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Scarlett
ParticipantYes BG I know. That’s why in general I don’t find what I want in UC in my price range. I am not asking any lender for credit. I don’t have my hopes high for getting my lowball offer accepted either. Just a chance, since we were there. Can’t hurt. Like I said, it’s highly UNlikely I’d get something I want at the price I can afford in UC.
That’s RIGHT. I have to live in the property, not you.
ParticipantYes BG I know. That’s why in general I don’t find what I want in UC in my price range. I am not asking any lender for credit. I don’t have my hopes high for getting my lowball offer accepted either. Just a chance, since we were there. Can’t hurt. Like I said, it’s highly UNlikely I’d get something I want at the price I can afford in UC.
That’s RIGHT. I have to live in the property, not you.
ParticipantYes BG I know. That’s why in general I don’t find what I want in UC in my price range. I am not asking any lender for credit. I don’t have my hopes high for getting my lowball offer accepted either. Just a chance, since we were there. Can’t hurt. Like I said, it’s highly UNlikely I’d get something I want at the price I can afford in UC.
That’s RIGHT. I have to live in the property, not you.
ParticipantYes BG I know. That’s why in general I don’t find what I want in UC in my price range. I am not asking any lender for credit. I don’t have my hopes high for getting my lowball offer accepted either. Just a chance, since we were there. Can’t hurt. Like I said, it’s highly UNlikely I’d get something I want at the price I can afford in UC.
That’s RIGHT. I have to live in the property, not you.
ParticipantYes BG I know. That’s why in general I don’t find what I want in UC in my price range. I am not asking any lender for credit. I don’t have my hopes high for getting my lowball offer accepted either. Just a chance, since we were there. Can’t hurt. Like I said, it’s highly UNlikely I’d get something I want at the price I can afford in UC.
That’s RIGHT. I have to live in the property, not you.
Participant[quote=bearishgurl]You have it right there. It doesn’t meet her wants/needs.[/quote]
FINALLY you are agreeing to that.
[quote=bearishgurl]
Athis property is NOT a “heavy fixer.” Along with the tremendous and well-landscaped BY, you may also have noticed that the garage can be moved to face the other street (at a cost of $40-$50K) and the existing garage be properly remodeled into the house. [/quote]The backyard is not THAT great shape – very poor drainage and therefore muddy; the slope is collapsing down from the dirt weight and is propped up. Needs fixing too. The garage is not fully detached or detachable- it was weird how most but not all the walls were planks painted over.
Even if adding the detached garage is doable (which may not be because of slope of the land which you can’t see online) you would lose a part of the yard, if I understand you right, which was the inital attraction.
[quote=bearishgurl]
Scarlett must accept the aged inventory as it is in UC, if she wants UC . . . or do her home shopping elsewhere. She has stated she doesn’t have the resources or budget for a complete remodel in UC (unless she can avail herself of the FHA 203K program). [/quote]Thanks for repeating my words. That’s why I don’t shop much in UC – in general out of my price range unless I put up with a fixer – which we don’t have the time and money for. But we may get lucky but unlikely. Which is why I was looking more in other areas. It took you a LOOOOOONG time to come around to see my way of thinking.
[quote=bearishgurl]I’ve never tried to “shove” anything down a buyer’s throat.[/quote]
Yes you did. You are backtracking now.[quote=bearishgurl]Unless Scarlett has found a “pocket listing” in UC that she now wants to make an offer on (seriously doubt this if it is an REO) there appear to be currently one residential SFR in UC with an asking price <=$500K and that is Ramsay/Haworth.[/quote] I am seriously lowballing, remember? So don't look at asking price. I am just saying that even if the house I am lowballing is aged, I am fine with the room sizes. So I am ok with AGE, I just try to get it a lower price that I can afford without having to fix it up. [quote=bearishgurl]it is a GREAT property for a young buyer looking to get into UC (get their foot in the door), barring any structural defects.[/quote] I totally agree. I am sure it will be a perfect property for another couple. Not for us. We are not that young and not first-time buyers either.
Participant[quote=bearishgurl]You have it right there. It doesn’t meet her wants/needs.[/quote]
FINALLY you are agreeing to that.
