chhotii

In my condo, I have all the home-maintenance items I need to maintain a condo that I'm actually living in-- a vacuum cleaner, a broom, a mop, a power drill, various screwdrivers, a hammer, a small step stool, a level.

I also own a house. For now. Hopefully, in 4 or 5 months, I will no longer own a house. I might never own a house again. If I ever own a house again, far in the future, it will probably be a smaller house, hopefully surrounded with no lawn, just trees.

So, there's all these things I need to do all the maintenance on the house that's suddenly urgent to make the house presentable for showing and selling, that I might never need again. I'm reluctant to rush out and buy them. I don't want to spend money stupidly; I'm sure to be unpleasantly surprised by how much something costs, and bump up against the limit of my house-improvement budget; and it's ecologically unfortunate that we collectively buy so much stuff and stuff it all into storage for "someday".

Thus, I would like to propose something: that if you, dear friends, own any of these items, and will not be using them immediately, loan them to me? You will get them back when the house sells (probably around mid-August) and if your thing is not in satisfactory condition when I'm done with it, I will buy you a new one.

Here's my wish-list:
Paint rollers
Paint trays
Drop cloths
Dehumidifier
Shovel
Pruning shears
Garden trowel
Hose sprayer nozzle
Rake
Lawn spreader
Bucket
Metal detector
Weed whacker
Long-handled soft-bristle brush
Air mattresses
Possibly anything else helpful for house maintenance that I'm not thinking of.

Thanks!