round #2. putting in a lowball offer on a really interesting place. we'll see how it goes
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 26 Aug 2023, 04:23
by Methuselah Honeysuckle
That is a lot of yard
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 26 Aug 2023, 04:25
by Ryeknow
House and property looks nice and cozy, is that out in the country?
You need that house
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 26 Aug 2023, 05:33
by zim
it's out in the fuckin' country son. location is exactly what i want. trying not to get too excited but it would be dope to get it.
they want way too much for it in its current condition so hitting them with kind of a low offer and i'm willing to come up a little. it definitely needs some work on the inside but i didn't see anything too egregious with it during the tour
old ass bathroom
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 26 Aug 2023, 06:12
by Mesarthim
Old ass house that’s been well maintained > anything built in the last 30 years.
they want way too much for it in its current condition so hitting them with kind of a low offer and i'm willing to come up a little. it definitely needs some work on the inside but i didn't see anything too egregious with it during the tour
If you do get it, make sure you get a decent inspector and a copy of your inspection report. There have been more than a few very unpleasant surprises at my place that ended up being very $$$$
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 26 Aug 2023, 06:50
by zim
for sure. i nearly bought a house a few years ago but i spent a lot of money on a good inspector and he gave me a report over 100 pages long. dude saved me from getting screwed. i hope i can get him again
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 26 Aug 2023, 07:33
by Methuselah Honeysuckle
Fuck a skylight (or sunroof in a car), it WILL leak.
You made a hole in a roof. What the absolute fuck.
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 26 Aug 2023, 09:46
by User
i like it zim, can i come stay with you
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 26 Aug 2023, 10:29
by Methuselah Honeysuckle
We all can
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 26 Aug 2023, 11:43
by User
we can fix his leaky skylight and avail ourselves of his beer and pizza
Fuck a skylight (or sunroof in a car), it WILL leak.
You made a hole in a roof. What the absolute fuck.
yeah little worried about those but i'm not opposed to just sealing them up or something. i signed my end of the offer today. the seller is selling as is and doesn't seem to really know much about the condition of the house. i didn't spot anything obvious when i was looking around but we'll see. willing to come up on the offer a bit but no way i'm paying what it's listed for
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 27 Aug 2023, 01:39
by vO)))id
Wooo that living room looks awesome.
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 27 Aug 2023, 02:49
by deckard
looked at the photos but didnt read the replies, good luck with the purchase, mine was stressful at the end
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 29 Aug 2023, 03:37
by zim
now negotiating
my offer was 215 and they've just countered with 225. going to try to meet them in the middle with 220
my offer was 215 and they've just countered with 225. going to try to meet them in the middle with 220
How much do you know about construction? You said the house needs some work, might want to take that into account.
don't know much about the place and neither does the seller actually, that's why i lowballed them. they originally wanted 247,500. they just verbally accepted the 220 offer, waiting on paperwork later today. the sale is contingent on the inspection though. if the inspection comes back awful i'll just back out of it
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 30 Aug 2023, 01:40
by Methuselah Honeysuckle
That couple hundred on the inspection is worth the piece of mind regardless of how it swings the deal.
An early congrats to you Zimbo
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 30 Aug 2023, 11:10
by User
get that inspection done son and then invite me over for pizza and beer
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 31 Aug 2023, 00:12
by zim
sale has been accepted. i now have to wait on them to provide a date when we can get it inspected since they are repairing a few things. unless my inspector says this place is about to fall down i'll probably go through with it
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 31 Aug 2023, 00:35
by Mesarthim
as long as the "bones" (structural, roof, plumbing, electrical, etc) are good you'll be fine. mechanicals (heating, water, etc) can be expensive to replace but are nowhere near as expensive as getting the other stuff fixed.
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 31 Aug 2023, 02:47
by Verbal
photos are nice. but inspect the fuck out of the place
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 31 Aug 2023, 03:01
by vO)))id
Exciting times man!
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 31 Aug 2023, 04:30
by Methuselah Honeysuckle
Hey zim
When's the pool going in?
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 31 Aug 2023, 04:33
by zim
apparently it needs a liner and a pump so it's low on the priority list
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 31 Aug 2023, 04:46
by Methuselah Honeysuckle
There's already a pool!
Let's get that liner in my dude :bgpp::::::::
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 31 Aug 2023, 05:10
by droidspawn
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 31 Aug 2023, 05:13
by droidspawn
Congrats man! Exciting news!! How many dogs and cats you getting?
it is low. it's being sold as is which is the catch (also it's out in the country and the internet will probably be garbage). i can't negotiate any repairs and what not.
Re: attempting to buy a house again
Posted: 01 Sep 2023, 10:48
by Mesarthim
“As is” doesn’t necessarily mean it’s in disrepair either. It just means the seller isn’t obligated to meet the demands of a buyer unless they feel they have to in order to sell. I sold my last house As Is because I needed to sell it quickly due to moving out of state for work. I did some pre-listing work on it like patching holes, repainted some walls and the shutters, pressure washed the exterior and driveway and some minor landscaping. Anything after that wasn’t my fucking problem, especially since it was a sellers market.
That said, when I bought that house a few years prior, it was very much a buyers market and the other owners fixed some of the issues that came up in the inspection report but luckily it wasn’t anything major.
My current house was sold As Is and only major issue was that the chimney needed some reconstruction work.