The 9-11 of Home Buying

For those who were fortunate enough to purchase their homes BEFORE the recession/credit crises/mortgage implosions/lender bankruptcy/wall street drops etc. then yall did good. Cuz right now in September 2008 it is NOT easy to buy a home. Six figures and decent credit ain't cutting it, not today. *chuckle* It sorta feels like it did when you tried to fly right after Sept. 11th. but for home buying.

In other news related to our landlords/development company aka BOLD.K Enterprises, they've still yet to fix anything in here, but that's not surprising. I think I've called just about every organization in St. Louis I could, including the mayor's office and my local alderman. Most folks were very polite and understanding and then said "this is a common problem" but they couldn't help. That's perplexing to me, because if it's so common, WHY is "rehab developer responsiveness STILL an issue in this city?" Sh*t from the 5 months I've been here, my azz is knee deep in poliTRICKS. I see why the dayum city is falling down. Jeez. Altho, once I spoke to the alderman in my district (Academy #51) for some reason he was able to get the owner Paul Wall.ach to respond. And I mean as soon as I hung up the alderman must of have called him because he called my hubby about 20 minutes later apologizing for ALL the issues. But then turned the next day and sent an email stating how he knew NOTHING of any of our issues and was "shocked" to get a call from the alderman *looking into camera.* I'm so thru with this dayum city I don't know what to say. I mean what to when folks don't even respond to the city inspectors? The very folks that have the power to shut you down? I know, scary huh? Kinda makes you wonder who ya really dealing with, don't it?

Other than that, the DOD seem to be doing fine. They don't seem to mind that the ceiling leaks EVERY TIME I take a shower. And don't let us have guests staying in the guest bedroom (which has it's own bath) cuz it gets WORSE. But compared to the new leaks that have sprung on the 3rd floor where the DOD sleep, bathe and play due to excess rain, well I suppose a leaking ceiling ain't too bad. I mean it's not like I HAVE to take a shower everyday *rolling eyes.* I hope that $2,795.00 my hubby is paying each month is being put to really good use. Cuz once this gravy train is gone, it's gone for good.

Of course I've nothing else to talk about cuz this dayum house is wearing on me and making the 5 months we've been here feel like 5 long azz years. I'm telling you, I'm about to run up out of St. Louis yelling and screaming *chuckle.*

*smoochies* - Lady A

Only on Friday

Is is too much to ask to have a landlord, who professes to be a "land developer" with "multiple properties", have some type of knowledge of the law preferably Landlord Tenant Law? And that they would actually do RESEARCH before sending out emails about none sense and putting how it's "certified" in the subject line. *looking into camera* Am I asking the impossible to want the cracked window fixed, the leaking roof repaired and the master shower that leaks under the basin repaired?

I mean really. It is me? Did I miss something? Am I in some "other reality" where laws have changed? Why, why, why, why, why do you ALWAYS have to involve your mother attorney who already has a BILLION other things on her plate before folks act like your letters were just translated from Mandarin Chinese into english?

Please do not go into the area of real property to become the next Donald Trump is you've NO CLUE as to what you're doing. Please do not assume that others you deal with are not only ignorant but stupid. And please, do not ever send an email to ANYBODY for seemingly legal purposes and elude to the fact that it's "certified." (that sh*t is actually funny).

And while you're so busy sending emails about grass and stalking my residence could you next time ring the bell and make a date to have an actual LICENSED contractor fix the 13 page list of problems we gave you back in April of 2008 when we moved in??????

Seriously, am I really asking too much? And to think after all this we still manage to get the $2,795.00 per month rent mailed out from St. Louis all the way to Malibu, California at the beginning of each month. And for this, what do we get? None sense, utter none sense. I'd think a landlord would treat the ONLY tenants they have so far with a little more dignity and respect and try to manage some form of customer service. . . . . . . I must be in the Twilight Zone so let me pinch myself and hope that I wake the f*ck up.