[Magdalen] And the rent increase is...

[Jay Weigel]

On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 9:28 PM Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> ...for the year starting Oct. 1...
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> ...drum roll, please...
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> approximately 1.7 percent.
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> Whew! Needn't worry about that one anymore. I do want to buy a house (but
> my partner puts up obstacles to doing so), but it's good to know that until
> then we're not being robbed. There are ever more apartments going up in our
> neighborhood, and I think supply is getting ahead of demand.
>
> The obstacle my partner keeps putting up is the desire to build a house
> rather than buy one. I have environmental concerns about building, and my
> head explodes at the thought of that whole project: not building it
> ourselves, but making all the decisions: I'll be pushing for a house that
> meets our needs but is then quite sell-able; he'll be pushing for a
> quirkily designed monastic priory. So basically we'll never get a house
> that way.
>
> I fantasize about finding one of the better homes in a much less expensive
> town, with a room that will make a splendid monastic oratory but can be
> other things as well.
>
> I still wonder how old I'll be before I have a home that contains an
> always-available washer and dryer.
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA


You guys need a mediator if you are serious about a house. No fantasizing,
no arguing.  Someone who can put it in realistic terms and help both
parties see what is needed.

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