Settlement was moved to August 17th!
And I have 7 days to get a mortgage....fun fun.
Home inspection in Wednesday.
Lots of stuff to do...
25 June 2007
22 June 2007
I'm a homeowner
Well folks, my search is at an end. I'm now a home owner. Had to pay an extra g, but its now mine.
Settlement will be 24 September. So y'all get to help me move on Saturday 29 September.
Settlement will be 24 September. So y'all get to help me move on Saturday 29 September.
Negotating Sucks
Well, I heard back from the sellers. They want 2k more than what I offered plus they want the settlement push backed to 24 September.
My counter was the same price I offered before but with the later settlement date (since I have to spend an extra 1k on rent).
I'll keep you informed as always...
My counter was the same price I offered before but with the later settlement date (since I have to spend an extra 1k on rent).
I'll keep you informed as always...
21 June 2007
Let the waiting begin
The bid is out. Unfortunately, the owners are in the Bahama's until tonight. So I won't know anything until Friday.
On a side note, as of now the settlement date would be Friday, 17 August. I have to be out of my apartment by Friday, 31 August. So that means, if this works, expect a painting party invitation for the 18 or 19th of August and a moving party invitation for the 25th or 26th of August! In reality, only the two bedrooms and some doors must be painted (I will NOT have a lilac bedroom!).
That and cleaning (any takers to help???).
20 June 2007
To the highest bidder...
Well, the bid is going out at 4pm today folks. Keep your fingers crossed.
I do have one gripe though. The freakin interest rates went up from 6.25% in early April to a whopping 6.875% as of this morning. That sucks monkey balls.
I do have one gripe though. The freakin interest rates went up from 6.25% in early April to a whopping 6.875% as of this morning. That sucks monkey balls.
19 June 2007
Double Take
Well, went back to the place I posted picture of earlier.
And I really like it. Its fits exactly what I'm looking for. Kitchen is nice and big, lots of room, open layout, no work really needs to be done to it.
Big decision time folks, big decision (okay, really the only decision is what to offer....)
I'm getting everything in order and am calling the mortgage people tomorrow to double check on the figures (I believe everyone just raised their rates).
I'll keep you posted...
13 June 2007
Two houses, one maybe
Well, I just got back from seeing two more houses.
The first one I say (the one I posted the picture on) was "eh". You walked into a sitting room/dining room. Then came the kitchen. It was on the small side, not much counter space. There was something akin to a breakfast bar that you could sit at in the living room. The problem with the living room was that there was a big fireplace taking up almost the entire wall, making that room very hard to use with a TV larger than 13". Upstairs was two bedrooms/1 bath. Downstairs had another family room, though there was a dehumidifier running which is a little worrying. The one nice thing about the place was the screened-in porch off the living room. I just didn't see it though.
The second place looks like this:
It very large and open inside. The first thing that pissed me off though was the carpeting. It looked like a freakin afghan or quilt on the floor. (I believe you would call it berber). You walk into a sitting/greating area
It then turns into the dining room overlooking the living room.
The kitchen is nice and big, plenty of room for expansion.
The living room is big, though has a fireplace in the outer corner.
Sliders open to allow access to a full width deck, though not very deep and of need of a re-coating.
Downstairs is a family type room with another set of sliders going out to a small back yard. Upstairs is first a small loft type area perfect for an office-type setup. Finally there are two bedrooms and a full bath.
Other than the carpeting, I like the place. Unfortunately, the people are asking a ridiculous amount for it. We shall see....
The first one I say (the one I posted the picture on) was "eh". You walked into a sitting room/dining room. Then came the kitchen. It was on the small side, not much counter space. There was something akin to a breakfast bar that you could sit at in the living room. The problem with the living room was that there was a big fireplace taking up almost the entire wall, making that room very hard to use with a TV larger than 13". Upstairs was two bedrooms/1 bath. Downstairs had another family room, though there was a dehumidifier running which is a little worrying. The one nice thing about the place was the screened-in porch off the living room. I just didn't see it though.
The second place looks like this:
It very large and open inside. The first thing that pissed me off though was the carpeting. It looked like a freakin afghan or quilt on the floor. (I believe you would call it berber). You walk into a sitting/greating areaIt then turns into the dining room overlooking the living room.
The kitchen is nice and big, plenty of room for expansion.
The living room is big, though has a fireplace in the outer corner.
Sliders open to allow access to a full width deck, though not very deep and of need of a re-coating.Downstairs is a family type room with another set of sliders going out to a small back yard. Upstairs is first a small loft type area perfect for an office-type setup. Finally there are two bedrooms and a full bath.
Other than the carpeting, I like the place. Unfortunately, the people are asking a ridiculous amount for it. We shall see....
