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Post by zibazinski on Nov 12, 2019 17:09:58 GMT -5
zibazinski personally I'd much rather have a guest room or an outbuilding if I could, because I like my guests and us to be comfortable, and no one is comfortable when guests are sleeping in the living room. But yes, a convertible couch is indeed a possibility. It keeps people from staying too long!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2019 18:53:03 GMT -5
One of my kids was really close to my husband and always expressed an interest in living here when he was older. He's really sentimental and sees his father in this place. It's hard for him that the neighborhood has the problems it does and that he can't choose to ever live in this area if he wanted to. While I would be perfectly happy with a tiny house or 1 bedroom, the area where I want to buy appears to have more older small-sized 3 or 4 bedrooms options than anything else. If it were legal in Oregon, I would buy a piece of land and build a tiny house this winter to tow up there. But, without an existing, permitted house, it's not legal and I don't want to deal with renting land. I care more about garage/shop/shed/art studio space than the house itself as long as it is safe and in decent shape. And, I need an area I can fence for my dogs. To me, the house is sort of secondary to those things. But, I know I don't want another mobile home. I don't anticipate a ton of visitors since I will be 300-600 miles from family, but I will likely have a spare bedroom and there's always the hotel or suggested couch. Well, if I buy a couch... My DS has some stuff here. I spent today gathering it all in one place so we can sort it over the phone into donate and keep piles. I have to take his stuff with me. So far, he has more boxes than I do at 3. I bought 10 med and 5 small moving boxes and planned to fit all my stuff in them. In the end, I think I might have extra boxes. (To the person here who once said everyone should move across country or internationally at least once to be forced to pair down their belongings - thank you! I think of that a lot when I am tossing stuff.)
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Post by sesfw on Nov 14, 2019 21:00:46 GMT -5
I remember when I had to clean out our home after DH#1 died. I was preparing to marry DH#2 and move from AZ to MI. I placed my had on everything and asked just one question. Do I want to pay to move this 1800 miles.
If yes, I kept it.
If no, it went to another pile to dispose of
Managed to get rid of 90% of stuff. Kept mostly papers, pictures, music and 37 years of memories.
Good luck on your move.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2019 11:46:29 GMT -5
I remember when I had to clean out our home after DH#1 died. I was preparing to marry DH#2 and move from AZ to MI. I placed my had on everything and asked just one question. Do I want to pay to move this 1800 miles. If yes, I kept it. If no, it went to another pile to dispose of Managed to get rid of 90% of stuff. Kept mostly papers, pictures, music and 37 years of memories. Good luck on your move. The inspection contingency period ends tomorrow. My stress level is at about 1000% I'm leaving 7 days before escrow should close to spend a rare holiday with family. I really don't want to get out of town with all my stuff, have my house sitting empty, and then find out the buyer can't fund the deal, but the broker seems to think if something happens, I will immediately have other offers from the other faction buying property here. I'm freaking out none the less. By the time I leave (in 10 days!) I will have touched every single thing I own and will have asked - do I really want to repeatedly load and unload this, is it financially worth it, and do I love it and want it in my new life? Since I went through a lot of stuff 3 years ago when my house was in escrow, this time one of the big questions is if I have used things since then or have cared that I still had them. I've been pretty brutal this time when sorting stuff. I tossed the box of my yearbooks I never look at that don't remind me of happy times. I tossed all my stuff I have been lugging around since I was in college. I've let my sons take whatever they might like or want from the house. It helps that I've spent long spans of time out of town with my son and no more than my laptop and a suitcase of clothes. I rarely felt like I was missing anything.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2019 13:46:37 GMT -5
Downsizing the first two times was freeing, once before we put the house on the market, once when we were getting ready to move to Kentucky. After the Green Hornet died, I moved here, and when The Hovel was finished and I was all moved in, the biggest surprise was that I still had so much stuff. That's when I got brutal and unloaded all kinds of stuff that there was really no reason to keep. I went from "freeing" to "freed."
If I count two bookcases, I have seven pieces of furniture, maybe five boxes of stuff...family photos, mementos, holiday decorations, and clothes. The clothes get rotated from one season to another.
