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Update on house!!!!!! PLEASE READ!
ok so for the update on this house we looked at today.
I can honestly say I think god sent this our way. It's WONDERFUL! It's got a wonderful, fairly large front yard with lots of big trees (willow trees and stuff) and is fenced, the back yard is COMPLETELY fenced in with a 6ft high wood fence, new. With grass and a small garden. the owners will be staying at the back of the property using the garage and a trailer to stay in. It has a dutch front door (top half can open separate from bottom half) and has a WONDERFUL breeze that comes in, all the time from what he says. (it was hot today and the breeze was great!), it's small, and not run down but not new looking... just lived in looking I guess. It honestly reminds me of a country cottage of types with design.
he wants $1350 for rent, AND is only asking $1000 deposit, $500 upfront and the rest whenever we can afford it (within 6 months I guess). All utilities are paid for, All appliances are there for us to use, it's got a cozy kitchen/front room and small bedroom and bathroom downstairs. The stairs are carpeted with thick carpet, hard for me to slip on and wide stairs (front/back not wide side/side) Washer and dryer are both on ground floor.
Pets are FINE as long as we care for them and they don't mess in the house, even keeping our pit indoors is alright as long as she's housebroken (she is). he's a christian and they go to the church nearby that I went to for 4 yrs after moving here. The upstairs has a spacious master bedroom/closet and a good sized second bedroom also (great for kids til they are big enough to run around then we'll put them in the smaller room at the bottom of the stairs)
He's fine with us getting a roomate if we need it later on, which would be MIL. And he DID ask if we could put SOMETHING down as a deposit soon so we can hold the house so as of mid Sep we are able to put $300-500 down. He will write up a simple contract, and he said if he raises rent it'll be reasonable. He will fix anything that breaks because he does that for a living anywayse (landscaping/stuff like that)
I'm calling him tonight to tell him YES we can afford it, because A) Our car is paid off so no more $380mo/car payments
All utilities will be paid, gas/electric/water so that'll save us about $400 mo and they have swamp coolers and space heaters to use (we would put baby gates around anything that could get hot enough to hurt anyone.)
Our income, will be about $2700 after taxes, and after rent... basically the rest would be for food/insurance on car and spending money. he asked us to call tonight with our answer and as long as we can put something down even a small amt, and sign a contract he will be willing to save it for us. He got out of his contract today with the realtor so we work directly with him! He raised 5 children and his youngest is going to college....
I'm calling the man in an hour to tell him that YES we accept it!
I can honestly say I think god sent this our way. It's WONDERFUL! It's got a wonderful, fairly large front yard with lots of big trees (willow trees and stuff) and is fenced, the back yard is COMPLETELY fenced in with a 6ft high wood fence, new. With grass and a small garden. the owners will be staying at the back of the property using the garage and a trailer to stay in. It has a dutch front door (top half can open separate from bottom half) and has a WONDERFUL breeze that comes in, all the time from what he says. (it was hot today and the breeze was great!), it's small, and not run down but not new looking... just lived in looking I guess. It honestly reminds me of a country cottage of types with design.
he wants $1350 for rent, AND is only asking $1000 deposit, $500 upfront and the rest whenever we can afford it (within 6 months I guess). All utilities are paid for, All appliances are there for us to use, it's got a cozy kitchen/front room and small bedroom and bathroom downstairs. The stairs are carpeted with thick carpet, hard for me to slip on and wide stairs (front/back not wide side/side) Washer and dryer are both on ground floor.
Pets are FINE as long as we care for them and they don't mess in the house, even keeping our pit indoors is alright as long as she's housebroken (she is). he's a christian and they go to the church nearby that I went to for 4 yrs after moving here. The upstairs has a spacious master bedroom/closet and a good sized second bedroom also (great for kids til they are big enough to run around then we'll put them in the smaller room at the bottom of the stairs)
He's fine with us getting a roomate if we need it later on, which would be MIL. And he DID ask if we could put SOMETHING down as a deposit soon so we can hold the house so as of mid Sep we are able to put $300-500 down. He will write up a simple contract, and he said if he raises rent it'll be reasonable. He will fix anything that breaks because he does that for a living anywayse (landscaping/stuff like that)
I'm calling him tonight to tell him YES we can afford it, because A) Our car is paid off so no more $380mo/car payments
All utilities will be paid, gas/electric/water so that'll save us about $400 mo and they have swamp coolers and space heaters to use (we would put baby gates around anything that could get hot enough to hurt anyone.)
Our income, will be about $2700 after taxes, and after rent... basically the rest would be for food/insurance on car and spending money. he asked us to call tonight with our answer and as long as we can put something down even a small amt, and sign a contract he will be willing to save it for us. He got out of his contract today with the realtor so we work directly with him! He raised 5 children and his youngest is going to college....
