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You should definitely go get tested at a doctor for mold and any breathing problems, on your way to the construction lawyer's place.
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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.
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.
Addition connection areas are /always/ a big problem area if not done correctly the first time.
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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Well, the lady is going to the doctor this week once we have the mold/moisture report.
As for the rest of the home, I pulled the city reports, and the only inspections/permits in the past 5 years are for a garage sale in 2021 and an HVAC update in 2024. I suspect they did that after the additional room was built. I have a foundation expert coming on Thursday to examine the flooring and slab for the main house; I know they will see the additional room and have several questions, but I want them to check the primary foundation for structural concerns, too. The homeowners tried to get super slick with the cover-ups, but there is cracking all underneath the living room, ceiling, and various parts of the master bedroom that were not visible.
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yea don't bother doing a reno to sell better, if youre saying you haave this issue w/ tile here and the carpet is is basically wood (the foam wore out), youre not going to be able to paint lipstick on a pig, ppl will know your house has been "lived in".
and most ppl i assume would rather you just pay a couple of illegal mexicans to deep clean the place for a few hundred bucks, and everyone knows what theyre expecting, cuz then the buyers would also "save" by you not factoring in a reno that they probably don't even want (they would want to do their own reno) and all the reno really does is make is so that youre not as embarressed that your house is old.
like if i sell my 25yr old civic, i'm gonna go, "as is" drives fine, newish tires, obviously not pristine and the ac sometimes works.
and then some idiot is gonna ask me "why don't you fix the ac before i buy it" and i'll go
"b/c it'll be more than what youre willing to pay"
also,
you won't enjoy it, it's beyond stupid. my old man neighbor showed me his shower (we have practically the same house), and the builder grade shower stall is scuffed from years of use.
the wife couldn't stand the thought of selling the house like that if they looked in the bathroom (embarressed), so they spent 6k (it was a heavy discount from what they said too) (it was like a church referal and the dude has done other work too)
ripped out the builder grade stall
it's one of these plastic things i still have it, and it wasn't even for the master bath, this is the secondary bath. why is that all silly? b/c it stayed new, they had the 2 kids go into the masterbath (which now looks dated) to take showers while they tried to sell the house.
so they never ever got to enjoy the new bathroom
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Gravel
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The amount of times on home buying shows where they walk into a house and like everything about it, but say the wall color is bad and walk away, is enormous.
Siliconemelons
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Right… literally 50$ and a half day of work…
It’s so…aargh
So that is why I said I am sure I am wrong and there are more people like that than not… and the realtors will be all and “you gotta renovate to sell!!” And I am sure there also are price points where its very different etc.
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I've only sold one house before, and that's what we did. I regret it because we spent a ton of money to do so (we replaced the roof, carpet, repainted, landscaping...basically fixed all the shit I should've fixed for us while we lived there). At the same time, we only had one offer with it on the market for a month. So did it make a difference? Who knows. My wife said we should've just put in allowances for things, but then I wonder if anyone would've been interested at all?
The sad part is just yesterday we were talking and I realized we'd lived here almost 5 years now, and our house on California for 6. That house felt like our home in every way. This one doesn't at all. We hated things about that house too, for sure, but this one just feels...off.
The sad part is just yesterday we were talking and I realized we'd lived here almost 5 years now, and our house on California for 6. That house felt like our home in every way. This one doesn't at all. We hated things about that house too, for sure, but this one just feels...off.
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I hate to say it but a good realtor may come in handy for those things. When we sold our house we fixed up a few major things and then argued about the $ for to allow them to fix whatever little shit they wanted to fix after inspection.
Personally I’d rather just get allowances negotiated so I can make sure shit is fixed to my standards rather than cheaped out on but that assumes the house doesn’t have so many issues that I just decide to walk.
Personally I’d rather just get allowances negotiated so I can make sure shit is fixed to my standards rather than cheaped out on but that assumes the house doesn’t have so many issues that I just decide to walk.
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We had a realtor come out and look at our current home just so that we're ready to list and hopefully get under contract in alignment when the new house is finished. We're talking about listing it ~60 days out, she feels like she could negotiate 30 days at closing but any longer than that and we may be in a position where we'd have to get a temporary apartment. And we don't want to do that with 3 kids and pets.
But anyways, the only thing she really wants us to do is organize. Clean up sight lines, clean up anything our eyes naturally gravitated towards that looks "bad." Paint the front door b/c ours is weathered pretty bad. She said that there's an obvious delay / pause as buyers stand at the front door, open the realtor lock box, and they're looking around at your porch. Plenty of opportunity for them to see something bad and immediately distract them before they get inside.
