Surprise! You're being evicted. You have until June to get your crap out. :)
Chesty Puller wrote: > That looks incredibly like my house. We have a split level with those exact > same colors of vinyl siding. > > - Matt > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 2:57 PM > Subject: RE: Mortgage Suggestions? > > > >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Chesty Puller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 1:06 PM >>>To: CF-Community >>>Subject: Re: Mortgage Suggestions? >>> >>>More interesting is - which house did you go with? Pictures, please. >> >>Well... I've got some pics, but they're not all good. ;^) >> >>I've not actually seen it: my wife and her mother went down last week and >>took most of the pictures but it was pouring so they didn't get many >>outside >>and my wife...well, let's just say that photography isn't her strong >>point. >> >>Anyway here's what we got: ftp://ftp.depressedpress.com/ >> >>The house is a split level with 1793 Sq Ft. Here's the rooms run down: >> >>Main Level >> >>Kitchen (12x11): It's smallish but not too small. I like the flat range >>and >>the raised oven and my wife loves the window over the sink. At the last >>minute the owner put "Dishwasher 'As Is'" in the contract so we assume it >>doesn't work. >> >>Dining Room/Living Room (21x14 + 12x13): These are a big "ell" and have a >>lot of potential layouts. There are two large closets with pocket doors >>next to the main entrance and a back entrance into the Dining room. >> >>Upper Level (four steps up from the main level) >> >>Bathroom (10x12): Nice, big bathroom. Lots of closet space. >> >>Bedroom (12x15): Enough room for our king-size bed AND a couple dressers! >> >>Bedroom (12x14): Most likely my son's room. About 2.5 times the size of >>his current room. He'll be swimming in it. >> >>Bedroom (10x12): Most likely my daughter's room; about the same size as >>her >>current room. >> >>Downstairs (stairs from Kitchen) >> >>Family Room (24x14): A nice big room with a small kitchenette in one >>corner >>(stove, sink, fridge). >> >>Bathroom (5x8): A second bath in pretty poor shape. Everything works it's >>just old and the "stars and stripes" wallpaper has got to go. >> >>Two "extra" rooms (11x11 and 11x11): These two rooms off the family room >>are >>done in the same wood planking and have built in wood shelves along one >>wall >>each. My wife has already staked one out as a dedicated sewing room. >>We'll >>probably be leaving my office upstairs (sharing the living room) making >>the >>other toy storage and a guest room. >> >>Utility Room (~7x21): This room runs the depth of the garage. It's got >>the >>washer/dryer, a large utility sink, the furnace, the water heater and the >>electrical panel. It's also got a separate outside entrance which I >>REALLY >>like the idea of (instead of the kids walking through the house dirty or >>wet >>they can come in there and deposit their clothes directly in the washer). >> >>Basement Garage (~19x21): Nice and big but only a one car capacity. But >>plenty roomy enough for a nice-sized work bench and storage. >> >>Outside >> >>There's a 2.5 car carport, open on two sides, overhanging over the garage. >>We imagine that someday we'll build a deck over it and put a nice door out >>from the living room. >> >>The back door leads to a set of stairs which descend to the garage level >>and >>driveway. >> >>There are only a few feet of land to the rear of the house but there's a >>side yard of about 60x50 feet (the lot is 150x50 feet). The house is on a >>corner bordered by two streets and an alley. The side yard has an asphalt >>patio with a basketball hoop and >> >>The significant, but still minor, issue is that the main yard of the house >>is kind of isolated - no door leads directly to it. We hope to fence in >>the >>yard and add a second stair well from the small back porch in that >>direction. >> >>The house has central AC and a crawl-space attic. >> >>It's less than five miles away from my (new) office and less than a mile >>from the elementary school. >> >>We've signed the contract so unless something odd appears in the >>inspection >>this is our house. The owner's gone a little hincky on us tho and >>demanded >>that the clause "as is" be appended to the contract. We then added the >>right to dissolve the contract if the inspection found anything wrong >>which >>we considered "excessive". >> >>We think that the dishwasher may not work and possibly the downstairs >>stove >>- I can live with those. From appearances the house is well taken care >>of. >>The current owner bought it three years ago and put in all new windows, >>doors, the central AC and redid the kitchen. He lives alone and is >>apparently moving back to Florida. >> >>The inspection is tomorrow so we'll see if anything more serious is wrong. >> >>Jim Davis >> >> >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:190613 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
