{"id":18494,"date":"2012-01-09T12:00:40","date_gmt":"2012-01-09T20:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=18494"},"modified":"2012-01-10T15:11:03","modified_gmt":"2012-01-10T23:11:03","slug":"whats-your-interest-in-more-homeowner-topics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/whats-your-interest-in-more-homeowner-topics\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Your Interest in More Homeowner Topics?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Crystal-psychedelic-250.jpg\" title=\"The Tim's Home\" alt=\"The Tim's Home\" style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 0 10px; border:1px solid #000000;\" \/>In <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/02\/the-tims-top-ten-of-twenty-eleven\/#comments\" title=\"Comments on The Tim's Top Ten of Twenty-Eleven\">a recent comment thread<\/a> a few readers expressed interest in occasional posts on some more homeowner-focused topics, including finishing <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/tag\/first-hand-homebuying\/\" title=\"First Hand Homebuying\">the &#8220;knife catcher&#8221; series of posts<\/a> I began back in June about my personal homebuying experience (yes, that&#8217;s my home pictured at right behind <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/crystal\/\" title=\"Crystal's Profile Page\">Crystal<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/forum\/viewtopic.php?f=1&#038;t=610\" title=\"Pink Ponies\">Seattle Bubble Mascot<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the potential posts I was thinking of running about my home hunt before I put the series on hold:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How did we choose our agent?<\/li>\n<li>Where did we get financing?<\/li>\n<li>What was the path to closing like (inspection, escrow, etc.)?<\/li>\n<li>Closing thoughts on the process &#038; decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;ve also had some ideas for post-buying posts on home ownership in general:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How much does ownership <em>really<\/em> cost (interest, maintenance, other stuff)?<\/li>\n<li>Home maintenance: what needs to be done, costs, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Home improvement: costs, uses, practicality, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are these types of topics things that would interest you, the readers?  Or, would you rather I stick to market analysis and listings?  Let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent comment thread a few readers expressed interest in occasional posts on some more homeowner-focused topics, including finishing the &#8220;knife catcher&#8221; series of posts I began back in June about my personal homebuying experience (yes, that&#8217;s my home pictured at right behind Crystal, the Seattle Bubble Mascot). 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