Home buying thread

Sheriff Cad

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I can't walk in the home without having some sort of breathing issue after I leave. My lady is getting skin irritation even before the walls were exposed. I wasn't sure why until now.
You should definitely go get tested at a doctor for mold and any breathing problems, on your way to the construction lawyer's place.
 

Siliconemelons

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That is 2 year old work... yeah it was jacked up... that looks worse like a 30-50 year old house that just has seen a thing or two...

Addition connection areas are /always/ a big problem area if not done correctly the first time.

looking to sell my home soon-ish. i've been here for ~17 years and it has a good bit of wear and tear. there's tile downstairs, the stairs and upstairs are carpet. the carpet is bad. the 2 upstairs bathrooms have linoleum and it is starting to peel in the corners. my plan that's always been pushed off was to do vinal plank. if i'm just trying to fix up to sell, should I just put in new carpet? just looking for best roi/expediting the sell

I am sure I am wrong...

But rather then spend 10k on new floors, just post a smidge below the value you think it should be and then accept a lower offer rather than waste redoing floors.

9 out of 10 are going to come in an redo floors and walls, why bother.

But then you contend with women... women cannot for the life of them VISUALIZE how something /could be/ they get so hung up on how it is they cant just look at old carpet and go "oh this is fine we are going to replace it with X" they would rather walk in to new cheaply dont LPV and go "oh it looks so pretty, we are still going to replace it with X"

really I have the same thoughts on kitchens. We are re-doing our kitchen, I ask my wife what she wants, make sure it is what she wants then that's it, even if she wants something completely not "industry standard" - because, the people that will buy our house will A) gut it or B) live with it, not much middle ground.
 
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fris

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The problem is the market in Austin is crazy in favor of the buyer right now, so I really need to move out and do a facelift on the place. Selling while I'm working from home and it needing work will really stretch how long it's on the market