[quote=bearishgurl]
Athis property is NOT a “heavy fixer.” Along with the tremendous and well-landscaped BY, you may also have noticed that the garage can be moved to face the other street (at a cost of $40-$50K) and the existing garage be properly remodeled into the house. [/quote]The backyard is not THAT great shape – very poor drainage and therefore muddy; the slope is collapsing down from the dirt weight and is propped up. Needs fixing too. The garage is not fully detached or detachable- it was weird how most but not all the walls were planks painted over.
Even if adding the detached garage is doable (which may not be because of slope of the land which you can’t see online) you would lose a part of the yard, if I understand you right, which was the inital attraction.
[quote=bearishgurl]
Scarlett must accept the aged inventory as it is in UC, if she wants UC . . . or do her home shopping elsewhere. She has stated she doesn’t have the resources or budget for a complete remodel in UC (unless she can avail herself of the FHA 203K program). [/quote]Thanks for repeating my words. That’s why I don’t shop much in UC – in general out of my price range unless I put up with a fixer – which we don’t have the time and money for. But we may get lucky but unlikely. Which is why I was looking more in other areas. It took you a LOOOOOONG time to come around to see my way of thinking.
[quote=bearishgurl]I’ve never tried to “shove” anything down a buyer’s throat.[/quote]
Yes you did. You are backtracking now.[quote=bearishgurl]Unless Scarlett has found a “pocket listing” in UC that she now wants to make an offer on (seriously doubt this if it is an REO) there appear to be currently one residential SFR in UC with an asking price <=$500K and that is Ramsay/Haworth.[/quote] I am seriously lowballing, remember? So don't look at asking price. I am just saying that even if the house I am lowballing is aged, I am fine with the room sizes. So I am ok with AGE, I just try to get it a lower price that I can afford without having to fix it up. [quote=bearishgurl]it is a GREAT property for a young buyer looking to get into UC (get their foot in the door), barring any structural defects.[/quote] I totally agree. I am sure it will be a perfect property for another couple. Not for us. We are not that young and not first-time buyers either.
Participant[quote=bearishgurl]You have it right there. It doesn’t meet her wants/needs.[/quote]
FINALLY you are agreeing to that.
[quote=bearishgurl]
Athis property is NOT a “heavy fixer.” Along with the tremendous and well-landscaped BY, you may also have noticed that the garage can be moved to face the other street (at a cost of $40-$50K) and the existing garage be properly remodeled into the house. [/quote]The backyard is not THAT great shape – very poor drainage and therefore muddy; the slope is collapsing down from the dirt weight and is propped up. Needs fixing too. The garage is not fully detached or detachable- it was weird how most but not all the walls were planks painted over.
Even if adding the detached garage is doable (which may not be because of slope of the land which you can’t see online) you would lose a part of the yard, if I understand you right, which was the inital attraction.
[quote=bearishgurl]
Scarlett must accept the aged inventory as it is in UC, if she wants UC . . . or do her home shopping elsewhere. She has stated she doesn’t have the resources or budget for a complete remodel in UC (unless she can avail herself of the FHA 203K program). [/quote]Thanks for repeating my words. That’s why I don’t shop much in UC – in general out of my price range unless I put up with a fixer – which we don’t have the time and money for. But we may get lucky but unlikely. Which is why I was looking more in other areas. It took you a LOOOOOONG time to come around to see my way of thinking.
[quote=bearishgurl]I’ve never tried to “shove” anything down a buyer’s throat.[/quote]
Yes you did. You are backtracking now.[quote=bearishgurl]Unless Scarlett has found a “pocket listing” in UC that she now wants to make an offer on (seriously doubt this if it is an REO) there appear to be currently one residential SFR in UC with an asking price <=$500K and that is Ramsay/Haworth.[/quote] I am seriously lowballing, remember? So don't look at asking price. I am just saying that even if the house I am lowballing is aged, I am fine with the room sizes. So I am ok with AGE, I just try to get it a lower price that I can afford without having to fix it up. [quote=bearishgurl]it is a GREAT property for a young buyer looking to get into UC (get their foot in the door), barring any structural defects.[/quote] I totally agree. I am sure it will be a perfect property for another couple. Not for us. We are not that young and not first-time buyers either.
Participant[quote=bearishgurl]You have it right there. It doesn’t meet her wants/needs.[/quote]
FINALLY you are agreeing to that.
[quote=bearishgurl]
Athis property is NOT a “heavy fixer.” Along with the tremendous and well-landscaped BY, you may also have noticed that the garage can be moved to face the other street (at a cost of $40-$50K) and the existing garage be properly remodeled into the house. [/quote]The backyard is not THAT great shape – very poor drainage and therefore muddy; the slope is collapsing down from the dirt weight and is propped up. Needs fixing too. The garage is not fully detached or detachable- it was weird how most but not all the walls were planks painted over.
