• 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
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    The paint doesn’t bother me one bit, since that’s an easy fix and was clearly loved by the previous owner. What bothers me, however, is the clear signs of neglect to the home’s maintenance (bathrooms falling apart, yard in disarray, carpets tattered, etc.), which is much more involved to correct, and is usually paired with much more expensive demos (structural, plumbing, electrical, etc.).

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    Well, you pay 125k for walls, a roof and some pipes and electrics. In some places that’s cheap.

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      Yeah, honestly if I were in the market there, this place would catch my eye real quick. The poor taste can be mostly solved with some paint in a weekend or two, but the terrible look will be offputting to enough people that you will probably get a better price

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        The last house we bought was owned by a lady who collected and restored old books. There were over 5000 books in the house. There were bookcases on every wall, many of them in front of windows. The were stacks of books all over. It made the place really dark and feel cramped, but my wife and I could easily picture it without the books and bookcases, while apparently a lot of people couldn’t. We got an amazing deal on it.

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          My first house was a bank repo. The previously owner was an investor who bought it at peak price in the 2006 housing and then got renters into the place. The rentors were reportedly severe alcoholics from the neighbors. Beer and wine stains on all the carpets. They had also left something on the stove that caught the microwave on fire there was smoke damage in the kitchen and laundry room.

          When the housing market crashed the owner let the bank repo it and evict the tenants. It then was on the market for over a year until we offered 20% below asking price (70% less than the house sold in 2006.

          I then worked my ass off for a year to get the place up to shape. All new flooring everywhere. New paint everywhere. I also redid all of the landscaping as it was mostly dead. After a year it was the loveliest home in the neighborhood.

          • That’s really cool, and you clearly did well. But I can also see how your situation was a little different in that most people don’t have the ability or inclination to do that kind of work themselves. I looked at a lot of fixer-uppers, and they really only make sense if you’re doing the work yourself. They’re usually priced low by about the amount to have that work done, otherwise the owners would just do it and charge more.

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          I’m not saying I’d offer without checking it out first. I’m just saying it would be worth checking out

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    Don’t know why everybody is hating on it. It looks like a house where people could express themselves. Pretty cool. If you don’t like it you can renovate and paint t your own

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    I appreciate the jaunty angle of the toilet cistern. It has seen some shit but maintains an indefatigable elan.

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    “property that can be tailored to individual tastes and requirements. Early viewing is highly recommended to appreciate the scope and potential on offer within this promising property.”

    Realtor enjoyed writing thst