house-closing photojournal
Yesterday marked the closing of my purchase of my condo in Jersey City. To commemorate the occasion, I made a little photojournal of the whole day leading up to closing ( at least, the parts I felt I could get away with photographing ).
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7:45am :: The day kicks off in my parents' neighborhood in philly. I took the train to philly the night before because I needed to get a certified check for my closing costs, which I had only just gotten the final numbers for. I got on the 9 bus and headed into center city.
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8:37am :: I got off the bus in town and headed to my bank, which had just opened at 8:30. I proceeded to certify the second-biggest check I had ever made. The first biggest was made last week; it was the second deposit for the property.
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9:08am :: Check in hand, I head to the subway station to get to the amtrak station. On the way, I bought a wholesome breakfast of cinnabon.
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9:13am :: With hunger satiated somewhat, I take the westbound El towards 30th street.
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9:17am :: I exit the subway and walk to 30th Street Station. No hobos have attacked... yet.
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9:24am :: Now within 30th Street Station, I get my prepaid train ticket and prepare to head north. I already miss my cinnabon.
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9:38am :: The only way I could make it to Jersey City in time for the closing was to spring for the Acela train. On the Acela, it takes 1 hour and 9 minutes to get from Philadelphia to New York City. (!)
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10:30am :: Discovering that the train stops in Newark before hitting Manhattan, I get off there and switch to the PATH train towards Jersey City.
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10:44am :: I arrive at Grove street, my new soon-to-be native underground public transport station.
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11:32am :: After a brief pitstop at Haim and Scott's, I headed to the condo to do the scheduled final walkthrough. It was not trashed or on fire, so the process continued on!
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12:59pm :: This is it -- I'm about to enter my lawyer's office at Exchange Place to sign the final papers. SQUEEEEE
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2:49pm :: After about two hours of lawyer-ing, I AM A HOMEOWNER.
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4:54pm :: My first photo inside my new place as it's owner.
It was a pretty hectic day, but now it's all mine and I can start making it into a home. More photos of the inside are forthcoming!
myspace vanity shot
location
7:45am :: The day kicks off in my parents' neighborhood in philly. I took the train to philly the night before because I needed to get a certified check for my closing costs, which I had only just gotten the final numbers for. I got on the 9 bus and headed into center city.
myspace vanity shot
location
8:37am :: I got off the bus in town and headed to my bank, which had just opened at 8:30. I proceeded to certify the second-biggest check I had ever made. The first biggest was made last week; it was the second deposit for the property.
myspace vanity shot
location
9:08am :: Check in hand, I head to the subway station to get to the amtrak station. On the way, I bought a wholesome breakfast of cinnabon.
myspace vanity shot
location
9:13am :: With hunger satiated somewhat, I take the westbound El towards 30th street.
myspace vanity shot
location
9:17am :: I exit the subway and walk to 30th Street Station. No hobos have attacked... yet.
myspace vanity shot
location
9:24am :: Now within 30th Street Station, I get my prepaid train ticket and prepare to head north. I already miss my cinnabon.
myspace vanity shot
location
9:38am :: The only way I could make it to Jersey City in time for the closing was to spring for the Acela train. On the Acela, it takes 1 hour and 9 minutes to get from Philadelphia to New York City. (!)
myspace vanity shot
location
10:30am :: Discovering that the train stops in Newark before hitting Manhattan, I get off there and switch to the PATH train towards Jersey City.
myspace vanity shot
location
10:44am :: I arrive at Grove street, my new soon-to-be native underground public transport station.
location
11:32am :: After a brief pitstop at Haim and Scott's, I headed to the condo to do the scheduled final walkthrough. It was not trashed or on fire, so the process continued on!
myspace vanity shot
location
12:59pm :: This is it -- I'm about to enter my lawyer's office at Exchange Place to sign the final papers. SQUEEEEE
myspace vanity shot
2:49pm :: After about two hours of lawyer-ing, I AM A HOMEOWNER.
myspace vanity shot
4:54pm :: My first photo inside my new place as it's owner.
It was a pretty hectic day, but now it's all mine and I can start making it into a home. More photos of the inside are forthcoming!