Deleted
Joined: Oct 13, 2024 21:43:15 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 9:55:09 GMT -5
If it was remodeled and updated?
I'm kind of getting the sell and move to town bug again and there's a house that just came on the market less than two blocks from the high school DS will be going to and maybe 7 blocks from the grade school younger son attends. It really could not be a more convenient location and it's nice, but 130 years old. My first house was that old and I was so ready to move into brand new and be done with all the projects, but this one is "done". Maybe. I worry about hidden issues like aluminum wiring and no insulation...
|
|
swamp
Community Leader
THEY’RE EATING THE DOGS!!!!!!!
Joined: Dec 19, 2010 16:03:22 GMT -5
Posts: 45,622
|
Post by swamp on Apr 11, 2016 10:00:02 GMT -5
Yes. I grew up in a house built about 1860. Most houses in town are similar. I love the charm of old houses.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: Oct 13, 2024 21:43:15 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 10:15:21 GMT -5
I love looking at other peoples old houses, but I wouldn't buy one.
|
|
giramomma
Distinguished Associate
Joined: Feb 3, 2011 11:25:27 GMT -5
Posts: 22,158
|
Post by giramomma on Apr 11, 2016 10:31:55 GMT -5
Yes. I'm also a huge fan of minimizing commute time. Because for me, it's unproductive time.
|
|
HoneyBBQ
Junior Associate
Joined: Dec 27, 2010 10:36:09 GMT -5
Posts: 5,395
Mini-Profile Background: {"image":"","color":"3b444e"}
|
Post by HoneyBBQ on Apr 11, 2016 10:34:41 GMT -5
Sure. My house in St Louis was >100 years old. It was beautiful and I had 0 issues with it.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: Oct 13, 2024 21:43:15 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 10:39:20 GMT -5
There is NO yard though. I think that would make me miserable.
|
|
ArchietheDragon
Junior Associate
Joined: Jul 7, 2014 14:29:23 GMT -5
Posts: 6,380
|
Post by ArchietheDragon on Apr 11, 2016 10:41:40 GMT -5
is there anyway to find out the general quality of the updates? ie. Flipper that did everything cheaply just to resell. or home owner that did all the updates himself with varying degrees of success. Long term home owner that updated things slowly using qualified contractors?
There is no getting away there problems will pop up,but I would feel better about the later, versus the other two.
|
|
Chocolate Lover
Distinguished Associate
Joined: Dec 17, 2010 15:54:19 GMT -5
Posts: 23,200
|
Post by Chocolate Lover on Apr 11, 2016 10:46:59 GMT -5
There is NO yard though. I think that would make me miserable. What will you do with all your animals? No yard, no space for horse(s). (I forget how many you have) ETA: And we can't forget the chickens!
|
|
raeoflyte
Senior Associate
Joined: Feb 3, 2011 15:43:53 GMT -5
Posts: 15,015
Member is Online
|
Post by raeoflyte on Apr 11, 2016 10:55:24 GMT -5
Old house = yes.
No yard = no.
|
|
GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl
Senior Associate
"How you win matters." Ender, Ender's Game
Joined: Jan 2, 2011 13:33:09 GMT -5
Posts: 11,291
|
Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Apr 11, 2016 10:55:33 GMT -5
I live in New England. We have a ready supply of houses older than this country, so a house 130 years old is a new house around here. Get a good inspection, check building permits to see what work has been done, and go for it. Rent your current home out so that you can move back when YDS graduates from high school.
|
|
GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl
Senior Associate
"How you win matters." Ender, Ender's Game
Joined: Jan 2, 2011 13:33:09 GMT -5
Posts: 11,291
|
Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Apr 11, 2016 10:56:25 GMT -5
Old house = yes. No yard = no. She needs to define "no yard". I think she currently has 15-20 acres, so, to her, "no yard" might mean 1 acre.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: Oct 13, 2024 21:43:15 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 11:00:48 GMT -5
There is NO yard though. I think that would make me miserable. What will you do with all your animals? No yard, no space for horse(s). (I forget how many you have) ETA: And we can't forget the chickens! Well, the horse, kids ponies and the goats couldn't come to town even if there was a yard. A few hens could come with if I had a place for them and if I have to move to town, I am getting a dog...but no yard. Lots of cons to convenient location that's for sure.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: Oct 13, 2024 21:43:15 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 11:05:19 GMT -5
Old house = yes. No yard = no. She needs to define "no yard". I think she currently has 15-20 acres, so, to her, "no yard" might mean 1 acre. Pretty much NO yard.
