[Magdalen] And the rent increase is...

[Grace Cangialosi]

My thought exactly, Jay--even before I saw your response.

> On Jul 12, 2017, at 9:43 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.
> 
>> 
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