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Post by Works4me on Nov 15, 2019 23:11:47 GMT -5
Shasta - I find your posts so encouraging. I am just starting to go through "stuff" and it's so overwhelming that I want to give up And quit. However, reading about your success and that of others, like Miss Rigby, helps me to remember that this is a process that will take time. You've done such a great job of preparing for your new life!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2019 11:22:03 GMT -5
Shasta - I find your posts so encouraging. I am just starting to go through "stuff" and it's so overwhelming that I want to give up And quit. However, reading about your success and that of others, like Miss Rigby, helps me to remember that this is a process that will take time. You've done such a great job of preparing for your new life! Thank you. A few things helped me to be able to purge stuff. One was the suggestion to get rid of the "easiest" things first. Anything remotely sentimental don't even think about it. That pile of crap in the back of the kitchen cabinet or one box in the garage- perfect place to start. I always plan to do 1 box, 1 cupboard, or something that will take 5-10 minutes and typically will do it while I am doing something else like cooking, waiting for my bathtub to fill with water, etc... Decluttering the house seems overwhelming, but cleaning out one drawer of the desk seems a lot more doable and less stressful. I also love the Tidying Up show on Netflix and the idea to keep only the things that "spark joy" in your life. Finally, I lost 150 pounds one day at a time, so I've done the same thing with my house/stuff. Every single day I've done at least one small thing. I am REALLY glad I did or I would be really struggling right now to get things finished.
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Post by sesfw on Nov 16, 2019 12:50:45 GMT -5
Shasta ........ you are right on ..............
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2019 9:50:53 GMT -5
Shasta ........ you are right on .............. I guess everyone has to be right about something eventually? lol The inspection contingency period ended yesterday. I am getting part of the buyer's deposit tomorrow and the rest now belongs to me if they try to back out for some BS reason or another. I don't think they would leave 10K on the table, so it looks like I am really moving. My brain still has a problem wrapping its head around that fact.
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Post by sesfw on Nov 17, 2019 14:18:09 GMT -5
Don't look back. Take pictures if you want to .... but continue going forward
Yesterday is a memory, tomorrow a mystery.
Today is a present ................
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2019 2:09:35 GMT -5
My buyer released all contingencies on their offer today. I picked up a check from the title company for the cash they agreed to release to me, and if they back out now I will get another 7K of their cash. There are active bidding wars going on right now in the neighborhood. My broker said if my house were to drop out of escrow, and the chances are very slim, it's reasonable to believe I could see an even higher offer very quickly. I have a 2 friends who have properties about twice the size of mine with smaller homes that both went for $100K+ over my price. It's insanity. The title company seemed to agree that the growers are making unusually large offers on properties right now to set comps so they can then come in and buy a bunch of property with conventional loans and can get the appraisals they need. Once they can do that, then they can grow with less risk on the front end. Looks like this time next week I am moving out! My son came last weekend and cleared out a truck and car load of stuff he wanted from the garage. I made a pile on my workbench of things I want. Some neighbors came and hauled away some stuff they wanted. I still need to pack up my stuff in the garage and pitch more crap. I need to drain and clean my rock saw (disgusting job...). I need to install a new kitchen sink and the plumbing for it. That and a bit of packing up the things I am still using and then I am ready to leave. This moving crap is exhausting. I'm very sore and really tired, but I keep reminding myself a great vacation and car/house shopping await on the other side.
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Post by zibazinski on Nov 19, 2019 8:38:34 GMT -5
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Post by dannylion on Nov 19, 2019 13:27:45 GMT -5
So glad to see that your news continues to be good, shasta. Looking forward to hearing about the new house and your new life.
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Post by haapai on Nov 19, 2019 13:35:54 GMT -5
Also, a dozen or so of us are going to steal your de-cluttering/downsizing advice and start with the stuff that we don't care about. We may love you and wish you well for all sorts of other reasons, but that's what we'll remember, and it will almost certainly serve us well.
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Post by tcu2003 on Nov 19, 2019 13:36:36 GMT -5
I’m curious about the new kitchen sink. I thought they were not going to live on the property?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2019 13:55:51 GMT -5
Also, a dozen or so of us are going to steal your de-cluttering/downsizing advice and start with the stuff that we don't care about. We may love you and wish you well for all sorts of other reasons, but that's what we'll remember, and it will almost certainly serve us well.
