A couple of months ago, I woke up with another Ephinay. “Hey, why not sell my condo and live in a luxury apartment for the rest of my days?”
Selling now, I figure, would spare my kids, Candis, Curtis, and Camera, from getting ripped off by the condo commando’s exorbitant HOA fees after I passed.
Tiring of resort living back in 2008, I asked Rhys Hollyman, a fellow Canadian who had just gotten his real estate license, if he could help me find a cool place.
What I was looking for was something that overlooked either a golf course, a lake, the intercoastal, or the ocean.
When Rhys showed me my place, he said, “Sorry about the intercoastal, Man, but three outta four ain’t bad.”
What I overlook from my nineteenth-floor apartment is a brand-new Jack Nicklaus golf course and a beautiful lake. Plus, I can see cruise ships going by on the ocean.
Time to get hold of Rhys, who now owns his own real estate company called Logan Reality, and get things rolling.
As I said, I like doing business with Rhys because he’s a Canadian, so because I’m comfortable with how he does things, we put my place on the market.
Before long, Rhys and his trustworthy side-kick Heather Hatt had a few folks taking a peek at it. Now, the best thing about my place is the million-dollar view. (See on top)
The other good thing is my apartment is on the northeast corner of the building, so it only gets the morning sun, resulting in much lower AC bills than my neighbors.
The bad things are it needs to be completely remodeled, and it looks like a clothing store.
My daughter, who lives with me while getting her master’s, also works at O’Neill’s and loves clothes, so they are everywhere.
My plan is to put the money from the sale into a trust fund, which my kids and I will share each year until it runs out.
Okay, now flash forward a couple of months, and I finally get a decent offer, which luckily fell through a few weeks later.
Now, the reason I say, luckily, is because after signing all the documents, I began stressing out.
Most of the stress was coming from the fact that all the rental places I found that I thought would be cool to live in had gone up in price by several hundred dollars.
Not only was that bumming me out, but I also realized that even though I’ve lived in 20 different places, I’ve never moved.
Whenever I got a new job at a radio station in a new city, my wife Lana took care of everything.
My job was to go to work, and when I got home that evening, everything was hooked up and in its place, and dinner was on the table.
So, my only question now is… “How the hell do you move?”
It’s a lot easier to remember the questions than the answers.
I’d much rather do the two-step than the twelve-step.
Ignorance of what’s right or wrong is not acceptable.
According to what I’m watching, I think backup QBs are overpaid, and starters are definitely underpaid.
Being able to focus is not an intellectual gift; it’s a learned skill.
Opportunity follows disaster everywhere.
Can someone tell me how America benefits from Corporate funding and lobbyists?
Nothings free.
If you don’t think you’re a big deal, neither does the rest of the world.
Burning your guitar ain’t gonna make you Jimi Hendricks.
I believe America changed when George Bush suffered no consequences after it was discovered that there were no weapons of mass destruction. That freed up all the powerful people in the US to do whatever the fuck they wanted.
If you’re not paranoid by now, it’s probably too late, so you might as well “forget a ’bout it.”
Why do kids think they’re smart?
Why do protesters think they have the right to disrupt everybody’s life?
Why do I think that most of the laws were created to protect the rich from us?
Is there anything louder than silence?
You can’t change the past, but you can change your future right now.
Hey, if we don’t allow anybody to fuck with our kids, why would we allow God to do so?
Why, even though Black people only represent 13% of America, they make up 20% of the government workforce, whereas Hispanics, who make up over 20% of the population, only have 9% of the government jobs.
White bands must feel obligated to have a black musician in them because I seldom see a white player in a black band.
Unfortunately, when something becomes popular, two things happen, it becomes more expensive, and the service goes to shit.
Have you noticed that ever since big business got involved in the medical profession, you can’t understand what the fuck the people who are answering the phone are saying?
COMMENTS
David Langford: Great Blog, George. I really enjoyed this. Those were the days when radio was creative, as young minds came up with great promotions. The Millionaire gag was brilliant. (The Greatest Promotion)
Geo: Thanks for the read, David. Unfortunately, I don’t think those days will ever return.
Geo: Unfortunately for me, Craig, my wanting you and only you caused us to sell the station. It all began to spiral down when the money guys refused to guarantee your salary, and the only way we could rid ourselves of them was by selling. 🙁 Lucky for you, though, because I’d have never let you retire when you did. 🙂
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When I decided to sell our place in La Salle and move back into Winnipeg I had one momentous job ahead of me! I had never done something like that on my own so I just decided to motivate through it! I started selling everything I wouldn’t need in a condo and forged my way through. It was quite a job and finally it was time to sell the place. Fortunately our place sold the day it went on the market!! Then I had to find a condo in South Winnipeg. It took me a couple of days but I found what I wanted. I made the move and I am very happy where I am, on Grant Avenue between Beaverbrook and Lanark. Lots of good people here and close to my daughters. So George, plough through and it will all work out! I wish you much good luck in your endeavour.
Wendy