Fasting, 3rd Time's the Charm
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I fasted yesterday and am today. I know (this is not advice) I need to and I got sick of whatever that roadblock was that was keeping me from not giving in to temptation.
It I'm being honest, I can look in the mirror and tell that my health has suffered in the last six months.
For one thing, my home is infested with mold. It got this way when my roommate stole the FEMA money that was given to him because he did the application. You all will remember that it ended up raining in the hallway and kitchen, and the ceiling tiles in the living room and my bedroom were holding water and about to give way. Well, it rained in-between the metal outer walls and pressboard interior walls at that time, meaning it flooded the electrical wiring. That's not my problem, but it brings me to something else that has had an adverse effect on my health.
The electricity bill was in my name. My roommate paid it. To make a long story short, he changed the administrative password to the account, ran up the bill, called Duke Energy, lied to them when he told them I had moved and skipped out on the bill, and started an account in his name. He ran up his own account, and the electricity was shut off with no way of turning it on.
This will be my second summer without electricity, but it was winter when it was turned off. So, I have been without electricity for a winter, spring, summer, fall, 2nd winter, 2nd spring, and soon 2nd summer.
It's past the point of discomfort. I can't control the temperature. I can't store food. I can't cook food.
But the worst effect on my health has been and continues to be living under the same roof with a person I used to know who for reasons I won't try to explain has decided that I exist to be the scapegoat for the anger, disappointment, and frustration he feels about his own life.
It would makes sense to wonder when it will be possible for me to move.
Well, I have to sign/ notarize one more paper. It was supposed to come one week, but they closed the office. It was supposed to come the next, but the accountant had to re-do his submission to the Court because the value of the estate went above the figure he submitted (so, there's that).
I'll have to continue to live here for probably a few months after the settlement hearing.
This is because I need to buy a car and I'm buying condo instead of renting. I don't need to tell any of you that this will take time.
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Btw, this is my latest real estate find.
It's been for sale for 3 days.
I've saved the listing.
My sister-in-law and I are making a spreadsheet.
Well, actually, she's making a spreadsheet. I'm only giving her data.
Of course, it's too early to tell if this will be a viable possibility.
I especially like the floors. They are all either stone or hardwood.
Laundry hook-ups.
3rd floor. Elevator.
Concrete block on concrete slab, c. 1972.
2205 Belleair Rd Apt A35, Clearwater, FL 33764 [Updated 4/23] https://share.google/WoavJjXFVHkC2lWez
I could easily live here.
I doubt it will happen but we'll see.
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I have friends with places in SE Florida who tell me the common charges have skyrocketed for all the repair work the state is mandating after the Surfside tragedy. One guy I know sold his coral gables condo over it, it just wasn’t worth it any more as a second home (this guy lives in Philly).
Has that been an issue in your neck of the woods?
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No, not really.
There are new laws, after that happened, but most of them are good, e.g. a law that says all condo HOA's in certain categories (25 or more residents? 3 or more stories? I should know this by now) must publish all of their documents on a State site along with transcripts of all HOA meetings.
These documents include how much they have in escrow, all recent repairs, and if you do your due diligence, you can tell if a condo has had special assessments or is likely to have them.
The places I'm looking at are modest, and solidly built.
They differ from the Miami market because Miami has virtual skyscrapers making special assessments expensive.
The main difference between the Clearwater market and the Miami market is that all of the Miami metro area is on the Atlantic coast.
It gets a tremendous amount of water thrown at it. Water is what is causing the corrosive damage.
We border the Gulf of Mexico, and the Gulf is placid unless there is a tropical storm or hurricane.
We don't really hear about special assessments ruining people here.
Miami and the SE coast is definitely a very different market than Clearwater.
I have a lot of factors to process, but, no, I don't worry about special assessments, taxes, or insurance. I will learn everything there is to know about any specific complex before I decide I want to buy.
I wouldn't want to be buying a condo in SE Florida.
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