> Jim wrote: > Sorry - didn't make myself clear: this is a house we're interested in > buying. (We're moving from Boston, MA to Scranton, PA) >
Oh. Never mind :) j/k I wouldn't buy the house then unless you're going to get a large enough break to cover the costs of what I listed. If you had the basement demo'd and refinished you're looking at about $50-$65,000. If you did it yourself, about $10-$20k The exterior modifications contracted out would be about $5-$10k. Yourself, about $2000. So, if you're looking for fixer upper, it may be a good buy if you can get them to drop their price about $50,000 - $100,000. Depending on the neighborhood, could be a real opportunity. Otherwise I'd run like the wind. That house needs work that has likely been neglected and the owners are attempting to sell their problems (without cost). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191073 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
