u/DinosaurSHS

How much of a PITA to buy and renovate a house in Cobb County for personal use?

I suppose this title probably will need some explaining. My wife and I, both over 65, are living in a 5 bedroom house in Cherokee county and are thinking of moving for several reasons:

  1. We're empty nesters who don't need a 5 bedroom now, so looking to downsize. We also don't intend to pay more for this downsized house than our current house is worth.

  2. The current house has lots of stairs. We didn't mind them before but now we don't like stairs at all. You can guess why. 🥵

  3. We'd like to get closer to our daughter and grandchildren. They are close to where Woodstock, Marietta, and Roswell come together so a lot of the hits we're finding are in Cobb.

I won't bother asking about home prices and cost of living and other financial considerations. I can find that out easily enough. What I'm wondering about is the governmental forces, like building codes, county ordinances, zoning, taxes, etc. I'm finding several listings for "fixer-uppers" and don't mind doing the work, but wondering if I'm likely to buy a house that once I get in will have some "surprises" when I try to fix things. Or to out it another way, how much will the county folks try to meddle in my business?

Sorry if it sounds like a rant. I just don't trust the government much.

Thanks!

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u/DinosaurSHS — 5 days ago

MTI Pro Player

In addition to the regular MTI player app (iPad) I've downloaded the "Pro" version of the MTI player. It has some limited editing features when you get the right code from MTI. I've successfully added vamps, but I've not found a way to add a pause. I can add a "marker" but it doesn't actually do anything but sit there, marking a spot. I had hoped it might have a pause option. Does anyone here have experience with this app and know how to add a pause? I'd also like to be able to cut a section of music. I don't have a MAC to run QLab so this is what I'm stick with.

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u/DinosaurSHS — 7 days ago