Comments on: Moving To Downtown Des Moines Part 2 http://downtowndesmoinesblog.com/moving-to-downtown-des-moines-part-2/ Downtown Des Moines Lifestyle, Real Estate, Restaurants, And Events Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:42:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Josh http://downtowndesmoinesblog.com/moving-to-downtown-des-moines-part-2/#comment-237 Josh Wed, 23 May 2007 22:10:16 +0000 http://downtowndesmoinesblog.com/moving-to-downtown-des-moines-part-2/#comment-237 Haha--didn't take long for a Brownstones stairs comment! I love those units, but I can see how people wouldn't like that. They should put little elevators in each unit, probably help them sell! Haha–didn’t take long for a Brownstones stairs comment! I love those units, but I can see how people wouldn’t like that. They should put little elevators in each unit, probably help them sell!

]]> By: Trina Braafhart http://downtowndesmoinesblog.com/moving-to-downtown-des-moines-part-2/#comment-234 Trina Braafhart Wed, 23 May 2007 16:02:10 +0000 http://downtowndesmoinesblog.com/moving-to-downtown-des-moines-part-2/#comment-234 Josh - Don't forget about all the savings you will have on LAWN CARE!! Weeding, mowing, watering, planting, fertilizing.....that is once a week. Then in the fall.....raking and raking, and oh raking. In the winter the really fun stuff starts, shoveling, sanding and salting. If you are not breaking your back, spending your cash on the equipment and wasting perfectly great sunny Saturdays and Sundays - then you are hiring someone to do it! AND (I can keep going) HOME MAINTENANCE......painting your house, and if you have that lovely plastic vinyl siding you still have to replace that when pieces blow off, roof leaks, HVAC trouble, and TAKING THE GARBAGE OUT TO THE STREET, oh and pest control....all of this is completely yours. What do you get in return? Well...in the suburbs you get the lovely option of painting your house taupe, light taupe or dark taupe. That is it. What if you want to paint your house taupe with bright purple poka dots? Nope. What if you want to paint your house blue with orange stripes? (my personal favorite) No, not allowed. What? NOT ALLOWED? I OWN my home! Well, actually you don't. The burbs OWN you. (just kidding) But truly you can not paint your house wild crazy colors. I think I have a huge problem with that! :mrgreen: Josh -

Don’t forget about all the savings you will have on LAWN CARE!! Weeding, mowing, watering, planting, fertilizing…..that is once a week. Then in the fall…..raking and raking, and oh raking. In the winter the really fun stuff starts, shoveling, sanding and salting. If you are not breaking your back, spending your cash on the equipment and wasting perfectly great sunny Saturdays and Sundays - then you are hiring someone to do it! AND (I can keep going) HOME MAINTENANCE……painting your house, and if you have that lovely plastic vinyl siding you still have to replace that when pieces blow off, roof leaks, HVAC trouble, and TAKING THE GARBAGE OUT TO THE STREET, oh and pest control….all of this is completely yours. What do you get in return? Well…in the suburbs you get the lovely option of painting your house taupe, light taupe or dark taupe. That is it. What if you want to paint your house taupe with bright purple poka dots? Nope. What if you want to paint your house blue with orange stripes? (my personal favorite) No, not allowed. What? NOT ALLOWED? I OWN my home! Well, actually you don’t. The burbs OWN you. (just kidding) But truly you can not paint your house wild crazy colors. I think I have a huge problem with that! :mrgreen:

]]> By: Trina Braafhart http://downtowndesmoinesblog.com/moving-to-downtown-des-moines-part-2/#comment-233 Trina Braafhart Wed, 23 May 2007 15:48:19 +0000 http://downtowndesmoinesblog.com/moving-to-downtown-des-moines-part-2/#comment-233 I can't understand all the negativity regarding the stairs at the Brownstones?? I own my own home and we have to walk up a small flight of stairs when we go inside our house, then another set of stairs to go up to the bedrooms and the bathroom, then down a flight of stairs to go into the basement. Is that abnormal? So what if you have to walk up a couple flights of stairs? Of course there are folks who can not do the stairs - then you can find something else that suits your needs. But I guess I am confused as to why so much down talk on the "stairs"?? I can’t understand all the negativity regarding the stairs at the Brownstones?? I own my own home and we have to walk up a small flight of stairs when we go inside our house, then another set of stairs to go up to the bedrooms and the bathroom, then down a flight of stairs to go into the basement. Is that abnormal? So what if you have to walk up a couple flights of stairs? Of course there are folks who can not do the stairs - then you can find something else that suits your needs. But I guess I am confused as to why so much down talk on the “stairs”??

]]> By: Anthony http://downtowndesmoinesblog.com/moving-to-downtown-des-moines-part-2/#comment-230 Anthony Wed, 23 May 2007 00:56:35 +0000 http://downtowndesmoinesblog.com/moving-to-downtown-des-moines-part-2/#comment-230 Your right about downtown being cheaper, Here is my take on brownstones Brownstones on Grand -No Gym membership needed. They did a great job and putting stairs all over the unit so you can spend your days walking up and down steps. Your right about downtown being cheaper,

Here is my take on brownstones

Brownstones on Grand -No Gym membership needed. They did a great job and putting stairs all over the unit so you can spend your days walking up and down steps.

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