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Bebalina
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so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

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Posted 9/12/05 11:05 AM
 
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DjPiLL

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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

Changed the locks. Chat Icon

Posted 9/12/05 11:06 AM
 

Diane
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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

I wish I had that feeling. DH had the house before we got married.
But we are looking into buying new construction. I will have the answer in a few yearsChat Icon

Posted 9/12/05 11:07 AM
 

Anniegrl
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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

Posted by DjPiLL

Changed the locks. Chat Icon



That's what we did! Chat Icon

Posted 9/12/05 11:12 AM
 

julz33
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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

Ray changed the locks. I unscrewed the horses that were on the shuttersChat Icon

Posted 9/12/05 11:15 AM
 

danielleandscott
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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

Danielle doesnt want to change the locks, but I told her its a must....We will be putting Schlage Locks on all the doors
Scott

Posted 9/12/05 11:20 AM
 

Corinne
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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

changed the locks and opened the screen door to bring in a bed.

Posted 9/12/05 11:20 AM
 

danielleandscott
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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

We have to buy screen doors too

Posted 9/12/05 11:22 AM
 

raken40
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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

we drank lots of champagne!!
Then started cleaning, then changed the locks before we moved everything in! Chat Icon

Posted 9/12/05 11:23 AM
 

danielleandscott
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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

Champagne is first for us......

Then we gotta knock a wall down

Redo the bathroom

Paint

Clean

Change the locks

Install the Alarm

Put up the screen doors

Mow the lawn lol

Scott

Posted 9/12/05 11:25 AM
 

MrsDiamondgrlie
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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

Change the locks and fix the doorbell.

Posted 9/12/05 11:34 AM
 

danielleandscott
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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

Posted by MrsDiamondgrlie

Change the locks and fix the doorbell.



Oh thats right we have to fix the door bell too lol

It is a wireless...I absolutely hate wireless doorbells
Scott

Posted 9/12/05 11:36 AM
 

DjPiLL

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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

Posted by danielleandscott

Posted by MrsDiamondgrlie

Change the locks and fix the doorbell.



Oh thats right we have to fix the door bell too lol

It is a wireless...I absolutely hate wireless doorbells
Scott




I don't even know what the doorbell of the house I am buying sounds like. Never bothered to check it. Chat Icon

But the inspection report says its functional so I assume he worked it and it works. Chat Icon

Posted 9/12/05 11:37 AM
 

danielleandscott
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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

uh oh Pill you better go there now and check it out...

Just run up to the door, ring the bell and run away
Scott

Posted 9/12/05 11:39 AM
 

Bebalina
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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

we're closing this Friday...I dunno what to do first, and we're selling the apmt we're in now too so its all overwhelming
i feel like crying how overwhelmed i am.
dh thinks im insane that i'm not excited, is this strange? why am i not excited? hes like we're gonna be homeowners this friday...u should be ecstactic and i'm not!
:(

HELP ME. WHY AM IN INSANE?

Posted 9/12/05 11:40 AM
 

Bebalina
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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

Posted by danielleandscott

uh oh Pill you better go there now and check it out...

Just run up to the door, ring the bell and run away
Scott



Chat Icon Chat Icon I never checked the doorbell either lol
my final walk thru is on thursday nite...i guess i'll see then ...if it doesnt work for now, everyone can knock lol

Posted 9/12/05 11:40 AM
 

LIPrincess
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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

We bought the house with the contents. The older couple who lived there were put into a home and the family didnt want to clean it out (so we got a great deal). Anyway, the first thing we did was clean it out and clean it up. Now, a year later we are fixing it up.

Posted 9/12/05 11:42 AM
 

MrsDiamondgrlie
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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

Posted by Bebalina

we're closing this Friday...I dunno what to do first, and we're selling the apmt we're in now too so its all overwhelming
i feel like crying how overwhelmed i am.
dh thinks im insane that i'm not excited, is this strange? why am i not excited? hes like we're gonna be homeowners this friday...u should be ecstactic and i'm not!
:(

HELP ME. WHY AM IN INSANE?




You arent insane, this is the biggest purchase a person can make! There is alot of pressure as far as deadlines and lets not even get into the financial part.

