[Magdalen] And the rent increase is...

[Scott Knitter]

I agree.

On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 8:43 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 9:28 PM Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > ...for the year starting Oct. 1...
> >
> > ...drum roll, please...
> >
> > approximately 1.7 percent.
> >
> > 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.
>
> >
> >
>



-- 
Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA