Generally the stuff at the Sears Outlet is warrantied as normal so it's not high risk. It's a great place for appliances if they have what you're after! (Delivery is quite fast and cheap also!)

At first it seemed that we had done well when we sold our home of 30+ years in 1999. Then I added up repairs and improvements -- and *inflation*. We made about 4% 'profit'. Of course, we also had a nice HOME to live in all that time! The RE bubble was an unregulated credit market 'churn'. The administrations bragged about the all-time high percentage of home 'ownership' in the US. However, completely unqualified 'buyers' were financing homes with zero down and artificially low adjustable rate mortgages they couldn't afford to pay a year later. Existing homeowners borrowed on inflated home 'values'and were left with 'minus-zero' equity when the market tanked. The credit industry was concentrating on *volume*. If I may mix my party games, The music for Musical Chairs went faster and faster until the poor Cheese was left standing alone -- and in debt.

@reedre Sorry for another question 😝 but do you mind sharing a closer picture of the front of your house. I am trying to decide between a double front door or a single door with side lights. Are you happy with your front door? I think I want to go with one that’s similar.

Usually when prices are low it’s only customary to find a line of cars waiting to take advantage. For the past 3 days, when I passed by there were no cars at all. Now THAT’s freaky too. I’m an essential worker and it was stunning to pay lass then 13.00 to fill up my tank.