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Feb 22, 2010 22:52

Since we started our house hunt, I have sifted through over 175 online house listings that more or less fit our criteria. Of those houses, we have visited 37(!) of them personally. Some of the houses have had potential if we wanted to spend the first year tearing everything out and replacing it (something that we can't really afford); others were ( Read more... )

house, work, worry

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dichroic February 23 2010, 08:12:10 UTC

A couple of Phx-area pointers: an older house may need work, but it may also be better built to begin with. Our old house in Chandler was bulit in 1984, and the guy who did the inspection told us that the stucco and such were much better quality than on newer houses. (The wiring was crap in some places, but I think that was DIY work by former owners.)

And there's a lot of pollution by Sky Harbor (I used to work at 40th street, literally on the other side of the fence from the airport). Don't know about the area you're looking at specifically but I've been told there's a lot of heavy metals in the ground in the airport area. Maybe there's more info online somewhere? (This site has a list of Superfund sites in the area ( ... )

tleex February 24 2010, 06:23:46 UTC

Good point on storage. It's one of the things that drives me absolutely batty in our apartment.

curieuse February 23 2010, 12:48:16 UTC

Don't buy a house in a really, really, really awful location.

tleex February 24 2010, 06:24:10 UTC

You are right. We'd be crazy.

battlefish February 23 2010, 16:44:05 UTC

I agree with the above comment. One thing you can't change is location.

tleex February 24 2010, 06:24:43 UTC

And this is a very valid point. I would hate the location of the second house every minute that we lived there.

eristeleute February 23 2010, 23:51:02 UTC

Thirded. The carpeting and painting might set you back (in time and money), but a safe and convenient neighborhood is always a better investment.

tleex February 24 2010, 06:26:53 UTC

Wow! Glad to see you on here. :) How have you been?

And you're right. Sometimes it takes three people in a row telling me the same thing before I realize that I'm compromising on something stupid.

eristeleute February 24 2010, 13:53:10 UTC

I often forget to check LJ for long periods (or I do I sometimes don't log in). Plus, I rarely have anything to say that isn't angsty BS about how, at the top of my class, I still have no job, and even if I did have one I'm not sure that I still want to be an attorney. No one wants to read that. :/

How have you been? We haven't talked in quite awhile. Did I tell you that I ran into your "little brother" Matt (from HK)?

eristeleute February 24 2010, 14:00:55 UTC

Also, regarding the location of the second house ( ... )