Pros
Bank Owned- get a lot of house for less
Walkout basement
Hardwood throughout
4-5 bedrooms!!
over 2500 sqft
backs up to a golf course
located in the beautiful Clarkston
Clarkston Schools
Cons
Needs a gut job- like $30,000 at least
some mold in basement- at least it was localized
wood on outside- more upkeep
multiple offers already on house
Needs all new windows
When its all said and done the pros outweigh the cons...I guess the problem was the worry of money. Even if we made a low-ball offer to have more for renovation costs we may still not have enough. Things go wrong and change during a huge gut job. It was a HUGE house, do we really need that much house right now? I wish I was more adventurous when it came to this house thing. But honestly after seeing one bank owned house I think I've seen enough of those. GROSS gross GROSSSSSSSS!
I always thought I could be someone with "vision" and look past all the imperfections of a house like that, but I quickly learned I did NOT want a bank owned house no matter how much potential it may have.
What we really want is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath house.
Hardwood throughout with carpet in the bedrooms
2 car attached garage
Updated kitchen with granite and stainless steel appliances
A master bath with walk-in closets
Small yard
Deck
Practically the perfect house...
I am finding looking for a house can be discouraging. Many people must not be listing there houses right now because of the Holidays b/c there is NOTHING out there. I mean nothing I am even interested in looking at. There are a lot of cute houses in Waterford but honestly I am not looking to live in Waterford. We want to stay in the Clarkston, Shelby, Rochester Hills, Macomb Twp area.
So back to square one we go...
3 comments:
honey, you are looking for a "dream house!" instead of a starter house. And if you want all of that in the right price range--it will have to be bank owned... sad but true. try using the "vision" some more. :) gotta see past the faults.
ugh so hard!
i completely agree.
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