attempting to buy a house again

zim · Post by **zim** » 26 Aug 2023, 04:15

round #2. putting in a lowball offer on a really interesting place. we'll see how it goes

Methuselah Honeysuckle · Post by **Methuselah Honeysuckle** » 26 Aug 2023, 04:23

That is a lot of yard

Ryeknow · Post by **Ryeknow** » 26 Aug 2023, 04:25

House and property looks nice and cozy, is that out in the country?

You need that house

zim · Post by **zim** » 26 Aug 2023, 05:33

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

Mesarthim · Post by **Mesarthim** » 26 Aug 2023, 06:12

Old ass house that’s been well maintained > anything built in the last 30 years.

slugbait · Post by **slugbait** » 26 Aug 2023, 06:33

zim wrote: ↑
26 Aug 2023, 05:33
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 $$$$

zim · Post by **zim** » 26 Aug 2023, 06:50

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

Methuselah Honeysuckle · Post by **Methuselah Honeysuckle** » 26 Aug 2023, 07:33

Fuck a skylight (or sunroof in a car), it WILL leak.

You made a hole in a roof. What the absolute fuck.

User · Post by **User** » 26 Aug 2023, 09:46

i like it zim, can i come stay with you

Methuselah Honeysuckle · Post by **Methuselah Honeysuckle** » 26 Aug 2023, 10:29

We all can

User · Post by **User** » 26 Aug 2023, 11:43

we can fix his leaky skylight and avail ourselves of his beer and pizza

Methuselah Honeysuckle · Post by **Methuselah Honeysuckle** » 26 Aug 2023, 19:03

It's Kentucky so there's gonna be bourbon too.

zim · Post by **zim** » 26 Aug 2023, 23:45

Methuselah Honeysuckle wrote: ↑
26 Aug 2023, 07:33
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

vO)))id · Post by **vO)))id** » 27 Aug 2023, 01:39

Wooo that living room looks awesome.

deckard · Post by **deckard** » 27 Aug 2023, 02:49

looked at the photos but didnt read the replies, good luck with the purchase, mine was stressful at the end

zim · Post by **zim** » 29 Aug 2023, 03:37

now negotiating

my offer was 215 and they've just countered with 225. going to try to meet them in the middle with 220

vO)))id · Post by **vO)))id** » 29 Aug 2023, 03:49

Good luck man!

Methuselah Honeysuckle · Post by **Methuselah Honeysuckle** » 29 Aug 2023, 07:12

zim wrote: ↑
29 Aug 2023, 03:37
now negotiating

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.

zim · Post by **zim** » 29 Aug 2023, 23:09

Methuselah Honeysuckle wrote: ↑
29 Aug 2023, 07:12

zim wrote: ↑
29 Aug 2023, 03:37
now negotiating

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

Methuselah Honeysuckle · Post by **Methuselah Honeysuckle** » 30 Aug 2023, 01:40

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

User · Post by **User** » 30 Aug 2023, 11:10

get that inspection done son and then invite me over for pizza and beer

zim · Post by **zim** » 31 Aug 2023, 00:12

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

Mesarthim · Post by **Mesarthim** » 31 Aug 2023, 00:35

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.

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » 31 Aug 2023, 02:47

photos are nice. but inspect the fuck out of the place

vO)))id · Post by **vO)))id** » 31 Aug 2023, 03:01

Exciting times man!

Methuselah Honeysuckle · Post by **Methuselah Honeysuckle** » 31 Aug 2023, 04:30

Hey zim

When's the pool going in?

zim · Post by **zim** » 31 Aug 2023, 04:33

apparently it needs a liner and a pump so it's low on the priority list

Methuselah Honeysuckle · Post by **Methuselah Honeysuckle** » 31 Aug 2023, 04:46

There's already a pool!

Let's get that liner in my dude :bgpp::::::::

droidspawn · Post by **droidspawn** » 31 Aug 2023, 05:10

droidspawn · Post by **droidspawn** » 31 Aug 2023, 05:13

Congrats man! Exciting news!! How many dogs and cats you getting?

slugbait · Post by **slugbait** » 31 Aug 2023, 05:49

Which room is going to be the jam room?

Methuselah Honeysuckle · Post by **Methuselah Honeysuckle** » 31 Aug 2023, 06:36

slugbait wrote: ↑
31 Aug 2023, 05:49
Which room is going to be the jam room?

All of them. One genre per room.

slugbait · Post by **slugbait** » 31 Aug 2023, 07:20

Doom Room

Mesarthim · Post by **Mesarthim** » 31 Aug 2023, 07:44

Living Room: Death Room

Mesarthim · Post by **Mesarthim** » 31 Aug 2023, 07:44

Garage: Grindy Room

Mesarthim · Post by **Mesarthim** » 31 Aug 2023, 07:44

Basement: Black Room

User · Post by **User** » 31 Aug 2023, 08:13

inspecticus thaticus fuckitus

Methuselah Honeysuckle · Post by **Methuselah Honeysuckle** » 31 Aug 2023, 10:22

The bathroom should be reserved for some weird oddball post rock doings

vO)))id · Post by **vO)))id** » 31 Aug 2023, 12:21

bathroom will be shoegaze because of all the reverb

User · Post by **User** » 31 Aug 2023, 12:40

a lot of camping could happen on that yard

vO)))id · Post by **vO)))id** » 31 Aug 2023, 15:45

Indeed. Now I definitely wanna visit!

zim · Post by **zim** » 01 Sep 2023, 01:01

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » 01 Sep 2023, 02:31

is 220k not crazy low?

whats the catch?

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » 01 Sep 2023, 02:32

send me location

zim · Post by **zim** » 01 Sep 2023, 03:24

Verbal wrote: ↑
01 Sep 2023, 02:31
is 220k not crazy low?

whats the catch?

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.

Mesarthim · Post by **Mesarthim** » 01 Sep 2023, 10:48

“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.

So really, it depends.

vO)))id · Post by **vO)))id** » 01 Sep 2023, 12:36

Verbal wrote: ↑
01 Sep 2023, 02:32
send me location

deckard · Post by **deckard** » 02 Sep 2023, 03:31

thats alot of money

zim · Post by **zim** » 23 Sep 2023, 00:03

inspection on monday, here we go

Methuselah Honeysuckle · Post by **Methuselah Honeysuckle** » 23 Sep 2023, 00:23

Fingers crossed for you buddy

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