Poll of the Day > Owning a house is a lot of work

(+) Yeah! (+)

Like a lot of maintenance

And I'm very lazy so it's a challenge

Yeah, I'm over it.
5 years in this old, OLD house and I'm trying to GTFO.
Just found out at beginning of December that I need to replace $25-30k worth of plumbing underneath the foundation, running from the bathroom to the backyard. That's not gonna happen, it's definitely the next person's problem.

TheGuiltySpark posted...

Just found out at beginning of December that I need to replace $25-30k worth of plumbing underneath the foundation, running from the bathroom to the backyard. That's not gonna happen, it's definitely the next person's problem.

If the inspector the next person hires notices it, they might force you to pay for it, or force you to take it out of the price of the house.

I pretty much required the sellers to fix any "issues" that the house was going to have for at least the first 5 years I owned it.

Dikitain posted...

If the inspector the next person hires notices it, they might force you to pay for it, or force you to take it out of the price of the house.

I pretty much required the sellers to fix any "issues" that the house was going to have for at least the first 5 years I owned it.

Depending on where you live you may be required by law to disclose any issues you are aware, specifically for reasons like this.

Jen0125 posted...

Like a lot of maintenance

And I'm very lazy so it's a challenge

As a fellow homeowner and lazy person, I concur. I will say however, having had a number of renter friends get shafted recently, I still do not regret buying a house.

If you don't want it, I'll take it...just move it to Jersey

Plus someone is casing my house for theft this week and just got caught so I filed a police report for a paper trail

This woman came to my house yesterday, trespassed onto my yard and touched my property

https://imgur.com/a/9Eg7cPw

So we go buy no trespassing signs to put up and my boyfriend was out putting them up at the same time this morning that lady showed up and this happened

https://imgur.com/a/Nwkp7n7

We literally work from home and just because our garage is closed with the car inside doesn't mean no one is home you fucking losers

rjsilverthorn posted...

As a fellow homeowner and lazy person, I concur. I will say however, having had a number of renter friends get shafted recently, I still do not regret buying a house.

No I love owning a house. I would never want to rent again. And I love the freedom to do my own repairs. It's just a lot of work lol

Nice all the signs already deterred a group of solicitors

Jen0125 posted...

Nice all the signs already deterred a group of solicitors

Are those NPCs with broken pathfinding?

Yellow posted...

Are those NPCs with broken pathfinding?

They're annoying creeps who think I want their religion in my life

Jen0125 posted...

They're annoying creeps who think I want their religion in my life

Just do what my dad does with the religious zealots and pee on them. Assert your dominance.

Females don't pee Dikitain don't be ridiculous

MeatiestMeatus posted...

Females don't pee Dikitain don't be ridiculous

Not out of my wiener at least

That's why god invented the She-wee.

Get you one of those joke signs

POSTED - NO TRESPASSING

TRESPASSERS WILL BE SHOT

SURVIVORS WILL BE SHOT AGAIN

This world is gone to hell. Why cant people just let others be. My damn neighbor has their ring camera pointed to our front door so they can always see whos coming/going from our house. Feels very suspect

DiScOrDtHeLuNaTiC posted...

Get you one of those joke signs

POSTED - NO TRESPASSING

TRESPASSERS WILL BE SHOT

SURVIVORS WILL BE SHOT AGAIN

Unfortunately with my Casualty insurance background I know a sign like that would land me in trouble if I ever did have to use my firearm against someone on my property. A sign like that shows intent and desire to murder. It doesn't just show you're defending your property. That's my professional opinion.

teddy241 posted...

This world is gone to hell. Why cant people just let others be. My damn neighbor has their ring camera pointed to our front door so they can always see whos coming/going from our house. Feels very suspect

Right? I just want quiet, peaceful enjoyment of my property. That belongs to me. That I pay for. It's not for general public consumption. Unfortunately, I'm the only house on the street that doesn't have a front fence so people always use my driveway to backup. We just put cones and a chain across the driveway with a sign now so people leave us tf alone.

Literally trying to steal DIRT

For me the biggest complaint I usually have is keeping the yard mowed and weeded on a regular basis. It's a fairly big yard and I have mild grass allergies, so it's unpleasant every time. But it's worse if I procrastinate doing it and then have to really hack through it later.

