What does LL Think of this house???

[7960]

Originally Posted by 6SpeedTA95

Actually it takes far more water to keep the grass green if you have trees.

then why is the greenest, best lawn in my yard underneath my trees?

[motivez]

Originally Posted by 7960

then why is the greenest, best lawn in my yard underneath my trees?

witch!

burn him!

[7960]

Originally Posted by motivez

witch!

burn him!

that's some funny shit right there.

[Ardentfrost]

It depends on the grass. In my front yard which gets boatloads of afternoon sun, the grass grows great, even under my maples. But in the back yard, which only gets morning sun, the grass under the trees doesn't get a lot of light. Front and back yard has Bermuda grass which needs lots of sun. So back yard grass is dead under the trees.

When I finish redoing my backyard, it'll have something more shade tolerant. I hear fescue works well in the shade.

[6SpeedTA95]

Originally Posted by 7960

then why is the greenest, best lawn in my yard underneath my trees?

Because your climate tolerates different types of grass better than ours and you may have more clearance under your trees.

[6SpeedTA95]

Inspectiosn on the new place are tomorrow.

[JaJae]

Originally Posted by 6SpeedTA95

Inspectiosn on the new place are tomorrow.

Good luck man. I hope everything works out and you get the place with no problems.

[7960]

Originally Posted by JaJae

Good luck man. I hope everything works out and you get the place with no problems.

NO NO NO!

You should hope the inspector finds TONS of shit wrong so he can negotiate the price down then fix it at his leisure.

(good luck)

[JaJae]

Originally Posted by 7960

NO NO NO!

You should hope the inspector finds TONS of shit wrong so he can negotiate the price down then fix it at his leisure.

(good luck)

I'm such a novice. I hope your foundation is falling apart!

(Is this how the idea of "break a leg" came about?)

.. I literally know nothing about buying a home. I hope it works out for you man.

[6SpeedTA95]

Originally Posted by JaJae

I'm such a novice. I hope your foundation is falling apart!

(Is this how the idea of "break a leg" came about?)

.. I literally know nothing about buying a home. I hope it works out for you man.

Well if the foundation is falling apart you're screwed! Basically the rest of the house will fall apart with it and there's not really good way to fix a foundation. They pier them which helps with settling but a bad build is a bad build. We'll see what happens

[7960]

Originally Posted by JaJae

I'm such a novice. I hope your foundation is falling apart!

(Is this how the idea of "break a leg" came about?)

.. I literally know nothing about buying a home. I hope it works out for you man.

I paid something like $250 for the inspection KNOWING that he was going to find more than $250 in problems. He found the roof needed to be replaced ($7k), grout/tiles in every bathroom were letting water through so there was water damage to the ceilings below, kitchen lino and other carpets were basically ruined, counter tops were trashed, there was a leak in the fieldstone foundation (no damage but obvious leaks)........all that (and more) let us negotiate $15k off the previously agreed price. Then I took my time fixing all that shit and I guarantee I didn't spend $15k doing it.

[6SpeedTA95]

No major problems at inspection only remaining question mark is the roof which he will inspect tomorrow since its been raining. But the roof framing and decking are in great shape. Foundation is built on a post tension slab and the overall structure was built very well he said. Utilities are also fairly cheap indicating that its well insulated.

[6SpeedTA95]

Looks like utilities on the new place are going to be quite a bit cheaper than on our current house so thats good!

Taxes will be substantially higher though and we will have HOA dues. But I accounted for taxes and HOA dues in my monthly budget, the cheaper utilities is like a bonus!

I also got the appraisal back, it appraised for 164,000 using one method and 168,850 using another method. Based on the appriaser comments the 164k is the more common and widely accepted method of appraisal. So it looks like we got a reasonable deal on the house as well. The only downside is it appraised at 1831 sq ft instead of 1874. But still it appraised for more than we paid so its hard to complain.

[Ardentfrost]

What's the tax assessor's appraisal? That's the one that really matters until you're ready to sell. Oh, and the insurance appraisal. Our tax appraisal was about 25k less than we paid (less taxes, woop) but the insurance appraisal was 5k more. Our real estate appraisal was a few k more than we paid, but since we'll be here for at least 10 years (likely more), that doesn't really affect us.

[6SpeedTA95]

Generally in Oklahoma the tax appraisal is what you paid for the house.