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Jul. 13th, 2011 01:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thistledearThe new No. 1 interest!
Yeeah, as adorable as I find the little red brick, the whole septic tank thing bothers me too much. So back into the depths of real estate websites I dove! And found this one.
Why has it been sitting on the market so long? Why did they drop the price? It's awesome! Bamboo wood floors, new carpeting, new paint inside and out, pretty kitchen...what the hell, house, what the hell??
Well, I wondered. And I think I figured it out.
Check out the map. Notice the railroad right out back?
Muahahaha. Bargaining chip. >:3 My boss lives in The Colony, see? And while she did point that out, she also pointed out that The Colony has a NOISE ORDINANCE. \o/ So there is no blowing of train horns in city limits. Since I'm fine with track noise (I consider it white noise), I wouldn't have any issues with the tracks being right there. And according to her friend that lives near there as well, when you're in the house you barely notice it. And it is far enough back that it won't shake the house. I'm more worried about derailments than I am about noise.
So 1) it's small. 2 bedrooms/1 bath. Less than 1200 sq ft. Most house hunters these days aren't looking for something that small. And 2) TRAIN TRACKS. I bet I can SO bargain them down.
I finally got an agent today and we're looking at it and the red house Friday. ^_^ SQUEE!
EDIT: I am also taking my older cousin with me. She's owned 2 houses, so she knows what to look for better than I do. Plus she's hella aggressive. :D
Yeeah, as adorable as I find the little red brick, the whole septic tank thing bothers me too much. So back into the depths of real estate websites I dove! And found this one.
Why has it been sitting on the market so long? Why did they drop the price? It's awesome! Bamboo wood floors, new carpeting, new paint inside and out, pretty kitchen...what the hell, house, what the hell??
Well, I wondered. And I think I figured it out.
Check out the map. Notice the railroad right out back?
Muahahaha. Bargaining chip. >:3 My boss lives in The Colony, see? And while she did point that out, she also pointed out that The Colony has a NOISE ORDINANCE. \o/ So there is no blowing of train horns in city limits. Since I'm fine with track noise (I consider it white noise), I wouldn't have any issues with the tracks being right there. And according to her friend that lives near there as well, when you're in the house you barely notice it. And it is far enough back that it won't shake the house. I'm more worried about derailments than I am about noise.
So 1) it's small. 2 bedrooms/1 bath. Less than 1200 sq ft. Most house hunters these days aren't looking for something that small. And 2) TRAIN TRACKS. I bet I can SO bargain them down.
I finally got an agent today and we're looking at it and the red house Friday. ^_^ SQUEE!
EDIT: I am also taking my older cousin with me. She's owned 2 houses, so she knows what to look for better than I do. Plus she's hella aggressive. :D
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Date: 2011-07-14 04:19 am (UTC)And ummm... pool!
Also looks like it has a nice privacy fence. Also looked like a coat closet as you walk in and a little breakfast nook window thingy between the kitchen and dining room. Looking at the prices it also looks like it's about time to drop the price again.
I had a house with train tracks right behind it like that. The monitor occasionally jiggled, otherwise I didn't notice :3
It's cute! Good luck :3
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Date: 2011-07-14 11:05 am (UTC)If I make an offer, I'm starting out low--but it'll be tricky. It helps it's been on the market for near a year, and hopefully they might take 10k less. But I haven't even seen it, so I'm counting my chickens before they hatch. It could have hella foundation issues or just anything. ARGH! I hate waiting. ;_;