Nice to know you are alive and well. I have kept my LJ just to comment to folks who are still here.
Um, house buying. . . Have owned two, one built in 1981 and we were the first owners, one built in 1882 and we are the fourth. I know I had more trouble with the roof in the new house and more trouble with the sewer in the second. In fact, I just spent $5,000 to replace the original c.1908 sewer line.
House inspection, maybe? Don't have those where I live but I guess they can be useful. Don't get an ARM, if you can avoid it. And decor can be changed. Look at the location, condition and structure. Ugly wallpaper is no reason to hesitate to buy a house.
Roofs and sewers. These things keep me up at night. A lot of houses in the areas I'm looking in have septic system and with my luck I'll buy a house only to have the septic fail in the first year.
I know I'm not the best LJ commenter, but hello hello! And tartlet sounds like a six year old. They just begin to discover sarcasm at that age.
House buying is exciting! I refuse to do so myself, but I'm just me, so I prefer to rent. Also my credit sucks, lol. But good luck and I'm excited for you!
I've actually rented all my life - I prefer it in that it's someone else's responsibility to mow the lawn and plow the snow. But I'm getting older and it seems like the grown-up thing to do....or so they tell me.
That's exactly how I feel. I might not mind mowing (and in Vegas there's no grass anyway) but I will not recaulk my grout, fix the fence, fix the door, install heat-reducing film on windows, buy a new washer/dryer, or install same. All things I've seen my roommate do. It's her house I live in.
I thought it was the grown-up thing to do too, until I remembered my aunt. 64 years old, never married, enjoys her social life, has an apartment (condo?), and is a bit of an odd duck.
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Hey there!
I didn't realize you were in Germany. I love that my flist is all over the world. It's one of the things I loved most about this place.
Hope all is well in your corner of the world.
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Um, house buying. . . Have owned two, one built in 1981 and we were the first owners, one built in 1882 and we are the fourth. I know I had more trouble with the roof in the new house and more trouble with the sewer in the second. In fact, I just spent $5,000 to replace the original c.1908 sewer line.
House inspection, maybe? Don't have those where I live but I guess they can be useful. Don't get an ARM, if you can avoid it. And decor can be changed. Look at the location, condition and structure. Ugly wallpaper is no reason to hesitate to buy a house.
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Roofs and sewers. These things keep me up at night. A lot of houses in the areas I'm looking in have septic system and with my luck I'll buy a house only to have the septic fail in the first year.
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I know I'm not the best LJ commenter, but hello hello! And tartlet sounds like a six year old. They just begin to discover sarcasm at that age.
House buying is exciting! I refuse to do so myself, but I'm just me, so I prefer to rent. Also my credit sucks, lol. But good luck and I'm excited for you!
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I thought it was the grown-up thing to do too, until I remembered my aunt. 64 years old, never married, enjoys her social life, has an apartment (condo?), and is a bit of an odd duck.
I want to be just like her when I grow up.
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To be honest if I didn't have a son I don't think I'd buy a house. Frankly it's terrifying.
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