attempting to buy a house again

[deckard]

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[User]

inspect that hoe thoroughly and with great abandon, remove all the carpet

[Mesarthim]

Removing carpet actually isn’t a bad idea, especially if it wasn’t recently replaced. Shit can get naaaaasty. Steam cleaning only does so much.

[zim]

no carpet, all wood baby

[vO)))id]

So did the house give you wood?

[droidspawn]

Hope everything checks out for you, brother. Good luck.

[zim]

did the walk through yesterday, supposed to get full report any time now

place needs some work but it's perfectly livable. foundation/bones of the house are in good shape. no signs of water damage in the attic. electrical is good but the panel could use some maintenance and some of the outlets aren't grounded but they fully support it, just need rewired. water heater works but he said it's a bit old. basement was in great shape, no foundation cracks or leaks

the sinks all need a little bit of work, they all leaked but i actually know how to fix them. there are two air conditioner units but neither thermostat had power so the inspector couldn't test them, he wasn't sure what was going on there. we're hoping we can get the seller to address this. the deck sucks but i knew that/don't care right now. the roof was fine but he didn't like how metal sheeting had been laid over top the shingles, he said it was done poorly. there are a lot of random things that need work but nothing really critical

waiting on full report to decide what to do. i think i feel overwhelmed right now because i have to actually make a decision soon and i don't immediately want to say no this time

[Methuselah Honeysuckle]

If the seller is that motivated they should work with you. Going off what you have listed, the roof would be my big issue that might cause me to drop the whole thing.

You can always renegotiate with the owner to account for getting the roof fixed and the thermostats.

[zim]

If the seller is that motivated they should work with you. Going off what you have listed, the roof would be my big issue that might cause me to drop the whole thing.

You can always renegotiate with the owner to account for getting the roof fixed and the thermostats.

there is metal sheeting on top of a shingle roof. he said it was in good condition right now but he didn't think the metal sheeting was put on top very well. hoping we can negotiate a little further to at least either get the hvac stuff figured out or may a price decrease

[User]

good luck zimmzer

[Grudge]

Fingers crossed for you buddy

To really fuck with your head, that house here would probably start at 500-600k.

I bought mine for $600,000

[User]

are you staying in that place imran, wife is moving out?

you never talked about her much except at the beginning when you got married

[Grudge]

We must not hijack Zim's thread containing his joy with my problems.

[User]

let's catch up on discord

[Grudge]

I don't use discord. Frankly, after 2 decades of association, you and almost everybody else should just have my phone number to take things to whatsapp.

[zim]

finally got report but he had pretty much covered all of it during the walkthrough

getting a quote about the roof and a structural hard-on bearer to look at some things tomorrow, guess we're going to use that to either attempt to get a lower price or have them do some repairs

this shit is stressful

[vO)))id]

This shit shouldn't be easy and it being stressful is perfectly normal. Try to keep your head cool and stay realistic.

[User]

finally got report but he had pretty much covered all of it during the walkthrough

getting a quote about the roof and a structural hard-on bearer to look at some things tomorrow, guess we're going to use that to either attempt to get a lower price or have them do some repairs

this shit is stressful

nice

[User]

I don't use discord. Frankly, after 2 decades of association, you and almost everybody else should just have my phone number to take things to whatsapp.

i use discord for baldur's gate 3, and i also used it after the coup for a bit

[zim]

had a roofer and a structural engineer check the place out today. roof needs replaced, waiting on quote. engineer checked out some cracks in the brick and drywall, nothing major, just need some things filled and patched. he also took a look at the electric panel and a few other things and said they weren't in good condition.

place needs like 25k worth of work. i feel kind of torn. we may try to ask for that much off the selling price but even then that's still 25k i need to invest in the place. i doubt they would repair that much and i also don't trust them to do it right.

would be upset to pass on it but i don't want to get myself in over my head

[Methuselah Honeysuckle]

I mean if you get it knocked off between sale/closing costs, it's not the end of the world if you really like the place.

Sometimes I wish would have taken a bigger monthly payment and been a little more house poor.

[Grudge]

Don't buy the house. Wait a couple of years.

[zim]

leaning towards not buying now. it simply needs too much work and i won't have much money after the down payment, closing costs, and move. nearly everything inside the house needs work and/or replaced. i'm okay with spending money and doing work but this seems like too much. i don't want to spend the next 5 to 10 years pouring money into this place you know

[User]

you're learning more and more and you will be in a better position when you do find the right one

[vO)))id]

Good choice

[droidspawn]

Patience is a virtue! Or something

[Ryeknow]

Buying a house in the gloryhole era was better

[zim]

you're learning more and more and you will be in a better position when you do find the right one

i've learned so much from this house it's crazy. the inspector, engineer, and roofer took a lot of time to tell me all kinds of things about the house. i'll now know to look for all of these things on the first walk through of any house i look at going forward so it's been a really valuable lesson.

[vO)))id]

Good to hear

[zim]

roof replacement quote came back at $27,000 loooool and that's just the roof

gonna be a pass fellas, we're done here

[vO)))id]

holy shit haha... good choice then.
You'll find a better house next time. And learned a lot with this one.

[Methuselah Honeysuckle]

That's a couple hundo well spent

[zim]

i spent $625 on the inspector and $250 for the engineer. expensive but worth it.

don't have to worry about doxxing myself now so here's the listing https://www.talktotucker.com/homes/434- ... 7500403300

it was a cool place but it would wreck me financially and just be a headache for the next decade. gonna give the house search a break right now and just keep saving and what not. super stressful couple of weeks.

[User]

sounds like a wise plan, and damn that ain't cheap shelling out for the kind of information that should be provided by the seller

[zim]

sounds like a wise plan, and damn that ain't cheap shelling out for the kind of information that should be provided by the seller

none of the process makes sense to me. the seller will give you a sheet of information but it doesn't have to be verified by anyone. and before you can have your inspection done you have to have already made an offer on the house.

[Methuselah Honeysuckle]

i spent $625 on the inspector and $250 for the engineer. expensive but worth it.

don't have to worry about doxxing myself now so here's the listing https://www.talktotucker.com/homes/434- ... 7500403300

it was a cool place but it would wreck me financially and just be a headache for the next decade. gonna give the house search a break right now and just keep saving and what not. super stressful couple of weeks.

I would have put in a disrespectful offer after the inspection and it being on the market for a year. I'm talking like $125k level of disrespectful.

[agony bagony]

i'm with nick, they are asking an absurd amount for a house in that kind of shape that's also in the middle of the humming metropolis of waco kentucky

that's a big-ass fucking yard though, you could plant a proper orchard out there

[Methuselah Honeysuckle]

Still get a loan for $250k and do all the fixings and be comfy.

[Grudge]

Zim look up the latest core inflation graph that includes housing, you'll see that it's trending downwards, so if you wait a bit before buying you'll see better pricing in a year or two.