11 June 2007
Back to the drawing board
Well, after thinking and contemplating all weekend, I have reached a decision (ta da). My decision is since I can't reach a decision (does your head hurt yet?) that this place isn't for me. I just could never say YES! with enough enthusiasm that warranted spending some 215k dollars.
So, as this post was entitled, its back to the drawing board. I am seeing two more places Wednesday night, both in the Pike Creek area.
Although I don't have a concrete idea of why I chose not to buy this place, here are a few minor (albeit stupid) issues:
- The kitchen was on the small side (although I loved the appliances)
- The one bathroom and having it upstairs.
- The traditional layout of the place.
-The fact that it was a twin (ie: duplex) not an actual townhouse (told you they were stupid).
Hopefully I will find a place....
By the way, here is a picture of one of the places I'm seeing Wednesday night:
So, as this post was entitled, its back to the drawing board. I am seeing two more places Wednesday night, both in the Pike Creek area.
Although I don't have a concrete idea of why I chose not to buy this place, here are a few minor (albeit stupid) issues:
- The kitchen was on the small side (although I loved the appliances)
- The one bathroom and having it upstairs.
- The traditional layout of the place.
-The fact that it was a twin (ie: duplex) not an actual townhouse (told you they were stupid).
Hopefully I will find a place....
By the way, here is a picture of one of the places I'm seeing Wednesday night:
10 June 2007
08 June 2007
My Indecision
So, I saw a house (well actually four of them) on Wednesday night. All four were the same layout, just different levels of upkeep, remodeling and yardage. They were in Lancaster Village (@ Rts 34 & 100, outside Wilmington near Rt 141). The one I liked the most I'm interested in. But, interested enough? Or am I trying to talk myself out of it for some reason? I hate making decisions (hence the 'where do you want to go to dinner/hang out' question I always pose at least 8 times a day).
So, a little bit about the place.
-It was built in the 40's (therefore 60 some years old for those of you lacking in math skills).
-It was hard wood floors throughout (though the bedrooms currently have carpets on them).
-It is a twin with two stories, 3 bedrooms and only 1 full bath.
-It has a basement, which can only be used for storage.
-The first floor has a living room, dining room and the kitchen.
-There is a one car garage in the back, but it may be tricky getting my car in there due to how the neighbor parks.
-It has gas (hot air) heating and central air.
-The kitchen was remodeled in '06 and has really nice GE appliance (though they are taking the fridge).
-The yard isn't all that big, but big enough for me (hell a 1' x 1' area is too big for me!)
-The living room isn't huge, probably a bit bigger than the living room 'area' I have right now (couch/recliner/tv area, excluding where I have my computers).
-The taxes are low (< 1k)
-The price is within my budget (though still ridiculously high for what you are getting, but thats everywhere).
-Its very convenient to DuPont (Chestnut run I could walk to, the Experimental Station is less than 10 minutes away with traffic).
-The commute to the office would be the same distance as I have now, and I would be going the opposite of the traffic during the commute down 52.
-Not sure of the closet grocery, probably wouldn't shop at the Pathmark on 48, seems really shady to me. I believe there is an Acme at 100 and 2 (maybe?, if not, not too far away).
-Casapulla's is right down 100 (great subs incase you haven't had them)
-Zach and Erin would only be 10 minutes away. As would Trolley Sq.
-My commute to Newark/Glasgow area would increase and force me to use 95 (which they just started a 2 year construction project on, have fun everyone).
-The kitchen is twice the size I have now, so its not huge in any imagination, but more than I got now.
-The neighborhood seems nice, all the lawns and houses are well maintained. No pos vehicles littering the street. But the bad neighborhoods aren't that far away, but that is how all of wilmington is.
-My future BIG tv would definitely fit in the living room.
-Two of the bedrooms have small closets, the third as a bigger closets with sliding doors.
-Will need to add a deck or patio-type thing in the back yard to (1) have a place for the grill and table/chairs and (2) to get rid of some of the grass.
-The current owners are eager to sell it, so getting the place shouldn't be a problem.
-The HVAC system is about 10 years old, so it should last another 5 (well, the condensing unit should).
-The roof seemed to be in good shape (the roof you can see that is). There is a flat roof over the back, so who knows what that looks like.
-I believe its a bit over 1300 sq ft.
-It is not in Wilmington proper, so no Wilmington city tax.
-It seems a bit 'dark' inside, but most of the paint is darker shades then the white I'm use too. The living room is a dark red, the kitchen is a bright dark green (does that even make sense). I forget what the dining room was colored.
I just don't know!!!!!!
