The Official Homeowners Thread

[ultraflexed]

In an ideal world I would agree but not everyone's financial picture is as picture perfect as this..shyt mines wasn't. Getting a home is not this difficult

I see what you mean but that's the route I took to make my mortgage as low as possible.
On a brand new 5 bedroom, 4.5 bathroom, 3300 Sq ft house, my mortgage is alil over 2k and that with property taxes rolled in, also I paid almost 500k for it, in cali too

It took a lot of sacrifice to buy the housed before this one..stayed with my parents and saved up every penny, no new clothes, no going out no nothing.

 

[ultraflexed]

Buy your house before you get married!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Buy a house that you can have a reasonable size family in. So when the unlikely event you get divorced, she can't come after it because it was not acquired during the marriage.

I totally disagree, I believe you should not buy a house until your married or very financially stable. Being married will add another income=bigger down payment=bigger house.

 

[Dolla$]

Buy your house before you get married!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Buy a house that you can have a reasonable size family in. So when the unlikely event you get divorced, she can't come after it because it was not acquired during the marriage.

26 and single

 

[wickedsm]

Im out running around so in and out this thread and probably repeating some things others have said.

If you buy brand new make sure to check out the builder thoroughly. Alot of these new homes are just thrown together with bargain basement materials. But they look pretty.

Other random things
Windows. Windows are pricey as he'll to replace.
Alot of windows that aren't standard size may look nice but also can add expenses.

We had to get custom blinds for over 20 windows and that was an unexpected 2gs.

 

[Solano707]

I totally disagree, I believe you should not buy a house until your married or very financially stable. Being married will add another income=bigger down payment=bigger house.

You say that now, but it's all in preperation. I say this from personal experience. I own two homes, both acquired during marriage. She is entitled to one (if she can finance it in her name). By purchasing your home before marriage, you get to keep the house. So what if you don't live in yet, rent it out if you want. But at least she can't come after it. A house is an investment. Life happens and so does divorce. No one really gets married and think "we'll never get divorced". Things change.

 

[Spence]

Ill post a bunch of progress pics in a minute once I scour photobucket and fb. Im a big DIY junkie on my own home which keeps costs ultra low

 

[Spence]

What the house looked like when we bought it, no flow, oversized furniture and tv and a shytty baby puke green color throughout the entire house, also changed out the crappy stained berber carpet for wood.

Changed out all of the appliances and lighting among other things

We have a diff table and chair setup to match the rest of the black furniture, I need to take a new set of pics of the progress.

We added benches near that table in the middle so it looks a little diff now.

Reorganized and added a shelving system, I now have a tool box to put all my shyt in along with a shop vac mounted to the wall

Most of this was done via YoutubeUniversity.com

 

[beejus]

truth be told depending on where you
live it's a buyers market right now.
5k and you can cop a few flats,
run through them with drywall,
paint and up to date lighting,
bathroom,kitchen to pass inspection
and youre a damn landlord.

Where is this? 5K is nothing. Tell me more.

 

[Cat piss martini]

Where is this? 5K is nothing. Tell me more.

when people lose property due to taxes
the city get the property......
the city is sitting on shyt loads of
property that they will sell to buyers
for pennies on the dollar.
most have a great foundation and roofs.
(minor fixer uppers)
get a list from your city and cop a few
peices of property for like 12 hundred each.
most of the time the city will cover the taxes
for a few years.......theyre happy just to get
rid of shyt and see any money.

 

[BaldingSoHard]

If there isn't one already?

Just recently purchased one and just looking for tips and advice. Lived in an apartment my whole life so I know absolutely nothing as far as do's and dont's

If it hasn't been mentioned already, get a home warranty (if it's not too late).

 

[Pacni99a12]

I just dropped 10K on my mortgage principal the other day. Man that was hard to pull the trigger on

 

[BaldingSoHard]

House itself sold for $150k 2050 sqft house.

The south... man...

My townhome in Seattle is 1800 sq ft, cost me $325k

 

[Spence]

The south... man...

My townhome in Seattle is 1800 sq ft, cost me $325k

Very true. 1700sqft here in Houston was $67k on foreclosure, appraised value is currently $115k

 

[BaldingSoHard]

Very true. 1700sqft here in Houston was $67k on foreclosure, appraised value is currently $115k

Jesus....

Buy houses with cash, brehs.

 

[.༼-◕_◕-༽.]

Very true. 1700sqft here in Houston was $67k on foreclosure, appraised value is currently $115k

You near Wedgewood?