Though it can also be annoying when you think you've got everything under control for once and then suddenly you get a bad storm and the roof springs a leak or the basement floods. Especially if you've got other stuff going on and are too busy to really want to deal with it, but you have to anyway because ignoring stuff like that only makes everything worse.

I just don't like how things always break staggered lmao. But I have a home warranty so that really helps with my repair expenses. I only pay $60 for a service call fee and most things are covered.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

For me the biggest complaint I usually have is keeping the yard mowed and weeded on a regular basis. It's a fairly big yard and I have mild grass allergies, so it's unpleasant every time. But it's worse if I procrastinate doing it and then have to really hack through it later.

Though it can also be annoying when you think you've got everything under control for once and then suddenly you get a bad storm and the roof springs a leak or the basement floods. Especially if you've got other stuff going on and are too busy to really want to deal with it, but you have to anyway because ignoring stuff like that only makes everything worse.

I got to a point where I just pay some guy in the neighborhood to cut my grass. My yard isn't huge, but it is an old property with older trees, so the ground tends to be rougher than yards in more modern houses.

So far I've had to replace a roof, the windows and the furnace/AC unit. Only 'major' thing left is the siding at this point. (knock on copious wood)

As much as I'd feel the same about the upkeep, I wish I could afford a house within walking distance of my work. I'd have to keep the yard simple to reduce the amount of maintenance required, but still. I'd love a substantial donation for such a purchase, but I'm not counting on it. lol

I was able to make use of a first time homebuyer's program to get into my home. I paid maybe $2,500 out of pocket to buy a house lol. Then I got a month of financial break because you don't pay your mortgage for the first month. Then it was like paying rent again except towards my own home. I couldn't believe how lucky I got.

I'm not a millionaire so I'll never know.

This was a big reason I was I insistent on either a Condo (which I ended up buying) or a townhouse. Yeah, HOA fees are annoying, but it is comforting knowing the emergencies are covered. Dont care about the yard or anything of that sort.

VincentVega posted...

I'm not a millionaire so I'll never know.

Most homeowners aren't millionaires. Do you live in one of those super HCOL areas?

Zora_Prince posted...

This was a big reason I was I insistent on either a Condo (which I ended up buying) or a townhouse. Yeah, HOA fees are annoying, but it is comforting knowing the emergencies are covered. Dont care about the yard or anything of that sort.

I refuse to live under an HOA after handling claims involving them at work and seeing what they do. I was lucky enough to get a house in a non-HOA neighborhood so that was great. It would be nice to have my neighborhood have more cohesive greenery all over and stuff to look nicer but I'd rather live on a street with a guy who has 18 broken down cars parked around his house then deal with an HOA.

Did you at least buy a top floor condo? Or is it side by side?

Jen0125 posted...

Most homeowners aren't millionaires. Do you live in one of those super HCOL areas?

I refuse to live under an HOA after handling claims involving them at work and seeing what they do. I was lucky enough to get a house in a non-HOA neighborhood so that was great. It would be nice to have my neighborhood have more cohesive greenery all over and stuff to look nicer but I'd rather live on a street with a guy who has 18 broken down cars parked around his house then deal with an HOA.

Did you at least buy a top floor condo? Or is it side by side?

Side by side, I believe. Second floor. Plus, within waking distance of work, which is great.

Luckily, I dont love in a HCOL area, so I got this for a good price. Minnesota is still affordable thankfully, while still have a strong economy. I genuinely think our weather will keep us from ever being gentrified the way some other states have.

Jen0125 posted...

Most homeowners aren't millionaires. Do you live in one of those super HCOL areas?

Canada, yes. A one bedroom apartment is minimum $1500 a month here. Minimum wage is something like $1800 a month. I make well above minimum wage but after taxes and so on there isn't enough left st the end of the month to put away for a rainy day fund and a deposit on a house. In my town a $400k home wod be a fixer uper.

Zora_Prince posted...

Side by side, I believe. Second floor. Plus, within waking distance of work, which is great.

