we should go on House Hunters.
It's silly that I feel I only have time to update this thing at 6 in the morning, haha. ;) It's fun being an old lady.
My parents came over to D-town yesterday and we looked at two new houses, and also one house that we saw in the first batch of houses for the second time. So now I'm liking two houses: 63 E. Imboden and 47 Ridgedale. Both have their ups and downs, but I'm leaning more towards the one on Imboden.
Ridgedale is nicely finished, however. The upstairs is very pretty and nicely decorated. Also, HomeSight did a virtual tour (oops, I meant "interactive floor plan," as I should be saying, haha) on this one: http://www.homesight.net/rss/tours/index.php?id=9942
The home on Ridgedale also has a mostly finished basement, which sounds nice for extra space. I don't believe it's been waterproofed, however, though there are no signs of water damage down there. Also, the second look at this place also revealed that the finished portion of the basement was, well, a little cosmetically ugly. (Ceiling tiles that didn't match up, and red carpet in the fam room/rec room area... also the den area has the same ceiling as in my parents' kitchen and same green-ish carpet as my Grandma Weise's living room (funny!), among other things.) Oh! Its biggest flaw was the portable dishwasher... that doesn't work. (I didn't know you had to manually hook those things up to the sink every time you wanted to use it, either. Hmm.) I must have a dishwasher in our future house. ;)
The roof is brand new and the heater and a/c are 6 and 7 years old, respectively. No real worries about buying it... but it is at the very top of our price range at $86,500. Still a nice find, but it got me thinking about the place on Imboden more.
The place on Imboden is listed at $79,900, but has been on the market for about 5 months now. (Maybe we could score a better deal?) The roof was recently replaced 3 years ago, and the furnace and a/c are both brand new. Nice to know those major things we will not have to deal with. It's got one full bath (with a shower head tall enough for the two of us... unlike the one we have now, haha) and one half bath. The floor plan is set up differently than most homes of that era, too. It's got four bedrooms... one's really tiny, but that could be a computer room. Also, hardwood floors in all of the bedrooms. The paint is all very neutral, and the carpet in the living room and hallway is also neutral.
It needs a few things, however - none to be dealt with immediately, but if we're saving money on the house, we could do some things now. Many windows are brand new, but the others are not (I would want to replace those upon moving in - maybe not right away, but soon). Also, this one is not sided, but is recently painted. Dad said that would probably last another 3-5 years, but siding is definitely the way to go... maintenance free. Also, the garage's roof will probably need replaced in a few years. The kitchen cabinets are not pretty, but they are in really nice condition - the kitchen is a nice size and all appliances (including an integrated dishwasher) stay. Woot. :)
The basement in that one is not finished, however it has been professionally waterproofed - so we would actually be able to use it for storage, unlike our place now. (I lost a lot of old TEC photos and other memorabilia in our current basement due to water damage... but I can't do anything about that now.)
So! Lots to think about. The home on Imboden is vacant, and Tom (my boss Tom) told me to have him go through a house we're serious about, so he can tell me what it's really worth. I'll tell him about that one this morning at work... and maybe we'll make another trip there sometime this week, haha. ;)
Anyway, I guess I should use this early morning time for *something*... like cleaning. Since we won't be living here too much longer. :) (We have started packing and cleaning the basement... Stan and Debbie have been here a LOT over the past week... which I don't think will change until we're in a new place, haha. Ah well.)
I love and miss you all... and will have a big house party once we find a spot. :)
My parents came over to D-town yesterday and we looked at two new houses, and also one house that we saw in the first batch of houses for the second time. So now I'm liking two houses: 63 E. Imboden and 47 Ridgedale. Both have their ups and downs, but I'm leaning more towards the one on Imboden.
Ridgedale is nicely finished, however. The upstairs is very pretty and nicely decorated. Also, HomeSight did a virtual tour (oops, I meant "interactive floor plan," as I should be saying, haha) on this one: http://www.homesight.net/rss/tours/index.php?id=9942
The home on Ridgedale also has a mostly finished basement, which sounds nice for extra space. I don't believe it's been waterproofed, however, though there are no signs of water damage down there. Also, the second look at this place also revealed that the finished portion of the basement was, well, a little cosmetically ugly. (Ceiling tiles that didn't match up, and red carpet in the fam room/rec room area... also the den area has the same ceiling as in my parents' kitchen and same green-ish carpet as my Grandma Weise's living room (funny!), among other things.) Oh! Its biggest flaw was the portable dishwasher... that doesn't work. (I didn't know you had to manually hook those things up to the sink every time you wanted to use it, either. Hmm.) I must have a dishwasher in our future house. ;)
The roof is brand new and the heater and a/c are 6 and 7 years old, respectively. No real worries about buying it... but it is at the very top of our price range at $86,500. Still a nice find, but it got me thinking about the place on Imboden more.
The place on Imboden is listed at $79,900, but has been on the market for about 5 months now. (Maybe we could score a better deal?) The roof was recently replaced 3 years ago, and the furnace and a/c are both brand new. Nice to know those major things we will not have to deal with. It's got one full bath (with a shower head tall enough for the two of us... unlike the one we have now, haha) and one half bath. The floor plan is set up differently than most homes of that era, too. It's got four bedrooms... one's really tiny, but that could be a computer room. Also, hardwood floors in all of the bedrooms. The paint is all very neutral, and the carpet in the living room and hallway is also neutral.
It needs a few things, however - none to be dealt with immediately, but if we're saving money on the house, we could do some things now. Many windows are brand new, but the others are not (I would want to replace those upon moving in - maybe not right away, but soon). Also, this one is not sided, but is recently painted. Dad said that would probably last another 3-5 years, but siding is definitely the way to go... maintenance free. Also, the garage's roof will probably need replaced in a few years. The kitchen cabinets are not pretty, but they are in really nice condition - the kitchen is a nice size and all appliances (including an integrated dishwasher) stay. Woot. :)
The basement in that one is not finished, however it has been professionally waterproofed - so we would actually be able to use it for storage, unlike our place now. (I lost a lot of old TEC photos and other memorabilia in our current basement due to water damage... but I can't do anything about that now.)
So! Lots to think about. The home on Imboden is vacant, and Tom (my boss Tom) told me to have him go through a house we're serious about, so he can tell me what it's really worth. I'll tell him about that one this morning at work... and maybe we'll make another trip there sometime this week, haha. ;)
Anyway, I guess I should use this early morning time for *something*... like cleaning. Since we won't be living here too much longer. :) (We have started packing and cleaning the basement... Stan and Debbie have been here a LOT over the past week... which I don't think will change until we're in a new place, haha. Ah well.)
I love and miss you all... and will have a big house party once we find a spot. :)