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And Smooth, I'm so glad it's working out for you. My parents (dad was a teacher) had school students round to listen to jazz and skiffle and otherwise be corrupted - it's one of the things I like about my parents married life (they divorced a lo-o-ong time ago).

You only run your pool pump/filter 2 hours a day? Wow. Mine runs more like 12 hours a day. Sometimes more.

We love our house too, but wow, it needs work. We bought it for about $100K below what it was really worth - or would have been worth three years ago if it were in good condition, that is. Since then we've put on a new roof, cleared a lot of overgrowth from the yard and garden, replaced the furnace, put in a pool, did some earth-moving to fix drainage issues, and Thurs. we're replacing the central air unit. And not a moment too soon! :p

Also our master bath is gutted, and there are some more projects we'll be doing like moving the laundry room to another part of the house, replacing the kitchen floor, replacing the carpet, etc.

The house is 45 years old and has issues. I know some people would wonder why we didn't just buy a house that was already the way we wanted it - but why do people ever buy fixer-uppers? It's big, and has some real coolness potential. Someday we may even get there!

I want a condo. With a 24/7 maintenance dude. I don't want to have to deal with ANY of this house stuff. Makes me nuts. NUTS. I just want to call someone and have them come fix it. that's it. And someone to do landscaping.

And, a cook.

And laundress.

what?

Wanted: Pantysniffer.

...just joking, folks... carry on.....

ETA: or a husband?:lol2:

I can't help you with the rest, but I know someone who is selling a very nice two-bedroom, two-car garage, end-unit, ground-floor condo in Mason. HOA fee only $157/month. :D