The joys of home ownership - NOT

[fencerm2]

"You should really stop wasting your money on rentals," sayeth my father two years or so ago. "You and your sister should purchase a two family, and build some equity for yourselves."

On paper...good plan. And you can do things like kitchen destruction and tearing things apart and so on and so forth. But then...when things break...you get to deal with those, too.

My sister's bathroom is leaking. Her tub, her sink...and it is above MY bathroom. My ceiling tiles are shot...and now, to fix the problem, the plumbers are tearing up MY bathroom to get at HER pipes. This will be fun...NOT.

They've done nearly all the damage they can do today...they'll be back tomorrow to do more. And put a hole in the wall of HER spare bedroom.

And to conclude this line of thought...only her toilet is usable. So I get to share MY bathroom with my sister and her boyfriend for at least another day, maybe 2 or 3. Oh yes...home ownership...wooo...

On a positive note - submission sent Friday, fingers crossed. And overall, my mood is better. We'll see what the future holds.

Comments

[rlg.livejournal.com]

you mean like here? (the comic after 5/10/06 if it's updated).

[lord-strider.livejournal.com]

Well it is true that renting puts the fixing of the house on someone else it does not meen that it will be fixed in a timely manner or that you would not loose use of your bathroom for days when the upstairs plumming went south. Had it happen in the last apartment I was renting I had supports holding up the sheet rock in two of my rooms for 3 weeks because of a pipe break.

[sohrshah.livejournal.com]

Is that a STRAWBERRY on a device?

[lord-strider.livejournal.com]

Why yes it is.

[sohrshah.livejournal.com]

I am most impressed with your Strawberried Field...

:P

[kielbasa-007.livejournal.com]

Its better than using the outhouse in the back

[belmikey.livejournal.com]

When you come right down to it, this exact scenario could conceivably play out the same exact way if you were both renting (or, for that matter, if you were two strangers with proximate apartments). The only real difference is that you have to pay for it.

[chrystie69.livejournal.com]

That is my biggest fear or home ownership. The ultimate responsibility like that. Although I am considering it.

[kielbasa-007.livejournal.com]

wait until your a landlord and have to deal with other properties problems.

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[(Anonymous)]

Hey there! I am the owner/landlord (was previously the tenant) of a building, and hey, I have had this thing happen TWICE in the past year: living on the ground floor, having water dripping on my head. And yes, it is a nightmare. Sure if you are renting you have to wait after the landlord to fix it (as the tenant upstairs bitched at me constantly), but you DON'T have to pay the deductable. The most recent water problem was ONLY within my own apartment and wouldn't cost much over the insurance deductable so they are coming out of pocket. I have had no sink or lights in the bathroom (still waiting for friends to help me with the plaster) since Feb. So yay, yay for being an owner/landlord. On the other hand having the renters helps pay the mortgage, and the house looks great as collateral when I see my bank lady. But really, any interior decorating I did was while I was still a tenant. Now all $ goes to maintenance instead. btw I am here from my webstats since it is my comic referred to. I believe he meant this page http://liliane.comicgenesis.com/d/20060513.html (he linked to the mainpage which changes when I update). Another funny plumbing problem/homeowner comic is here: http://liliane.comicgenesis.com/d/20050713.html Happy homeownership!! Leanne