Bought a house today! [LOG] [PICS]

[SydneyJunkie]

would rather go to jail with the lady than live in florida

[Land_Down_Under]

would rather go to jail with the lady than live in florida

whats wrong with florida? I'm unaware

[Tormoz]

Nice build so far. What's the estimated worth of your house after you finish remodeling?

[exbuffstuff]

Decided to build a submerged fire pit in my backyard today.

Supplies - Pulled these bricks out of random places throughout my yard. Bought the rest at Lowes

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1 stone short!

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For the fire pit OP,

Get a brass insert that is shaped in a triangle place it pointing to the master suite and inscribe on it 'For the one' or 'Ladies, The suite awaits'.

Least till you get hitched.

[mackd]

Loving this progress thread brah. House is looking thick solid tight.
I'm jelly, My GF and I just got a house, unfortunately its basically already done up.
We really wanted something to renovate and could make $$$ on, but the bank wouldn't lend for anything that needed work.

Keen to see how the tiles turn out!

[invain]

Loving this progress thread brah. House is looking thick solid tight.
I'm jelly, My GF and I just got a house, unfortunately its basically already done up.
We really wanted something to renovate and could make $$$ on, but the bank wouldn't lend for anything that needed work.

Keen to see how the tiles turn out!

What kind of goofy ass banks do you have in Australia? Usually you are approved for a maximum amount, the bank could give two ****s what kind of house it is.

[Land_Down_Under]

What kind of goofy ass banks do you have in Australia? Usually you are approved for a maximum amount, the bank could give two ****s what kind of house it is.

they need to know that if it forecloses then they can auction n get their money back. as far as i know anyways

[Land_Down_Under]

bump for updates op

[IPAfan5]

What kind of goofy ass banks do you have in Australia? Usually you are approved for a maximum amount, the bank could give two ****s what kind of house it is.

Not true, the house has to appraise for the amount of your mortgage. If you are looking for a fixer upper you can get a 203(K) mortgage in excess of what the appraised value of the house is, but you will probably have to pay PMI on it.

[FunkDaddy]

OP's dad was frauding engineering credentials. Load bearing wall demolished. Roof caved in. RIP in peace OP

[luzz223]

Inn for some updates bro!

[godownfighting]

wheres the updates tim taylor

[Daltohn]

I can confirm, I am house

[banch0ng]

mirin OP.

In seriousness, are you looking for a roommate ? Most likely moving to SoFlo next year from Australia

[FL_Z32]

Been pretty busy lately, kinda all over the place with current projects.


Picked up a bedroom set from a consignment shop, and moved in to the master bedroom now. Had to buy a new king mattress/boxspring as well. New ceiling fan installed as well.







Dad got the sprinkler pump installed! We were crossing our fingers that the well would perform ok. It did, and we had to map out all the existing sprinkler heads.






Moved over the existing head for better coverage,




Here's a little trick for sprinkler heads, connect a small flexible PVC hose to the head, and then in to the regular PVC pipe. This way, if the head gets kicked/ran over with car or lawnmower, there is some give and the head and/or pipe below won't crack.




I really shouldn't be starting to decorate at all yet, but these candle sticks were on clearance.

[henrycole]

good job mate, im on that condo time

[FL_Z32]

Pic of all the A/C equipment




Took apart one of the air handlers so that we could move it in to the attic easier. Now we have to put it back together...




Re-framed the ceiling where the new return plenum box is, now it sits flush.




Back to the living room to work on this hardwood glue. What a pain in the ass!




Ready for tile! Hopefully start this afternoon or this week. Still have to put another coat of paint on the walls.

[FL_Z32]

mirin OP.

In seriousness, are you looking for a roommate ? Most likely moving to SoFlo next year from Australia

Quite possibly, although I'm in North Florida, not South. How do you feel about living in a basement?

OP's dad was frauding engineering credentials. Load bearing wall demolished. Roof caved in. RIP in peace OP

lol'ed

[CarlitosBX]

At first I thought it was a bit overpaid knowing the amount of work it needs. Pretty sure it could have been bought at 100k. Upper part of Florida house market is almost identical to GA. But is alot cheaper in GA.

I still wouldn't live in Florida because of that hell hot weather. Most folks living on the lower part of Florida keep their AC on 24/7 365. Correct me if I'm wrong but now folks in Jacksonville get some snow and cold temperatures during winter time. So I don't think the weather is that bad in the upper Florida.

I would personally go with marble floor for the kitchen, dining area and living room. It keeps the room alot cooler and easy to clean.




IN Congrats OP, knowing you 26 and I'm 23 going to continue living with my parents until i can buy my own house soon . My rent is 400 for a master bedroom which was made in the basement for me. Lol


For Sale: $139,900
Beds: 3, Baths: 3.0, Sqft: 3,047
Single Family
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/14293274_zpid/

If i had the money would have bought this For Sale: $149,900
Beds: 5, Baths: 3.0, Sqft: 3,796
Single Family
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/76454235_zpid/

This is why i love GA, coming from a guy who grew up and lived 10 years in the Bronx, NY. I still love the Bronx.

