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Plenty of time to prepare for that one...
solewoman
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6 beds for 3100 sqft? Rooms must be small as hell
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What websites gives the most accurate daily rates?
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I'd say 3 out of 6 are small. One room is downstairs and isnt small. the master is upstairs. and other decent size room is on the other side of the loft. Its just me and her at the moment so the room sizes aren't an issue. We've also already thought about knocking down a wall and combining 2 rooms if it ever becomes a problem
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www.mortgagenewsdaily.com
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been eyeing the market for about a year now.
LA prices havent dipped much at all
its hard out here for a player
refuse to settle for a condo/townhouse.
my doggo needs a yard
LA prices havent dipped much at all
its hard out here for a player
refuse to settle for a condo/townhouse.
my doggo needs a yard
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Nice I was thinking about moving out that way be it’s a lot cheaper than staying in the inland empire(Ontario, Fontana, Rancho) plus there are some nice houses towards that way
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A neighbor a few houses down put their house up 3 months ago and its currently under contract.. their asking was 998k
Making me consider cashing out after a few months of moving in.
Making me consider cashing out after a few months of moving in.
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I highly recommend this area. There's a huge shopping center a few lights down from me and there's a new town center under construction as we speak. Houses are really nice in this area and the schools have good ratings. The market is very hot here though, homes are mostly selling above asking price and are going quickly.
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Definitely don’t settle. Too big of an investment to do that.
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seeing this house built from scratch has been quite the experience y’all
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Planner5d.com is a great website that i found for deciding how to layout my house. You can even knock down walls and change out doors/windows
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Out with the old in with the new
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Is it touch on / off? If so I think I have that exact model.
We're re-doing our front yard as it was not our taste when we bought the house 10 years ago. We originally laid grass but when we did our backyard last year, it basically died due to heat and having boards over it to run a bobcat to the back.
This will be a long project, one we're basically doing ourselves. Phase 1 was a front deck as we live on a court. Our street is fairly private, but our property given where it sits is even more so. The kids like playing out front in the evening, so it gives us a spot to sit and watch. Phase 2 will be a walkway / convert existing sprinkler system to drip, Phase 3 will be a Pergola over the deck to provide shade. That front exposure is basically south, south-west, so it cooks in the summer. Phase 4 will be planter boxes and planting.
Phase 1 description and pics: had to move a river rock and cinder blocks that made up the boarder. Had originally tarped whatever grass was left to kill it off. Tarp was removed after some mid-May rain. Had 10-12 rose bushes/plants to dig out and remove. PG&E gave a huge assist on that, saved me 3 days worth of work at least. Once ground was prepped, moved into framing out the deck which then required moving our existing sprinkler hookups so the valves won't be under the deck. Finally, rototilled the ground yesterday so we can do our walk-ways and designate the planting area.
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This will be a long project, one we're basically doing ourselves. Phase 1 was a front deck as we live on a court. Our street is fairly private, but our property given where it sits is even more so. The kids like playing out front in the evening, so it gives us a spot to sit and watch. Phase 2 will be a walkway / convert existing sprinkler system to drip, Phase 3 will be a Pergola over the deck to provide shade. That front exposure is basically south, south-west, so it cooks in the summer. Phase 4 will be planter boxes and planting.
Phase 1 description and pics: had to move a river rock and cinder blocks that made up the boarder. Had originally tarped whatever grass was left to kill it off. Tarp was removed after some mid-May rain. Had 10-12 rose bushes/plants to dig out and remove. PG&E gave a huge assist on that, saved me 3 days worth of work at least. Once ground was prepped, moved into framing out the deck which then required moving our existing sprinkler hookups so the valves won't be under the deck. Finally, rototilled the ground yesterday so we can do our walk-ways and designate the planting area.
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nah just the traditional lift up one
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I submitted an offer for a condo over the weekend. Offered at listing price, $260k with escalation clause up to $275k with contingencies (home inspection, appraisal and finance).
Seller's agent called my agent (my uncle) and told him he wanted the home inspection info waived and to up the offer to $272k firm. I said fine. I was competing against someone else, I find out this morning the other buyer waived all the contingencies and won the condo
Back to the drawing board.
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My uncle told me he thinks the other offer was $266k with no contingencies attached.
Seller's agent called my agent (my uncle) and told him he wanted the home inspection info waived and to up the offer to $272k firm. I said fine. I was competing against someone else, I find out this morning the other buyer waived all the contingencies and won the condo
Back to the drawing board.
Edit:
My uncle told me he thinks the other offer was $266k with no contingencies attached.
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It's competitive as hell out there man. Especially at that price point.I submitted an offer for a condo over the weekend. Offered at listing price, $260k with escalation clause up to $275k with contingencies (home inspection, appraisal and finance).
Seller's agent called my agent (my uncle) and told him he wanted the home inspection info waived and to up the offer to $272k firm. I said fine. I was competing against someone else, I find out this morning the other buyer waived all the contingencies and won the condo
Back to the drawing board.
For condos, a lot of times in situations like this, waiving the home inspection shouldn't be too hard since there shouldn't really be any kind of structural issues. Just make sure you look at things very thoroughly when you're out there and are aware of what may need to be repaired/replaced so you can be prepared financially and offer accordingly.
For the appraisal, a lot just depends on your financial position and your ability to potentially make up the difference in cash if it under appraises. If you have the cash and there are comps that can somewhat justify the escalated price, you could probably get away with waiving that too.
The financing contingency is a bit more difficult and kind of a grey area with it's interpretation. Dropping your financing contingency doesn't necessarily mean you're paying cash, but the listing agent/seller may request that you show proof of funds that you can purchase the property without a loan. If you and your lender are rock solid though, you shouldn't have any issue actually getting the loan completed.
solewoman
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We just got an estimate to finish our basement 50-70k and for our patio 32k. We told him he has lost his damn mind.
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Almost at the finish line, brick laid out and it looks exactly how I envisioned it
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He doesn't actually want the job
Basement shouldn't cost any more than like $15-20k. Obviously depends on what you're planning to do with it though.
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That white brick looks nice manAlmost at the finish line, brick laid out and it looks exactly how I envisioned it
solewoman
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He doesn't actually want the job
Basement shouldn't cost any more than like $15-20k. Obviously depends on what you're planning to do with it though.
That must be it. It is a big basement but still. I almost had my husband call him back over to cuss him out. I legit felt disrespected.
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A LOT of contractors do this depending on how busy they are. They don't actually want the job so they'll throw some ridiculous number out there and maybe can take somebody for a sucka.
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Thanks bro, we were nervous, but it turned out beautiful! Have so many plans with this house, can’t wait to move in....peep this house a couple of blocks away, my new town is on some modern steez...love it
