Recent content by SoOCOwner_IHB

This same thing used to happen to me as a kid. Always got questions from the adults, never the kids. You would think the adults would have better sense. My Mom would get these people off my back by saying that I inherited my "lighter" looks like my blond-blue eyed uncle. That seemed to...

My mortgage will be paid off when I'm 55. It just takes planning.

I happened to catch this last night on So Cal Connected. It's about middle class people who ended up homeless. Hidden Homeless The first couple's problems were a typical case of overspending. They moved up to a bigger house they couldn't afford then began pulling money out. At one point he...

Thank you IR2, that counts me out!

Do any of you IHB realtors have any insight on what might be wrong with this property? Maybe there is something in the Realtor's notes that would indicate that it has major problems. Barrett House It it in a very nice area, but has been on and off the market several times, so I know it must...

SGIP, can anonymously turn this person in to the IRS?

Of course you tell them. They WILL find out eventually and resent the fact that you never told them. This is not something you can hide in this day and age. Although in my case it was obvious due to differing physical characteristics, I was told from an early age and it was no big deal at...

^ Sorry, couldn't resist . . .

What a sad video. It took only 20 minutes to destroy someone's former family home with a lifetime of memories.

"McDonalds Play Land" meets "Leave it to Beaver"

'The Help' by KathrynStockett. Great book about black/white relations in Mississippi in the 60's. Black women were asked to cook, clean and raise the babies of their white employers, but still considered them "unclean" and made them use a separate garage bathroom! Great ending - you will love...

Get one of those hose connections that requires a "key" to turn it on. We have one at our cabin.

The cold tile floors do not evoke a feeling of warmth IMO.

^ That thing is hideous.

Thank you for doing this. I often wonder what happens to the older dogs at the pet stores. If I didn't have a house full of cats, I'd be tempted to go and get her cage mate. Maybe another IHB'er has room for him??