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Post by resolution on Apr 11, 2016 14:55:54 GMT -5
To answer the question, our current house is 75 years old and if we buy another one it will be older. We like the styles that are available in older homes. However we don't plan to ever do another fixer, it will have to already have modern plumbing and electric so that all we have to do is architectural detail.
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cyanne
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Post by cyanne on Apr 11, 2016 15:20:04 GMT -5
I think it appears to be overpriced. It sold last year in the $150's. It is listed as a recent sale on the lower right corner-same house (Edina realty shows both other nearby houses for sale and recent sales on the website). If you compare to other houses both sold and listed in the area it is the most expensive. I would pass on it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 15:29:00 GMT -5
I think it appears to be overpriced. It sold last year in the $150's. It is listed as a recent sale on the lower right corner-same house (Edina realty shows both other nearby houses for sale and recent sales on the website). If you compare to other houses both sold and listed in the area it is the most expensive. I would pass on it. Oh, no doubt it's overpriced. I would never pay anywhere near what they're asking. Like I said, I'm thinking they get at most 170K for it and even then my stomach is churning thinking the convenience factor isn't worth THAT much.
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Post by imawino on Apr 11, 2016 15:53:27 GMT -5
I actually think the house is really cute and appears to be well kept. And I would absolutely buy an old house - after a thorough inspection.
I think the convenience factor and the affordability would be great for you. BUT, you have said before you hated being in town previously, and you love your horses and chickens. So I just don't get the sense from you that you'd be happy. Is there any sort of compromise suburban house? Closer to town than your current location, non-flooding, more affordable, and a manageable yard where you could maybe have some chickens and a dog?
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Ryan
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Post by Ryan on Apr 11, 2016 15:55:00 GMT -5
I live in a 65 year old house and I get annoyed with a lot of the quirks and problems. There is no way I'd buy a house that was over 100 years old unless it had been totally gutted and upgraded in the last 15 years.
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Post by debthaven on Apr 11, 2016 15:58:02 GMT -5
I would definitely buy an old house (and did), but not one without a yard. I agree that you'd be miserable there.
I think you need to keep looking and find a happy medium ... closer to town, edge of town, dunno. But you'd be unhappy without any land.
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Post by Tiny on Apr 11, 2016 16:14:28 GMT -5
Well now you have your solution. I am going to have to show the pic to DH when he gets home and tell him that we have a solution. The toilet in the middle of an open area in the basement is oddly common in my area... Here are the most popular solutions for "privacy":
a shower curtain hung on a circular rod about it. a collection of dressers/shelving units/wardrobes/whatever placed around the toilet with an open 'doorway' to it. or the more permanent: 1/2 high "walls" built around it (I've seen brick, concrete block, repurposed pallets) with western saloon style doors. You can use the facilities and still see around the basement.
Another variation with a toilet in an actual 'room': since there's sometimes water back up -is to literally make the Porcelain Throne a throne by raising it up off the floor - you have to walk up several steps to get to it (be careful to not hit your head on the ceiling!!)
FWIW: a toilet in the basement like that was usually for the "men" of the house - as the basement was a 'workshop' or 'man cave'. Otherwise the guys would just pee in the floor drain. ::sigh::
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Post by Cookies Galore on Apr 11, 2016 18:34:15 GMT -5
We are in the process of buying a 105-year-old house. We live in southeastern PA, so the majority of houses in this area are over 100 years. It wouldn't dawn on me to not consider an old house. When I was in high school, my mom rented an old house that still had part of the original log cabin. It made the dining room colder than the rest of the house in the winter, but oh man was it beautiful! Our house has been well-maintained over the years - bathroom done in 2001, kitchen in 2013, AC installed in 2005. It also has the original hardwood floors, built-in corner cabinet in the dining room, and so much frigging charm! You can't not love the place! We had the house/termite/radon inspections and we brought in an electrician to do an electrical system safety evaluation (for our peace of mind). Both inspectors pointed out interesting design elements in the house. I'm already proud of our soon-to-be new house!
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Post by travelnut11 on Apr 11, 2016 20:24:14 GMT -5
I live in a 50 year-old house in Wisconsin and also have the random toilet in the basement. They at least carved out a little nook and added a folding plastic screen door. We're about to have it removed and capped given we have 3 full bathrooms in the house (including one in the basement).
I was told the extra toilet in the basement was for dealing with cloth diapers back in the day.
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Post by hoops902 on Apr 12, 2016 11:27:23 GMT -5
I'd be more likely to move into an old house that wasn't remodeled and updated. I'm fairly handy, I'd rather do the work myself. I wouldn't trust that the person who remodeled it had any idea what they were doing (or if they knew what to do, that they did the right thing that often costs more than the shiny nice looking thing).
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Post by bean29 on Apr 12, 2016 12:43:39 GMT -5
If I was going to be tempted to an older house, it would have to be a lot more charming than that one.
It is not bad on the inside, and the kitchen and baths look good, but I don't think you would be proud to come home to that house and you would regret what you have given up.
How do the kids feel about moving to town - do they find the idea desirable or unattractive?
As far as resale, another buyer would have the same issues you have, and buyers who want to live in a small town are not that easy to come by.
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