The second lesson I've learned is: although sellers and communities provide full disclosures, and you even have an inspection of the property; there will be a learning curve between the homeowner and the property itself.
In the first couple month I'm still learning things about the community; specifically about my neighbors. Some are friendly and actually speak, a few are awkward, and a couple appear to always be home (living "the life" and yes I'm a little jelly). I have one neighbor that parks behind my driveway EVERYDAY- I'm trying to decide if I should have a chat or not; not trying to have bad blood with others so early...so the jury is still out on that one but stay tuned.
I'm also still learning things about the house itself! Most things are minimal like the way the drains in my bathroom sink are super stubborn and that there is a lose wooden plank in my downstairs bathroom.
These things are small- but there has been one major adventure: my garage door lock is (was) busted! So it took several nights before I parked in my garage; partly because I had trash in there from moving as well as kitchen appliances I was selling. But mainly because I was cutting a few corners with buying a garage opener online!
Once it arrived my pops got it programmed and the very next day I was ready to park my "Mazarati" in my garage. It was late, and the door to the house was being extremely stubborn; I brushed it off and took the literal 7 steps to my front door which I had entered and exited numerous times. I then walked from the inside of the house and used the wall unit garage opener button to close the garage. The door from the garage to the house was still being stubborn so I slammed it shut and went to bed (did I mention it was late and I was tired).
The next morning I am ready to walk out the door conjoining the house and garage when to my surprise...the door won't budge; I notice the door knob won't turn at all; I realize the lock won't unlock! I immediately begin to panic then bully myself as I quickly recount the struggles I had with the door the night before: Why did I park in the garage? Why didn't I notice something was wrong with the door before? Why did I wait until the very last minute to leave for work? What do I do now- I can't get me car out!
I was panicking mostly because I legit did not know how to get my car out. The car was in the garage. The garage door opener was inside the car, that was in the garage. The door from the house to the garage was stuck/jammed.
So....I called my dad; who didn't answer. Then I called my mom who didn't answer. Then I decided to unscrew the lock! I figured let me just take it off, that should work. Long story short my parents did call me back, but only moments before I needed to call my coworker to pick me up for work; I had an AM client/appointment. I called a locksmith who told me I was on the right track; he basically told me that I would need to destroy the lock with whatever it takes but not destroy the door frame.
After my appointment; my co-worker and I were up to the challenge. We grabbed a toolbox and went to work. I tried not to get discouraged and not to be too gentle and after about 15 minutes finally I could see my car! I reversed her outta there so quick it would have made your head spin.
Since then I have replaced the locks on all entrances to the house and ordered another garage open to keep inside the house for special situations AKA emergencies. I've also parked my car inside the garage and feel confident this scenario won't be a repeat!
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