Hank's rented house goes up for sale (2007)
story · status: told 2×, last update 2007 · last event: retold (2007-08-03)
In April 2007 Hank found that the house he rents in Missoula had been put up for sale, and buyers came to look at it. By the end of July the new owner had agreed to keep him and Katherine on as tenants.
About: Lambros Real Estate, Missoula, Montana
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-19 | told | Hank finds his rented house listed for sale by his landlord at $515,000 together with the house behind it; he loves the house and Missoula, expects a buyer will likely keep the renters, and his impulse is to stay. | April 19th: For Sale?! 00:00:03 |
| 2007-04-27 | update | Prospective buyers are walking through the house Hank lives in, to see if they want to buy it and kick him and Katherine out. | April 27th: Bad Day,,, 00:00:11 |
| 2007-07-30 | update | Hank reports that his rented house, which he and John had been discussing because it was for sale, has a new owner who is happy to keep him as a tenant. | July 30: Mystery Lyrics and Paying Rent 00:00:45 |
| 2007-08-03 | retold | Hank says he so recently dodged the bullet of losing his home that he feels for someone kicked out of hers. | August 3: The Retail Dance 00:03:28 |
What is said about it
6 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2007-04-19 · April 19th: For Sale?! — Hank's landlord also works for Lambros Real Estate selling houses, and apparently sometimes sells the houses he owns. — 00:00:46
- 2007-04-19 · April 19th: For Sale?! — Hank: The listing is $515,000 for Hank's house and the house behind it together; he doesn't want two houses and isn't sure he wants one. (playful, hedged) — 00:01:14
- 2007-04-19 · April 19th: For Sale?! — Hank: Moving out would be a huge pain; Hank thinks the most likely scenario is a buyer glad to keep a renter and the rent income. (hedged) — 00:01:42
- 2007-04-19 · April 19th: For Sale?! — Hank: Asking what they should do, Hank says his impulse is to stay, and it would help if more people shared it: he is tired of watching friends leave town. — 00:02:58
- 2007-04-24 · Brotherhood 2.0: April 24: Moving — John: Sorry that Hank's house is on the block, John suggests Hank buy a house, not in Missoula but in Indianapolis, Indiana. (playful, hedged) — 00:01:05
- 2007-04-27 · April 27th: Bad Day,,, — Hank's day has been bad: people he doesn't know are walking around upstairs, interested in buying his house. — 00:00:11