SPOOK331945
Sharpshooter
Kind of venting here, but for the past year I've been saving/looking for my first house and it has been absolutely miserable... The market is nothing but a sellers market. I've talked to several realtors and I'm amazed at what individuals in my generation "think" is a good house. They're blind! I've been called extremely picky by some, but bottom line is, it is one of the largest investments I will make in my lifetime if not the largest. Shouldn't I have the right to be picky with my money? I'm not going to by a house for $200k that's on .25 acres, 1000sq/ft and hasn't been updated since it was built in the 60s.
This is my 2 cents but I feel the market has been ruined by realtors and house flippers. Apologies to any that are reading this, its just my 2 cents. I'm not going to buy a house that you just bought for $75k less just because you bought a bucket of white paint and new carpet and call that a remodel. What about that saddle back ridge board? Because you threw another layer or shingles on and it cant even hold the weight now. What about the grade that's falling back towards the foundation that's causes the basement to flood or worse the foundation to settle and split? You would BE amazed how many people down realize water runs down hill. Oh your basement is getting wet, just water proof it. No you d#$% fool walk outside and see it the grade is running toward the house, taper it AWAY. S$%^ rolls down hill goof. Its equivalent to some used car salesman selling a lemon with a fancy paint job.
Buying a new house isn't great either, past few I've walked through, half the house is rotted 2x4s and 2x6s. Its a joke. at least maybe I'll get 10 years out of it tell I sell it to the next poor dumb b@#$@^$ for it to fall in on. Very close to buying land and building it myself.
A lot of complaining I know, appreciate the readers. I just see it through different eyes when both sides of the family built homes. One side built crappy spec homes the other built 20 penny nail, hundred year homes. Just needed a good vent.
Not to mention my gun collecting hobby has come to a crashing halt. Spoiled first world problems I know lol. Local gun shops are probably wondering where I've been. Can't walk in there with all this cash burning haha.
This is my 2 cents but I feel the market has been ruined by realtors and house flippers. Apologies to any that are reading this, its just my 2 cents. I'm not going to buy a house that you just bought for $75k less just because you bought a bucket of white paint and new carpet and call that a remodel. What about that saddle back ridge board? Because you threw another layer or shingles on and it cant even hold the weight now. What about the grade that's falling back towards the foundation that's causes the basement to flood or worse the foundation to settle and split? You would BE amazed how many people down realize water runs down hill. Oh your basement is getting wet, just water proof it. No you d#$% fool walk outside and see it the grade is running toward the house, taper it AWAY. S$%^ rolls down hill goof. Its equivalent to some used car salesman selling a lemon with a fancy paint job.
Buying a new house isn't great either, past few I've walked through, half the house is rotted 2x4s and 2x6s. Its a joke. at least maybe I'll get 10 years out of it tell I sell it to the next poor dumb b@#$@^$ for it to fall in on. Very close to buying land and building it myself.
A lot of complaining I know, appreciate the readers. I just see it through different eyes when both sides of the family built homes. One side built crappy spec homes the other built 20 penny nail, hundred year homes. Just needed a good vent.
Not to mention my gun collecting hobby has come to a crashing halt. Spoiled first world problems I know lol. Local gun shops are probably wondering where I've been. Can't walk in there with all this cash burning haha.