Washington DC Homes

It's the end of the second week and so far the work has been on schedule and without any major surprises.  I come over every few days to check the progress and make sure that my contractor is still there, working.  Sometimes I have to get to the job site during my lunch hour if the contractor has...

To control the cost of materials my contractor and I agreed that he will tell me what he needs and I will order the stuff.  It would be great if I could just order all materials for this rehab all at once - it would save me a lot of money on the delivery cost - $75 each time.  Unfortunately the h...

Let me back up for a second - before any work can begin I have to get proper permits from DC.  Anyone who has ever been to DCRA (District of Columbia Regulatory Affairs) permit office knows that it doesn't take just one visit or one person to deal with.  There are several stops that one has to ma...

It's June 2006.  I've been watching this listing for a couple of months now.  It's been under contract for over 6 months, but the settlement date has already been postponed several times.  Something tells me that it might not settle. Sure enought, a few days later the status went back to "active...