New Project - Ocean City Condo

OC Condo Photos

Apparently I've got nothing better to do. So Natalie has volunteered to overhaul the Laohaphan's condo on the boardwalk in Ocean City, MD. At this time there's no actual plan, but here's what we'll be dealing with.

The unit has been a rental for the last 20 years so it's very much in need of some work. It's in a great location, 1st floor with direct access to the boardwalk at 18th street right down the hall. Everything is more or less original to 1978 or subsequently touched up sometime during the 80s and 90s.

The most ominous fact about this little project is that Mark will be going it alone. I'm looking forward to finding out just how wrong those home improvement shows really are.

House Flip Photos

It's all done except for the close. Jeff and his crew, Jason and Paul, did an awesome job. It took just over 150 man days to complete the renovation (everything inside was torn out and replaced) plus contracting for plumbing, paint and carpets. We started on December 3rd and finished up last Tuesday, February 26th. Here are a few photos after completion. You can see the pre-renovation photos at the old posting. Dec-2007 Posting

The Slacker is BACK!

How pathetic am I. It's been more than 2 months since my last post. Maybe I've been saving it up. I won't offer excuses, just know that I hang my head in shame and apologize. To all of you that have provided the tremendous amount of guilt over the last few days, CONGRATULATIONS, you win!

So some quick updates.

1. Mark remains happily PT consulting
2. Natalie continues to be the bread winner and provider of medical insurance... also the cook
3. Mark's snowboarding season was and will not be due to his whiny back
4. The final tally for the Naughty or Nice poll staid more or less the same per the original results posting. Natalie was voted Nice by 58% of you. And 57% of you felt Mark was Naughty.
-Luckily there was a 9% margin of error so nobody was really hurt.
5. The House Flip is almost complete, just waiting for the sale. I'll post the finished photos separately.

That's all i have to say for now. Crazy Dave is on his way over to join us for dinner so we gotta run.

Mark