of. Our central air system is shot - while not as expensive as the roof it is still a major expense - and we don't have the time to save up for it. Summer gets sticky in Delaware.
With the roof, we didn't have time to save up either - the city informed us exactly how long we had to replace it. yes, you got that right - the city inspector did not like the way it looked and gave me 30 days to replace it. i was able to stretch that to six months - but we still had to take a loan to do it. The day before the contractor was to start I was given 24 hours notice that the up to $100 per DAY fines would start if it wasn't done.
That's how bad it is here - the city can fine a private homeowner if they don't like the condition of the roof. My husband had repaired the roof and we knew we needed a new one and had gotten the appropriate esitmates - we were just trying to save the money.
I'm on a rant here and so I will finish with this - the city was all over me - weekly drive-by checks, phone calls, and letters. A month ago the townhouse unit 3 doors down from me (I'm the end unit) had a fire and the unit was declared inhabitable - there has been NOT one thing done to make it right and the city is not all over them.
Yes - I want out of here.
End of my rant.
Let us return to our fun FREEPATHONNING!!!!