|
|
Chocolate Lover
Distinguished Associate
Joined: Dec 17, 2010 15:54:19 GMT -5
Posts: 23,200
|
Post by Chocolate Lover on Apr 11, 2016 11:05:33 GMT -5
What will you do with all your animals? No yard, no space for horse(s). (I forget how many you have) ETA: And we can't forget the chickens! Well, the horse, kids ponies and the goats couldn't come to town even if there was a yard. A few hens could come with if I had a place for them and if I have to move to town, I am getting a dog...but no yard. Lots of cons to convenient location that's for sure. So what would you do with all of them. I assume you wouldn't get rid of the horses, but possibly the rest. Will having to pay to house the horses exceed the usefulness of living in town? I don't mind old as long as things are current and up to date. Old electric is on my NO list though.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: Oct 13, 2024 21:43:15 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 11:05:37 GMT -5
Yes, love old. No yard, could you be happy there?
|
|
Chocolate Lover
Distinguished Associate
Joined: Dec 17, 2010 15:54:19 GMT -5
Posts: 23,200
|
Post by Chocolate Lover on Apr 11, 2016 11:06:22 GMT -5
Even I want more yard than that and I hate yard work.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: Oct 13, 2024 21:43:15 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 11:07:43 GMT -5
Well, the horse, kids ponies and the goats couldn't come to town even if there was a yard. A few hens could come with if I had a place for them and if I have to move to town, I am getting a dog...but no yard. Lots of cons to convenient location that's for sure. So what would you do with all of them. I assume you wouldn't get rid of the horses, but possibly the rest. Will having to pay to house the horses exceed the usefulness of living in town? I don't mind old as long as things are current and up to date. Old electric is on my NO list though. I would keep my horse. Hopefully my aunt would take him in. She's already fostering the big pony. The mini and the goats would need to go on the Facebook pets for sale page (ok maybe not that!)
|
|
Deleted
Joined: Oct 13, 2024 21:43:15 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 11:08:47 GMT -5
Even I want more yard than that and I hate yard work. I know. I love mowing...with a rider. Not sure I'd like a push mower even on a postage stamp sized lawn.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: Oct 13, 2024 21:43:15 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 11:20:45 GMT -5
I live in New England. We have a ready supply of houses older than this country, so a house 130 years old is a new house around here. Get a good inspection, check building permits to see what work has been done, and go for it. Rent your current home out so that you can move back when YDS graduates from high school. If I could afford to keep it I would! I would need to sell to buy something else. Plus, it has water issues and has flooded several times in the past. I don't want to have to deal with that with renters. Not that I could even get a renter, the only rental market around here is the college students and that's in town.
|
|
alabamagal
Junior Associate
Joined: Dec 23, 2010 11:30:29 GMT -5
Posts: 8,148
|
Post by alabamagal on Apr 11, 2016 11:26:35 GMT -5
Does it have a modern kitchen and bathrooms and decent size closets? I love the charm of old houses, but I need my big closets and decent size kitchen and bathrooms.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: Oct 13, 2024 21:43:15 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 11:33:18 GMT -5
Does it have a modern kitchen and bathrooms and decent size closets? I love the charm of old houses, but I need my big closets and decent size kitchen and bathrooms. Kitchen and baths are modern, closets I'm not sure on. I haven't actually been through it yet. This is the house. winona.edinarealty.com/homes-for-sale/1065-W-10TH-Street-Winona-MN-55987-175146101#_Looks kind of "blah" on the outside and the price is too high for me, but I'm not concerned about that. It just came on the market and I think they've over fixed the place up for the area and will have to come down quite a bit for it to sell. I'm thinking it will probably go for closer to 170K.
