Shangri La

Shangri La

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Updating the Numbers


Confession time: Before I joined the glamorous and fast-paced world of business analysis, I was a cost accountant. Now I know what those of you who know me are thinking:


"Say what?? How could an anal-retentive type-A personality have ever found succor in the shoes of a beancounter??"


To which I reply, "Succor?"


But it's true. Beans I counted, for nearly a decade. And though I've long since hung up my transparent green visor, I still love doing budgets and assigning expenses to categories. And so I don my visor again in updating this folly's expenses for the closing, to wit:


Attorney's Fees: $750

Title Insurance: $250

Title Search Fees: $126

Recording Fees: $24

VT Transfer Tax: $325


All of which bring the grand total of the land to $27,624.56 (including the $149.56 in Shangra-La property taxes for 1/2 year)


I also confirmed at the closing that I will forfeit a portion of any profits on the property to the beautiful State of Vermont should I decide to sell within 5 years.


Fat chance.


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