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Participant[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.
Anybody else has an opinion?
Participant[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.
Anybody else has an opinion?
Participant[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.
Anybody else has an opinion?
Participant[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.
Anybody else has an opinion?
Participant[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.
Anybody else has an opinion?
ParticipantSounds like this house in UC, though I haven’t had it inspected yet. I wonder what amount I should set aside for dealing with such a problem (only one outside wall of the house) – in making my offer? 25K? more? The stucco seem relatively recent, it was pretty clean.
ParticipantSounds like this house in UC, though I haven’t had it inspected yet. I wonder what amount I should set aside for dealing with such a problem (only one outside wall of the house) – in making my offer? 25K? more? The stucco seem relatively recent, it was pretty clean.
ParticipantSounds like this house in UC, though I haven’t had it inspected yet. I wonder what amount I should set aside for dealing with such a problem (only one outside wall of the house) – in making my offer? 25K? more? The stucco seem relatively recent, it was pretty clean.
ParticipantSounds like this house in UC, though I haven’t had it inspected yet. I wonder what amount I should set aside for dealing with such a problem (only one outside wall of the house) – in making my offer? 25K? more? The stucco seem relatively recent, it was pretty clean.
ParticipantSounds like this house in UC, though I haven’t had it inspected yet. I wonder what amount I should set aside for dealing with such a problem (only one outside wall of the house) – in making my offer? 25K? more? The stucco seem relatively recent, it was pretty clean.
Participant[quote=bearishgurl]
Scarlett . . . uh, hello??You said yourself that the family room was taken from the sf of a bedroom. Had you ever considered whether this property might qualify for an FHA 203K loan?? You would put little down and save cash for future repairs/rehab (as well as the cash you are eventually loaned over and above your purchase-money amt which could be used for repairs/rehab).
Had you ever thought of moving this (probably 19′ x 19′) “substandard garage” to the ample backyard? How much $$ do you think this takes?? Try $25-$30K.
Why don’t you use the current inspection report on file to attempt to obtain this “estate” property in the $350-$375K range??
Think outside of the box or DRIVE. Those are your choices, here, the way I see it.[/quote]
Hello, you haven’t been in there! I didn’t say the sf was taken from a bedroom. I said the family was an addition. Also one of the bedrooms seem to be an addition. This was originally a 1100-1200 sf SFR.
GO SEE it, look carefully up and down and then talk. The floorplan was really bad. Forget about the garage – we could live with it. That wasn’t the deal breaker Let’s even assume the foundation was fine and the termite damage was limited – which I don’t think was. I described them only to make a more complete report not to argue about it.
You dismissed my comments about what WAS the deal breaker and talk about me not thinking about out of the box on minor points – when YOU have NOT been inside the place.
A lot of walls would have needed to be torn down and the floorplan completely redesigned to make 3 suitable bedrooms and decent sized kitchen. It wasn’t simply moving only one or two walls to partition better. We thought about it, we even looked to see if we can make an additional room to the house. So THAT was the deal breaker.
I don’t think that tearing down the house and rebuilding costs only 100K do you? I highly doubt that one could get the house for 350K. Only the land is worth more I believe, in UC.
No thanks, I’ll pass. Let other people who don’t mind the hassle do it. Minor cosmetic fixers, this was NOT.
There will ALWAYS be other houses. If not here, then someplace else. Why go to such extreme lengths to fit a square peg in a round hole?
Participant[quote=bearishgurl]
Scarlett . . . uh, hello??You said yourself that the family room was taken from the sf of a bedroom. Had you ever considered whether this property might qualify for an FHA 203K loan?? You would put little down and save cash for future repairs/rehab (as well as the cash you are eventually loaned over and above your purchase-money amt which could be used for repairs/rehab).
Had you ever thought of moving this (probably 19′ x 19′) “substandard garage” to the ample backyard? How much $$ do you think this takes?? Try $25-$30K.
Why don’t you use the current inspection report on file to attempt to obtain this “estate” property in the $350-$375K range??
Think outside of the box or DRIVE. Those are your choices, here, the way I see it.[/quote]
Hello, you haven’t been in there! I didn’t say the sf was taken from a bedroom. I said the family was an addition. Also one of the bedrooms seem to be an addition. This was originally a 1100-1200 sf SFR.
GO SEE it, look carefully up and down and then talk. The floorplan was really bad. Forget about the garage – we could live with it. That wasn’t the deal breaker Let’s even assume the foundation was fine and the termite damage was limited – which I don’t think was. I described them only to make a more complete report not to argue about it.
You dismissed my comments about what WAS the deal breaker and talk about me not thinking about out of the box on minor points – when YOU have NOT been inside the place.
