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DevsBro
06/25/19 12:47:25 PM
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Put in an offer on a house about a week ago.

This house had it all. 4 bed 2 bath, 2 den, finished basement, 2 car garage, 4th bedroom on basement floor adjacent to the lower den (these would be Daddy's man--er, nerdcave and Baby's playroom), less than two miles from the best high school in the county.

They were asking $195k, which is crazy low for all that (though it was a 1979 house), but when we took a look, we discovered a foundation issue. We put in an offer at $185k, contingent upon foundation inspection and home inspection, and to our amazement, the seller accepted. The foundation guy took a look and recommended some extra work be done, totaling $10k plus an estimated $3k in contractor labor.

$185k is supposed to be our absolute max so we had to ask the seller to eat the cost for the foundation stuff. Unsurprisingly, they didn't want to be out a whopping $23k (the $10k between list and offer, plus $13k in foundation work), so we walked.

*shrugs* God has a house for us somewhere.
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theAteam
06/25/19 12:49:33 PM
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I would actually murder someone for the opportunity to buy a house for $208k
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Pukelid
06/25/19 12:50:21 PM
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isnt god's house church tho
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NinjaBreakfast
06/25/19 12:52:56 PM
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theAteam posted...
I would actually murder someone for the opportunity to buy a house for $208k

I mean yeah tbh, 4 beds too wtf
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DevsBro
06/25/19 12:53:54 PM
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theAteam posted...
I would actually murder someone for the opportunity to buy a house for $208k

I'm sure you would. Houses here are well below average cost.

But it's not really feasible for us to make the payments on a loan like that. Not while we're on one income, tithing, investing, saving for Baby DevsBro's college tuition, vacations, Xmas and trying to fund an indie game all at once.
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Pukelid
06/25/19 12:55:03 PM
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are you tithing or are you donating, cuz there's a distinction there
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divot1338
06/25/19 12:56:05 PM
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The best I can give you is never go into a house negotiation where youre set on that one place.

I had three bids on houses in this neighborhood I live in and the one I wanted ended up falling through. My second choice actually ended up being a way better pick but I was able to play hardball after dealing with the first guy.
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DevsBro
06/25/19 12:56:14 PM
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Pukelid posted...
are you tithing or are you donating, cuz there's a distinction there

Tithing.
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Pukelid
06/25/19 12:56:57 PM
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dont give away ten percent of your income problem solved slam dunk
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QueenCarly
06/25/19 12:58:45 PM
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Pukelid posted...
dont give away ten percent of your income problem solved slam dunk

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DevsBro
06/25/19 1:02:49 PM
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Pukelid posted...
dont give away ten percent of your income problem solved slam dunk

Proverbs 3:9-10 bro

Doesn't make sense not to tithe.
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Were_Wyrm
06/25/19 1:03:47 PM
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theAteam posted...
I would actually murder someone for the opportunity to buy a house for $208k

Move to a better part of the country
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Balrog0
06/25/19 1:04:49 PM
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Were_Wyrm posted...
theAteam posted...
I would actually murder someone for the opportunity to buy a house for $208k

Move to a better part of the country


high property values and good parts of the country are directly correlated lol
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Pukelid
06/25/19 1:05:34 PM
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DevsBro posted...
Pukelid posted...
dont give away ten percent of your income problem solved slam dunk

Proverbs 3:9-10 bro

Doesn't make sense not to tithe.

So donate, just not ten percent of your income

boom easily fixed anotha slam dunk
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Flockaveli
06/25/19 1:06:22 PM
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4 bedrooms, best high school in the country, where the fuck do you live where you can get that for under 200k.
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DevsBro
06/25/19 1:09:23 PM
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Flockaveli posted...
4 bedrooms, best high school in the country, where the fuck do you live where you can get that for under 200k.

County, not country.

And yeah it was a killer deal if not for the killer flaw lol.
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I Like Toast
06/25/19 1:12:11 PM
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theAteam posted...
I would actually murder someone for the opportunity to buy a house for $208k

Move away from the coast
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glitteringfairy
06/25/19 1:13:08 PM
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DevsBro no!! Are you gonna be ok?
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divot1338
06/25/19 1:13:13 PM
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Foundation problems should be a dealbreaker.

By the point they come up theres already going to be the start of other damage as it settles.

You got lucky.
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Smashingpmkns
06/25/19 1:20:54 PM
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Sounds like you dodged a bullet
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TheGreatGeno326
06/25/19 1:21:59 PM
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God has nothing for you anywhere lmfao
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theAteam
06/25/19 1:40:55 PM
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I Like Toast posted...
theAteam posted...
I would actually murder someone for the opportunity to buy a house for $208k

Move away from the coast


Neverrr
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PatrickMahomes
06/25/19 1:44:37 PM
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Flockaveli posted...
4 bedrooms, best high school in the county, where the fuck do you live where you can get that for under 200k.

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