It's been a massive process to declutter and downsize. Now I am going to stay with my mother who is the Queen of Clutter... Wish I could convince her there's a better way... lol
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2019 14:07:44 GMT -5
I’m curious about the new kitchen sink. I thought they were not going to live on the property? This is a minor ($300) bone of contention for me. No, the buyer is the owner of the grows and won't live here. Typically, the buyers are members of the mob's leadership. One of their "employees" will grow here in large greenhouses they will erect. When the grow site is assigned a grower, the property is deeded to one of their relatives out of state. They don't typically strip out the houses and grow in them. They use them for the growers to shower, cook, etc... because many of the properties here have no water/power/sanitation or habitable structures. The offer was sight-unseen and clearly states the offer is on the property's condition at the date/time of the offer. I mentioned to my broker the sink was broken and I planned to replace it in reference to my still living here. When the buyers made the offer, she told them I would install a new sink as part of the deal. I believe I could not do it and they couldn't really complain because it's not written in the offer or counter. My broker claims I need to replace it because she told them I would. I had a very cheap mobile home stainless steel sink that rusted out the bottom and a faucet that my water had eaten a hole in. This morning I ordered the cheapest replacements I could find on Amazon and get here this week. I'll put them in to save on the labor fee of having anyone else do it. If something arrives late, they will find it on the front porch... I have a few pieces of furniture I may not be able to remove from my house. If that's the case, I am hoping they won't do a walk-thru and complain. I think putting in a sink might help keep them from bitching too much if they do show up for a walk-thru.
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Post by dannylion on Nov 19, 2019 14:24:33 GMT -5
Shasta, if the growers are just going to be using the structure for meals and hygiene and not gutting it out to convert it to some other purpose, it is unlikely that a few pieces of furniture will cause them any angst. In any event, it is very probable that others have also left behind items they were unable to move, so they might even expect something like that or at least not be surprised or concerned.
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Post by haapai on Nov 19, 2019 14:45:54 GMT -5
Shasta, if the growers are just going to be using the structure for meals and hygiene and not gutting it out to convert it to some other purpose, it is unlikely that a few pieces of furniture will cause them any angst. In any event, it is very probable that others have also left behind items they were unable to move, so they might even expect something like that or at least not be surprised or concerned. The growers in question may not be the least bit concerned about mountains of trash and refuse left on the property but the kitchen sink is another whole ball of wax. Shasta could probably get away with towing a very large an inoperable piece of equipment into the bottom of her driveway that would cost someone a grand or so to remove.
But the $300 kitchen sink is in a completely different category. The sink is vitally important to anyone who intends to occupy or over-occupy the house and cannot just be nudged off to the side. An inoperable sink inhibits the habitability of a home, no matter what purpose the buyer intends for it and can throw a monkey wrench into the sale.
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I'm with Shasta here. Replace the rusted-out sink with something contractor-grade and make sure that the $250Kish sale goes through without squabbling. Hell, she just picked up $3K in earnest money so she's hardly taking any risk here,
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2019 15:00:37 GMT -5
Shasta, if the growers are just going to be using the structure for meals and hygiene and not gutting it out to convert it to some other purpose, it is unlikely that a few pieces of furniture will cause them any angst. In any event, it is very probable that others have also left behind items they were unable to move, so they might even expect something like that or at least not be surprised or concerned. The growers in question may not be the least bit concerned about mountains of trash and refuse left on the property but the kitchen sink is another whole ball of wax. Shasta could probably get away with towing a very large an inoperable piece of equipment into the bottom of her driveway that would cost someone a grand or so to remove.
But the $300 kitchen sink is in a completely different category. The sink is vitally important to anyone who intends to occupy or over-occupy the house and cannot just be nudged off to the side. An inoperable sink inhibits the habitability of a home, no matter what purpose the buyer intends for it and can throw a monkey wrench into the sale.
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I'm with Shasta here. Replace the rusted-out sink with something contractor-grade and make sure that the $250Kish sale goes through without squabbling. Hell, she just picked up $3K in earnest money so she's hardly taking any risk here,
Listed at $250K and they offered $288K. Yes, I collected the 3K and they released all contingencies so if anything goes haywire now I will get their other 7K already deposited. I know they can technically complain about trash and stuff left behind, but most sellers here have taken only what they wanted and left piles of other crap behind. No one ever complained. They need the land to get their gardens going and aren't known to back out or make waves over trash. Ultimately, they don't remove trash from their grow sites anyway. They pile it all up in a corner. Some of it they illegally burn at night. Most of it blows around the neighborhood during the off-season and breeds rodents. I'm removing most things around here with the help of some neighborhood teens who I gave DH's old truck to. They have farm animals and a use for a lot of the random crap I have. What they won't use they plan to burn or scrap. Works for me. I have a large platform bed we built in the bedroom. It won't fit through the door and has a big heavy king size mattress on it. I may leave those. I also have a large lawyer desk I can't move and a couch. Everything else will be out of the house. I don't particularly want the kids to haul them the day I leave because I don't want to advertise when I leave. It puts my house at risk of theft/squatters.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Nov 19, 2019 15:20:21 GMT -5
I'm guessing that whomever is caretaker or gardner (or whatever) will probably be happy about a big bed and a couch left behind.