I think you are reacting totally normally.

I just want to get in there and get the 1st round of bills to see how life will be month to month.

Posted 9/12/05 11:45 AM
 

Bebalina
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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

Posted by MrsDiamondgrlie

Posted by Bebalina

we're closing this Friday...I dunno what to do first, and we're selling the apmt we're in now too so its all overwhelming
i feel like crying how overwhelmed i am.
dh thinks im insane that i'm not excited, is this strange? why am i not excited? hes like we're gonna be homeowners this friday...u should be ecstactic and i'm not!
:(

HELP ME. WHY AM IN INSANE?




You arent insane, this is the biggest purchase a person can make! There is alot of pressure as far as deadlines and lets not even get into the financial part.

I think you are reacting totally normally.

I just want to get in there and get the 1st round of bills to see how life will be month to month.



ur prob right Diane....i think what kills me more is that I dont have how much i need to truly renovate it the way i want....at least not now i dont.
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Posted 9/12/05 11:49 AM
 

DjPiLL

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Richard

Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

Posted by Bebalina

we're closing this Friday...I dunno what to do first, and we're selling the apmt we're in now too so its all overwhelming
i feel like crying how overwhelmed i am.
dh thinks im insane that i'm not excited, is this strange? why am i not excited? hes like we're gonna be homeowners this friday...u should be ecstactic and i'm not!
:(

HELP ME. WHY AM IN INSANE?




I felt the same exact way. I was getting very nervous on the house deal because I wasn't sure what I would get with the co-op.

But I had a couple of RE agents over to appraise the house over the weekend. I also had my FSBO open house.

I had everyone telling me I won't have any issues selling my co-op... and I should get a good price on it so it eased my nerves a bit.

Posted 9/12/05 12:01 PM
 

Bebalina
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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

Posted by DjPiLL

Posted by Bebalina

we're closing this Friday...I dunno what to do first, and we're selling the apmt we're in now too so its all overwhelming
i feel like crying how overwhelmed i am.
dh thinks im insane that i'm not excited, is this strange? why am i not excited? hes like we're gonna be homeowners this friday...u should be ecstactic and i'm not!
:(

HELP ME. WHY AM IN INSANE?




I felt the same exact way. I was getting very nervous on the house deal because I wasn't sure what I would get with the co-op.

But I had a couple of RE agents over to appraise the house over the weekend. I also had my FSBO open house.

I had everyone telling me I won't have any issues selling my co-op... and I should get a good price on it so it eased my nerves a bit.




any bites on your open house dj?

Posted 9/12/05 12:02 PM
 

DjPiLL

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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

Posted by Bebalina

any bites on your open house dj?




I didn't get as many people as I hoped. I don't think Newsday gets as much traffic as it did way back when.

I think with the housing boom... everyone is now "MLS Hunting"... and are looking less at the papers though.

But I might have a senior citizen couple that made me a fair offer on it. They own a house in Bellerose that I believe they have full equity in. So if they buy my co-op... it should be a cash deal which would be nice (assuming they HELOC the house).

I am hoping they follow through with their offer. They seem like good people and supposedly are going to talk to their lawyer today and the bank is supposed to advise them on the best way to pull the money out of their house.

But I don't want to jinx it so I am still showing the house. I have more RE agents showing up today.

Posted 9/12/05 12:06 PM
 

jms100303
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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

CLEANED!!!

Then we painted and had the carpets cleaned.

Posted 9/12/05 12:18 PM
 

luvsun27
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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

Posted by DjPiLL

Posted by danielleandscott

Posted by MrsDiamondgrlie

Change the locks and fix the doorbell.



Oh thats right we have to fix the door bell too lol

It is a wireless...I absolutely hate wireless doorbells
Scott




I don't even know what the doorbell of the house I am buying sounds like. Never bothered to check it. Chat Icon

But the inspection report says its functional so I assume he worked it and it works. Chat Icon



Our house didn't have a doorbell....so DH put one in...and yes, it's wireless Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 9/12/05 12:21 PM
 

BrunetteMom
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Re: so whats the first thing everyone did when they got the keys to their new home

Changed the locks and then CLEAN!

Posted 9/12/05 12:52 PM
 
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