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CkGm
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Christine
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Re: Would you buy a house...
Totally off topic but I am happy to see all the DH who AREN'T handy like mine. After all the beautiful pics of renovations, I was beginning to think it was only my DH.
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2Pisces
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Paige
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Re: Would you buy a house...
We did.  
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lululu
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Re: Would you buy a house...
If you could live in the house as you do the work, i would buy the house and do the work yourselves.
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| Posted 11/1/06 5:23 PM |
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Blu-ize
Plan B is Now Plan A
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Susan
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Re: Would you buy a house...
Posted by CkGm
Totally off topic but I am happy to see all the DH who AREN'T handy like mine. After all the beautiful pics of renovations, I was beginning to think it was only my DH.
sista...I love my DH and all, but he is useless...good thing he's good at what he does because he would starve as a handy man.
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| Posted 11/1/06 5:25 PM |
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MrsA
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Re: Would you buy a house...
Posted by CkGm
Totally off topic but I am happy to see all the DH who AREN'T handy like mine. After all the beautiful pics of renovations, I was beginning to think it was only my DH.
nope my DH isnt handy either..although he would disagree with me on that! Besides DH definitely wouldnt have had the time to do everything we needed to do, it's even taking the contractors a few months
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nixy
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K
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Re: Would you buy a house...
Posted by BabyCote2006
I would buy it. Eventually, you would want to change everything in the house to the way to want it, so why not start now?
Go for it!
I agree.
I would also really asses what needs to be done. What big ticket items and what smaller ticket items. Even if you end up paying more in the long run, it will be what you want. (plus real estate is an investment, so I don't think that you would ever lose $$ on the house, especially if it is in a desirable area)
Plus, you will end up doing some of the cosmetic projects in a more updated house anyway (even if you think you won't before you move in).
But if you are not a patient person, the waiting to get things done will drive you crazy!!
Message edited 11/1/2006 5:51:12 PM.
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oops123
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michelle
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Re: Would you buy a house...
Absolutely! you can do the work, little by little & eventually you will have your dream home!
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| Posted 11/1/06 5:54 PM |
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~Melissa~
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Re: Would you buy a house...
Absolutely. 
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| Posted 11/1/06 6:48 PM |
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greenfreak
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greenfreak
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Re: Would you buy a house...
Posted by Blu-ize
Posted by CkGm
Totally off topic but I am happy to see all the DH who AREN'T handy like mine. After all the beautiful pics of renovations, I was beginning to think it was only my DH.
sista...I love my DH and all, but he is useless...good thing he's good at what he does because he would starve as a handy man.
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puppylove
LIF Adolescent
Member since 10/05 561 total posts
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Summer
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Re: Would you buy a house...
YES!!! As long as the repairs were not impossible or way over the top expensive. But yes I would! Go for it, especially if it is your dream house!
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MrsFlatbread
Skinny jeans are in my future
Member since 6/06 10258 total posts
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Baby Momma
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Re: Would you buy a house...
Nope. We are not handy at all and actually really lazy when it comes to household things. To us, we'd rather pay top dollar for move in condition than deal with the stress of having to do it ourselves. This is why we are still saving for a house!! Everyone has different priorities.
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| Posted 11/2/06 1:37 PM |
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JennZ
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Re: Would you buy a house...
Posted by BackInNewYork
It depends on if it was liveable in the time being and how much it would cost to update it.
In my case, my DH is not handy AT ALL, so I know if we bought a fixer upper we would have to hire out all the work and it would be $$$$.
Ditto
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bikramaddict
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Re: Would you buy a house...
I think it would depend if I had the money to fix it up while I have a mortgage to pay. I'd also have to consider how bad it really is as is.
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| Posted 11/3/06 9:28 AM |
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Beth
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Beth
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Re: Would you buy a house...
Posted by Blu-ize
Posted by CkGm
Totally off topic but I am happy to see all the DH who AREN'T handy like mine. After all the beautiful pics of renovations, I was beginning to think it was only my DH.
sista...I love my DH and all, but he is useless...good thing he's good at what he does because he would starve as a handy man.
mine acts like he is- but then some how I end up doing it 
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MrsBlueSash
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Christian
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Re: Would you buy a house...
I would definitely buy a house that needed work, barring that work was more cosmetic. I'm not sure if I'd want to mess with something that had serious structural issues like foundation or termites or something like that. But if its carpet, paint, even new a/c, roof, etc, yes I would do it if the price was right.
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