Just Another Bend In Journey of Life
Friday, January 20, 2006
Semi-silver lining?A week or so ago I'd found out that someone was selling a house for next to nothing. It's a nice little house set back off of the road, no neighbors directly next door, nice size yard etc... So I called the guy about it who I know fairly well and told him that I'd heard that the was selling it. He said that there is someone ahead of me that's interested and said that there are things that need to be fixed. The kitchen floor apparently isn't level, if you spill a glass of water it'll all roll to one side, the furnace *should* be replaced sometime soon and the basement is GROSS!!! Anyway my sisters boss's day job is construction and I'd gone through it yesterday and took some pics and he said that it has a good foundation so the kitchen floor will be no problem to fix, and he can fix the basement. YEAH!!! Oh, there's also a hole in the drywall in one of the bedrooms-no prob there either. On the flip side, cosmetically it looks great. Carpet is pretty new and in good shape, kitchen cupboards and fridge is new, everything in the bathroom is brand spanking new as in just installed-tub/shower, toilet and vanity. One of the bedrooms was recently remodled. There's a sauna and a hot tub outside too!!! I'd called down to the bank and she said if I wanted the loan-it's mine!!!! So I called him back yesterday and told him that I'd like to go through the house and look at it and have Ron take a look at the basement, floor and furnace, but if everything checks out ok that I'd buy it as is. He was pretty much floored and I told him to think about it and either call or email me or whatever. The guy that is ahead of me in line wants to buy it for his mother and is in the construction business also but wasn't planning on fixing everything until this spring and the owner was going to pay him to fix it and then sell it for the cost of the house plus the repairs. Hopefully it wall works out. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. :)
