Adventures in #HomeOwnership in #Spain: The neighbor came to inform me about their view that the yard of our home is built against municipal regulations — too high.
I don't think such regulations exist in #LasGabias (I checked).
Anyway, he claims that the trees bring shadow, moisture and spiders to his yard. All three are positive aspects here. Also, they don't. His yard is full of trees bringing all the shadow, moisture and #spiders he wants.
He says the issue has been discussed with the previous owner of the house, and assumes (correctly) that the previous owner did not inform me of this unresolved claim.
Our #trees, except one ancient olive tree, are tiny. None extend even near his property.
Let's see how this develops. I am looking forward to discussing in the court setting the positive nature of trees, moisture, shadow and spiders to the ecosystem and livability of the neighborhood.
‘Property poetry’?
"Real estate is another way to say Australia."
"Kate Holden connects Turnbull’s persistence in illegally clearing vast tracts of koala habitat, and his murder of Turner, to British Enlightenment theories of property. The English philosopher John Locke, she observes, “placed emphasis on labour to morally justify the owning of property. The more work put into the land, the more settled a man was upon it. Holden traces associations between Locke’s ideas, the history of terra nullius and the “strange, morbid fixation in Australian myth of just how hard a person has to work on this land.”
"[b]y the time of Australia’s settling, the ineluctable mark of a British citizen was land ownership. It enfranchised him, gave him rights […] Land – elemental, foundational – was the desperately prized asset in a new colony. Without it, man was only an object."
Our internet / cable / house phone went down at home yesterday afternoon. However, Verizon is coming shortly so I need to run home to meet them so they can get it fixed.
I am thankful they are able to get there today to hopefully get it fixed.
Something this old and everything else attached of similar era makes plumbers grumpy! Lesson so far on this disaster is to plan on refreshing plumbing more frequently. That was not in the "becoming a homeowner" brochures, LOL. #plumbing#plumbingdisaster#homeownership
Martha’s Vineyard Is Being Gutted by Skyrocketing #Housing#Costs. Yes, You Should Care.
The fight for affordable year-round housing in this elite summer destination offers lessons for dealing with a national crisis.
The housing crisis and inequality are intertwined. #Homeownership is the primary way #Americans build wealth, which can be leveraged to pay for education or cover #medical bills. But #RealEstate estate is also a popular #investment
Interesting program to help people buy a home in California -- but must be a "first generation homeowner" whose parents did not own a home. Last time this was available apparently all funds were gobbled up in 11 days.
Intent of the program is to boost people whose families have been unable to become homeowners, also those who have been in foster or institutional care.
Thankful for the guys from Oakland Rooter who stayed till 6pm last night replacing a pipe clogged with roots. Joe gave them some chocolates 😊(and money of course)
Climate change is already affecting where people in America are choosing to live, according to a new study. The populations of thousands of U.S. neighborhoods are declining as buyers become more aware of flood risks. And as floods become more frequent and disastrous due to climate change, experts are warning that the toll on infrastructure and the economy will keep rising. Read more from NPR.
I've got five items on my list called: Outdoor Things I Definitely Must Do Before Winter. I'm trying to find optimal timing relative to rain, desk work and fluctuating enthusiasm to tick them all off.
Forced myself to get the first one (deck sand & stain) addressed this afternoon, but it spawned a new task to repair some rotting wood.
I'll now add that to a list called: Things Discovered Doing the Other Things And Which Also Must Be Done Before Winter.
It's been a hell of a month! Since my last post I've dealt with water pooling in our basement, shady plumbers, broken toilet flange (unrelated to the basement water), mice in our attic, and keeping track of the insurance process (way more complicated than I thought). All part and parcel of owning a home.
This is really the first weekend since late August that I feel like I have time to breathe, and I'm grateful for it. Excited to have all that behind us so we can have a relaxing camping trip in the cool rainy fall weather (my favorite). I'm also starting to play around with Godot, getting started on my first real hobby project in years. It's been slow learning with kids and other adult responsibilities, but I took the day off Monday so I can focus on it for a day. Things are looking up!
Biden is unveiling the #AmericanClimateCorps, a program with echoes of the New Deal
"The White House on Wednesday unveiled a new climate #jobs training program that it says could put 20,000 people to work in its first year on projects like restoring land, improving communities' resilience to natural disasters and deploying clean energy."
"While the plans are exceedingly modest for now, the Climate Corps could be a means for Biden to make his environmental agenda resonate with younger voters still smarting from the administration’s approval of the #WillowProject.
With #homeownership and major asset purchases still solidly out of reach for many younger voters, the #AmericanClimateCorps#jobs might offer tangible benefits to those left out of the IRA."
#HomeOwnership = figuring out the cheapest way to remove yellow jackets as a blind guy.
Advice welcome. As of now, I’m thinking of trying to cover the nest to starve them out.
@joshgammon the problem is that in most countries #homeownership is a means to an end. In #Canada, it's a retirement plan that almost everybody in the older generation bought into.
Surprise surprise, when that happens, lawmakers are loathe to pull back on the gas.
Skye says don’t forget to stop and smell the flowers with your booper! Spring has finally arrived in the Canadian North and Skye’s yard is filled with beautiful blooms. 🌸💕
I knew a woman who bought a house in Riceton (just outside Regina) - population 33 in 2021 - for $6000 to live in for the duration of her university studies. That was equivalent to 1 year's rent on an apartment in the city at that time.
So, #millennials ... still think you'll never be able to buy a house? Come to the #prairies ...