On buying a house, part 2
Part 4: http://gmp.livejournal.com/513155.html
Part 3: http://gmp.livejournal.com/510360.html
Part 1: http://gmp.livejournal.com/508752.html
I'm not sick, but I like finishing stories, so here's part 2 of buying a house. It's really short, and Jennifer already spoiled it but I'll type it up anyway.
So, after the fiasco with the Wolverton house, we were better armed with what to look for. This trimmed our house lists much, much thinner. Before we even got to the houses, we scoured the descriptions for things like "foundation problems" or "won't pass an FHA" inspection. We looked for one weekend or two (I'm not sure which) and decided that a little house (1300ish sq ft) with 4 bedrooms (one was tiny) on Las Brisas. Thus the Las Brisas house.
We weren't 100% thrilled with it, but it would likely pass an FHA inspection. That fourth bedroom was the size of a large closet. The garage was only one car, which wasn't good, and wood paneling, while not bad was very odd.
It was a foreclosure, so the bank proceedings should be simple. There's no seller to deal with because the bank already owns it and therefore will be a bit more giving in certain situations. So, we put an offer in on it and then come to find out that the house already *had* an offer at the bank and it was accepted.
So, we wasted our damn time. The house shouldn't have even been on the market two weeks before we even looked at it. We were kinda pissed. This is the second time we thought we were playing by the rules, but someone pulled the rug out from under us. I really, really hate it when you do what you're supposed to, but it fails anyway. I feel lied to or betrayed. The house was in the MLS system! It should have been on the market, but it was de facto off the market by the time we looked at it.
Angry...
Part 3: http://gmp.livejournal.com/510360.html
Part 1: http://gmp.livejournal.com/508752.html
I'm not sick, but I like finishing stories, so here's part 2 of buying a house. It's really short, and Jennifer already spoiled it but I'll type it up anyway.
So, after the fiasco with the Wolverton house, we were better armed with what to look for. This trimmed our house lists much, much thinner. Before we even got to the houses, we scoured the descriptions for things like "foundation problems" or "won't pass an FHA" inspection. We looked for one weekend or two (I'm not sure which) and decided that a little house (1300ish sq ft) with 4 bedrooms (one was tiny) on Las Brisas. Thus the Las Brisas house.
We weren't 100% thrilled with it, but it would likely pass an FHA inspection. That fourth bedroom was the size of a large closet. The garage was only one car, which wasn't good, and wood paneling, while not bad was very odd.
It was a foreclosure, so the bank proceedings should be simple. There's no seller to deal with because the bank already owns it and therefore will be a bit more giving in certain situations. So, we put an offer in on it and then come to find out that the house already *had* an offer at the bank and it was accepted.
So, we wasted our damn time. The house shouldn't have even been on the market two weeks before we even looked at it. We were kinda pissed. This is the second time we thought we were playing by the rules, but someone pulled the rug out from under us. I really, really hate it when you do what you're supposed to, but it fails anyway. I feel lied to or betrayed. The house was in the MLS system! It should have been on the market, but it was de facto off the market by the time we looked at it.
Angry...