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- sarahfailin3
I might buy a house from my neighbor in an off-market deal. We've been talking about it 'casually' for weeks.
He doesn't want to deal with any of the things like listing his house, talking to banks, realtors, etc. He's fucked up the place six ways from Sunday by starting projects and never finishing them. The house needs a lot of repairs. The guy's a kook, but for all this trouble, I get to buy a house in the center of town for 25% below market. It'd be the only house in this neighborhood I'd ever be able to afford!
The dude is cagey and easily spooked. He's stopped just shy of saying I should write him up an offer... W A N T
- How are you at renovations??eryx
- Nice. Have a chat with a local lawyer so you can be ready moveGnash
- Good way for you both to save some $$. Hopefully you’re handy (or know handy peeps). It can be expensive! I’ve been doing some myself and the $$ adds up.hardhat
- Also, FYI... building materials are crazy expensive right now too. Like ~ double pre pandemic priceshardhat
- Yep, if you aren't handy, it isn't worth it. If you are, awesomelemmy_k
- Higher prices of materials = low key hyper inflationgrafician
- good luck finding time to do all the work yourself, let alone the help to get it done rightmonospaced
- No kidding, mono. I had to learn how to do most of the work because I couldn't get people to show up to do the work.lemmy_k
- Sounds like it could be a sweet deal. But just in case, pay for a home inspection to see what you are getting yourself into.monNom
- I learned to do some, but so much crap you need another set of hands for! Even hanging a ceiling fixture or basic framing or unloading.monospaced
- That 'lots of repairs' might cost you more in the end than a house down the street in good repair.monNom
- i read you might buy a horse from your neighbor. I read it the 2nd time and now I'm disappointed.pango
- I'm fairly handy. I could learn to do a lot. There's a local group that lends tools. Our local energy company subsidizes a lot of upgrades.sarahfailin
- I'm still waiting for him to ask me to write up the offer. We're texting though... It's a lot like dating. Trying to get to HOME!sarahfailin
- I think it’s an awesome project. I love doing this sort of work. Just expect to take a lot longer than you’re anticipating. That’s my exp in EVERY case.hardhat
- Don’t hesitate. Do itGnash
- When you buy it, all problems are yours. If there is anything major like electrics or walls taken out there could be issues. Without a full survey ...comicsans
- I doubt any insurance company would cover it. I would also get a builder to look it over. Honestly don't - fixer uppers are not for amateurs. Or offer 50%comicsans
- Nairn0
Apologies for the DM link, but it doesn't much change that I WANT this. Oh well, in another lifetime, perhaps.
- ok_not_ok1
- "His life ended tragically: his son killed himself a year after Beksiński wife had died, and he was eventually stabbed to death over $100."Krassy
- https://www.demilked…Krassy
- that set is worth more than he died overscarabin
- oey_oey0
- I already have a 24" display that I can upgrade later, have a keyboard, have a wacom and a ipad. Perfect.oey_oey
- no cd bay? would not. :Pfuturefood
- Same here. i want one tofuturefood
- I even might buy the 256 GB and just use external drives except for actual working files.oey_oey
- SOOO buy one dude.
My wife has one and it's perfection; bugs ironing themselves out (software).ideaist - :)oey_oey
- got one for the kids while my 2014 iMac was being repaired, so good and so quiet and never heats up. Some of the Adobe Creative suite apps weren't quite_niko
- there yet but will be soon. Highly recommend it._niko
- You still use your imac or y o u traded with your kids?oey_oey
- Yeah still use the iMac mainly because of the monitor but I do sneakily use their mini when they’re not using it hehe_niko
- :-)oey_oey
- grafician1
- A phone for when your other phone is just too heavydkoblesky
- I just can't with that Android *sigh*grafician
- WoodGuyFawkes
- amazing, that entire website and only one image gives a sense of scale!!!!Projectile
- @Projectile - it states it's about the size of a credit card then gives exact dimensions further down the page.microkorg
- I found an early iphone whilst reshuffling crap and in-hand I really like the form factor. the metal sides, the size.microkorg
- I agree with Projectile. The whole point is the size and they kind of don't show the size welldkoblesky
- https://www.verizon.…brothernoah
- NBQ00-1
- I've been looking at eboards for a bit now. Hoping to get one by the end of the week.lemmy_k
- go Boosted, this looks shitGuyFawkes
- Boosted is dead? Last I heard they went bankruptNBQ00
- And yes there are better e-boards but also more expensive.NBQ00
- I think I am going with Blizart. Their HQ is about 30min from me. The board isn't fast, but I'm too old to be flying around on a skateboard.lemmy_k
- ended up picking up a BackFire G2, its fun, want a boosted though, they quit?GuyFawkes
- grafician0
- just to make people ask you what time it is and then you say "i have no idea."sarahfailin
- ...or tell them that you couldn't afford the actual watch but it's on layaway.utopian
- or just pull out your phone and ignore the fact that you have sth on yr wristProjectile
- LOL @ commentsGuyFawkes
- dbloc2
Only $25,740.00
https://www.etsy.com/listing/580…- oh hell yeah
I can make that for $25,739.99GuyFawkes - doubles as a pool in the rainy seasoncapn_ron
- thats just dump expensivemilfhunter
- oh hell yeah
- Bindegal-1
- I have 2GuyFawkes
- an old man chair?sarahfailin
- YupGuyFawkes
- This one looks shit thoughGuyFawkes
- You sleep so great in them...Bindegal
- my grandpa died in a chair like thissarahfailin
- sleep in it? On your back? So snore in it and not drain your brain of toxins properly and get alzheimer's?shapesalad
- grafician1
- Very nordic..Bindegal
- +1canoe
- it's cool, but i would look like some kind of rich-ass child on itsarahfailin
- must be super heavyApeRobot
- gonzalle3
- love the woodworksted
- down to the contact form :)
https://www.eight360…sted - To begin, grab the bucket and mop and clean the previous user's chunder off the seat.Projectile
- What is a chunder?Akagiyama
- sure you can infer....dkoblesky
- The thunder from down under.i_monk