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Ophelia
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what are your thoughts on this house?
we saw it...we like most of it...deciding if we should put it on our short list
pros and cons are appreciated...
I can tell you one con already is that the second floor ceiling where the bedrooms are is kinda low, for me...the spoiled 11ft girl that I am.
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rkoenke
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Re: what are your thoughts on this house?
very nice. i love country living, so that's for me. i will retire up there one day.
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| Posted 7/10/08 11:08 AM |
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Beth
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Re: what are your thoughts on this house?
besdies the green stair case
I like it
1 con I see- do you want that much land?
and what are plans for maintaining a property of that size on a "weekend" house
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| Posted 7/10/08 11:09 AM |
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Ophelia
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Re: what are your thoughts on this house?
Posted by Beth1210
besdies the green stair case
I like it
1 con I see- do you want that much land?
and what are plans for maintaining a property of that size on a "weekend" house
I could do with less...dh wants it.
how else can we fit an inground pool/jacuzzi AND a soccer field 
I've already told him to make good friends with a lawnmower 
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| Posted 7/10/08 11:16 AM |
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MST9106
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CaMacho
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Re: what are your thoughts on this house?
Wow that's a lot of land! Beautiful house... and I think the cathedral ceilings downstairs would make up for the low ceilings upstairs.
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| Posted 7/10/08 11:18 AM |
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Beth
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Re: what are your thoughts on this house?
Posted by Ophelia
I could do with less...dh wants it.
how else can we fit an inground pool/jacuzzi AND a soccer field
I've already told him to make good friends with a lawnmower
you have room for that and then some
I would suggest a riding mower or a landscaping company
otherwise your whole weekend is going to spent on it
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| Posted 7/10/08 11:20 AM |
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Ophelia
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Re: what are your thoughts on this house?
you have room for that and then some
I would suggest a riding mower or a landscaping company
otherwise your whole weekend is going to spent on it
no way dude...he has to do it all the manual way
I cannot have a husband that sits on his lawnmower with a can of beer. HELLS TO THE NO!
you want it, you work for it!
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Tah-wee-ZAH
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Re: what are your thoughts on this house?
Posted by CaMacho
Wow that's a lot of land! Beautiful house... and I think the cathedral ceilings downstairs would make up for the low ceilings upstairs.
Yes, but keep in mind that cathedral ceiling can really draw the heat UP. Honestly, that was my first thought when I saw the pic. It can raise your heating bills. A co-worker bought a home with very high ceilings in her main living area and she was shocked at her heating bill and that was several years ago.
I also agree with taking care of the property... it might prove to be a pain.
ETA: It's a nice house, just pointing out some things that might become annoying.
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tourist
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Re: what are your thoughts on this house?
I actually love the green staircase! They mention that 1 of the bathrooms is updated. Does the other one need a lot of work? Is there a DR?
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| Posted 7/10/08 11:30 AM |
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tourist
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Re: what are your thoughts on this house?
Posted by Ophelia
[no way dude...he has to do it all the manual way
manual , manual? Not eevn gas powered? I walked by a big fancy house in a neighborhood where you never see homeowners doing work & there was this guy, with the old fashioned push mower! It wasn't a huge lawn, but still, I was shocked! It was also during that heat wave in early June! 
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| Posted 7/10/08 11:33 AM |
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trnity44
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Re: what are your thoughts on this house?
I love it! Looks so nice!
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| Posted 7/10/08 11:34 AM |
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headoverheels
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Re: what are your thoughts on this house?
i love the house! i wouldn't mind having that much land, if i could afford to have soomeone take care of it.
i have a good friend who lives in that area, she is a teacher (VERY good school districts) and she adores middletown and the surrounding towns as well.
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| Posted 7/10/08 11:42 AM |
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CathyB
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Re: what are your thoughts on this house?
