When you buy your home, do you really put a lot of thought into how you are going to maintain it?.........neither did I. This is something I had to learn quickly. Buying my first home was the best feeling in the world and what brought me so much joy was that the Money I'm paying goes towards something I will own one day.
I bought my first home in March 2010. After a few months I realized " hmmm, my grass is starting to really grow, I need to have that cut." Problem was.....I didn't have a lawn mover. I didn't want to look like the new neighbor that made the neighborhood look bad because she didn't grow her grass lol so, I had to start searching for a person to cut my grass. After 2 days and outrageous quotes (I thought) I still didn't have a person to do it and my grass my getting higher and higher. My Dad told me several times he would cut it but, I knew my home would be passed down to my grandchildren by the time he got around to it lol. Luckily a man knocked on my door the next day (apparently the neighborhood grass cutter) and asked could he cut my grass every week for $20 dollars. Needless to say I was so relieved and told him I would gladly pay him right now to get started. This is one of the many things it takes to maintain a home.
Moral of the story is......get a handyman, plumber, and a Lowes gift card and keep it on hand, ready to go :)
Here is another article that would help as well.
www.mgichome.com/homeowner/maintaining.html
Til next time,
JC
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