Even if adding the detached garage is doable (which may not be because of slope of the land which you can’t see online) you would lose a part of the yard, if I understand you right, which was the inital attraction.
[quote=bearishgurl]
Scarlett must accept the aged inventory as it is in UC, if she wants UC . . . or do her home shopping elsewhere. She has stated she doesn’t have the resources or budget for a complete remodel in UC (unless she can avail herself of the FHA 203K program). [/quote]Thanks for repeating my words. That’s why I don’t shop much in UC – in general out of my price range unless I put up with a fixer – which we don’t have the time and money for. But we may get lucky but unlikely. Which is why I was looking more in other areas. It took you a LOOOOOONG time to come around to see my way of thinking.
[quote=bearishgurl]I’ve never tried to “shove” anything down a buyer’s throat.[/quote]
Yes you did. You are backtracking now.[quote=bearishgurl]Unless Scarlett has found a “pocket listing” in UC that she now wants to make an offer on (seriously doubt this if it is an REO) there appear to be currently one residential SFR in UC with an asking price <=$500K and that is Ramsay/Haworth.[/quote] I am seriously lowballing, remember? So don't look at asking price. I am just saying that even if the house I am lowballing is aged, I am fine with the room sizes. So I am ok with AGE, I just try to get it a lower price that I can afford without having to fix it up. [quote=bearishgurl]it is a GREAT property for a young buyer looking to get into UC (get their foot in the door), barring any structural defects.[/quote] I totally agree. I am sure it will be a perfect property for another couple. Not for us. We are not that young and not first-time buyers either.
Participant[quote=bearishgurl]You have it right there. It doesn’t meet her wants/needs.[/quote]
FINALLY you are agreeing to that.
[quote=bearishgurl]
Athis property is NOT a “heavy fixer.” Along with the tremendous and well-landscaped BY, you may also have noticed that the garage can be moved to face the other street (at a cost of $40-$50K) and the existing garage be properly remodeled into the house. [/quote]The backyard is not THAT great shape – very poor drainage and therefore muddy; the slope is collapsing down from the dirt weight and is propped up. Needs fixing too. The garage is not fully detached or detachable- it was weird how most but not all the walls were planks painted over.
Even if adding the detached garage is doable (which may not be because of slope of the land which you can’t see online) you would lose a part of the yard, if I understand you right, which was the inital attraction.
[quote=bearishgurl]
Scarlett must accept the aged inventory as it is in UC, if she wants UC . . . or do her home shopping elsewhere. She has stated she doesn’t have the resources or budget for a complete remodel in UC (unless she can avail herself of the FHA 203K program). [/quote]Thanks for repeating my words. That’s why I don’t shop much in UC – in general out of my price range unless I put up with a fixer – which we don’t have the time and money for. But we may get lucky but unlikely. Which is why I was looking more in other areas. It took you a LOOOOOONG time to come around to see my way of thinking.
[quote=bearishgurl]I’ve never tried to “shove” anything down a buyer’s throat.[/quote]
Yes you did. You are backtracking now.[quote=bearishgurl]Unless Scarlett has found a “pocket listing” in UC that she now wants to make an offer on (seriously doubt this if it is an REO) there appear to be currently one residential SFR in UC with an asking price <=$500K and that is Ramsay/Haworth.[/quote] I am seriously lowballing, remember? So don't look at asking price. I am just saying that even if the house I am lowballing is aged, I am fine with the room sizes. So I am ok with AGE, I just try to get it a lower price that I can afford without having to fix it up. [quote=bearishgurl]it is a GREAT property for a young buyer looking to get into UC (get their foot in the door), barring any structural defects.[/quote] I totally agree. I am sure it will be a perfect property for another couple. Not for us. We are not that young and not first-time buyers either.
Participant[quote=pemeliza]The one on Ramsay has potential and is the lowest priced home in UC. Here is another on the same street that is smaller and it went for 336k in 2001.
http://www.sdlookup.com/Property-E51BDEFD-4744_Ramsay_Ave_San_Diego_CA_92122
BG, I think that house Scarlett looked at would be an amazing deal in the mid 300s. I think it will take mid 400s to buy it.
