I decided that the draft offer contained a timeline for the completion of a house inspection that was too aggressive (five business days). Had the offer been written up with the date requested, I would have been at high risk for losing my deposit. The vendor is extraordinarily anxious to move forward on [...]
House Hunting — Part II
November 24th, 2005 · 4 Comments
Tags: · Finance, House, Mortgage, Personal
House Hunting — Part I
November 22nd, 2005 · 3 Comments
If you've never bought (or attempted) to buy a house before, there are piles of experiences you've likely never encountered. For example, prior to looking for a house, I --
Thought 2:00pm through 4:00pm on Sunday was for sitting on the couch. What I didn't understand was that the time is actually meant for [...]
Tags: · Finance, House, Mortgage, Personal
Help Me Quit
June 21st, 2005 · 4 Comments
A few months ago I received an email from a publishing company that I'd never heard of asking if I'd sell one of my photographs to a magazine I'd never heard of. What could possibly go wrong?
It turns out that the unknown publication was the in-flight magazine for WestJet airlines. They were in [...]
Tags: · Camera, Canada, Finance, Literature, Media, Personal, Photography, Travel