Also there was a huge spike in voter registration in Kansas after the SCOTUS decision and something like 70% of new voter registrations were women.

Excellent. And, hi.

Water aerobics this morning, yay!

My son's lease ends in October so I have been poking around at houses in his area. I found this place 1/3 of a mile from where his girlfriend works (or will when they rebuild after the fire). She doesn't drive so walking distance would be cool. Anyway, to give an example of the extreme difference in RE prices, this little 2/2 house would be so cute for them listed at $139,000. [link] Clearly easier to find something for him than for me!

Tim and his brothers are going through the process of selling their dad's house, and the first option was a private sale to a neighbor's relative. (They're still using a realtor, who's a friend of a friend and really knows his shit. We got super lucky there.) Anyway, the buyer's bid lowballed the asking price by $120K (that zero is not a typo). That's crazy.

Tim and his brothers probably would have accepted a bid that was $12K under asking, just to have the sale over and done with. But this guy's massive underbid means the next step is to give a letter to all the neighbors offering them the opportunity to buy it, and if that doesn't pan out, then they list it.

I feel bad even complaining about it, because the house is part of the estate and therefore its sale directly affects me, through Tim. I do get that. Still, stuff can be 2 things -- it can be a financial opportunity that makes our retirement more secure *and* a giant pain in the ass to get cleaned out and sold.

Selling a house is a giant pain in the ass, as is buying one!

Wow Steph, that reminds me of a FSBO house I saw a few weeks ago that hiked its price UP $100k (when the original asking price was somewhat optimistic for the mediocre property being offered). Some people's approach to the real estate game bears no resemblance to reality.

In other divorced from reality news, I present the latest from the Alex Jones Sandy Hook trial: [link]

Wow Steph, that reminds me of a FSBO house I saw a few weeks ago that hiked its price UP $100k (when the original asking price was somewhat optimistic for the mediocre property being offered). Some people's approach to the real estate game bears no resemblance to reality.

Their asking price is in line with the appraisal (and the realtor is pretty sure they could get a decent amount over the asking price if they list it); even so, we expected the first bid to be under the asking price, but not by $120k. Yeesh.

That's... wow.

Seeing the judge scolding Alex Jones, and the amazing text story, just a highlight of the day. He is so despicable. What he did to those grieving parents is just horrifying.

In other delightful news, my ridiculously adorable nephew is 2 today and if you are in the friend group on FB you can see the adorableness here - [link]

Their asking price is in line with the appraisal (and the realtor is pretty sure they could get a decent amount over the asking price if they list it); even so, we expected the first bid to be under the asking price, but not by $120k.

I feel like someone did the same thing to my mom and uncle when they were selling my grandparents' house. Probably a neighbor. I wonder if it's a tactic people are getting from somewhere.

What a couple of cuties, Laura!