My offer on my first house just got accepted...

Hope you got a sweet 15-year mortgage. Or better yet, 10 (although you need to be pretty anal about debt, like me, to want to pull that off).

 

As mentioned above get an independent inspector. The realtor/seller want to make the sale. Don't rely on someone they may recommend.

The neighbors can be entertainment. I have one who is nuts I have some fun with. Who was it who started a neighbor thread a while back? Webster?

The most important thing to remember is do not use duct tape on ductwork. Use foil tape. Congrats.

 

Side note: 450 fucking dollars a year for garbage pickup? Are you kidding me? Fuck you, Atlanta. Also, no monthly bill, just a big fucking fat lump sum due once a year.

 

Congratulations on your step to adulthood.

 

Says the man with a wedgie avatar.

 

Might I suggest a celebratory dinner at one of Atlanta's most transcendent fine dining establishments?

 

Hahahahah actually, I can't remember how, but I ended up back on the CNN Center tornado thread last night, and stumbled upon references to that place. It's apparently like a mile from where I live.

 

If you only eat at one rib shack/Chinese takeout run by a 70-something 400-pound former wrestler in the greater Atlanta area, make it Abdullah's!

 

Well it's a mile from where I WILL live. Not where I live now. Three Waffle Houses within a half-mile of where I live now. Abdullah's a mile from the new place. Toss-up?

 

Congrats.

Shit, your new gig must be sweet because I remember the Altima vs. the Chevy thread.

 

No contest. Waffle House will survive the rapture. Any modern-ish wrestler being alive past 70 is a minor miracle. But you'll have time to go to both. You're a homeowner now! You're not going anywhere for a while!

 

Congrats, and enjoy. I hope you get what you think you're getting (in other words, I hope you hired the best home inspector on the planet).