wow.

[swingchickie]

in 2 days i'm going to have the keys to my first house. *brain exploding* i can't wait. my realtor did a walk-through last night (we'll do another one together friday) to check out the ceiling water damage and make sure it'd been fixed... she says the plaster is damp, but that may be because it was just done, not because there's still a leak. we'll see on friday.

the bummer is, she toured the entire place, and noticed things we hadn't seen before (meaning they're new, because the inspector went over every inch of the place): a lot of cracked floor tiles in the foyer. one of the closets off its track, that won't go back on. to me, it sounds like the movers they hired to pack them up just went in and scooped everything up, with no regard for damaging anything in the process. so i may need my handyman to fix the closet now, and i may need to replace the floor tiles in the entryway. grrrrrr.

oh... and she said the place is filthy. good thing i planned to go in friday afternoon and scrub it top to bottom... sounds like it's going to need it.

it seems like every time i go in there, there's a problem... is this what home ownership is going to be? going broke over fixing things every week?

Comments

Home-ownership

[pjstinson.livejournal.com]

When we bought our house 10 years ago, we bought new. This way it was not repairing, it was decorating.

Now that it is 10 years later, we are now repairing. I won't say that it's something new everyday, but you can count on repairing something (maybe a minor thing, maybe not) every 3 months.

But just think, your building equity!

[boutell.livejournal.com]

I went through an orgy of home improvement in the first few months. I've settled down. I did manage to have a social life at the same time. (:

[mghicks.livejournal.com]

Yes. The best you can hope for is that the cost of repairs and maintenance is less than the difference in your refund come tax time.

pretty much, yes

[katehaney.livejournal.com]

It's kind of a bummer, because yes, there's always something to fix. But that's the good side, too: there will always be something, so do it in your own sweet time. Unless it's an emergency, get to it when you can.

[shrug] You do get used to it.

[thetech.livejournal.com]

"is this what home ownership is going to be? going broke over fixing things every week?"

Now, what was that movie called again.....?

Oh yeah, I remember now....

"The Money Pit"

Don't worry, though, it's still nice to own :)

Think of the bright side....

[the-cook.livejournal.com]

...at least you're really into carpentry and have excellent repair skil......

um...yeah, equity. That's the upside ;)

Seriously, don't worry about it, this is a very good thing that is happening and a few tiles and a closet door don't change that.

Re: Think of the bright side....

[swingchickie.livejournal.com]

yeah, about all i know how to do is buy cute decoratey stuff. eek.

i think i need to start signing up for those free home depot classes...

[swingchickie.livejournal.com]

if you ever get the urge again, let me know. i'll put that home-remodeling-energy to good use!

Re: Home-ownership

[swingchickie.livejournal.com]

until the housing bubble burts! yaaaayyyyy!

Re: Think of the bright side....

[(Anonymous)]

Hmmm....Li'l Momma, power tools, strapping young lads wearing tool belts....

You'll lose a finger at the very least.