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Oct. 18th, 2008 04:09 pmI haven't talked about this much yet, but Husband and I are going to attempt to buy a house, either this month or next month.
The house we are hoping to buy is Husband's grandmother's house. It's in a not-so-suburban area, where you can still find farms and stuff, but it's right next to an affluent area that's starting to overspill into it. It's one of the few places in Oakland County where development can still happen.
The price is terrific, though it's still kind of high in comparison to our budget, but it's the last piece of the original family farm that's in family hands, and they want to keep it this way.
The house is an eighties-style ranch, and the layout is long and divided, just like most houses from that decade. However, it was built in 1992, which is really new, probably the newest house we'd ever be able to afford. It has three bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms.
The great things about this? Well, the price is fabulous. And because she is moving into an independent living complex, she's downsizing, which means she's leaving all sorts of things behind...a tractor, garden tools, a dining room set, a bedroom set for the guest bedroom, desks, entertainment center, a largish TV, etc. Most of the stuff first-time homebuyers have to buy--like weed killer--are already in the garage. Plus, she's prepaid the garbage pickup until next August. Stuff like that. It has a brand-new high-efficiency furnace/central air unit. The roof is brand-new as well.
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The house we are hoping to buy is Husband's grandmother's house. It's in a not-so-suburban area, where you can still find farms and stuff, but it's right next to an affluent area that's starting to overspill into it. It's one of the few places in Oakland County where development can still happen.
The price is terrific, though it's still kind of high in comparison to our budget, but it's the last piece of the original family farm that's in family hands, and they want to keep it this way.
The house is an eighties-style ranch, and the layout is long and divided, just like most houses from that decade. However, it was built in 1992, which is really new, probably the newest house we'd ever be able to afford. It has three bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms.
The great things about this? Well, the price is fabulous. And because she is moving into an independent living complex, she's downsizing, which means she's leaving all sorts of things behind...a tractor, garden tools, a dining room set, a bedroom set for the guest bedroom, desks, entertainment center, a largish TV, etc. Most of the stuff first-time homebuyers have to buy--like weed killer--are already in the garage. Plus, she's prepaid the garbage pickup until next August. Stuff like that. It has a brand-new high-efficiency furnace/central air unit. The roof is brand-new as well.
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