Home Owners Thread

[exitspeed]

Found a better shot of the tree in fall I took last fall.



Oh and look at this fucking score! Free. Going in our entryway after I refinish. It happens to be 60" wide which is exactly the size of the opening of the closet area. Shit is going to look bad ass. Thinking of some chalk paint on the top for names and shit.

[simmode1]

^^^That is a sweet score. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it.

[[240sx]]

Wait, wait, wait.... so is this a home buying/mortgage cost conversation turned build thread? Lol.

[Corbic]

Well pump died. Need new well, $4,500.


Fuck


My


Life

[exitspeed]

Originally Posted by [240sx]

Wait, wait, wait.... so is this a home buying/mortgage cost conversation turned build thread? Lol.

Nail on the head (pun intended).

Originally Posted by Corbic

Well pump died. Need new well, $4,500.


Fuck


My


Life

Isn't owning a home fuuuuuun?!

[KiLLeR2001]

Just curious if anyone here is single and owns a home?

exitspeed, I've now convinced myself I can't own a home unless it has an awesome tree planted in the front yard. What type of tree is that?

[Corbic]

Originally Posted by KiLLeR2001

Just curious if anyone here is single and owns a home?

Yes. Worst decisions of my life.

[lunchmeat]

I bought my first house when I was 24 and single. ..12 years ago. 1500 sq ft zero lot house, 3 bed, 2 bath, and 2 car garage for $85k. Lived there by myself till 2008, sold the place in 2012 for $86k.
Even now that I'm married, I still pay the mortgage and utilities myself.

[exitspeed]

Originally Posted by KiLLeR2001

Just curious if anyone here is single and owns a home?

exitspeed, I've now convinced myself I can't own a home unless it has an awesome tree planted in the front yard. What type of tree is that?

I've been married for 10 years. We bought our first home before we got married. So no for me.

It's a maple. That tree was probably 25% of the reason I loved the house. I didn't realize it was a big deal until I started talking to the neighbors and they started referring to it as "the tree of the neighborhood".

[Agamemnon]

Originally Posted by KiLLeR2001

Just curious if anyone here is single and owns a home?

*Raises hand

[rawgarage]

I own a few rental properties

[ellopuppet]

I just purchased/built my first home right at a year ago. 166k 3 bedroom 2 bath 1 car garage. 1466 square feet.

[japslapsilvia]

Originally Posted by KiLLeR2001

Just curious if anyone here is single and owns a home?

exitspeed, I've now convinced myself I can't own a home unless it has an awesome tree planted in the front yard. What type of tree is that?

I do.

I just closed on my house at 4-28-16. 23XX SqFt 4 bed 3 bath 2.5 car garage 235K waiting for the bills to start rolling in. Dam im really never going to finish my car at this rate.

[Silverbullet]

Originally Posted by Corbic

Hit or miss. Some of the costs they are spending blows my mind. Buy house for 700k, spend 160k renovation, list for 900k.

The pro flippers obviously have a ton of industry connections and are not shopping at Home Depot. It's just like car parts. Most shops/retailers are getting parts for 30-40% under retail.

Unsure at what level you would consider a rehabber a "pro", but majority of rehabbers get matl from home depot. HD does offer discounts to businesses. The value comes from acquiring the property at a discount. Typically aimed for about 70% After Repair Value-(wholesaler fee)- (rehab costs).

[ellopuppet]

Originally Posted by KiLLeR2001

Just curious if anyone here is single and owns a home?

Single guy here, i got a new house about a year ago. (see a couple posts above) Of course i miss having the extra cash in my account, it takes longer to save for parts, but all in all a home is an investment.

[exitspeed]

You know you're getting old when....

1930 Baby Grand. Missing the ivory on one key (but the previous owner thinks she has it). Other than that it's in good shape.

[Mister.E]

That's really cool though


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[KevinEdgar]

Bought my house at 21 last year, single, northern California. It's nice to throw money at something useful.

[fliprayzin240sx]

^^^no clue how the hell you can afford a house in Norcal...

Anyways, I moved down to Tampa about a year ago. I got less than 5 yrs left before I retire and this should be my last move and might as well let the military pay for my mortgage. We looked for homes and I really wanted a 3 car garage. Most houses we saw were about $250k, anywhere from 5-10 yrs old. We lucked out and we found builder for around the same price point. Why buy used when we can get a new one? 2600 sq/ft, 4 br, 2.5 baths.

[SoundEfx]

Here in WA, you have to spend around 450K to have a decent house with no yard and maybe a 2 car garage.

[CrimsonRockett]

Originally Posted by SoundEfx

Here in WA, you have to spend around 450K to have a decent house with no yard and maybe a 2 car garage.

Something like that in a nicer area is easily $700k these days here in SoCal.

Congrats dude! That's a nice looking place.

[simmode1]

Fliprayzin, you living the fucking dream, man. More pics of that Vette & Solstice!

[fliprayzin240sx]

Solstice is my dad's. Just storing it for him since my sister and her fam just moved down from CO. Place isnt too shabby, military is giving me $1920 for housing and my escrow is $1740. Utilities has been fairly cheap, electricity has been about $90-110, water/sewage is about $150-160.

Now I got a question since you guys are talking about plants and trees.I had 3 trees planted, one being a damn oak. I pulled that one out and moved the magnolia from the left side of the house to the front yard. Then the other one died (cant remember what it was). Kicker is my sewage line is on that side of the house. Anybody know what I can plant thats not rooty? Or am I just better off just not putting a tree on that side?

[rawgarage]

Roots and sewage spell disaster

[lunchmeat]

Originally Posted by rawgarage

Roots and sewage spell disaster

I'm waiting for the day when I have to replace my septic tank because of the massive tree close to it. Last time it was cleaned there wasn't any signs of roots, but I know it's coming. The good news is we can move the tank to an empty spot in the yard and really won't have to move much of the piping.

[fliprayzin240sx]

But thats the thing I dont get, I had 2 trees on top of that thing. Moved one to the front and the other one just happen to die. I only found the line after I had to dig the dead one out. Roots on it was loose unlike the ones on the the oak. The roots on the oak were almost like vines.

[lunchmeat]

I've got two magnolias in my front yard. I hate them. Roots everywhere and the leaves don't mulch for shit. We bag a lot of grass clippings and leaves, then compost them for our garden.

[Frank_Jaeger]

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

^^^no clue how the hell you can afford a house in Norcal...

Anyways, I moved down to Tampa about a year ago. I got less than 5 yrs left before I retire and this should be my last move and might as well let the military pay for my mortgage. We looked for homes and I really wanted a 3 car garage. Most houses we saw were about $250k, anywhere from 5-10 yrs old. We lucked out and we found builder for around the same price point. Why buy used when we can get a new one? 2600 sq/ft, 4 br, 2.5 baths.

Amazing garage. Did you sell your S14?

[exitspeed]

Nice place. We still aren't sure if we're going to do a first floor master bedroom and bathroom addition (which we've had quoted. $100k-$125k) or if we're going to build in about 5 years. Everytime I see a Jew construction like yours though it makes me want to build.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Originally Posted by Frank_Jaeger

Amazing garage. Did you sell your S14?

Had a kid offer me $14k for it 2 yrs ago. Bought the c6z right after, hence the reason I've been mia around here. 😅