Current Events > billcom6's real estate update: I bought a house.

(+) Yeah! (+)

3 bedroom
2 bath
1,200 sq ft (not including the unfinished basement which is the same size as the upstairs)
0.8 acres of land
In pretty much the middle of nowhere. Though only an 8 minute commute to work.
$125,000

Work that needs to be done before I move in: paint living room and bedrooms, carpet bedrooms, replace baseboard heating in each room (current ones work, I just have no idea how to paint them).
I'll post some interior pics after I actually move in.




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Congrats! How close is your nearest neighbor?

Returning_CEmen posted...

Congrats! How close is your nearest neighbor?

There is a 2 acre plot of land between me and my neighbor to the west, I'd say its about 1/5 of a mile.
I am actually friends with them so it's nice to have someone I know nearby.

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ayy props, making big boy moves

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What state?

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billcom6's real estate update: I bought a house.

PipeHam's board update: I don't care

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Butterfiles posted...

What state?

Ohio

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Owning the house but not yet living there is stressing me out.

Really need to finish painting so I can get carpet installed and move in.

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billcom6 posted...

Owning the house but not yet living there is stressing me out.

Really need to finish painting so I can get carpet installed and move in.

Honestly if you have the time those are all things that can (and arguably should) be done yourself. You'll save a ton of money, learn valuable skills, and dude it feels incredible pimping and fixing your house yourself. I'm currently redoing my bathroom from a complete teardown including new drywall and I'm not a Carpenter, just have common sense, watch videos/read guides, and know when to call the professionals.

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Beautiful Congratulations

Do you feel comfortable living in rural/suburban areas?

Thats almost exactly what Im looking for but 15-30 minutes outside of Dayton. I grew up in a rural area so the idea of having neighbors within 100 yards of me is basically an immediate no go. Unfortunately that seems to tack about 20k onto the price tag.

PoundGarden posted...

Honestly if you have the time those are all things that can (and arguably should) be done yourself. You'll save a ton of money, learn valuable skills, and dude it feels incredible pimping and fixing your house yourself. I'm currently redoing my bathroom from a complete teardown including new drywall and I'm not a Carpenter, just have common sense, watch videos/read guides, and know when to call the professionals.

I'm basically just painting the bedrooms and living room, then getting someone else to install carpet in the bedrooms.

The only things I have actually done so far is tap everything off, change light bulbs (and wash the fixtures), and start peeling off the wallpaper border (which fucking sucks).

I plan on doing a lot more stuff in the summer (I'm a teacher and off then), but this will at least allow me to move in and not deal with how ugly things look currently.

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2Pacavelli posted...

Do you feel comfortable living in rural/suburban areas?

For the first 30 years of my life I lived in a big city, and it was fine.

The last 5 yeras I have lived in a very small town, and besides having to drive 25 minutes for a bunch of stuff I like it.

Moving to a more rural setting is something I am looking forward to. I like solitude and being by myself and not having to deal with other people most of the time.

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All I really have left to do before painting is remove the wallpaper border in one bedroom and FUCK THAT. That shit won't come off at all. Took like a hour to barely get 1 foot off.

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