[quote=bearishgurl]
How do you KNOW the sellers won’t take $350K?? Have you tried making a lowball offer?? What if they reject your offer and it doesn’t sell at their “dream” price and they call you back in March/April? They just had a buyer who obtained an UNFAVORABLE inspection report and backed out, lol. Lots are NOT WORTH over $300K (unimproved) in UC unless they are at least a quarter acre (approx 11K sf).
The master closet/bathroom is VERY adequate in this house. How are you going to get a lot this big in your price range, and this close to work to boot?? Non-supporting walls are cheap to tear down.
Once again, I believe you’re sweating the small stuff. You would NOT be “going to extremes” to make this place livable for your family, IMO. Your last statements make me think you will be a perpetual fence-sitter.
I don’t need to go “inside the place.” Even as a buyer, I could care less. Bring on the tent fumigator. You won’t be paying for it.
Just remember, PRICE and LOCATION. That’s all that’s important here.[/quote]
No, that’s not ALL that’s important -for us; they are the main factors though. We are not buying as rental, we are buying a HOME. I thought I made it plenty clear that we simply don’t want a fixer upper – to deal with all that, for multiple reasons – main ones being you can’t live there while this is going on, and having to supervise all types of contractors, engineers, electricians, plumbers and so on, which we don’t have time for. I thought I’ve already made you aware that we only want minor, cosmetic fixers.
I also said a 1600 3 bdr (exactly what I had in my previous house) would work – under certain conditions and layout and this was not it.
Other things – we don’t want FHA loan. The property is sold as is (probate sale) so they won’t pay for termite DAMAGE or cracked foundation. All those trees next to the house would be a pain to remove and they likely already damaged the plumbing and foundation.
You seem to think that I want to buy in UC only. I do not. I am willing to commute some. You were thinking that I should buy only here. Hey, in the same vein I should buy in La Jolla downtown – and pile up in a tiny tiny condo.
FYI – I am ready to lowball a nicer, larger house in UC that needs cosmetic fixers – repaint & recarpet – but may have potential moisture damage from improper patio drainage (though much less than the Ramsay property). So I am not a fence sitter.
P.S. I do not know why I bother repeating myself on the same thread, when I already made plenty clear what would suit us and what is (not) acceptable for us. I went into this one house and now it’s shoved down my throat that it can be made to fit us.