She's very against doing anything major that we'll never see a return on, even though I feel like we need to repaint cabinets, re-do carpet in a couple spots, a few other things.
But anyways, the only thing she really wants us to do is organize. Clean up sight lines, clean up anything our eyes naturally gravitated towards that looks "bad." Paint the front door b/c ours is weathered pretty bad. She said that there's an obvious delay / pause as buyers stand at the front door, open the realtor lock box, and they're looking around at your porch. Plenty of opportunity for them to see something bad and immediately distract them before they get inside.
She's very against doing anything major that we'll never see a return on, even though I feel like we need to repaint cabinets, re-do carpet in a couple spots, a few other things.
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Just clean it up. No point in spending money on something that will be replaced by the new owner as soon as they move in.
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Go one step further and get a storage unit for a hundred a month and force yourself to put most of your clutter into it. This helps with packing and getting rid of stuff you truly don't need, as well as making pictures and in-person viewing much better. Remember, they don't want to see your stuff in their house, they want to see nothing there and imagine their stuff in it.
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Oh yeah, I'm not doing anything she doesn't suggest. It is her commission and in her best interest to tell us what to do so she gets her money too. Just saying, left to my own devices and judgement I'd do stupid stuff that would be a waste. Plus every dollar we spend here is a dollar taken away from the new build.
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Siliconemelons
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AI - AR tours will become bigger and better and help (mostly women) actually SEE what a renovated space will be - imo this will be where thigns go.
Step into a house, put on AR goggles, see the entire place done up in a style you pre-determined that you were going to renovate to.
Or you just need a move in ready home, it is what it is along as its solid - things are what things are... in that case, sure if your direct compititon is fully done up and you are old and busted..sure.. but nowdays - the done up house 3/2 1400sq for 500k or yours 3/2 1400sq and could use some new carpet and such but its all really "fine" for even just 475k... for many- that 25k is clinch.
But I am in a stupid position - I bought my house for 135k, its worth like 450-500... we are like 13-14 years in so the amortization is kicking, we owe like... 85k? or something.... so putting money in it to boost its price... in my situation is kinda useless, as its not a 1:1 ratio... houses in my area sell fairly fast even now and fairly mid-top of range... where I live no single family home is being built unless its 800-1.2k on low end, everything else is apartments or townhomes that run 650-800... so a single family home regardless of condition other than falling apart, are easy sells.
I am trying to convince the wife to sell and move TO THE STICK BOONIES RED NECK MOUNTAINS, buy a house cash for like 250k pocket/invest the rest and just give the middle finger to suburban urban life.
Step into a house, put on AR goggles, see the entire place done up in a style you pre-determined that you were going to renovate to.
Or you just need a move in ready home, it is what it is along as its solid - things are what things are... in that case, sure if your direct compititon is fully done up and you are old and busted..sure.. but nowdays - the done up house 3/2 1400sq for 500k or yours 3/2 1400sq and could use some new carpet and such but its all really "fine" for even just 475k... for many- that 25k is clinch.
But I am in a stupid position - I bought my house for 135k, its worth like 450-500... we are like 13-14 years in so the amortization is kicking, we owe like... 85k? or something.... so putting money in it to boost its price... in my situation is kinda useless, as its not a 1:1 ratio... houses in my area sell fairly fast even now and fairly mid-top of range... where I live no single family home is being built unless its 800-1.2k on low end, everything else is apartments or townhomes that run 650-800... so a single family home regardless of condition other than falling apart, are easy sells.
I am trying to convince the wife to sell and move TO THE STICK BOONIES RED NECK MOUNTAINS, buy a house cash for like 250k pocket/invest the rest and just give the middle finger to suburban urban life.
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I know you’re being partially facetious but anecdotally it’s still doable for a livable 2,000 sqft house around here. Friend just bought 1800 sqft on 3 acres about 20 minutes outside of Little Rock. Think he paid $212k, single guy, first home at 40 years old. He’s already done new windows for $16k - $20k and a kitchen remodel. It isn’t new construction or “fancy” but he’s under $250k all in and doesn’t have a neighbor in site.
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0% facetious on my part. I look at home prices in a big range, and have for years. I am really fucking gobsmacked how expensive things have gotten everywhere. Granted, I don't pay attention to home prices in Dixie Alley as I have a disdain for tornadoes, but outside of there, $250k doesn't buy what it used to not all that long ago. Here, $250k won't buy anything livable. Or more accurately, nothing at all.
My parents had a place in AR a while ago. NICE country house and it was cheap. They cleared out after a small tornado ripped through the outer part of town and left them without power for a week.
Also, my last house was in Tornado Alley.
Nah.
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