This past weekend, we went from renting a 1-bedroom apartment in Lower Nob Hill to homeowners of a duplex in Glen Park. Yes, Glen Park is still in the city of San Francisco! How people can live in the Bay Area and not know where Glen Park is baffles me since Glen Park is a stop on the BART train line. That same train most people take to go to the San Francisco International (SFO) airport. Cmon people! I get these dazed and confused looks whenever I mention my new neighborhood, which I can understand from people who aren’t from here. But locals should be ashamed.
We had been on the hunt for a home for almost a year. Went to an open house and less than four weeks later, we were moving into our new home. Is that record time or what?
Saturday was our move day. Gain a home, lose a car. That’s right. The morning of our move, we discovered our car had been stolen from the safety of our parking lot in Nob Hill. I should add that our parking lot is manned by valets from early morning until late at night, so someone decided to take it on a joy ride in the wee hours. The police officer who filed my report and my insurance both said that 95-99% of the time, the car turns up within a week.
In buying this property, we’ve also become landlords. The rainbow after a grueling weekend came in the form of a lovely couple who we’ve selected to be our neighbors. They, too, are expecting a baby which is awesome. My little one will have a built-in playmate. We are thrilled.
Now…just waiting for my car to turn up.
Yay to the move and huge congrats. Love that you have a built in playmate for your little one, but so sorry about the car. Keeping you in my prayers that you get your car back in one piece and sooner rather then later.
Wow ain’t that a B! Get a house lose a car! I hope it does turn up!! Your insurance provides a rental correct? I’m not familiar with the Bay area but I know in the DC area you need your car to survive out in the burbs of VA! At least you have cool neighbors so far 😛 Have a great one and have fun settling into the new home Catherine! -Iva
What a bitter sweet weekend. Bummer about your car. Hope it turns up soon. Congrats on a successful move and for hand picking your neighbors. Now it’s time to get the nursery ready! Yay!
~ Ferly
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Sounds like everything is going very well; New home, great renters. Minus the whole stolen car thing. I hope they find it in one piece undamaged.
Wow. that was a fast move! I hope you let the movers do all the heavy lifting. I hope your car does turn up – that stinks. But yay for good neighbors! Ours are kinda weird and annoying, so we tend to ignore them as much as we can.
Umm..I hope you get your car!! Ridiculous.
Also awesome about the baby playdate!
We lived in a duplex for a few years and our next door neighbors had a son born only five days before Scarlet. Near twins!
Hoping that your car does turn up. Praying for you on that note.
I love the little neighborhood around the Glen Park BART Station. The Pebbles Cafe is one of my favs in the morning. I an apple muffin, hit the 44 and zoom up the hill to work. And the little market is becoming a fav of mine also. Love their garlic mashed potatoes.
Wow that’s terrible news about your car! Getting your car stolen makes one feel so violated, once you get it back and see all the rotten stuff people did to it.
But, hey-Congrats on the duplex! I’m surprised how quickly you got into a new home! I love the enormous arrow in your pic, too. “See? Glen Park is right HERE” haha.
Glad about the move, sad about the car but believing for it to show up very soon. Someone did that once with my car when I was back in the Caribbean. Some people… grrrrr!
WHAT?! Your car was stolen? Are you sure it wasn’t towed? What a disaster!!!
Congrats on the move and so sorry to hear about your car. I hope it turns up soon.
Congratulations on the move!!! So exciting. We are in the digging-through-paperwork-for the bank stage! 🙂
Bummer about your car! Bad timing to be without wheels. We used our cars nonstop during move week! I bet you can’t wait to be all settled into your new home, anxious to start the next phase of your life! Congratulations!!
What?? Just as you move, your car gets stolen?? That’s crazy!! Hope you get your car back and in good shape soon!
Aww man! Nothing says “welcome to the neighborhood!” like getting your car stolen. That really stinks. Hope it turns up soon!
Yayy…so glad you guys have settled in! How cool is that…great neighbors to go along! Bummer about your car though…. God will give you double for your trouble! 🙂
UGH! I’m so sorry to hear about your car 🙁 What a total bummer. And really–on a high-stress weekend (I think there’s nothing worse in the world personally than moving) I’m sorry you had to deal with this on top of it.
In better news: WELCOME TO YOUR NEW NEIGHB!!! Have you explored the area yet? That’s so incredibly exciting and you must be THRILLED you have a young family living just next door. Congratulations!!! XOXO
I cannot believe your car was stolen!!! THAT’S THE WORST!! UGH!!!
I am *so* thrilled you like your new neighbors and they are expecting a baby, too!! HOW FUN IS THAT?!?!?! It could not have worked out better!!
I hope you enjoy your new home! Congratulations! (and I hope you get your car back swiftly!) –Lisa
Wow! Such an awesome thing that you are moving and such a crappy thing having your car stolen! oy vey. I sure hope you have gotten it back by now. Your new neighbors are expecting a baby? YAY! you guys will be besties and so will your kids. 🙂
Whoop Whoop on the one hand! So glad you finally got your home & getting good tenants! Tough about the car. Good news bad news, ugh!
I hope you have your car back by now. The last thing you need is to be car shopping too. Enjoy your new home. You deserve it.
Congrats on buying a home and finding renters! How far along are we now?
Yay for the move, but what horrible timing on the car. Not that there ever is a good time to have your car stolen. I hope it turns up soon. And in good shape.