Home Buying & Real Estate Thread

[slaughterx]

Anyone here have a "cool roof"? I am getting my entire roof replaced and I was gonna go with this blueish grey color at first but then I saw the white with the energy saver sign and looked into it and saw it can save at least 10% in month (during the summer at least) in cooling costs so I figured it would be worth it (estimated around 10k after 30 years) so I went with that option.'

Just wanted to know if anyone else had one so they could comment on actual savings and how they wear over time...

 

[アミーゴ]

Hey man slaughterx - hope all is well bro - I have a spot with a metal roof, should last the next 50 years

 

[truss]

Some commercial RE news I’ve been watching:

Blackstone to buy PS Business Parks in $7.6 billion take-private deal

Blackstone Inc on Monday agreed to buy real estate investment trust (REIT) PS Business Parks for $7.6 billion, including debt, as dealmaking activity in the real estate sector continues to thrive in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

www.reuters.com

How a Lone Tenant Is Holding Up a $70 Million Condo Deal (Published 2022)

Ahmet Nejat Ozsu has refused to leave his apartment on the Upper West Side, delaying a plan for condominiums. A pandemic remedy for renters could help him prolong the standoff.

www.nytimes.com

Original Fontainebleau developer gets chance to finish resort a decade later - The Nevada Independent

Jeffrey Soffer, the original developer of the Fontainebleau project, is returning to complete the resort after its financing issues. Read more.

thenevadaindependent.com

 

[ksteezy]

Time to save up my coins and get this project done, did the deck last year….Hope iG to have the yard looking just like this by next summer…

Btw I recommend this app to anyone that enjoys designing their own space, everything is scaled according to the actual dimensions of the land

 

[yogetoffmykickz]

Time to save up my coins and get this project done, did the deck last year….Hope iG to have the yard looking just like this by next summer…

Btw I recommend this app to anyone that enjoys designing their own space, everything is scaled according to the actual dimensions of the land

Is that really to scale.??
Is that a hot tub or a pool.?

What app is this.?

 

[ksteezy]

Is called Homedesign3D is a bit of a learning curve, but it allows you to design spaces that are pretty accurate to scale as long as you have the dimensions of what you are working with, I used it to design my house, made things much easier for an architect who simply had to fine tweak everything to code….but the base layout was all there….

It’ll be more like a soak in pool, current dimensions while staying within town code are 8x16ft i don’t have a very big space, but I feel it Can end up looking really dope…

 

[HarlemShakeStory]

8x16 will be fine. Will be nice to hang out in on a hot day and provide ambiance at night.

 

[jrp44]

Is called Homedesign3D is a bit of a learning curve, but it allows you to design spaces that are pretty accurate to scale as long as you have the dimensions of what you are working with, I used it to design my house, made things much easier for an architect who simply had to fine tweak everything to code….but the base layout was all there….

It’ll be more like a soak in pool, current dimensions while staying within town code are 8x16ft i don’t have a very big space, but I feel it Can end up looking really dope…

Where did you get that outdoor rug?

 

[you go boy]

This is the layout of my condo…. My pops made it on autocad... it isn’t the most current drawing since the guestroom has changed…Those rectangles in the guestroom was going to be bookshelves from Ikea for my shoes but I changed my mind having my shoes out... don't want it to get dusty so will just leave it in the boxes...I got a floor lamp, ottoman and futon in the guestroom…still trying to figure out how I want the guestroom to look... and the master that circle next to the tv is the laundry basket… I moved it to be next to my desk…

 

[yogetoffmykickz]

Is called Homedesign3D is a bit of a learning curve, but it allows you to design spaces that are pretty accurate to scale as long as you have the dimensions of what you are working with, I used it to design my house, made things much easier for an architect who simply had to fine tweak everything to code….but the base layout was all there….

It’ll be more like a soak in pool, current dimensions while staying within town code are 8x16ft i don’t have a very big space, but I feel it Can end up looking really dope…

Looks great man... Exactly like the renderings.!
I see that you have sod down where the pool is supposed to go... Project for later down the line.??

Also noticed that you stopped the awning just shy of the patio slider... I suppose that will allow for more natural light to shine into the house..

Personally, I prefer exterior doors to have coverage from the elements...

 

[ksteezy]

I put down sod last year that got completely wrecked over the fall into winter because currently I have two HUGE trees completely covering my property, those will come down and the sod/grass area will be mostly replaced by bluestone where the pool will go, the least amount of grass to deal with, the better for me.

 

[アミーゴ]

You should check out Modsy - they now do outdoor spaces too! I’ve used them a ton and can’t give them a higher recommendation

 

[turbospartan]

Time to save up my coins and get this project done, did the deck last year….Hope iG to have the yard looking just like this by next summer…

Btw I recommend this app to anyone that enjoys designing their own space, everything is scaled according to the actual dimensions of the land

That your woman? She looks mad

 

[アミーゴ]

That your woman? She looks mad

We need to hear some stories from you soon!

 

[oh you mad]

Starting June 1st we can only water plants/grass once a week for 8mins. LOL



Gotta start getting bids for artificial turf...

 

[turbospartan]

We need to hear some stories from you soon!

Its getting weird... trying to do what I can to hold onto this house.

Give up chunk of 401k or give up the house? I have more confidence in the housing market continuing to rise (at least in metro Denver) than I do the stock market.

 

[mplsdunk]

F that 401k dude.

 

[itshlittt]

Where did you get that outdoor rug?

it's j crew bro.

 

[mplsdunk]

Taking it back.

 

[edshoecator]

https://t.co/5ME2z3yEnc

Wow

 

[ksteezy]

it's j crew bro.

Wow

It’s RugsUsA, bro…


We old lol

 

[ksteezy]

And that’s definitely the wife being judgy about all the crap I want to do with a rather small space

 

[B Sox]

Nice callback

 

[polo sport nyc]

Its getting weird... trying to do what I can to hold onto this house.

Give up chunk of 401k or give up the house? I have more confidence in the housing market continuing to rise (at least in metro Denver) than I do the stock market.

wild concept..

if you plan on having it for a long time, forego the 401K and that'll be your retirement.. sell it then and move in the future!

market should crash 2023-2024 due to rising interest rates but go back up.

sell now and HOPE you find a house in this crazy market... regular buyers are dying off with the 6% interest (and its getting higher) BUT the BlackRock & investors are still gunning so beware.

Lawrence Fink from Black Rock is responsible for buying up 25% of Houston TX, BTW... madness

 

[sole searchin]

wild concept..

if you plan on having it for a long time, forego the 401K and that'll be your retirement.. sell it then and move in the future!

market should crash 2023-2024 due to rising interest rates but go back up.

sell now and HOPE you find a house in this crazy market... regular buyers are dying off with the 6% interest (and its getting higher) BUT the BlackRock & investors are still gunning so beware.

Lawrence Fink from Black Rock is responsible for buying up 25% of Houston TX, BTW... madness

Madness for sure. Houston and I’m general TX market has been crazy recently. Idk how they do it with rentals etc since the property taxes are so high here.