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Post by dannylion on Nov 19, 2019 15:41:14 GMT -5
Shasta, if the growers are just going to be using the structure for meals and hygiene and not gutting it out to convert it to some other purpose, it is unlikely that a few pieces of furniture will cause them any angst. In any event, it is very probable that others have also left behind items they were unable to move, so they might even expect something like that or at least not be surprised or concerned. The growers in question may not be the least bit concerned about mountains of trash and refuse left on the property but the kitchen sink is another whole ball of wax. Shasta could probably get away with towing a very large an inoperable piece of equipment into the bottom of her driveway that would cost someone a grand or so to remove.
But the $300 kitchen sink is in a completely different category. The sink is vitally important to anyone who intends to occupy or over-occupy the house and cannot just be nudged off to the side. An inoperable sink inhibits the habitability of a home, no matter what purpose the buyer intends for it and can throw a monkey wrench into the sale.
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I'm with Shasta here. Replace the rusted-out sink with something contractor-grade and make sure that the $250Kish sale goes through without squabbling. Hell, she just picked up $3K in earnest money so she's hardly taking any risk here,
A careful reading (even a not-so-careful reading) of my comment would make it clear that I was addressing only the issue of the possibly abandoned furniture. Nowhere in the comment can it possibly be construed that I was expressing an opinion of any kind regarding the kitchen sink issue. There is not one single word in my comment recommending that she not replace the sink. Not. One. Word. Yet, for some reason, my comment apparently seemed to you like opportunity to call me out and scold me for a failure of reasoning or some other error of judgment on the basis of something that is not there. You could have offered your take on the kitchen sink issue without involving me at all and it would not have seemed odd, particularly since there was no mention of the kitchen sink in my comment. I have to wonder, what is it about me that makes you want to argue with me or point out how stupid you think I am, even if you have to manufacture an opportunity to do so out of thin air? While I will be the first to admit that I am socially awkward and even after 7 decades of interaction with other humans, I sometimes miss subtle social cues and nuances in written communications, but even with all my faults, I am almost entirely harmless and not nearly as stupid as some people want to believe I am. I'm no threat to you or anyone else, so maybe just ignore me? On the bright side, at least I was not accused of racism this time. (Sorry to inject a sour note into your thread, Shasta, but I've had enough.)
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Post by Works4me on Nov 19, 2019 16:08:07 GMT -5
Shasta - glad things are rolling along for you. You certainly deserve some goodness after all you have been through. I too appreciate your thoughts of doing things one at a time, one day at a time - it's too easy to forget that.
I for one think think new vehicles are often worth it. They have not been misused and abused. I bought my current car new in 2000 and it is still in good condition. I will probably replace it next year only because I want a small SUV for cargo capacity. I will probably go with new again as I plan to keep it for many years. My point is, trust your own judgement, get what you want/need and go new if you think that is best.
Curiosity question - how are you getting around now?
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Post by NastyWoman on Nov 20, 2019 9:43:39 GMT -5
I seem to demember that you want to be out of the house before TG Shasta. Getting so close now and I am very excited for you.
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I seem to demember that you want to be out of the house before TG Shasta. Getting so close now and I am very excited for you. Three more nights and I will be pulling out of here in my UHaul at dawn during the first snow storm of the season - of course. What a completely fitting way to leave here. lol Yesterday I ran my last errands in town and cleaned out more of my shop. I cleaned all the dirty cutting oil out of my rock saw and got it secured for transport. I plan to finish up out there today. My sink project is all prepped and just waiting for the sink to arrive. I did all the drain plumbing the other day and got the faucet ready to install. I have a bit more packing to do in the house of mostly stuff I am still using and clothes. Otherwise, I am nearly done with all the physical work and my body will rejoice when it's finally over... I have to load myself here, but thankfully, I have help on the other end. I had to rent a 15' truck to accommodate both of my dogs. Not sure about all that empty space as I head down the highway. I have a queen mattress and box spring, small pine hutch, 3 plastic tubs, 14 boxes (2 of which are my son's stuff), and some random bulky or heavy crap from the garage. I tipped my trash guy last week for picking up all the piles of crap and in hopes he will pick up this next batch when they come pull the can. I still have some piles of trash around the property and a few things in the house. My neighbors are supposed to haul it away. I left a message with the broker that should happen over the next week or two. If it doesn't and the buyer's complain, then I will have to pay someone to come out here and do it or give the buyer's a credit. Whatever, I've done what I physically can. My closing was scheduled for 12/6 but I hear it might be delayed. There are no available appraisers in the area until that week. Hopefully that all goes off without any drama. Not happy to be told I have to leave the power on for the appraisal. I did insist the water needs to be off and the pipes drained while the house is unattended and the temps are this low. I'll drain everything and close valves on my way out, and left instructions how to get it flowing again. I'm still considering whether to leave the heater on really low. This heater has a cycling problem and I fear it cycling for days and burning down my house.... I think I'd rather take my chances with a frozen pipe. The water will be off, so it can't do much damage. I really don't want to ever have to move again....
