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post 1688895153 08-24-2023, 01:24 PM
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Owning a home is the most stressful f*ckin thing you can experience (1st world probs)

Owned for a year now and never been so stressed out in my entire life. There's ALWAYS literally either A.) something that NEEDS to be done, or B.) something that, at the very least, COULD be done. There's never a moment where everything feels "perfect". The people who lived in my house before I bought it were total slobs, and I'm almost envious. I almost wish I could have their level of not giving a f*ck.
post 1688895283 08-24-2023, 01:25 PM
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Yeah, I need to get a new roof soon fuuuuu
post 1688895443 08-24-2023, 01:28 PM
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Then sell it and just be a rentcell.....call you landlord daddy to come fix the issues.

Or you could be a man
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post 1688895483 08-24-2023, 01:29 PM
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rentcel fraud cope srs
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post 1688895503 08-24-2023, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted By BalognaNbeans
Yeah, I need to get a new roof soon fuuuuu
Getting a new roof started tomorrow on a house I am prepping to sell. Rebuilding 3 dormer windows also. 20 Gs.
post 1688895583 08-24-2023, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted By Ratfish
rentcel fraud cope srs
This lol. I've had zero issues other than $300 ac in 10+ years.
post 1688895593 08-24-2023, 01:30 PM
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Rent is due next week, OP
post 1688895603 08-24-2023, 01:30 PM
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Responsibility is a good thing but yeah it's initially overwhelming especially if you have a large plot of land.
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post 1688896073 08-24-2023, 01:36 PM
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Last two houses have been new builds for that reason.

If you dont buy a used house you can defer a lot of that headache a decade or so.
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post 1688896113 08-24-2023, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted By cobhc
Responsibility is a good thing but yeah it's initially overwhelming especially if you have a large plot of land.
I remember the first house I bought I probably needed like $10,000 in tools and yard stuff and fix this and that, that I never would have dreamed of.

I also just moved out of a giant house in a country club community (post divorce) that I am prepping to sale and into a house downtown in my City that is 1/3rd the size, 3 minutes from my office, 3 minutes from great restaurants/bars, and it has been the best quality of life decision I've ever made.
post 1688896163 08-24-2023, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted By QuickShotSteve
Always something to clean or paint or fix.

Pretty much every interior wall in my house needs to be repainted. And the kitchen ceiling tape joint re-done. Dreading the cost cause there's no way I'm doing it myself.
Originally Posted By engj
Last two houses have been new builds for that reason.

If you dont buy a used house you can defer a lot of that headache a decade or so.
True. New build can also have issues though if the builder was lazy. My house is 12 y/o, but the previous owners were disgusting slobs. The flippers did a good job, but it's still got some things that need fixing.
post 1688896323 08-24-2023, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted By Retoaded
I remember the first house I bought I probably needed like $10,000 in tools and yard stuff and fix this and that, that I never would have dreamed of.

I also just moved out of a giant house in a country club community (post divorce) that I am prepping to sale and into a house downtown in my City that is 1/3rd the size, 3 minutes from my office, 3 minutes from great restaurants/bars, and it has been the best quality of life decision I've ever made.
It's brutal.

The amount of expenses outside of the home (landscape/pool/snow/powercleaning) is ridiculous to begin with.
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post 1688896413 08-24-2023, 01:41 PM
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You house poor brah? That is stressful if that's the case.

Prior to buying my current home my wife and I were in a "luxury" apartment. Boy that turned out to be a sterssing, giftwrapped turd.

Living among people that can't get a mortgage is the worst. Srs.
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post 1688896513 08-24-2023, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted By cobhc
It's brutal.