Well, if I don't take this, then I have to wait for a place to go up for sale in Fairway Falls, which all seem to be at the maximum of what I can afford. Who knows how long that will be, I'm already extending my lease till 31 August and I really don't want to continue doing that. Do I really want to continue living out here? Yeah, the commute to the office will be the same at each location, but what about everything else? And why are townhouse SOOO freakin expensive? This place was bough in '04 for 145k!!!! The guys going to make over 70k on this in 4 years, thats asinine! Somehow me thinks that won't repeat in another 4 years. That would make the place like 280k, which it just can't happen. Noone will be able to afford anything then, because you know the salaries won't go up that much. Can you imagine if your salary went up 48% in 4 years like this house did? That would be sweet.
And the Phillies are losing to the Royals, great.
And why am I thinking that this place is small? Its almost twice the size I have right now. Well, twice of nothing is still nothing I suppose. Well in reality, I'm gaining one extra room, a basement storage area, and the kitchen is twice the size.
It all goes back to the fact that my dream place is so far out of my reach I feel like I'm settling with crap.
Argh.
So, a little bit about the place.
-It was built in the 40's (therefore 60 some years old for those of you lacking in math skills).
-It was hard wood floors throughout (though the bedrooms currently have carpets on them).
-It is a twin with two stories, 3 bedrooms and only 1 full bath.
-It has a basement, which can only be used for storage.
-The first floor has a living room, dining room and the kitchen.
-There is a one car garage in the back, but it may be tricky getting my car in there due to how the neighbor parks.
-It has gas (hot air) heating and central air.
-The kitchen was remodeled in '06 and has really nice GE appliance (though they are taking the fridge).
-The yard isn't all that big, but big enough for me (hell a 1' x 1' area is too big for me!)
-The living room isn't huge, probably a bit bigger than the living room 'area' I have right now (couch/recliner/tv area, excluding where I have my computers).
-The taxes are low (< 1k)
-The price is within my budget (though still ridiculously high for what you are getting, but thats everywhere).
-Its very convenient to DuPont (Chestnut run I could walk to, the Experimental Station is less than 10 minutes away with traffic).
-The commute to the office would be the same distance as I have now, and I would be going the opposite of the traffic during the commute down 52.
-Not sure of the closet grocery, probably wouldn't shop at the Pathmark on 48, seems really shady to me. I believe there is an Acme at 100 and 2 (maybe?, if not, not too far away).
-Casapulla's is right down 100 (great subs incase you haven't had them)
-Zach and Erin would only be 10 minutes away. As would Trolley Sq.
-My commute to Newark/Glasgow area would increase and force me to use 95 (which they just started a 2 year construction project on, have fun everyone).
-The kitchen is twice the size I have now, so its not huge in any imagination, but more than I got now.
-The neighborhood seems nice, all the lawns and houses are well maintained. No pos vehicles littering the street. But the bad neighborhoods aren't that far away, but that is how all of wilmington is.
-My future BIG tv would definitely fit in the living room.
-Two of the bedrooms have small closets, the third as a bigger closets with sliding doors.
-Will need to add a deck or patio-type thing in the back yard to (1) have a place for the grill and table/chairs and (2) to get rid of some of the grass.
-The current owners are eager to sell it, so getting the place shouldn't be a problem.
-The HVAC system is about 10 years old, so it should last another 5 (well, the condensing unit should).
-The roof seemed to be in good shape (the roof you can see that is). There is a flat roof over the back, so who knows what that looks like.
-I believe its a bit over 1300 sq ft.
-It is not in Wilmington proper, so no Wilmington city tax.
-It seems a bit 'dark' inside, but most of the paint is darker shades then the white I'm use too. The living room is a dark red, the kitchen is a bright dark green (does that even make sense). I forget what the dining room was colored.
I just don't know!!!!!!
Well, if I don't take this, then I have to wait for a place to go up for sale in Fairway Falls, which all seem to be at the maximum of what I can afford. Who knows how long that will be, I'm already extending my lease till 31 August and I really don't want to continue doing that. Do I really want to continue living out here? Yeah, the commute to the office will be the same at each location, but what about everything else? And why are townhouse SOOO freakin expensive? This place was bough in '04 for 145k!!!! The guys going to make over 70k on this in 4 years, thats asinine! Somehow me thinks that won't repeat in another 4 years. That would make the place like 280k, which it just can't happen. Noone will be able to afford anything then, because you know the salaries won't go up that much. Can you imagine if your salary went up 48% in 4 years like this house did? That would be sweet.
And the Phillies are losing to the Royals, great.
And why am I thinking that this place is small? Its almost twice the size I have right now. Well, twice of nothing is still nothing I suppose. Well in reality, I'm gaining one extra room, a basement storage area, and the kitchen is twice the size.
It all goes back to the fact that my dream place is so far out of my reach I feel like I'm settling with crap.
Argh.
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