Before you lawn, check to see if you have to put grass in. If you don't, I recommend considering xeriscaping, especially if the state bonuses are still available.
I hate xeriscaping personally because around here it's mostly aggregate with no plants
We'd be looking at a bunch of native plants and then more in raised beds/boxes. Only real concern with going that route is basically the fear of creating what is simply called a "heat island." As I understand it, if it is done wrong we could end up raising the mean temperature of our backyard and that's no good.
As I walked to work past many of the xericaped yards sans plants the heat is gross
I can go outside even though it was a nice day the heat off my the three other houses on this cul de sac the heat is gross
Oh also our appliances were NOT brand new like we thought and are in fact some number of years old.
The water dispenser on the fridge does not work. No clue why! We don't drink much water, so I don't really care, in theory, but also I want my things to work, ya know?
Also also, the damn dishwasher didn't finish it's first run, and there's an inch or so of water in it. Again, no clue! Guess I get to do the fun part of this home-owning thing sooner rather than later.
Which reminds me. I need a lawn mower.
Woo (legit am so happy though)
Does tge fridges icemaker work? If not, odds are the fridge isn't hooked up to the water. Either because the plumbing is a pain or hard water.
Unclear! It is full of ice but has been since we first looked at the house. And the ice seems like the type that the icemaker would make so, I dunno! And the filter for the system seems to be in normal status, so, again, unclear!
I'll look into it, eventually, when I make time to. Tomorrow the washer and dryer are being installed, then Friday is my new desk, and I'll probably need a lawnmower sooner rather than later.
Oh also our appliances were NOT brand new like we thought and are in fact some number of years old.
The water dispenser on the fridge does not work. No clue why! We don't drink much water, so I don't really care, in theory, but also I want my things to work, ya know?
Also also, the damn dishwasher didn't finish it's first run, and there's an inch or so of water in it. Again, no clue! Guess I get to do the fun part of this home-owning thing sooner rather than later.
Which reminds me. I need a lawn mower.
Woo (legit am so happy though)
Does tge fridges icemaker work? If not, odds are the fridge isn't hooked up to the water. Either because the plumbing is a pain or hard water.
Unclear! It is full of ice but has been since we first looked at the house. And the ice seems like the type that the icemaker would make so, I dunno! And the filter for the system seems to be in normal status, so, again, unclear!
I'll look into it, eventually, when I make time to. Tomorrow the washer and dryer are being installed, then Friday is my new desk, and I'll probably need a lawnmower sooner rather than later.
Might I recommend a goat?
I think if I'm gonna violate the HOA either way, I'd rather just have tall grass.
I kind of can’t believe it, but our loan’s been approved and that’s basically the last hurdle we had to clear.
We get the keys in a couple weeks and need to hire a designer and do some minor work to finish the place up, we’ve been given a generous gift from our parents to help pay for it as well as investing in some furniture, but we should get the keys in a couple weeks and uh
I kind of can’t believe it, but our loan’s been approved and that’s basically the last hurdle we had to clear.
We get the keys in a couple weeks and need to hire a designer and do some minor work to finish the place up, we’ve been given a generous gift from our parents to help pay for it as well as investing in some furniture, but we should get the keys in a couple weeks and uh
yeah, we basically own property now.
Damn.
The one about the fucking space hairdresser and the cowboy. He's got a tinfoil pal and a pedal bin
Welp, the 16 foot POD with the rest of our stuff gets dropped off tomorrow morning and taken away in the early/mid afternoon. It's going to be a sprint to get it emptied in time, but I really didn't want to have to leave it on the street overnight with anything in it. At least it's mostly boxes and mattresses and random large kids toys that can be moved by a single person, but damn I'm going to be sore when it's all said and done. Dragon has it worse though, she gets to spend all morning helping and then go into work. I get to collapse and hope the kids don't destroy the place.
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I tackled my first solo plumbing project: I finally got tired of the terrible toilet in my bathroom running all the time so I took it apart, replaced all the gaskets and put in a new filll valve and a fancy dual-action flush valve. Everything went together the first time with no leaks so I'm calling it a win.
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homeowner: "there's a tree growing here but I want to expand my bathroom, what should I do?"
also homeowner: "I know I'll build a channel for the tree to grow through my house!"
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
My zestimate is about 50k under what I'm going to list it for so take those things with a grain for salt.
Also Redfin is plugged into an official MLS and has way more accurate data.
Because I'm a crazy person, in my YNAB I track how much I owe on my house and my theoretical house valuation to get an idea of "net worth." I'd been using Zillow's, and it's kinda hilarious how it jumps around. Any given month it'll creep up a couple grand and then periodically just drop by like 30 grand all of a sudden because it got too inflated.
I should move over to Redfin, honestly.
*checks* which is currently 18 grand higher than Zillow, so that's cool.
House appraisal came back. Somehow it was lower than last time. Not sure how that happened. Houses in our area have been selling for higher than normal. We've added gutters to the house and electricity to the garage since the last appraisal. Maybe because the house was looked at by a different mortgage company/group? Either way it's weird.
some companies just use different metrics, so a second company might be using a different appraisal, but comps are the things that shift values the most so things selling for higher (same style/year) should push it in the direction unless this house is in piss poor shape
even then, houses that are essentially falling down on the inside but look good on the outside still get decent appraisals
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
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Honestly I really like that house. It needs a lot of TLC and you are certainly going to have to be a do it yourself type, but there is potential there to have a really unique living space.