[JT11RTR]

For Sale: $139,900
Beds: 3, Baths: 3.0, Sqft: 3,047
Single Family
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/14293274_zpid/

If i had the money would have bought this For Sale: $149,900
Beds: 5, Baths: 3.0, Sqft: 3,796
Single Family
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/76454235_zpid/

This is why i love GA, coming from a guy who grew up and lived 10 years in the Bronx, NY. I still love the Bronx.

There is a huge difference between Marietta and Calhoun. You will get a much nicer house for the same amount of money way out in Calhoun than you will in Marietta. If the price is cheap in Marietta, I can guarantee it's in a bad area(and there are lots of bad areas there).

[FL_Z32]

At first I thought it was a bit overpaid knowing the amount of work it needs. Pretty sure it could have been bought at 100k. Upper part of Florida house market is almost identical to GA. But is alot cheaper in GA.

I still wouldn't live in Florida because of that hell hot weather. Most folks living on the lower part of Florida keep their AC on 24/7 365. Correct me if I'm wrong but now folks in Jacksonville get some snow and cold temperatures during winter time. So I don't think the weather is that bad in the upper Florida.

I would personally go with marble floor for the kitchen, dining area and living room. It keeps the room alot cooler and easy to clean.




IN Congrats OP, knowing you 26 and I'm 23 going to continue living with my parents until i can buy my own house soon . My rent is 400 for a master bedroom which was made in the basement for me. Lol


For Sale: $139,900
Beds: 3, Baths: 3.0, Sqft: 3,047
Single Family
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/14293274_zpid/

If i had the money would have bought this For Sale: $149,900
Beds: 5, Baths: 3.0, Sqft: 3,796
Single Family
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/76454235_zpid/

This is why i love GA, coming from a guy who grew up and lived 10 years in the Bronx, NY. I still love the Bronx.

There is no way in hell this house could have been got at $100k. We stole it at 125. It's easily worth 30k more already. You can't judge the price of a house solely on the work it needs. There are a lot more variables. Comps is probably the biggest one.

[CyReem]

Holy chit OP, so much respect, literally living my dream having a decent house, granted it needs work but you have dat der dad to do it alongside and learn chit from and ultimately have a bunch of fun with some beers.

All i can say is look out for that phucking laminate, they make out like you "JUS LOKK IT TU-GEVA AND ITS GUD 2 GO" [actuall redneck on tv impersonation but its not that easy at all

edit: have my poverty reps

[FL_Z32]

Holy chit OP, so much respect, literally living my dream having a decent house, granted it needs work but you have dat der dad to do it alongside and learn chit from and ultimately have a bunch of fun with some beers.

All i can say is look out for that phucking laminate, they make out like you "JUS LOKK IT TU-GEVA AND ITS GUD 2 GO" [actuall redneck on tv impersonation but its not that easy at all

edit: have my poverty reps

Definitely learning a lot, although I don't think I'll ever be on my dad's level.



Dad adding another electrical panel and cleaning up the existing one. We are going to need 4 more circuit breakers for the new A/C equipment.

[CarlitosBX]

There is no way in hell this house could have been got at $100k. We stole it at 125. It's easily worth 30k more already. You can't judge the price of a house solely on the work it needs. There are a lot more variables. Comps is probably the biggest one.

Wot? Notsherrifsrs lol

I understand we talking about 3K square footage. At the end of the day there is a house already built upon it. By looking at the pics I can bet it will get more than 60K in investment to fix it and flip it. In this economy cash is king and not everyone has over 100k in cash laying around lol.

Mad respect to your dad for his knowledge, but one may know how to get the job done but knowing the business side is what counts. Knowing how to manage money around is more important.

[Kabananga]

subbed. Gl and gj opie.

[FL_Z32]

Started on the dining room floor now,




Originally, I was going to leave this slate..but after reading about the effort it would take to clean it, I thought it would be just as easy to pry it up. My dad and neighbor also had pretty strong opinions on getting rid of it (for aesthetic reasons). I just popped a few off with the pry bar and hammer. My new chisel for the rotary hammer will be here tomorrow. Back to living in dust land.

[Land_Down_Under]

the more work you do op the prouder you must be of living the dream so to speak. jelly and mirin

[DROCTAGON28]

Whats insurance cost for your home?

You had 125K, cash for the purhcase?

Parents didnt refi their house to purhcase for you brah? Thats a lot for a young man

mirin the house thou

[mixednutz]

Looks good.. nice pickup, just think of the "fukk yea I re-built ALL this" feels you're going to have for the years to come

[godownfighting]

Wot? Notsherrifsrs lol

I understand we talking about 3K square footage. At the end of the day there is a house already built upon it. By looking at the pics I can bet it will get more than 60K in investment to fix it and flip it. In this economy cash is king and not everyone has over 100k in cash laying around lol.

Mad respect to your dad for his knowledge, but one may know how to get the job done but knowing the business side is what counts. Knowing how to manage money around is more important.

get off ops nuts you ******* he's doing a good job and learning as he goes