I got over my previous upset ness but still not quite at 100% PMA. Appt with my therapist tomorrow so that should help.
Okay job - here is my housing issue. I rent a very expensive 2 bedroom apt - it's basically the top 2 floors of a 3 story house in a expensive and awesome neighborhood.
This is where I want to raise my kids.
My landlord (she is prob asbergers) is gifting the house to her alma mata UC Berkeley in July 2016. There is some significance to her turning 71 then.
She is going to gift to them because she does not want to pay capital gains on the sale.
She thinks that because Berkeley will not actually want the house just the money from the sale of the house that she will can assure me that I will be able to buy the house immediately from Berkeley at the price it's appraised for. She is a pretty hard core negotiator so I am confident she will tell Berkeley she won't give them the house unless they sell it to me for the appraisal value.
It's the appraised value that my landlord uses for her tax deduction on the gift.
Here is the problem. The house is in state of disrepair and literally fallen and leaking down around me.
My landlord who lives in dc comes by every few months with duct tape and wood glue to fix stuff. Needless to say within a month the problem reappears.
Currently the over light in my bedroom does not turn on, I have significant leakage in the kitchen sink and the upstairs bathroom, also two gaps the floor boards in the living room.
I don't necessarily mind spending my own money to make these repairs so that I can live In a decent environment. I just don't want to raise the value of the house by making any repairs. I want to get it for as cheep as possible in 2 years.
Does this make sense?
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