Despite any rumors you may have heard or the fact I haven’t updated this site in exactly one year, I am still alive.
So what have I been doing for the past year? One word, work. In the past year, I’ve been doing a whole lot of hard work, something Hillary Clinton seems to think young people are unable to accomplish. From the NY Times:
She said that “young people today think work is a four-letter word” and “think they’re entitled to go right to the top with $50,000 or $75,000 jobs when they have not done anything to earn their way up.”
For other responses to her comments, see Time Magazine and the NY Post.
Did I miss the transition where Democrats became the crotchety old man yelling at the kids to turn the music down, while Republicans decided they were going to run free with the nation’s credit card?
Despite what the politicians say, all of that hard work has paid off. I’m buying a townhouse with Ms. No Name. It has two bedrooms, two and a half baths, fireplace, and two level deck. I posted a few pictures from the home inspection.
We close on June 30, so if anyone wants to help us move July 1-9, let me know and I will provide food and beer. I’m excited to finally have a place of our own, and we’ll be able to let Super Dog roam free.
During our research, I ran across a number of interesting sites:
- Zillow - shows estimated house prices and comparables
- Housing Tracker - shows inventory and price changes in the Washington metro area
- Fairfax county real estate tax records - shows assessed values, tax info, and previous sales
- Fairfax Neighborhood Profile - various stats vs. national averages