And BG you make an excellent point about the tax savings of acquiring a major fixer like that. I would much rather pay 350k to buy a fixer than 500k to buy something in move in condition but that is just me. Most buyers these days don’t want the hassle and/or don’t have the time.[/quote]
EXACTLY pemeliza, thank you! That’s exactly it – we don’t want the hassle and don’t have the time. If one can do it, more power to her/him! I am not arguing that it can’t be done – but it’s not worth for us. It’s a MAJOR fixer for US.
We don’t know if they would accept a mid300s offer. I don’t think is going to be sold at mid-300s, it’s more likely mid 400s. For a childless couple (e.g. retired) for example it will be probably fine, or a single parent with 1 kid – and they won’t need to do major fixing. I am sure somebody will buy it at mid 400s. For us it wasn’t fitting our needs.
Participant[quote=pemeliza]The one on Ramsay has potential and is the lowest priced home in UC. Here is another on the same street that is smaller and it went for 336k in 2001.
http://www.sdlookup.com/Property-E51BDEFD-4744_Ramsay_Ave_San_Diego_CA_92122
BG, I think that house Scarlett looked at would be an amazing deal in the mid 300s. I think it will take mid 400s to buy it.
And BG you make an excellent point about the tax savings of acquiring a major fixer like that. I would much rather pay 350k to buy a fixer than 500k to buy something in move in condition but that is just me. Most buyers these days don’t want the hassle and/or don’t have the time.[/quote]
EXACTLY pemeliza, thank you! That’s exactly it – we don’t want the hassle and don’t have the time. If one can do it, more power to her/him! I am not arguing that it can’t be done – but it’s not worth for us. It’s a MAJOR fixer for US.
We don’t know if they would accept a mid300s offer. I don’t think is going to be sold at mid-300s, it’s more likely mid 400s. For a childless couple (e.g. retired) for example it will be probably fine, or a single parent with 1 kid – and they won’t need to do major fixing. I am sure somebody will buy it at mid 400s. For us it wasn’t fitting our needs.
Participant[quote=pemeliza]The one on Ramsay has potential and is the lowest priced home in UC. Here is another on the same street that is smaller and it went for 336k in 2001.
http://www.sdlookup.com/Property-E51BDEFD-4744_Ramsay_Ave_San_Diego_CA_92122
BG, I think that house Scarlett looked at would be an amazing deal in the mid 300s. I think it will take mid 400s to buy it.
And BG you make an excellent point about the tax savings of acquiring a major fixer like that. I would much rather pay 350k to buy a fixer than 500k to buy something in move in condition but that is just me. Most buyers these days don’t want the hassle and/or don’t have the time.[/quote]
EXACTLY pemeliza, thank you! That’s exactly it – we don’t want the hassle and don’t have the time. If one can do it, more power to her/him! I am not arguing that it can’t be done – but it’s not worth for us. It’s a MAJOR fixer for US.
We don’t know if they would accept a mid300s offer. I don’t think is going to be sold at mid-300s, it’s more likely mid 400s. For a childless couple (e.g. retired) for example it will be probably fine, or a single parent with 1 kid – and they won’t need to do major fixing. I am sure somebody will buy it at mid 400s. For us it wasn’t fitting our needs.
Participant[quote=pemeliza]The one on Ramsay has potential and is the lowest priced home in UC. Here is another on the same street that is smaller and it went for 336k in 2001.
http://www.sdlookup.com/Property-E51BDEFD-4744_Ramsay_Ave_San_Diego_CA_92122
BG, I think that house Scarlett looked at would be an amazing deal in the mid 300s. I think it will take mid 400s to buy it.
And BG you make an excellent point about the tax savings of acquiring a major fixer like that. I would much rather pay 350k to buy a fixer than 500k to buy something in move in condition but that is just me. Most buyers these days don’t want the hassle and/or don’t have the time.[/quote]
EXACTLY pemeliza, thank you! That’s exactly it – we don’t want the hassle and don’t have the time. If one can do it, more power to her/him! I am not arguing that it can’t be done – but it’s not worth for us. It’s a MAJOR fixer for US.
We don’t know if they would accept a mid300s offer. I don’t think is going to be sold at mid-300s, it’s more likely mid 400s. For a childless couple (e.g. retired) for example it will be probably fine, or a single parent with 1 kid – and they won’t need to do major fixing. I am sure somebody will buy it at mid 400s. For us it wasn’t fitting our needs.
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