Luckily, I dont love in a HCOL area, so I got this for a good price. Minnesota is still affordable thankfully, while still have a strong economy. I genuinely think our weather will keep us from ever being gentrified the way some other states have.

I just always caution people to NEVER BUY BOTTOM FLOOR CONDOS in a stacked property. All the water intrusions in the building will come into your unit and flood causing damage. 9 times out of 10 you will need to file on your own insurance policy because there is no negligence. You will be filing constant water loss claims and paying deductibles without recovery.

VincentVega posted...

Canada, yes. A one bedroom apartment is minimum $1500 a month here. Minimum wage is something like $1800 a month. I make well above minimum wage but after taxes and so on there isn't enough left st the end of the month to put away for a rainy day fund and a deposit on a house. In my town a $400k home wod be a fixer uper.

Yeah, housing costs here are about that much. It's like $1200 for a studio, $1800 for a one bedroom mostly. You can find a range of $1500 - $4,500 for a one bedroom depending where you're at. Minimum wage here just went to $14.35 on January 1st of this year. But, that's a struggle amount to even rent anymore. Rent is constantly rising.

I kinda saw I was getting phased out of my preferred rental area in 2019 and rushed to buy a house. It is really lucky I was shopping at that time. I also got a grant for $18,500 from the state government to go towards my down payment and closing costs. If I didn't have that, I would never have been able to buy a house.

Jen0125 posted...

And I'm very lazy so it's a challenge

That's okay, as long as you return your cart after you load up your car at the supermarket.

Jen0125 posted...

Most homeowners aren't millionaires. Do you live in one of those super HCOL areas?

Yeah because most homeowners were fortunate enough to buy before 2021 lol. But really, yeah you don't have to be a millionaire but you better either have two decent incomes or one really good one. Either that or you have to move somewhere that absolutely nobody wants to live far as hell away from any halfway big city

OhhhJa posted...

Yeah because most homeowners were fortunate enough to buy before 2021 lol. But really, yeah you don't have to be a millionaire but you better either have two decent incomes or one really good one. Either that or you have to move somewhere that absolutely nobody wants to live far as hell away from any halfway big city

That doesn't negate what I said. Most homeowners are not millionaires. I'm certainly not.

Jen0125 posted...

That doesn't negate what I said. Most homeowners are not millionaires. I'm certainly not.

Yeah I just think he was exaggerating a little bit. The point is that buying a home isn't an average persons game anymore

OhhhJa posted...

Yeah I just think he was exaggerating a little bit. The point is that buying a home isn't an average persons game anymore

That wasn't the point. You're moving the goalpost of his comment for no reason. He didn't say what you said and what your point was. He said he's not a millionaire implying you have to be one to buy a house. You can say I'm taking it too literally and that's fine, but you're not making the same point he did.

Jen0125 posted...

He said he's not a millionaire

Yeah I'm not trying to be a jerk. I just interpreted it as hyperbole. Obviously you don't have to be a millionaire. But you do need above average income in most practical places to live

Forget owning a house, I struggle with just how much constant cleaning needs to be done all the time it never ends.

but yea nothing more annoying than when you're hot water breaks and you can't just call your landlord to fix it asap while you sit on your couch. wouldn't have it any other way though

I hate loans so I just dropped $33k on the principal for my house. Will do more later this year. Hoping to pay off completely in a couple of years. Interest is a scam.

I am lazy as fuck with home maintenance. when my dad passed i really felt like a loser(in a way) for not keeping up with the yardwork as well as he did. I helped him some, but he did a LOT of shit out there.

This year we got actual landscapers to clean it up, and now that I have a good framework I can kind of keep on top of it.

I'm not looking forward to the hidden fees when I finally (hopefully) get my own home. >_<

Jen0125 posted...

Plus someone is casing my house for theft this week and just got caught so I filed a police report for a paper trail

This woman came to my house yesterday, trespassed onto my yard and touched my property

https://imgur.com/a/9Eg7cPw

So we go buy no trespassing signs to put up and my boyfriend was out putting them up at the same time this morning that lady showed up and this happened

https://imgur.com/a/Nwkp7n7

We literally work from home and just because our garage is closed with the car inside doesn't mean no one is home you fucking losers

You could put a car in the driveway to make it more obvious, or just make it more obvious someone is home some other way.

