Buying A House: C or D?

holy shit that place is awesome!

seems like a really good deal too y/n? hopkinton is not too far out of boston

im already getting exciting about this little hippie craftsman house, wish the kitchen was bigger though

https://www.redfin.com/OH/Lakewood/1236-Saint-Charles-Ave-44107/home/70835600

I like that one, but the ceiling in the kitchen has to go.

I wonder if in CAD's farmhouse, the "Circa 1750" plate conveys with the property.

http://i.imgur.com/NuexZ6A.jpg

yea it is bad xp

im already getting exciting about this little hippie craftsman house, wish the kitchen was bigger though

― marcos, Monday, February 27, 2017 1:02 PM (thirty-three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

https://www.redfin.com/OH/Lakewood/1236-Saint-Charles-Ave-44107/home/70835600

― marcos, Monday, February 27, 2017 1:02 PM (thirty-three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol no joke from 1995-2000 I lived just a few houses down from here on the other side of the street at 1205.

ha cleveland is a small place

woohoo!! we made an offer on a place we saw yesterday and it was accepted

i'm freaking out a little. i'm excited about the house but uh this a big purchase

the biggest! i hope the sale goes smoothly!

thanks!

next few months are going to feel a little crazy

the front porch is huge and im really excited about it

https://ssl.cdn-redfin.com/photo/159/bigphoto/365/3886365_24_1.jpg

congrats! what street?

thanks!!

edanola, right off of sloan. a little further west then we had wanted, we are right near lakewood park right and can walk to downtown lakewood. but this place is also right next to the metroparks so that would be very cool

congrats, marcos. new place looks beautiful.

we are right near lakewood park right

meant to say "right now"

thanks sufjan

It looks wonderful!!!! I love a nice foursquare!

me too! they are all over cleveland, in many variations. we thought the bay windows were pretty cool on this one

it is weird though everyone calls them "colonials" here and that's not really right

I wouldn't think so, no.

Oh wow, nice work!

dammit am i the last one in this thread who doesn't have a house now

but seriously, congrats marcos

Can you post the zillow link, or do you want to keep it private?

yay marcos!!! gorgeous house!

congrats dude, well done!

The double dormers and the double bays are SUBLIME!!

Actually looking at the roofline idk if it technically is a four-square since the roof doesn't slope on 4 sides that meet in the center top. But it's nice anyway. :)

lovely home there.

Looks awesome man. Nice little rock garden/waterfall back there.

yea! man this is why i love cleveland, you can buy a cool house for $100k-$300k, we've got universities and museums and a downtown, good park system, a happening food scene, three professional sports teams, one of the great lakes, we don't even make very much money but we can afford this place. you all need to move here

Can you post the zillow link, or do you want to keep it private?

― nickn, Wednesday, March 22, 2017 5:53 PM (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

look at city of lakewood, ohio on redfin, you'll get photos

very nice indeed

Found it, nice.

the inspection went pretty well yesterday. seems like the biggest issues are on the exterior of the house - some rotting clapboards, trim, and porch flooring, peeling paint. one thing that scares me a little is that the front gutter is an original "box gutter" or built-in gutter" that is made of wood lined with metal, and the inspector said it wasn't in great shape and can be very pricey to repair. the attic needs insulation but that doesn't seem like a big deal. we're waiting on the final report but we will have some cash on hand to fix and paint the exterior.

sounds like nbd all told tbh

yea! im kind of excited to choose colors for the exterior if it needs to painted anyways

Moving across country this summer after 11 years, so in two weeks I will be flying sans wife and child to a place I haven't been since 1995 to buy a house in a three day period. I hope?

On the plus side we are in the process of selling our house to someone we know who asked about buying it as soon as they heard we were leaving, and where we're going isn't that big and we're targeting narrowly so it's not like there are 50 houses to look at.

where are you moving to?

Back to Michigan, to a town with a large State University in it. Wife was invited to apply for a job and was hired, wrangled one for me, and all of sudden we're leaving. We're both from Upper Michigan originally and will now be within a day's drive of 90% of our families instead of 2000 miles away; my sister and her kids live in a beachy resort town 3 hours away, etc.

But starting over in a new place with new jobs and no friends at this age is kind of terrifying.

enjoy the beer!

the appraisal came in at around $20k less than what we offered (and we offered asking price). it makes sense to us after reviewing the report. the market is pretty crazy in this neighborhood lately and lots of houses have been going $5k-$30k over asking price, and even at the higher amounts will often still appraise. but it's not hard to see how some prices are a little inflated. we are trying to figure out some options, we love the house but are not keen on paying $20k over the appraised value

Weird. I'm sorry.

I'm keeping an eye on a few neighbors' home sales right now. The property tax assessment statements just arrived and everyone's assessed home value went up quite a bit (mine went up around 9%) but I can contest it until the end of the month.

On the other hand, I'm still looking to do some home repairs and remodeling and I'd have more home collateral for a loan. Hmm.

the seller's agent is supposed to work that shit out with the appraiser beforehand to avoid surprises like that. appraisal under the asking price kills closings dead.

shit, YOUR agent (if you were working with one) is supposed to work with the seller's agent to make sure they worked it out with the appraiser beforehand. what the hell, everybody!