Home Buyin/Maintenance Thread - Where most of us are 30ish but act 47. Oh, and fuck home inspectors

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  1. southlick

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  2. CF3234

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    Agreed but full steam ahead on Monday. Contractor is a family friend of hers and we can’t make him and his crew wait so...
     
  3. DriveByBBQ

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    My bad, didn’t realize the photo wouldn’t upload.

     
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  4. texasraider

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    That’s what us in the biz call a retaining wall
     
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  5. WillySaliba

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    Clean up the top of that, get a white screen and projector. Movie theater or sports viewing venue.
     
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  6. lechnerd

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    Man what a mess. I'd excavate that whole area and put a pool in.
     
  7. Tiger Tiger Woods Y'all

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    Sell the house and move on
     
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  8. DriveByBBQ

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    I’m thinking brick outdoor gas fireplace/living area with a retaining wall
     
  9. bigred77

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    Its definitely a retaining wall
    It looks like it could be a good seating or cooking area

    The way they did the slope around it is gunna make maintaining any landscape around it tough

    Maybe you could come off the ends straight out and build new walls that incorporate seating and/ or planting beds
     
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  10. Doc Louis

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    Or just put the trash cans there in that convenient space and call it done
     
  11. Doc Louis

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    Why not move the barrel to someplace better? Could even pressure wash whatever crap is under the barrel
     
  12. houtex716

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    Yeah that’s definitely an option, we just wanted to see how it looked with flowers in it
     
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  13. MoJo

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  14. bigred77

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    Or just throw away th
    That sounds like a Roscoe idea
     
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  15. Duck70

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    Hot tub or fire pit
     
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  16. bigred77

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    Combo?
     
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  17. Duck70

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  18. buffs

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    Accepted 15k over asking with appraisal guaranteed. :chatzy:
     
  19. One Two

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  20. Beachy Toast

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    Congrats dude.
     
  21. With Stupid

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    Paint it up to look like the entrance of the Bat Cave.
     
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  22. Boo MFer!

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    I have almost 15 years of professional experience and W2s, but quit my job last September to make my side hustle my main job. Is there any chance I can get a mortgage?
     
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  23. a.tramp

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  24. Boo MFer!

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    Jorts has a weird hatred for me.
     
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  25. a.tramp

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    Then he might not be much help :roll:
     
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  26. Jorts

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  27. Boo MFer!

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    Imagine holding this kind of anger toward someone on the internet. It’s truly baffling.
     
  28. Baron

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    Hey Jorts I have almost 15 years of professional experience and W2s, but quit my job last September to make my side hustle my main job. Is there any chance I can get a mortgage?
     
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  29. WillySaliba

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    This is pretty consistently one of the funniest threads on the site.
     
  30. Jorts

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    Boo MFer! I’m certain your wife is the breadwinner, so just PM me her number
     
  31. Boo MFer!

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    She’s not. Can’t we be friends again?
     
  32. One Two

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  33. Boo MFer!

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    It’s Advocare, and it does a body good!
     
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  34. Barves2125

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    Probably not. If your new business is closely related to what you used to do then maybe but probably not.
     
  35. Boo MFer!

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    It’s exactly what I did before.
     
  36. Barves2125

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    You might be able to find a bank or another lender that has some portfolio loans they could finance you on but Conventional probably isn't going to work until you've got a couple years of tax returns that prove you're profitable.
     
  37. blind dog

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    I fortunately get to buy all my yard stuff from a wholesaler so prices should be a little cheaper (also these are 10ft compared to the 8ft you get at Home Depot/Lowe's), but I just bought some for my FIL (I think we are talking about the same thing). My guy highly suggested the 14 gauge over the 12 bc of how hard it is to bend. My FIL is pushing 80 and was able to do it himself.

    Here is what he ordered:

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    Next time I'm over there I'll try to remember to take a picture
     
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  38. THF

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    So I picked up a couple 4 foot sections and used a hacksaw to cut a divot in one side, and then bent it.

    They also have a 90 degree stake which i used at the corner joint and hammered it down.

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  39. arrdub

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    Going through refinance and reviewing various pieces including escrow, and think I’ve been getting milked on homeowners policy.

    Do I wait for process to play out before switching policies or have I already locked myself into another annual contract at that point?

    Generally, am I stupid not to pull this out of escrow and pay it on CC to get points of some sort, regardless? Can I change that up at any point in time or is that decision to escrow only available annually?

    Who/what is thread’s go-to home insurance provider?

    Also have car insurance with different provider so probably missing out on some bundled savings there as well.
     
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  40. Jorts

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    Just get another quote from another HOI company. I’m in Jax, but all my HOI people write across the state & can help
     
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  41. arrdub

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    Cool. Full disclosure - reading your exchange w Oops earlier reminded me you’re in the biz. I almost tagged you on this but then realized I didn’t even give you a chance to do my refi so felt guilty for being a bad TMB bro. If this is good for you, def willing to feed you.

    Is there any issue with doing this midstream in refi process? For reference, I am through initial underwriting and just saw updated closing disclosure which brought this issue to light.

    Generally what would you say a competitive rate is for a $300k home in inland FL?
     
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  42. MoJo

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  43. ned's head

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    Got word that the house we bought was appraised for like $15k over our purchase price. Feelsdecentman
     
  44. Beachy Toast

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    Making a dry well: hire out or DIY?
     
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  45. bigred77

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    Um, do what now?
     
  46. texasraider

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    A dry well
     
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  47. bigred77

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    Googled it
    I totally think he should DIY that shit
    With lots of pictures and stories in this thread
     
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  48. a.tramp

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    I think it is a well that is dry
     
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  49. ned's head

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    What is that? A fucking hole?
     
  50. goblue31602

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    Holes are pretty easy iyam, hth