Harold Posted December 25, 2008 Posted December 25, 2008 Well, Merry Christmas, y'all. I slogged through another semester at UM/Flint (seven down, one to go). I hope to finish up a couple projects during my Christmas break, and soon I'll have to look at moving. My erstwhile land (slum) lord was supposed to be covering my utilities, and he had for almost two years. Then, the first week of October, I came home from class only to find out I had no power. Well, my upstairs neighbor let me run an extension cord from his apartment so I could at least keep the fridge going. The next day, I went checking around the city and county offices, and at the register of deeds office, I found out the weasel had signed a quit claim on the property in July (and I was still handing this jerk money through that time period.). Anywho, the powers on and I opened an escrow account at my bank so no one can accuse me of squatting. What really gets my goat is the fact that he never had the cajones to come and talk with me about the situation. So, there's four units here and I'm the only one left. I went and secured all the other apartments with new locks to keep the street people out and to keep the local crackheads from ripping all the copper out of the building. I hope to have some progress pics on my quick rebuild of one of my favorite models up tomorrow.
Harry P. Posted December 25, 2008 Posted December 25, 2008 Well, Merry Christmas, y'all. I slogged through another semester at UM/Flint (seven down, one to go). I hope to finish up a couple projects during my Christmas break, and soon I'll have to look at moving. My erstwhile land (slum) lord was supposed to be covering my utilities, and he had for almost two years. Then, the first week of October, I came home from class only to find out I had no power. Well, my upstairs neighbor let me run an extension cord from his apartment so I could at least keep the fridge going. The next day, I went checking around the city and county offices, and at the register of deeds office, I found out the weasel had signed a quit claim on the property in July (and I was still handing this jerk money through that time period.). Anywho, the powers on and I opened an escrow account at my bank so no one can accuse me of squatting. What really gets my goat is the fact that he never had the cajones to come and talk with me about the situation. So, there's four units here and I'm the only one left. I went and secured all the other apartments with new locks to keep the street people out and to keep the local crackheads from ripping all the copper out of the building. I hope to have some progress pics on my quick rebuild of one of my favorite models up tomorrow. Just a friendly suggestion... but you might want to seriously consider moving as far away from Flint as possible...
Mike Posted December 25, 2008 Posted December 25, 2008 Wow man. That's harsh. Hope you are able to find someplace better.
Harold Posted December 25, 2008 Author Posted December 25, 2008 Wow man. That's harsh. Hope you are able to find someplace better. Well, I have one more semester here, so I'm hanging on 'til at least the first week of May. I have some friends that headed off to Oregon two years ago, and they keep telling me to come out there. Apparently, there are actually jobs there, but I still want that UM stamp on my degree before I do anything else. Besides, the longer I stay here, the bigger my escrow account becomes, which will give me some cash to move on when I do. No one is really sure who owns the property now, and nobodies come out to serve me with eviction papers. The trick when I move, though, is finding someplace where I can have my dog with me.
Harry P. Posted December 25, 2008 Posted December 25, 2008 WNo one is really sure who owns the property now, and nobodies come out to serve me with eviction papers.... They say that possession is 9/10 of the law...
Harold Posted December 25, 2008 Author Posted December 25, 2008 They say that possession is 9/10 of the law... Does that mean exorcism is the other 1/10?
Harry P. Posted December 25, 2008 Posted December 25, 2008 A few years ago I did some graphics work for a guy in Flint. He bought a house with his credit card! He paid $18,000 for it. I can only imagine what an $18,000 house must look like... even in Flint! Must have been a real "fixer-upper"!!! But apparently real estate in Flint is dirt cheap...if you know where to look.
Harold Posted December 25, 2008 Author Posted December 25, 2008 A few years ago I did some graphics work for a guy in Flint. He bought a house with his credit card! He paid $18,000 for it. I can only imagine what an $18,000 house must look like... even in Flint! Must have been a real "fixer-upper"!!! But apparently real estate in Flint is dirt cheap...if you know where to look. yeah, Harry. the market here is so depressed that not even Prozac would help it. However, you can pick up some decent properties in this burg for less than 30k, but you need to be mindful of which part of town it's in. Ever since GM started bending us over years ago, the market continues it's free fall.
locoengr Posted December 25, 2008 Posted December 25, 2008 Seriously, check out North Dakota. Alot of jobs, good paying jobs. The pay may not be as good (on papaer) as other locations may sound, BUT, the cost of living is well below the nat avg. The weather is the same as where you live now. The people are fantastic. We are always well in the top 5 for health and safety. Not as nice as Oregons winters but alot less damp weather. Whatever you do, best of luck! From what you have done with your living arrangements I can only say that you have a "good head on your shoulders!" Some employer is going to be lucky to get you. Bruce in Fargo
Modelmartin Posted December 25, 2008 Posted December 25, 2008 Good luck to you! Anything that doesn't physically harm you and gives you material for a good story is a good life experience. You have a good story from this one! Andy Martin PS Minneapolis/St. Paul is a great place to live too. We have a number of good model car clubs and several excellent hobby shops. That's what is important in a locale , isn't it?
Harry P. Posted December 26, 2008 Posted December 26, 2008 Flint does have a few things to brag about if you know where to look. For example, of all US cities whose name is only one syllable, Flint is the largest! I know... not much to brag about. But hey... at least in one category Flint is #1!!!
Modelmartin Posted December 26, 2008 Posted December 26, 2008 Minneapolis is 5 syllables - maybe that's why we ended up tying Seattle for most literate cities in the US. We are multi-syllabic
Harry P. Posted December 26, 2008 Posted December 26, 2008 Well, then, Indianapolis must be full of geniuses.... they have you beat by a syllable!
BigGary Posted December 28, 2008 Posted December 28, 2008 Save that escrow money for a few more months, then see if you can buy the building for taxes or something, then you too can be a land (slum) lord and have your buddies move into the other apartments. You have keys to all the places, make hay while the sun shines. If you really get desparate, I hear you can buy a house in Detroit for $1. lol Gary
lordairgtar Posted December 28, 2008 Posted December 28, 2008 Some of the surrounding areas of Milwaukee are nice.
LVZ2881 Posted December 28, 2008 Posted December 28, 2008 . I have some friends that headed off to Oregon two years ago, and they keep telling me to come out there. Apparently, there are actually jobs there, . What part of Oregon are they in?? I'm from Oregon and I could give you some advice/ heads up....
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