Unless you prefer this as a way to "trap" thieves, but even in that case video evidence that someone might have trespassed is not as clear cut as some think that it proves she had ill intentions or did something. Even in the case you have something more than that you better be able to know exactly who it is and not just some rando that lives nearby.

I never found that owning a home was more work than renting. That said, I bought a brand new house and the company that built had to come and sort out anything that went wrong with it for the first ten years, and I only lived there for three.

Glob posted...

I never found that owning a home was more work than renting. That said, I bought a brand new house and the company that built had to come and sort out anything that went wrong with it for the first ten years, and I only lived there for three.

So you have the benefits of renting without any of the dealing with a landlord BS?

I have had my house for almost 13 years at this point, and I have had to replace every appliance in it except the heater (likely will be replaced this summer since it is 24 years old), the washer (likely needs to be replaced since it leaks water ever time I use it) and the dryer (Dryer will probably last forever, although I did replace the belt on it a few years back). I also have to replace the deck, and in a few years probably the roof.

That said, despite all of that, I still would never rent again.

Dikitain posted...

So you have the benefits of renting without any of the dealing with a landlord BS?

I have had my house for almost 13 years at this point, and I have had to replace every appliance in it except the heater (likely will be replaced this summer since it is 24 years old), the washer (likely needs to be replaced since it leaks water ever time I use it) and the dryer (Dryer will probably last forever, although I did replace the belt on it a few years back). I also have to replace the deck, and in a few years probably the roof.

That said, despite all of that, I still would never rent again.

I pretty much did, yeah.

Technically Im in a rented property now, but I get paid to live there, so living the dream.

Sepucher posted...

I'm not looking forward to the hidden fees when I finally (hopefully) get my own home. >_<

What hidden fees? Maintenance?

Monopoman posted...

You could put a car in the driveway to make it more obvious, or just make it more obvious someone is home some other way.

Unless you prefer this as a way to "trap" thieves, but even in that case video evidence that someone might have trespassed is not as clear cut as some think that it proves she had ill intentions or did something. Even in the case you have something more than that you better be able to know exactly who it is and not just some rando that lives nearby.

My neighbor says people come into his property to look at his car parked outside so I'd rather not do that either lol

Glob posted...

I never found that owning a home was more work than renting. That said, I bought a brand new house and the company that built had to come and sort out anything that went wrong with it for the first ten years, and I only lived there for three.

Yeah mine is a new build too so I just have random things here and there for now that fail. But it's still more work than renting because I'm responsible for managing the repairs and paying for them personally.

Dikitain posted...

That said, despite all of that, I still would never rent again.

I also won't if I can help it.

Glob posted...

I pretty much did, yeah.

Technically Im in a rented property now, but I get paid to live there, so living the dream.

So you AREN'T a homeowner. Why bother replying to a topic about being a homeowner lol

Jen0125 posted...

So you AREN'T a homeowner. Why bother replying to a topic about being a homeowner lol

I have been a homeowner and will be one again.

I don't mind doing handy work so the maintenance isn't the issue for me. Cost is the real problem

Glob posted...

I have been a homeowner and will be one again.

Wish you luck in your endeavor!

OhhhJa posted...

I don't mind doing handy work so the maintenance isn't the issue for me. Cost is the real problem

I have a home warranty so luckily it covers a ton and I pay a $60 service charge. It's been a lifesaver.

Jen0125 posted...

Wish you luck in your endeavor!

I could buy for cash now. However, if I I keep doing what Im doing now for another year or two, Ill be able to buy a much nicer place for cash.

As far as maintenance goes, labour is dirt cheap here if you get a local to do it.

Tell me about, especially when the wife wants to completely just redo a room for "something to do" every few months. Like paint it, install shelving, change the floors, etc.

fettster777 posted...

Tell me about, especially when the wife wants to completely just redo a room for "something to do" every few months. Like paint it, install shelving, change the floors, etc.

We'd like to paint but we are very lazy so. We are just doing home improvement slowly. It's a new build and only 4 years old so it doesn't really need to be improved but it needs to become more our style.