Whew! Settlement is done. It almost didn't happen though because of my asshole loan officer. Everyone involved in the transaction was professional and courteous and this guy was just a total jerk. Here's what happened: Remember the last thing I wrote about that good faith estimate?  read more »

Ok, so it's two days before I go to settlement and I get all my mortgage paperwork in for me to sign, and guess what?  read more »

This past weekend was one of the first in a while that I really enjoyed living in Maryland again. It happens from time to time - usually in the fall when I drive out to Sugarloaf Mountain or Catoctin Mountain Park. But there was nothing special that happened this weekend to make me like it more here.  read more »

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