Otis
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posted August 02, 2005 03:41 AM
Made an offer on a new house. Now I'm freaking out......
2000 sq/ft, 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath ranch, 2 1/2 car garage and it has a basement that is just unreal, it's so big you could have bowling lanes down there. New furnace and air conditioner 2 years ago, new roof 1 month ago, new windows 3 years ago. The only downside is the inside is stuck in the 60's cosemetically. Shag carpet, crappy kitchen etc. There is a 98 year old man living there who's 99 year old wife died 3 weeks ago. He is moving in with his daughter. I'm offering a fair price for it but freaking out. It' s EXACTLY the kind of house my wife and I want because we want to have another child next year so the 4 br's are key. It's a nice open floor plan although there are still 2 walls I'll be tearing out to completely redo the kitchen. I'll have to sell my house too, quickly. Crap I'm stressed to the fucking 9's.
Just venting cause the house we are in is our first and I've put endless hours into it and selling it will be hard and because I've never had to sell/buy at the same time I'm feeling a little overwhelmed. Well, I guess that is if they accept my offer.
  
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ozzy
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posted August 02, 2005 04:34 AM
Stuck in the 60's. that sounds good to me, means it was built when workmanship had some value! Carpet doesnt mean shit, it needs changing every 5 years if you want to keep up with the current style ( I dont). the kitchen, just an excuse to do some cabinet building out in the garage. You didnt mention lot size, but I assume it is big enough to build a shop on.
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posted August 02, 2005 04:55 AM
Just sit down and develope your plan. What is your exit plan for your house? Will you rent? Do you have the cash to carry both?
Just work out your plan, then work your plan! Then stress will be a minimum. Sounds exciting,,,,,,growth always requires leaving the comfort zone.
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Otis
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posted August 02, 2005 04:58 AM
It's a nice lot, prolly 1/2 acre. Not as big as the one we have now but that's because we are now on a corner lot. I can't build a shop on the lot cause of association rules but I don't really want to do that anyway. With this 2000 sq/ft basement I am going to build my Woodworking shop downstairs. All enclosed with soundproof walls and the dust collection system outside. It'll be sweet.
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Otis
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posted August 02, 2005 05:01 AM
Yeah cash is not an issue Ra, I just don't want to have to deal with paying for both homes. We should be able to sell our home within 30-45 days. I'm pricing it to sell, period. Not going to squabble over 5-10K.
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VincentHill
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posted August 02, 2005 09:32 AM
Shell we say the Hours and Hours YOU Have spent to Make your house MINT Condition will never Ever be duplicated! Are you sure that there is no way to add 1 Bedroom to your existing perfect house?
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posted August 02, 2005 09:50 AM
Sweet Chris!!! Good luck! WHEN you get it; if you want a hand ripping out the carpet and the walls hit me up Bro!!!
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Hells Dark Lord
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posted August 02, 2005 03:35 PM
Congrats Chris.....thats great bro.....Kelly and I wish you and the family the best in this endevor. I know what you are going through, she and I just bought a house a few months ago, was pretty easy for us. The guy we rented from is the guy we bought from, although it was a different house, it made it easier, and no realators.....Good luck bro, let me know how it goes.....
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Otis
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posted August 03, 2005 03:16 AM
Thanks fellas. Vinnie I coud add a room but the layout of our house is not the best. I really want a ranch too, always have.
Tony, you bet I'll call you brother. By the way why were you a no show for our summer bash this year? Ya bastage I was hoping you and Lisa would come.
Jim, I am praying this goes well. We should hear today about acceptance of the offer.
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Hells Dark Lord
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posted August 03, 2005 03:58 AM
got my fingers crossed for ya buddy.....
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Otis
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posted August 03, 2005 06:00 AM
Thanks brother, I'll post as soon as I hear.
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posted August 03, 2005 06:03 AM
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Tony, you bet I'll call you brother. By the way why were you a no show for our summer bash this year? Ya bastage I was hoping you and Lisa would come.
We told you last year I was going to protest because I didn't get a swing at the Candy filled Donkey!! Just kidding I thought it was in Aug and I cried when I read it!! Lisa bout kicked my ass too! I had been having so many problems with that account and Yahoo I quit getting email so I only checked it every once in a while... Sorry Bro but ill be there next year for sure and will be there when you need a hand with the heavy stuff!
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VincentHill
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posted August 03, 2005 07:23 AM
Otis, you deserve to have everything you want and your house should sell quick if people are not Blind!
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Otis
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posted August 03, 2005 07:40 AM
I knew I should have called you Tony. We had the monsoon that morning but it cleared up by 2. We had 150 people RSVP that they were coming but the weather put some off so thre ended up ony being 80-90 people there. It was great. Even with about 1/2 the people the keg was gone along with 200 strong jello shots Michelle made.
Thanks Vinnie. The last year has been the most stressful in my life with our core business not doing all that well and still we started a new company. Sometimes life throws you a year where everything seems to go wrong. Things are picking up now though with the core business and the new business is doing great so I'm hopeful the man will let me off easy on this purchase and the sale of my home.
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posted August 03, 2005 08:58 AM
Ummmmmmm Keg!!!
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