Comments on: LTB–and a lot more

By: walt

walt — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:47:46 +0000

Several reasons. My brother lives in Livermore. Our best friend lives in Livermore. My wife’s family pioneered the area, and she has cousins in Livermore.

And, after spending some weeks looking at houses in both Pleasanton and Livermore, we found the traffic a lot better in Livermore and the houses significantly less expensive–oh, and the library considerably more fabulous (not that Pleasanton’s isn’t very nice, because it is).

We like Pleasanton, and for a while were focusing there. But the house that captured our fancy is in Livermore, and the traffic really was discouraging us about Pleasanton–the city’s layout essentially forces chokepoints. Still, a nice place.

By: Ruth Ellen

Ruth Ellen — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:39:50 +0000

Any particular reason you chose Livermore? Right now I’m visiting my sister in Pleasanton. She has talked about moving to Livermore.

By: walt

walt — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:41:28 +0000

RCN: Good point. Including the county-to-county culture differences. When we moved from San Mateo County to Santa Clara County, we didn’t pay either escrow fee because in SM, buyer paid and in SC, seller paid. Now, moving to Alameda County, we get to double up: Seller pays in SC, buyer pays in Alameda. (We also get to pay for both house inspections…)

Maintenance: Good. It’s one thing to do a remodel. It’s another to keep the termites at bay, the roof, eaves, etc. in good condition, and the rest of the bones in good shape: Boring but essential. We were delighted to see that people do notice.

By: RCN

RCN — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:33:24 +0000

Reminds me why I haven’t moved since buying my current house (in a town that neighbors yours currently) in 1992. I think buying and selling houses at the same time in the San Francisco Bay Area should be illegal – it’s human cruelty! Meanwhile, I must keep at that maintenance thing… Congrats to you for both your sale and your purchase.

By: walt

walt — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:11:45 +0000

Thanks. This morning was odd, with two agents and two buyers and a home inspector doing an extended walkthrough, an appraiser also doing a walkthrough, and our agent bringing over originals of papers we’d signed copies of, to make sure everything was properly signed. A proper zoo. All part of the process…

By: Steve Lawson

Steve Lawson — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:54:21 +0000

I hope this all comes through as planned.

By: Leigh Anne

Leigh Anne — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:18:38 +0000

Fingers crossed for a seamless outcome – and congrats!

By: walt

walt — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:36:29 +0000

Livermore (assuming this all works out). (And, for Will Manley readers, it’s true: Livermore has a really nice and heavily-used public library. We were both pleasantly surprised, maybe even astonished–not that it was good, but just how good, and how heavily-used. We’re looking forward to being steady patrons.)

By: Ruth Ellen

Ruth Ellen — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:03:26 +0000

So, whither are you moving?