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Aug 10, 2011

 House buying advice concerning myself and my gliders.

I'm really thinking about buying a house, not only for my own personal gain in comfort and such, but also for my gliders.

Here's the quick low-down of my situation:

I'm in a overpriced and very, very small apartment that has no dish washer, washing machine, or dryer. Basically, it's many people's nightmare. The only real reason I am living here is because the location is so close to my University that I can simply walk to my classes. Oh yeah, don't forget that I'm super afraid of even trying to pay for a house or the complications of buying or anything that deals with house ownership.

I guess that's where this post is going.. house ownership advice. I would really like to buy my own place so I can do the things I want and have the luxury of not having to go to a friend's house to wash my clothes(sorry mom, I can't talk about you on the internet, it's embarrassing), or finally be able to not see a pile of dishes in the sink and dread to spend the next 10 to 15 minutes washing them to sparkly perfection.

What should I expect during my adventure to look for a house? Any surprises? Should I wait, or jump into the debt-filled life in exchange for happiness? Am I going to pay more than I expected? Please feed off of your first home-buying experience so I can be ready for mine.

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Aug 10 2011 : 02:18:35 PM
waterburyk9
Get a rREALLY good inspector- we went with the one our agent recommended- big mistake- we needed to replace the furnace (I called the gas company to turn on the gas and they offered a new homeowner inspection, all furnace, hot water heater for 29.00 including a cleaning- found out that our furnace was RED tagged and they turned off the gas to our house- so no hot water) Make a list of all the things you want- go over it a million times we gave in and didn't get a second bathroom- another mistake we need 2 or at least 1 1/2. Central air I miss central air- we have window units and they are more expensive to run and only do 1 room each. Get your self a good tool kit and become friends with the local library- you will need a home repair book so you don't get taken for a ride . Best of luck!

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Aug 10 2011 : 10:23:34 AM
resullivan
The first think I would recommend is saving up about 10% of the price range you are looking at. You will need it for your down payment and possible closing costs (In my case the seller paid closing costs). You are going to have to have this money in your account and cannot borrow it. You will also have to possible pay to have the house inspected (I think in our case the seller paid this). Make the seller fix all of the problems or at least pay you cash to get them fixed. Another good thing to negotiate is home owners insurance. It covers any kind of problems you may have with the house in the first year. If you get a good real estate agent they will do a lot of this for you. another big thing is research the houses yourself. Don't rely on the agent to find the houses for you. In our case all the houses the agent showed us were nothing like we were looking for. We actually gave him the listing number and he setup the visits.

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