a.baker
02-15-2008, 10:57 AM
Me and my husband were looking at houses yesterday and are having a hard time deciding. We are looking at a rent to own or land contract with these houses. Basically we have to make a decision with a week or so because we need to be out of here by the 15th. This is exciting but I am way stressed at making a wrong decision. So I will describe them the best and see what you think. A little hint; they are the same price.
The first one is actually a condo. 3 bedrooms and 2 and a half baths with lots of windows and a fireplace. It looks brand new!!! The location is quiet, surrounded by a school and a church. Lots of neighbors and a family environment. I can still plant flowers outside and we can have our dog. A very stable place.
The next is an actual house. On 2 acres of land with lots of trees and has a garage but it looks very rough. The only neighbors are all commercial businesses but the future selling of this place is good because of that. Privacy at this place and a yard to do with what we wish!!! 2 bedrooms and one bath. But this house is so very old!!! One can dream with a fixer upper but that takes money and time to fix stuff; my husband has the know how. I am worried about this house having major problems and us needing to fix it and not having the money so the stability is questionable. May I remind you that all the windows (lots of windows too) have to be like 50 + years old and the floors are all wood. So when it comes to heat or energy efficient that is not good at all. I see heater vents but no cool air returns. The vents are huge big grate things in the floor. My husband also says the fuse box is one of those old ones that you have to screw the fuses in. But it has a yard!!!! It has a sealed porch, a bay window for lots of house plants, a fire pit outside! But unfortunately the place is covered in snow and we can't see the yard or driveway.
Now we could do a rent to own with the current place we live in but it is an apartment house and the yard is very very small and the price of this house is expensive and the schools aren't that great. I thought about using the downstairs apartment as a business opportunity like maybe a daycare.
O.k. now my daughter has said and of course our dog would love the old house that has a yard. Camping in the yard and nature adventures! Playing games in the yard and having a garden. Privacy could get better if we built a fence. The old house also has a strong foundation to move it in the future.
Now you all know how excited I am but yet how worried I am about having to make the right decision on something so big. My husband feels the same as I do. Hmm where do I see our family living... the old house.
The first one is actually a condo. 3 bedrooms and 2 and a half baths with lots of windows and a fireplace. It looks brand new!!! The location is quiet, surrounded by a school and a church. Lots of neighbors and a family environment. I can still plant flowers outside and we can have our dog. A very stable place.
The next is an actual house. On 2 acres of land with lots of trees and has a garage but it looks very rough. The only neighbors are all commercial businesses but the future selling of this place is good because of that. Privacy at this place and a yard to do with what we wish!!! 2 bedrooms and one bath. But this house is so very old!!! One can dream with a fixer upper but that takes money and time to fix stuff; my husband has the know how. I am worried about this house having major problems and us needing to fix it and not having the money so the stability is questionable. May I remind you that all the windows (lots of windows too) have to be like 50 + years old and the floors are all wood. So when it comes to heat or energy efficient that is not good at all. I see heater vents but no cool air returns. The vents are huge big grate things in the floor. My husband also says the fuse box is one of those old ones that you have to screw the fuses in. But it has a yard!!!! It has a sealed porch, a bay window for lots of house plants, a fire pit outside! But unfortunately the place is covered in snow and we can't see the yard or driveway.
Now we could do a rent to own with the current place we live in but it is an apartment house and the yard is very very small and the price of this house is expensive and the schools aren't that great. I thought about using the downstairs apartment as a business opportunity like maybe a daycare.
O.k. now my daughter has said and of course our dog would love the old house that has a yard. Camping in the yard and nature adventures! Playing games in the yard and having a garden. Privacy could get better if we built a fence. The old house also has a strong foundation to move it in the future.
Now you all know how excited I am but yet how worried I am about having to make the right decision on something so big. My husband feels the same as I do. Hmm where do I see our family living... the old house.