Hello, Scott.

Sunday February 27 2011 at 08:52, you wrote to Nancy Backus:

 SB> I'll try to check it out today sometime. Have to eat some pancakes
 SB> first, then the wife and I have to go look at some houses. We don't
 SB> want to stay in house we are renting when the lease runs up this year
 SB> so we are trying to find something affordable but nice..

That's what my wife and I want to do come fall when we get our financial
aid for college.  While we like where the house is at, we're dropping about
$200 a month, minimum, just to keep the place slightly climate-controlled. 
The house is nearly 90 years old and has zero insulation in the attic and
we have an earthen cellar for a basement.  The old brick and mortar
"foundation" is full of holes and when it rains hard, the cellar
floods a bit and turns into a mucky mess.

The problem for us is because we have two cats and live in a college town,
landlords get all freaked out.  Never mind that my wife and I are both
mature adults with a good rental history with recommendations.

God forbid any of the landlords found out about my ham radio hobby, then
we'd probably be barred for life.   However, I've found that we
get treated better when we rent from a business than we rent from
individuals, especially when it comes to getting the deposit back.

Later,
Sean

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