The amount of expenses outside of the home (landscape/pool/snow/powercleaning) is ridiculous to begin with.
I am about to spend $60,000 just getting the big house ready to sell lol. But I am gonna crush it when it sells. Have owned it since I bought it out of foreclosure at the bottom in 2010.
post 1688896723 08-24-2023, 01:44 PM
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It's a part-time job
post 1688896763 08-24-2023, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted By Retoaded
I am about to spend $60,000 just getting the big house ready to sell lol. But I am gonna crush it when it sells. Have owned it since I bought it out of foreclosure at the bottom in 2010.
Fuarkkkkkkkkkkkk

Sounds like roofing is included.
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post 1688896893 08-24-2023, 01:48 PM
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Did you not get an inspection done? I've heard about FOMO last year that caused a lot of people to panic and go without one. If so, I feel for you. I just replaced two ceiling fans (thanks kids) and no way in hell was I going to pay someone else to do it.
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post 1688896963 08-24-2023, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted By BrahMike
Then sell it and just be a rentcell.....call you landlord daddy to come fix the issues.

Or you could be a man
Being a child was like the best time of my life ever. I know you're trying to paint a negative picture but I got some bad news.
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post 1688897023 08-24-2023, 01:50 PM
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post 1688897073 08-24-2023, 01:50 PM
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Eh
My house is old but I haven’t really needed to do anything until recently
And that’s just because I’m getting it in nice shape to rent it out
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post 1688897133 08-24-2023, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted By Retoaded
I remember the first house I bought I probably needed like $10,000 in tools and yard stuff and fix this and that, that I never would have dreamed of.

I also just moved out of a giant house in a country club community (post divorce) that I am prepping to sale and into a house downtown in my City that is 1/3rd the size, 3 minutes from my office, 3 minutes from great restaurants/bars, and it has been the best quality of life decision I've ever made.
Living in a big house in the suburbs somewhere is literally nightmare fuel. Trading high quality of life for a ton of liabilities.
post 1688897323 08-24-2023, 01:55 PM
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It's only stressful if you don't keep up on it. I clean my carpets/steam mop my place twice a month and find the time I spend cleaning to be relaxing. I let my yard go pretty bad and that was stressful until I just spent a few days weeding/trimming everything back. Bermuda grass is the ****ing devil.
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The scariest thing to me about home ownership tbh is the permanence. Never know if you'll make any enemies and they know where you live long term.
post 1688897653 08-24-2023, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted By Visel
The scariest thing to me about home ownership tbh is the permanence. Never know if you'll make any enemies and they know where you live long term.
What the f*ck? What kind of life you living man?
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post 1688897703 08-24-2023, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted By BalognaNbeans
Yeah, I need to get a new roof soon fuuuuu
Bought and sold a house in 21, my roof was 1 year old, architectural 40 year shingles, new 80 gallon hot water heater.

I did take a hit with one of the central a/c units crapping out but wasn’t that bad with warranty.
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post 1688897773 08-24-2023, 02:05 PM
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Try owning 23 homes. See sig. 23 does not include my own home.
post 1688897793 08-24-2023, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted By Visel
The scariest thing to me about home ownership tbh is the permanence. Never know if you'll make any enemies and they know where you live long term.
If you're really concerned, you can pay a service to keep your name/address off the internet that's pretty effective. I used it years ago when I had a green light on me from when I worked in corrections.
post 1688898223 08-24-2023, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted By Retoaded
Getting a new roof started tomorrow on a house I am prepping to sell. Rebuilding 3 dormer windows also. 20 Gs.
Ouch.

This house needs work. It's a drag. Pretty much decided I have to sell because it's the right thing to do- high taxes and needs some real investment made being over 30 years old.

I want less maintenance. Getting out of a big city seems smart, but there are a lot of things I like to have access to. Decisions...
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post 1688898683 08-24-2023, 02:22 PM
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We finished building the house less than two years ago. What are these problems of which you speak?
Screw nature; my body will do what I DAMN WELL tell it to do!

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post 1688898833 08-24-2023, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted By BalognaNbeans
Yeah, I need to get a new roof soon fuuuuu
Find a roofer who will work with insurance for wind hail or rain damage assuming you have good insurance.

Also roofing sales is a huge racket. 40% markup isn’t uncommon.
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