Have some cheese with my whine
May. 25th, 2005 01:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
boodieBeen sitting here trying to work myself out of a mini depression about this house, I used to love living here, I loved the street, I loved the neighbourhood, I still love the street, its nice and quiet, and so is the neighbourhood, but I no longer love living in this house.
I went out this morning to have a look at what Jims Mowing had done to the backyard and I saw the house, as someone else who was seeing it for the first time, would, and I was horrified, it looks like a dump, it really does.
The paint is peeling, the amount of cracked windows makes it look like it's abandoned, the gutters are drooping, the roof is in dire need of repair and repainting, and coming back inside was just as depressing, the huge crack over the front door that speaks volumes about how much the house has shifted off the footings, the doors that dont shut, or wont open, the wiring that overloads at awkward times.
The bathroom that is depressing just to be in, the toilet is the same, the lack of light in the hallway in winter, the light fittings that dont work properly. I used to love this house, I don't anymore.
But then I sat and examined my options, and THAT was just as depressing.
Basically, I have none.
1) My dream of owning my own house (barring winning lotto) has gone with massive house prices and interest rates.
2) I cant afford to move
3) Even if I could afford to move, I can't afford to pay any more rent, I looked at rental places, they all want $25-30 more than what I pay a week, for places that probably arent much better than this, that are within 20ks of Hobart. The good places want almost $200 a week, thats impossible on my income.
4) Even places out back of woop-woop want the same amount of rent I pay now, thats false economy of the highest order.
I'm stuck living here, barring a miracle.. This was NOT how it was supposed to be. I dont even think a new bathroom would make me feel better at the moment, I'm sick of fighting every little inch with the Property Manager for basic maintenance issues.
I've had it.
I went out this morning to have a look at what Jims Mowing had done to the backyard and I saw the house, as someone else who was seeing it for the first time, would, and I was horrified, it looks like a dump, it really does.
The paint is peeling, the amount of cracked windows makes it look like it's abandoned, the gutters are drooping, the roof is in dire need of repair and repainting, and coming back inside was just as depressing, the huge crack over the front door that speaks volumes about how much the house has shifted off the footings, the doors that dont shut, or wont open, the wiring that overloads at awkward times.
The bathroom that is depressing just to be in, the toilet is the same, the lack of light in the hallway in winter, the light fittings that dont work properly. I used to love this house, I don't anymore.
But then I sat and examined my options, and THAT was just as depressing.
Basically, I have none.
1) My dream of owning my own house (barring winning lotto) has gone with massive house prices and interest rates.
2) I cant afford to move
3) Even if I could afford to move, I can't afford to pay any more rent, I looked at rental places, they all want $25-30 more than what I pay a week, for places that probably arent much better than this, that are within 20ks of Hobart. The good places want almost $200 a week, thats impossible on my income.
4) Even places out back of woop-woop want the same amount of rent I pay now, thats false economy of the highest order.
I'm stuck living here, barring a miracle.. This was NOT how it was supposed to be. I dont even think a new bathroom would make me feel better at the moment, I'm sick of fighting every little inch with the Property Manager for basic maintenance issues.
I've had it.
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Date: 2005-05-25 11:17 am (UTC)Wish I could help. It's horrid that a renter has so few rights, that you have no legal recourse. :(
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Date: 2005-05-25 12:54 pm (UTC)Don't feel down. Maybe something good will happen and you'll be able to move out into a nice place, or possibly get your own house someday. *snugs*
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Date: 2005-05-25 11:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-27 06:25 am (UTC)