Not one thin dime more!

I rejoined the ranks of the home owners Monday, closing on a sparkling new (albeit itty-bitty) condo in D.C.

As it turned out, the amount I was asked to bring to the closing was less than the amount on the final settlement documents. So, this led to an interesting scene in which the parties attempted to find out how this happened. (Turns out, it was a change in rounding.) Which led to an amusing scene in which the parties each offered to make up the difference out of their own pockets.

This all was resolved when the lawyer said her firm would make up the difference. (Which, no doubt, will endear her to the firm's accountant at some point down the road.)

So, I managed to get an even better deal than the one I already had negotiated. (Suck it, seller!)

Oh, the difference?

Ten cents.

It is, indeed, a buyer's market.