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CAPirani Photography & Art @capirani (2817) • United States 26 Jan 24

House hunting at 68 years old is not easy. Especially when your income is not as nice as you wish it were. When I was younger, I did not mind a bit of a fixer upper. But it is a lot of work I am not able to do anymore. But it is...

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Ready to Move

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 5 Feb 23

Do you ever feel like you just need a change, a change that only relocation can bring? That is where I am at now. I am very thankful for the home with which God has blessed us. But I have also wanted to move from here for the...

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We didn't like either of these houses, but you wouldn't either

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 6 Feb 20

The first house was just gaudy. The whole house was decorated in either red and white ceramic tile or shag carpeting. The bathrooms were fully decorated in the tile and even the toilets had the tile on its tank and seat. There...

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praying for strength

NerdGirlUSA @starflye78 (261) • Daytona Beach, Florida 9 Jul 19

Beginning a new chapter in our lives, as we leave the shelter and move into seperate housing temporarily. We are going into two seperate sober houses, mainly because I have not started recieving my disability check and we can't...

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In Need Of Prayers

NerdGirlUSA @starflye78 (261) • Daytona Beach, Florida 3 Jul 19

So the housing situation for my boyfriend and I has become quite stressful. And it looks like our only option at this point other than going back in the woods might be living seperately for a little while. In group sober homes. I...

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~Just Some Thoughts~

Jennifer @LovingMyBabies (85923) • Valdosta, Georgia 24 Jul 18

Hey everyone, I hope you are doing well. Things are good here. =) I was reminded of God's amazing love already this morning and I am so grateful for that. It's quite warm outside today, but I do see some clouds coming in....

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Diary Thursday 14th And Friday 15th July 2016

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 15 Jul 16

Diary Thursday 14th July 2016 I spent much of the morning contacting Welfare to restart my claim for benefits after losing my job yesterday. This mostly involved being kept on hold while listening to the same fragment of...

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Moving Headaches

Christopher Ames @AlphaPrime (1) • United States 29 Feb 16

Myself and family have been in a home for almost 2 years that our landlord refuses to fix things because she claims she doesn't have the money. We have been looking for a new house to move in to as this one is falling apart and...

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It looks like we will be out of a job

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 19 Jan 16

I know, what am I talking about? We've been retired for 15 years. You're right, we don't have a job to be out of! For the last eight months or so we have been helping friends from New York find the perfect house in 'my neck of...

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Why we said 'no' during a previous house hunt

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 26 Dec 15

Before we moved to Tennessee we spent 3 days house hunting. We saw over 30 homes in those three days. We wound up buying the last house we toured, which was the one I wanted in the first place as soon as I saw the photos...

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House hunting isn't over for my friends, unfortunately

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 8 Dec 15

Remember the friends we have been helping find a home in our neck of the woods? Well, they made an offer and after some negotiating it looked like a done deal. We all thought the house hunting was over - wrong! The home...

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Can I have a drum roll please?

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 23 Nov 15

As many of you know we have been helping friends from New York find a home here in my neck of the woods in Tennessee. Last week I sent them a link to a home that I didn't realize they had already seen months ago. But after they...

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I took time for myself today!

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 20 Nov 15

We are helping friends find the perfect home in my neck of the woods. They are from up north, so we help by checking out homes before they drive 11 hours to check them out. They had seen a home they really liked but had...

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House Hunting is Fun ...

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 31 Oct 15

...I especially love it when it is someone else who will be spending the money! We met our friends at one house not too far from us in order to say 'Hi' and to check it out. It is way above their budget and they do want to a...

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I better get some rest, the next week will be busy!

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 30 Oct 15

Friends from New York are heading to my neck of the woods to continue their house hunting. We will be meeting up with them to tour some of the potential homes. Next week on Monday the landscaper will be here (hopefully) working...

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A hunting we will go...

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 30 Sep 15

I have been helping friends from another state try to find the 'perfect' home for them in my neck of the woods. They are working with a realtor, but I also have been finding listing and since I know the area and I'm not in it for...

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Still no word

Rebecca Cronin @LovingBaking (68) • Salt Lake City, Utah 21 Aug 15

So we still haven't heard anything about the offer that we put down on the house. It freaking sucks. We are going to look at some houses tomorrow . Then it is my sister baby shower. My sister in law just had a baby boy so sometime...

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Preliminary House Hunting for a Friend

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 19 Aug 15

I have a friend in New York who wants to move to my neck of the woods. I've been helping with the searches online and I let him know what the area is like, etc. My husband and I just took a ride by one of the homes I found...

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I need to end this day, so Goodnight myLot!

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 18 Aug 15

It's been fun and I know I'll be back tomorrow. It's been a long day, switching between here and another site, plus doing research on some home projects and house hunting online for a friend. Always busy, but I do shut down the...

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So I was all ready to buy a house.

Chysom Scott @CJscott (4187) • Portage La Prairie, Manitoba 11 Aug 09

And I started looking and looking. There are all sorts of houses in this area for sale. Big ones, little ones, small yards huge yards. Of course we have specific needs for our house. We need a house with a few bedrooms, and a...

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