|
|
giramomma
Distinguished Associate
Joined: Feb 3, 2011 11:25:27 GMT -5
Posts: 22,158
|
Post by giramomma on Apr 11, 2016 11:43:02 GMT -5
Does it have a modern kitchen and bathrooms and decent size closets? I love the charm of old houses, but I need my big closets and decent size kitchen and bathrooms. Kitchen and baths are modern, closets I'm not sure on. I haven't actually been through it yet. This is the house. winona.edinarealty.com/homes-for-sale/1065-W-10TH-Street-Winona-MN-55987-175146101#_Looks kind of "blah" on the outside and the price is too high for me, but I'm not concerned about that. It just came on the market and I think they've over fixed the place up for the area and will have to come down quite a bit for it to sell. I'm thinking it will probably go for closer to 170K. I don't like how there isn't any privacy between neighbors. Do all the houses in the neighborhood have a three car garage? I probably wouldn't buy a house that big, either. We're in 1800 sq feet. And it's something that I could see DH and I maintaining until we can't do stairs anymore. I don't know that I would want to maintain 2400 by myself.
|
|
Waffle
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 12, 2011 11:31:54 GMT -5
Posts: 4,391
|
Post by Waffle on Apr 11, 2016 11:47:36 GMT -5
There is NO yard though. I think that would make me miserable. No yard - that would be heaven to me.
My first house was about 75 years old - the kitchen had been remodeled and the bathrooms had been updated before I moved in. I don't recall having any age related issues with it.
|
|
ArchietheDragon
Junior Associate
Joined: Jul 7, 2014 14:29:23 GMT -5
Posts: 6,380
|
Post by ArchietheDragon on Apr 11, 2016 11:48:33 GMT -5
not my favorite house either. All of the charm of a 2000 update, with all of the problems of a 130 year old house.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: Oct 13, 2024 21:43:15 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 11:58:23 GMT -5
Kitchen and baths are modern, closets I'm not sure on. I haven't actually been through it yet. This is the house. winona.edinarealty.com/homes-for-sale/1065-W-10TH-Street-Winona-MN-55987-175146101#_Looks kind of "blah" on the outside and the price is too high for me, but I'm not concerned about that. It just came on the market and I think they've over fixed the place up for the area and will have to come down quite a bit for it to sell. I'm thinking it will probably go for closer to 170K. I don't like how there isn't any privacy between neighbors. Do all the houses in the neighborhood have a three car garage? I probably wouldn't buy a house that big, either. We're in 1800 sq feet. And it's something that I could see DH and I maintaining until we can't do stairs anymore. I don't know that I would want to maintain 2400 by myself. All the houses in town are on top of one another, it's part of what I hated about living in town. This one actually has a full lot (50" wide) on the other end of town there are lots of them on 25" lots. It is big, but 50% smaller than what I currently have with the space being more useful. One of the bedrooms on the main floor I'd make an office and the other would be a media room. But I think I'd prefer a ranch to a two story...you know for when I'm old and can't do steps. Not a lot of 3 car garages in the area, mostly 2, but I really like having a big garage. The no yard though...ugh.
|
|
Chocolate Lover
Distinguished Associate
Joined: Dec 17, 2010 15:54:19 GMT -5
Posts: 23,200
|
Post by Chocolate Lover on Apr 11, 2016 12:01:23 GMT -5
What's with the toilet beside the washer/dryer but the gaps under the steps behind? Is that an enclosed room of some kind with creative ventilation? :S
|
|
yogiii
Junior Associate
Joined: Dec 20, 2010 19:38:00 GMT -5
Posts: 5,377
|
Post by yogiii on Apr 11, 2016 12:05:51 GMT -5
What's with the toilet beside the washer/dryer but the gaps under the steps behind? Is that an enclosed room of some kind with creative ventilation? :S It looks like a random toilet in the unfinished basement.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: Oct 13, 2024 21:43:15 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 12:06:40 GMT -5
What's with the toilet beside the washer/dryer but the gaps under the steps behind? Is that an enclosed room of some kind with creative ventilation? :S It wouldn't surprise me if that was just an open basement with the toilet there. A lot of older houses here have a toilet in the basement. No bath "room", just a toilet. Not sure why they sheetrocked behind the steps at all, but it looks like there's a lot of plumbing near the base of the steps and it may have just been too much of a pain to get it all the way to the floor?
|
|
raeoflyte
Senior Associate
Joined: Feb 3, 2011 15:43:53 GMT -5
Posts: 15,015
Member is Online
|
Post by raeoflyte on Apr 11, 2016 12:09:46 GMT -5
Well you can't buy it now that you posted the full address for all us crazy people to see.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: Oct 13, 2024 21:43:15 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 12:12:40 GMT -5
Well you can't buy it now that you posted the full address for all us crazy people to see. I'll expect Christmas cards.
|
|