A lot of walls would have needed to be torn down and the floorplan completely redesigned to make 3 suitable bedrooms and decent sized kitchen. It wasn’t simply moving only one or two walls to partition better. We thought about it, we even looked to see if we can make an additional room to the house. So THAT was the deal breaker.
I don’t think that tearing down the house and rebuilding costs only 100K do you? I highly doubt that one could get the house for 350K. Only the land is worth more I believe, in UC.
No thanks, I’ll pass. Let other people who don’t mind the hassle do it. Minor cosmetic fixers, this was NOT.
There will ALWAYS be other houses. If not here, then someplace else. Why go to such extreme lengths to fit a square peg in a round hole?
Participant[quote=bearishgurl]
Scarlett . . . uh, hello??You said yourself that the family room was taken from the sf of a bedroom. Had you ever considered whether this property might qualify for an FHA 203K loan?? You would put little down and save cash for future repairs/rehab (as well as the cash you are eventually loaned over and above your purchase-money amt which could be used for repairs/rehab).
Had you ever thought of moving this (probably 19′ x 19′) “substandard garage” to the ample backyard? How much $$ do you think this takes?? Try $25-$30K.
Why don’t you use the current inspection report on file to attempt to obtain this “estate” property in the $350-$375K range??
Think outside of the box or DRIVE. Those are your choices, here, the way I see it.[/quote]
Hello, you haven’t been in there! I didn’t say the sf was taken from a bedroom. I said the family was an addition. Also one of the bedrooms seem to be an addition. This was originally a 1100-1200 sf SFR.
GO SEE it, look carefully up and down and then talk. The floorplan was really bad. Forget about the garage – we could live with it. That wasn’t the deal breaker Let’s even assume the foundation was fine and the termite damage was limited – which I don’t think was. I described them only to make a more complete report not to argue about it.
You dismissed my comments about what WAS the deal breaker and talk about me not thinking about out of the box on minor points – when YOU have NOT been inside the place.
A lot of walls would have needed to be torn down and the floorplan completely redesigned to make 3 suitable bedrooms and decent sized kitchen. It wasn’t simply moving only one or two walls to partition better. We thought about it, we even looked to see if we can make an additional room to the house. So THAT was the deal breaker.
I don’t think that tearing down the house and rebuilding costs only 100K do you? I highly doubt that one could get the house for 350K. Only the land is worth more I believe, in UC.
No thanks, I’ll pass. Let other people who don’t mind the hassle do it. Minor cosmetic fixers, this was NOT.
There will ALWAYS be other houses. If not here, then someplace else. Why go to such extreme lengths to fit a square peg in a round hole?
Participant[quote=bearishgurl]
Scarlett . . . uh, hello??You said yourself that the family room was taken from the sf of a bedroom. Had you ever considered whether this property might qualify for an FHA 203K loan?? You would put little down and save cash for future repairs/rehab (as well as the cash you are eventually loaned over and above your purchase-money amt which could be used for repairs/rehab).
Had you ever thought of moving this (probably 19′ x 19′) “substandard garage” to the ample backyard? How much $$ do you think this takes?? Try $25-$30K.
Why don’t you use the current inspection report on file to attempt to obtain this “estate” property in the $350-$375K range??
Think outside of the box or DRIVE. Those are your choices, here, the way I see it.[/quote]
Hello, you haven’t been in there! I didn’t say the sf was taken from a bedroom. I said the family was an addition. Also one of the bedrooms seem to be an addition. This was originally a 1100-1200 sf SFR.
GO SEE it, look carefully up and down and then talk. The floorplan was really bad. Forget about the garage – we could live with it. That wasn’t the deal breaker Let’s even assume the foundation was fine and the termite damage was limited – which I don’t think was. I described them only to make a more complete report not to argue about it.
You dismissed my comments about what WAS the deal breaker and talk about me not thinking about out of the box on minor points – when YOU have NOT been inside the place.
A lot of walls would have needed to be torn down and the floorplan completely redesigned to make 3 suitable bedrooms and decent sized kitchen. It wasn’t simply moving only one or two walls to partition better. We thought about it, we even looked to see if we can make an additional room to the house. So THAT was the deal breaker.
I don’t think that tearing down the house and rebuilding costs only 100K do you? I highly doubt that one could get the house for 350K. Only the land is worth more I believe, in UC.
No thanks, I’ll pass. Let other people who don’t mind the hassle do it. Minor cosmetic fixers, this was NOT.
There will ALWAYS be other houses. If not here, then someplace else. Why go to such extreme lengths to fit a square peg in a round hole?
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