Posted by Tah-wee-ZAH
Posted by CaMacho
Wow that's a lot of land! Beautiful house... and I think the cathedral ceilings downstairs would make up for the low ceilings upstairs.
Yes, but keep in mind that cathedral ceiling can really draw the heat UP. Honestly, that was my first thought when I saw the pic. It can raise your heating bills. A co-worker bought a home with very high ceilings in her main living area and she was shocked at her heating bill and that was several years ago.
I have cathedral ceilings in my LR & DR. LOATHE THEM. Besides the heating/air conditioning costs it becomes a real PITA to get at bugs and spiderwebs. They seem to have learned and pretty much only hang out on the ceiling and corners of those 2 rooms. 
Plus I feel like it's so much wasted space, our bedrooms are so small in order to accommodate the LR & DR ceilings.
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| Posted 7/10/08 11:45 AM |
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Ophelia
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Re: what are your thoughts on this house?
Posted by headoverheels
i love the house! i wouldn't mind having that much land, if i could afford to have soomeone take care of it.
i have a good friend who lives in that area, she is a teacher (VERY good school districts) and she adores middletown and the surrounding towns as well.
it's very nice up there.
my kids though, will be going to school in Brooklyn...maybe even public  I want them to be city rats like there mama!
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| Posted 7/10/08 11:46 AM |
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Ophelia
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Re: what are your thoughts on this house?
Posted by CathyB
Posted by Tah-wee-ZAH
Posted by CaMacho
Wow that's a lot of land! Beautiful house... and I think the cathedral ceilings downstairs would make up for the low ceilings upstairs.
Yes, but keep in mind that cathedral ceiling can really draw the heat UP. Honestly, that was my first thought when I saw the pic. It can raise your heating bills. A co-worker bought a home with very high ceilings in her main living area and she was shocked at her heating bill and that was several years ago.
I have cathedral ceilings in my LR & DR. LOATHE THEM. Besides the heating/air conditioning costs it becomes a real PITA to get at bugs and spiderwebs. They seem to have learned and pretty much only hang out on the ceiling and corners of those 2 rooms.
Plus I feel like it's so much wasted space, our bedrooms are so small in order to accommodate the LR & DR ceilings.
I must say that my husband especially don't not the get hype about cathedral and vaulted ceilings at all.
we both lived in homes with crazy high ceilings, but one floors height was not at the expense of anothers, you know...so again...ceiling height is an issue, and there is not much attic space, so raising the roof will be an expensive proposition (though the cost of the house mitigates that)
as far as heating, do you think the HUGE fireplace in the living room would offset heating costs, even with the height of the ceilings?
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CathyB
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Re: what are your thoughts on this house?
Posted by Ophelia
as far as heating, do you think the HUGE fireplace in the living room would offset heating costs, even with the height of the ceilings?
IDK b/c we've never had a fireplace. I do have a friend who has one and says that they lose a lot of heat up the chimney when it's not in use since they leave the flue open. I guess one time they forgot they had closed it and all the smoke went into the house.
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| Posted 7/10/08 11:52 AM |
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babymakes3
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Re: what are your thoughts on this house?
Posted by Ophelia
as far as heating, do you think the HUGE fireplace in the living room would offset heating costs, even with the height of the ceilings?
You could install a ceiling fan at the top. In Winter months, have the fan push air downward. My IL's have very high ceilings in their lake home and they use the ceiling fan to circulate the air.
Lovely home! I'd designate a section of the land for a native plants and wild grasses and maybe a butterfly garden.
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Jackie24
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Re: what are your thoughts on this house?
Well pros would be you are near alot in Middletown (moving upstate) tons of shopping supermarkets etc. Also it is a great size for a vacations home
Only thing would be the land, but we are getting two acres as well
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nov04libride
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Re: what are your thoughts on this house?
There's a large mall in Middletown--the Galleria at Crystal Run.
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LI-Joy
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Re: what are your thoughts on this house?
I LOVE it.
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