buying a house
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- ross
holy crap is it ever stressful...
and expensive...
any tips from house owners?
- Mimio0
Have an electrician check out the house if it's old.
- visualplane0
I live in NYC, buy me a house!
- chz0
Keep your chin up... the stress is only short term... you'll be happier than a pig in shit when you take ownership.
- ldww0
think of your budget
then double itouch
oh yea and keep on top of your GC, but do not be annoying about it.
- Mimio0
Take lots of "before pictures".
- Mimio0
Ask the realtor if you can take pictures on the walk-throughs.
- ********0
Document everything.
Get a lawyer.
Get insurance.
Smart move though owning property.
- slinky0
Go back in time and buy the house at least 2-3 years ago.
- ross0
our offer is up against one other offer... we find out soon... home inspecion pending on decision...
right now, id be happy living in a garbage can with a laptop, a bed-pan, and a p-bass...
-hello 200,000 in debt, how do you do?
-oh, i fine thanks, you?
- get bent.
- slinky0
a home debt is not like a car debt or a credit card debt...
it's tax deductible and the value will normally go up.
I bought mine almost 3 years ago and for $228,000. Now if I sell it in the spring I can sell it for almost $400,000.
now there are plenty of headaches that you will now get that you didnt have as a renter but at least your money is now invested into your own pockets instead of a landlord's
- Tara0
Go back in time and buy the house at least 2-3 years ago.
slinky
(Feb 17 06, 12:17)clever
- ********0
I'm becoming a landlord in less than a year.
*crosses fingers
- blaw0
good luck, ross.
at now you know what you're doing for the rest of your life.
- socialstudy0
best 750k i've ever spent. now my place is worth double. brooklyn rules -- top of the foodchain.
- MrRemote0
If you actually get it you'll feel even worst, but it doesn't last long. Once the cold chills pass it's all good times. Good luck.
- ldww0
GET AN INSPECTION!
no questions asked.if you lve in a damp area, get a seperate termite inspection as well.
if the house was built before the late 70's, test for lead paint.
check the foundation, get under the house and look for cracks or areas where it has settled.
check out the roof, when was it last replaced?
run the water in the tubs, then go in the basement and look for leaks.
take a (cheap at radio shack) voltage meter to every plug in the house and make sure they all work. also make sure there is enough coming into the house.
check out the basement and backyard after it has rained.
drive by during the daytime and nighttime and look at the area.
blah blah blah
- gruntt0
i'm there too. we're to the point where our offer has been accepted and now we're going through steps prior to closing. just had the house inspection this morning and it went quite well. i walked through the whole inspection with the guy and it was very informative. i suggest being there for the inspection if possible. next step pest inspection, radon inspection. if all goes well we'll close on March 6th.
It is stressful though. I don't typically get stressed out much at all but i've been losing sleep. if i wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom etc. i get back in bed and lie there for an hour thinking stuff like "can we afford to the hardwoods refinished AND have the front porch redone," "How much does a fucking lawnmower cost? etc.
good times. good times. =)
- gruntt0
what gets me through is to think about the bbq's we'll host this summer. we've got a nice sized level yard (1/4 acre lot) and I actually factored a new grill into the budget.
=)
- ********0
I might buy a whore or two tonight. Think I should go in on the d*ck insurance?
- ********0
*in a homer simpson voice, mimicing gruntt
"we've got a nice sized level yard (1/4 acre lot) and I actually factored a new grill into the budget." ahhhhhhhhhhh...