Oh also our appliances were NOT brand new like we thought and are in fact some number of years old.
The water dispenser on the fridge does not work. No clue why! We don't drink much water, so I don't really care, in theory, but also I want my things to work, ya know?
Also also, the damn dishwasher didn't finish it's first run, and there's an inch or so of water in it. Again, no clue! Guess I get to do the fun part of this home-owning thing sooner rather than later.
Which reminds me. I need a lawn mower.
Woo (legit am so happy though)
Does tge fridges icemaker work? If not, odds are the fridge isn't hooked up to the water. Either because the plumbing is a pain or hard water.
Unclear! It is full of ice but has been since we first looked at the house. And the ice seems like the type that the icemaker would make so, I dunno! And the filter for the system seems to be in normal status, so, again, unclear!
I'll look into it, eventually, when I make time to. Tomorrow the washer and dryer are being installed, then Friday is my new desk, and I'll probably need a lawnmower sooner rather than later.
turns out the dishwasher is on a power switch (between the over-the-sink light and the garbage disposal)! So it works fine, when the switch is on.
Also I bought an electric lawn mower, so I can store it vertically in our relatively small storage space. And it's a bit quieter (though that could just be tech in general in the +20 years since the last time I used a push mower). And it's self-propelled, so that's even better!
Still need a dining room table and a love seat. Probably thrifting for the former, so that we don't have to for the latter.
e: Also I ended up biting the bullet on the Ikea table desk and it's quite nice. And the new 28" monitor fits nicely on it, along side my old 24".
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We'd be looking at a bunch of native plants and then more in raised beds/boxes. Only real concern with going that route is basically the fear of creating what is simply called a "heat island." As I understand it, if it is done wrong we could end up raising the mean temperature of our backyard and that's no good.
I can go outside even though it was a nice day the heat off my the three other houses on this cul de sac the heat is gross
Might I recommend a goat?
I think if I'm gonna violate the HOA either way, I'd rather just have tall grass.
We get the keys in a couple weeks and need to hire a designer and do some minor work to finish the place up, we’ve been given a generous gift from our parents to help pay for it as well as investing in some furniture, but we should get the keys in a couple weeks and uh
yeah, we basically own property now.
Damn.
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STARRING
INDOOR GRAVEL
WHISKEY
BEAMS
WOOD PANELS
MIRRORS ON WALLS AND ROOF
PASS THROUGHS...?
IS THAT A WALL PHONE? A TV? AIR CONDITIONING?
A FIREPLACE I GUESS
?????
SURFACES?
WHY DID YOU CUT INTO THE WALL FOR THIS
LIKE SERIOUSLY
INDOOR BBQ
WALL SURFACES
THE WALL AND THE GLASS DON'T LINE UP WHY
DO-IT-YOURSELF STAINED GLASS
A STONE... BATH TUB? A PIT?
unfortunately that person was in desperate need of glasses
Also I'm pretty sure that exterior shot shows some load-bearing windows.
The price is more insane than the design though.
talk about a bargain in conveniently locating them all in one building
This looks like it was designed to cause roof leaks.
The most 'normal' room in the house is the bathroom with the pink tile and mint-green tub.
"I just want working electricity and water, and walls and a good roof, everything else can be changed, but please give me at least that"
What's killing me is the zestimate.
Making me rethink what mine is.
"now that you're all here, .... you all have tetanus shots right?"
My zestimate is about 50k under what I'm going to list it for so take those things with a grain for salt.
Also Redfin is plugged into an official MLS and has way more accurate data.
In case you couldn't tell, that's a tree growing through the house in that picture.
They paneled it off.
I hope they got off on playing Hide & Seek...
I'm reasonably sure that room was a single car garage at one point
oh holy fuck is that what this was
i thought that was some kind of unholy shower stall
aahahahha holy crap
also homeowner: "I know I'll build a channel for the tree to grow through my house!"
At least I think so!
Because I'm a crazy person, in my YNAB I track how much I owe on my house and my theoretical house valuation to get an idea of "net worth." I'd been using Zillow's, and it's kinda hilarious how it jumps around. Any given month it'll creep up a couple grand and then periodically just drop by like 30 grand all of a sudden because it got too inflated.
I should move over to Redfin, honestly.
*checks* which is currently 18 grand higher than Zillow, so that's cool.
I would take the Zillow price in a heartbeat if someone offered it, which tells me it is wrong (for my market).
some companies just use different metrics, so a second company might be using a different appraisal, but comps are the things that shift values the most so things selling for higher (same style/year) should push it in the direction unless this house is in piss poor shape
even then, houses that are essentially falling down on the inside but look good on the outside still get decent appraisals
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turns out the dishwasher is on a power switch (between the over-the-sink light and the garbage disposal)! So it works fine, when the switch is on.
Also I bought an electric lawn mower, so I can store it vertically in our relatively small storage space. And it's a bit quieter (though that could just be tech in general in the +20 years since the last time I used a push mower). And it's self-propelled, so that's even better!
Still need a dining room table and a love seat. Probably thrifting for the former, so that we don't have to for the latter.
e: Also I ended up biting the bullet on the Ikea table desk and it's quite nice. And the new 28" monitor fits nicely on it, along side my old 24".