The Big Day
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I'm not sure what you're asking about, though I think maybe you're asking about the hookups and drain for the washer and dryer maybe.
Also, the doors have had a lot of paint but they were not playing well for some reason. I don't know if it was the shit they were made of or the paint. Anyhow, that is just one of the many things we just called good enough on so we could get this done and over with. I'm not happy with the front door, and several other things.
If I were going to live there I would have done a lot of things differently. Most of the finishes are not at all to my taste, but they are kind of what is the in thing in the market around here at the moment, or at least reasonably close to it. Also some things we just has to settle for due to cost. All in all not too bad. I'm expecting around 90ish give or take if it goes to market. If it goes to family then I'll sell it for whats in it. At this point that is just about 65k.
Either way I need the cash, so I really want this gone asap.
Also, I want to thank everyone for the kind words and for going on the journey with me on the project. It's stuff like being able to come here and vent and post and have some intelligent conversation that help keeps me sane.
Rocko
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I have to agree with this!
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I lol'd.
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Great work dude! Talk about a total transformation!
My guess is that those doors need a coat of primer, that's why the paint soaks right in. I'm pretty sure most cheaper (inexpensive) doors are made of pine, which has a tendency to soak up paint/stain like that. It would be a shame to put all that work into the house and have someone low-ball you because of minor cosmetic things like that.... Then again, I don't know if that area is a buyers or sellers market. Which would definitely make a difference.
My guess is that those doors need a coat of primer, that's why the paint soaks right in. I'm pretty sure most cheaper (inexpensive) doors are made of pine, which has a tendency to soak up paint/stain like that. It would be a shame to put all that work into the house and have someone low-ball you because of minor cosmetic things like that.... Then again, I don't know if that area is a buyers or sellers market. Which would definitely make a difference.
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Well, hit a bit of a snag on things. Seems, come October 24th my job is going away. I've been offered a different position with the company that I very much don't want, or I can find something else. As it stands now I'm looking for something else. Changing jobs as I'm trying to buy a house isn't going to help me out too much, so as a result I'm thinking about just maybe spending another 10k or so and building a new garage on the property and just living over at the house a few years. That, versus just doing some bullshit job I don't want until I can get this place sold and a new house bought and then try and change jobs.
Also, due to some serious issues with my Uncle's property I've decided to stay the fuck out of that mess as well. Seems it's a health hazard now and I want no part of having to be responsible for having that dealt with.
Also, due to some serious issues with my Uncle's property I've decided to stay the fuck out of that mess as well. Seems it's a health hazard now and I want no part of having to be responsible for having that dealt with.
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At least you'll have a nice place to stay at while you work into your new situation.
Is your Uncle's property full of mold or something? If so, probably best to stay away.
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Yes, yes it is. No one had been in there all summer and we've had a very wet summer, way more than any year in decades. The roof leaks very bad. With no one in it the backed up sewer hasn't been dealt with so that's in there.
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Well, tomorrow is it.
The house is sold and I sign everything, hand the keys over tomorrow, and get my cash. I am glad to be done and out of that mess.
Also last week someone shot up a vacant house on the street. It was in the news and I was like, 'oh please don't be my house'
Thankfully it wasn't.
Soon I hope I'll be buying myself a new house and hope that it won't be this kind of adventure.
The house is sold and I sign everything, hand the keys over tomorrow, and get my cash. I am glad to be done and out of that mess.
Also last week someone shot up a vacant house on the street. It was in the news and I was like, 'oh please don't be my house'
Thankfully it wasn't.
Soon I hope I'll be buying myself a new house and hope that it won't be this kind of adventure.
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Whew! That was a long time. I hope you made some profit. That sounded like a nightmare.
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I missed a lot of this.
Nice job!
You ever think of doing this (renovation) as a form of income?
Nice job!
You ever think of doing this (renovation) as a form of income?
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Well, everything is done and over. I made some cash on the deal. Not as much as I would have liked but I the neighborhood really brought down the appraisal. Sort of over did the remodel, but someone got a nice house out of it.
I don't plan on taking on a task that big ever again. Also those druggies are still in jail and should be for a good while longer.
I don't plan on taking on a task that big ever again. Also those druggies are still in jail and should be for a good while longer.
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Good job Stacks. Owning a 2 family and having Tenants I know this feeling. You purchased this place in real shit shape and transformed it. I'm currently on my third family right now and they just moved in. The last family that lived there for 4 years really tore the place up. Me and my pops managed to get the place back in nice shape in about two weeks. Bathroom cabinets and mirrors, painiting, alot of cleaning, some small plumbing. They let a huge red candle melt and spill onto the brand new carpeting I just had replaced about a year ago. The security deposit they gave me only covered 60% of the damage. The kicker is they said they are going to bring me to court if they don't get the full deposit back.
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No, I usually do the inspection after they leave with all the furniture and supplies removed so I could assess the damage. Most people who rent dont give a shit for the most part. They treat your apartment like a new car. For the first few months even year they care for it like a baby, after that they stop giving a shit.
I'm ready to rock though. Have receipts, invoices, pictures on file and a buddy who's friends with a good real estate lawyer. So let's see what happens.
I'm ready to rock though. Have receipts, invoices, pictures on file and a buddy who's friends with a good real estate lawyer. So let's see what happens.
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I mean you would think people before they completely moved out would at least give the place a good cleaning in effort to get their security deposit back but they don't. They just get up and leave and than come back two weeks later and say pay me.
They also left a refrigerator upstairs in the kitchen which is in good shape and just needed a good cleaning. They sent a txt to my wife the day they moved out saying we could keep the fridge that they didn't need it and now in spite of not getting their money back, they want the fridge that my current tenants are using. I could care less about the fridge since I have a backup in the basement incase my tenants upstairs need a temp fridge but I don't want these people near my home. Called up my lawyer and he said to have them hire a professional moving company to come by and pick it up and record the whole thing. We had them contact the lawyer and they never called us back.
They also left a refrigerator upstairs in the kitchen which is in good shape and just needed a good cleaning. They sent a txt to my wife the day they moved out saying we could keep the fridge that they didn't need it and now in spite of not getting their money back, they want the fridge that my current tenants are using. I could care less about the fridge since I have a backup in the basement incase my tenants upstairs need a temp fridge but I don't want these people near my home. Called up my lawyer and he said to have them hire a professional moving company to come by and pick it up and record the whole thing. We had them contact the lawyer and they never called us back.