Water

It's pretty important. And it's the one thing standing in my way right now. Me and the neighbors share a water line. It needs to be capped. Only problem is that the main is UNDER their house. Like, embedded in their concrete floor. So, on Thursday I'll go over with the city's chief engineer to take a look at the situation and figure out what needs to be done. He might (probably will) say that THEY need to replace their water/sewer line as well.

Since I can't really do demo/construction until the water lines are in place, that means more delays.

As of today

 Nine months since I closed...

...The crack houses next door, which went into foreclosure last spring, are about to undergo renovation. Awesome for QOL and property values. Hope they tear down the 2-story favela/shed out back Wonder how they got things moving so quickly...

 ...Questions regarding the water line, which I share with the neighbors. Contractor and city rep need to look at it when the neighbors get back next week. Word is there are only 20 or so shared lines left in the city. As they're discovered, they have to replaced with dedicated lines. We're not sure how/where access to the water line is (inside neighbor's house), and it needs to be capped so I can have my own dedicated line. No demo until then...

...Trying to get my window order in so I can get them delivered and up by the end of the year and take advantage of the tax credit. It expires Dec 31. Good luck with that one. The clock's spinning...

Finally

Work's being done. As of today, the old sewer line is being replaced. What this entails: the subcontractors are tearing up the sidewalk and street (with a cop [$$]) standing guard. They'll pull up the line and run a new line from my house that connects with the main in the middle of the street. No more sharing.

PERMITS

Are all in. I started in mid-June, and got them while I was in Costa Rica on November 6th. What a painful, annoying process that was. Can't wait until inspection time.