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

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  1. DetroitNole

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    All paperwork signed on offer and acceptance on our new house. I have until 12/30 to sell our house and after that date if another offer comes in we have 48 hours to match
     
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  2. Druce

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    As in sold and closed? Because that will be tough with Christmas.
     
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  3. Festus McBadass

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    I currently have a 2200 sq ft 4 bed/3 bath house. Thinking about selling it and getting an 800 sq ft 1 bed/1 bath condo and paying straight cash homie. Get rid of the mortgage payment and move into a space more reasonable for a single person.
     
  4. Arkadin

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    You think that's big enough? I don't have a ton of stuff but 800 always seems so damn small
     
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  5. Festus McBadass

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    I’m going to look at it this weekend and see how it feels.
     
  6. Druce

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    I'm with Ark here, I'd probably look for at least 1200 sqft personally
     
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  7. Arkadin

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    I think you need at least like 1000. It ends up seriously shrinking some aspect of your house at 800 making at least one room uncomfortable
     
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  8. Festus McBadass

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    Yeah here are some 2/2 in the same complex I may check out too that are around 1100 sqft. Would be stretching my goal of paying all cash though.
     
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  9. DetroitNole

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    No doesn't have to be closed on. And I can actually get it done without contingency, but this will give us a few weeks to try and get it done with it
     
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  10. WillySaliba

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    Ubiquiti is the way to go IMO. Requires a bit more work up front but in 6-8 years you'll still be better than the latest in home router and extension on the market with significantly better coverage.
     
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  11. Druce

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    What is Uiquiti?
     
  12. WillySaliba

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    Commercial grade wireless scaled down for the consumer so it's affordable. If you're into home automation and or complete coverage of your house/property it's the way to go.
     
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  13. Druce

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    You'll probably be getting a PM from me in 2 and a half-ish months.
     
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  14. dump

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    800 isnt that small for a single person IMO

    but I guess going from 2000+ to that would require him to sell a bunch of stuff
     
  15. WillySaliba

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    No problem. Not sure where you are in the process but you'll probably want some cat 5 run. PM me anytime.
     
  16. dahldennsull

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    even if you have to take out a very small loan, you can probably get rid of it relatively quickly. Make sure you get what you actually need and don't force yourself into something too small or you'll be doing this song and dance a year from now.

    With budgeting and throwing all extra money at it, you could get rid of the 'mortgage' by a year.
     
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  17. Festus McBadass

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    Yeah I thought about that too. Currently owe ~170k on my house. Comps are in the 340k range. The condos that are 2/2 ~1100 sqft where I’m looking are in the 165k range. So max I’d probably need a 20k loan which I could pay off in 12-18 months.
     
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  18. devine

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    So my girlfriend and I live in a house that we rent out from my mom but we want to buy if we decide to stay in Houston a little while

    We just got a nest for Xmas. Went and bought a toaster oven and a self timing crock pot. Way too excited. I think I’m officially old
     
  19. a.tramp

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    Wife, girlfriend, I really can't keep up.
     
  20. NineteenNine

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    went to their website. Christ. there are a lot of words and numbers and shit and I have no idea what most of them mean.
     
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  21. devine

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    My wife left me thanks for the reminder
     
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  22. devine

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    Is the ring pro worth it lechnerd ?
     
  23. WillySaliba

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    Yeah it's a successful solution for large businesses so it gets into the weeds quick. But it can be dumbed and scaled down.

    They also have an even further scaled down version in this.


     
  24. dahldennsull

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    The entire skit is hilarious, but feel free to jump to 2:04 (where I started it) for this specific post...
     
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  25. devine

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    So true
     
  26. lechnerd

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    For me it is.

    The cost is significant but if you are ok with that it’s cool. I hook mine up to my Amazon Show and then if I’m in the kitchen or living room and the doorbell rings I can say “Alexa show front door” and it pops up on the screen so I can see who’s there without getting up. Unfortunately you can’t speak through the show but you can through your phone. You can setup simple or complex zones where you want to be notified of any motion. I’ve paired my ring pro with a solar powered ring stick up cam so I’ve got good visualization of the entire front of my house. And I pay the $3/month to store all the video on their cloud. I know most would-be criminals of my Amazon packages will think twice when they see the ring doorbell, camera and Ring signage I have up. They can still take my package but there are easier targets where they won’t be videotaped.

    Open if you want to cringe:

    Ive also coordinated my Lifx bulbs to flash blue twice if my ring doorbell rings.
     
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  27. Arkadin

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    is that in case you randomly go deaf?
     
  28. lechnerd

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    It’s to make my house more fun and interactive for my kids.
     
  29. Arkadin

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    they want a water slide or a treefort, not strobe lights when someone rings the doorbell lol
     
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  30. lechnerd

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    You act as if all those things are mutually exclusive.
     
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  31. bigred77

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    can you make the lights flash everytime a kid goes down the waterslide?
     
  32. devine

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    What are lifx bulbs
     
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  33. bigred77

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    lech gunna reply with a quote of his page long review
     
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  34. lechnerd

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    They’re what cause Arkadin to start his period early.

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  35. devine

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    He’s gonna get triggered and put you on ignore
     
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  36. Room 15

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    How often do y'all have people ring your doorbell? I get one maybe twice a month.
     
  37. Festus McBadass

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    Maybe about the same. I never answer.
     
  38. theregionsitter

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    all the damn time I live in a City

    I got the Ring Pro last year- been an incredible investment so far
     
  39. Baron

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    what color do they flash when he starts his period
     
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  40. THF

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    IF you buy the Google Home Mini, do you need the bigger one? Was looking at getting one as a White Elephant gift.
     
  41. EMAW FC

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    mini works on its own. would be a great gift someone could keep in their kitchen or office

    google home speaker much more powerful tho (have a home and 3 minis)
     
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  42. cutig

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    So my dog did this today:

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    I don’t particularly want to tell my landlord if I can help it. Is this an easy/cheap thing to fix? Idk how much carpet or the shit under it costs.
     
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  43. texasraider

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    You can patch it as long as you have extra carpet.
     
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  44. cutig

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    Is it as easy as just nailing down a new piece? Not sure if there’s any extra carpet in the house
     
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  45. REGGNECK

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  46. WillySaliba

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    It's not as easy as it looks.
     
  47. cutig

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    Afraid if that. Probably have to get the landlord to fix it and get charged for the handyman’s time.
     
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  48. southlick

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    eBay.com offers $15 off $75+ when you apply coupon code P15OFFAPP and checkout via eBay App. Shipping varies by item.
     
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  49. THF

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    BREAKING NEWS!

    We have obtained video footage of Shock Linwood who recently took the advice of lechnerd and installed his new smartbulbs.

    Apparently he was demonstrating their capabilities to his wife and child. Be warned the footage may be unsettling to some viewers.

    You were warned....


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  50. The Banks

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    Any carpeted closets? If you want to “steal” some carpet from elsewhere in the house. But yeah it’s not easy and likely slightly different colors since the closet carpet likely hasn’t faded as much.