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Post by tskeeter on Nov 23, 2019 12:32:00 GMT -5
I seem to demember that you want to be out of the house before TG Shasta. Getting so close now and I am very excited for you. Three more nights and I will be pulling out of here in my UHaul at dawn during the first snow storm of the season - of course. What a completely fitting way to leave here. lol Yesterday I ran my last errands in town and cleaned out more of my shop. I cleaned all the dirty cutting oil out of my rock saw and got it secured for transport. I plan to finish up out there today. My sink project is all prepped and just waiting for the sink to arrive. I did all the drain plumbing the other day and got the faucet ready to install. I have a bit more packing to do in the house of mostly stuff I am still using and clothes. Otherwise, I am nearly done with all the physical work and my body will rejoice when it's finally over... I have to load myself here, but thankfully, I have help on the other end. I had to rent a 15' truck to accommodate both of my dogs. Not sure about all that empty space as I head down the highway. I have a queen mattress and box spring, small pine hutch, 3 plastic tubs, 14 boxes (2 of which are my son's stuff), and some random bulky or heavy crap from the garage. I tipped my trash guy last week for picking up all the piles of crap and in hopes he will pick up this next batch when they come pull the can. I still have some piles of trash around the property and a few things in the house. My neighbors are supposed to haul it away. I left a message with the broker that should happen over the next week or two. If it doesn't and the buyer's complain, then I will have to pay someone to come out here and do it or give the buyer's a credit. Whatever, I've done what I physically can. My closing was scheduled for 12/6 but I hear it might be delayed. There are no available appraisers in the area until that week. Hopefully that all goes off without any drama. Not happy to be told I have to leave the power on for the appraisal. I did insist the water needs to be off and the pipes drained while the house is unattended and the temps are this low. I'll drain everything and close valves on my way out, and left instructions how to get it flowing again. I'm still considering whether to leave the heater on really low. This heater has a cycling problem and I fear it cycling for days and burning down my house.... I think I'd rather take my chances with a frozen pipe. The water will be off, so it can't do much damage. I really don't want to ever have to move again.... Shasta, to protect plumbing while the heat is off in the house, you might consider putting RV antifreeze down all of the sinks and in the toilet bowls (I’m assuming that you’ll drain toilet tanks and shut down and drain the water heater).
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Post by oped on Nov 23, 2019 13:30:30 GMT -5
Why do they need an appraiser?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2019 15:46:42 GMT -5
Why do they need an appraiser? Their offer contains 1/2 cash, 1/2 "hard money" financing. I assume the hard money lender is requiring it. Important to have a legit looking paper trail when laundering money... Just the bare land here is now worth almost as much as their loan amount, so I assume that will not be a problem. However, I have never, ever seen a home appraiser turn on water faucets or flush toilets. That part seems weird. Honestly, I'm hoping when they arrive and find out what a drama it is to get water flowing then turned off again, that they will just leave it off. Ultimately, it was clearly stated in the counter offer that the sale isn't contingent on appraisal and they waived their financing contingency, so if they can't get a high enough appraisal they are basically screwed and will have to cough up another $144K in cash or lose the rest of their deposit.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2019 15:55:01 GMT -5
Shasta, to protect plumbing while the heat is off in the house, you might consider putting RV antifreeze down all of the sinks and in the toilet bowls (I’m assuming that you’ll drain toilet tanks and shut down and drain the water heater). I've read about antifreeze in the drains. However, my drains flow to a now empty septic tank and tend to be void of water. Not sure why antifreeze would be needed. I will flush the toilets empty and open taps to drain out as much water as possible. I'll also have all the valves closed for the main and holding tank, so if something does break that will greatly mitigate any damage. I plan to turn off the power to the water heater. But, it's well insulated and I don't think it would be a freeze problem. It's inside a closet inside of the house not in a garage. I did decide to turn off the heater. When comparing the damage it could do vs. a pipe breaking, I think it's better to turn it off. I don't have fire insurance and plumbing is relatively easy and inexpensive to fix.
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Post by raeoflyte on Nov 23, 2019 19:47:52 GMT -5
Appraisers have to check that the water is working for conventional loans. Hard money may not care but I would be surprised if they don't.
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