I'm calling the man in an hour to tell him that YES we accept it!
thank you ladies.. overnight my doubts about it ONLY due to the situation my mom will be in have been bugging me. She's my mom and they are my siblings KWIM so I will always feel a sense of responsibility to them.
However your replies have helped me to stand firm in my decision. And
LosingMyMind~ Thanks very much! He said that it's going to be something simple so if I don't understand part of it I'll PM you about it. This guy sounds very nice so I'm hoping we are able to do this,
DH is kinda hesitant because he wanted to be able to save more money up b4 moving, but if we do it now we'd only be short on $$ for about a month and then the month's of Nov and december would be great. I'm trying to get him to understand that yes its a little soon, but it's how we had to move last time (our apartments had a great deal so we moved 2 months sooner and were very short on money then.) the positives are this time we don't have to worry about deposits on the utilities or anything.
However your replies have helped me to stand firm in my decision. And
LosingMyMind~ Thanks very much! He said that it's going to be something simple so if I don't understand part of it I'll PM you about it. This guy sounds very nice so I'm hoping we are able to do this,
DH is kinda hesitant because he wanted to be able to save more money up b4 moving, but if we do it now we'd only be short on $$ for about a month and then the month's of Nov and december would be great. I'm trying to get him to understand that yes its a little soon, but it's how we had to move last time (our apartments had a great deal so we moved 2 months sooner and were very short on money then.) the positives are this time we don't have to worry about deposits on the utilities or anything.
just remember that the only people YOU are responsible for is YOUR family. your children, your husband, your pets and yourself. not your mother, not your brother and HIS family. HE can take care of his own.
I agree with Joy...dont' let anyone else in your family push you away from doing something that you and DH feel is a right move. I would suggest that you really read the contract first. Even ask if you can have a copy of it to go over prior to signing. As a landlord, I know that many people get into contracts that they know nothing about and sometimes the language is done in a way that just confuses people. Just make sure that you understand EVERYTHING about the contract. Being as he is an individual landlord, he only has one rental property, he can get away with a lot more than someone who has apartments or several properties. If you can get a copy of the contract and read it over before signing and you have questions about what something means, I'd be happy to try and help you if you'd like.
Just go into this feet first and keep your eyes open. If it feels right, then go for it.
Just go into this feet first and keep your eyes open. If it feels right, then go for it.
Sounds like your grandfather was just trying to scare you from even leaving. But your momma is a grown woman and has other people living with her.
I think you're in the right to break free and be your own family. The house sounds absolutely wonderful!!!
I think you're in the right to break free and be your own family. The house sounds absolutely wonderful!!!
Well I called the guy and told him yes we are interested, I voiced my concern about the possible forclosure thing and he said he can/will show us paperwork showing his mortgage is up to date. Before he didn't want to share the amt of it, but when I asked about the forclosure thing he told me the amt.
He can also get a contract drawn up, something pretty simple just to legally cover both sides,.
I asked my grandfather about this and he got MAD. He basically said I'll be leaving my mother high and dry, etc.etc. Now this guy has cursed my mom out on many occasions, and doesn't bother to see us ever. He's an attourney and I had thought we were getting kinda close so I figured I'd tell him about it and get his take on the situation. He told me that I'd be leaving not only my mom high and dry but also my siblings too. and I told him I'd consider his suggestions, But hes' saying DONT DO IT. However, for the good of our family and marriage DH and I feel that we NEED to go through with it.
DH isn't wanting to commit just yet, and we aren't giving the guy the deposit til mid Sep. to hold the place and we'll sign a contract then promising to move in on Oct 1st. Hubby doesn't want to rush into this, so I told him that by the end of the week we'll know about it, I have a feeling though either my brother or sister will spill the beans unintentionally (the two youngest who went with us to see it and both agree it's a GREAT place)
So my mom will be getting a 4-6w notice instead of a 8w like she wanted....
(it'll be in the contract that he's taking it off the market then) and he said he understood why we wanted to know about all that.
He told me that he really liked our little family from what he saw of it and would like us to be the ones who get the home especially since we want to live there long term. I guess he built a bathroom into the garage so that they will have living space there, so that makes me feel better. He also said he understood a late rent on occasion as long as it's not excessive and over 30 days. He said he understands hard times.
He can also get a contract drawn up, something pretty simple just to legally cover both sides,.
I asked my grandfather about this and he got MAD. He basically said I'll be leaving my mother high and dry, etc.etc. Now this guy has cursed my mom out on many occasions, and doesn't bother to see us ever. He's an attourney and I had thought we were getting kinda close so I figured I'd tell him about it and get his take on the situation. He told me that I'd be leaving not only my mom high and dry but also my siblings too. and I told him I'd consider his suggestions, But hes' saying DONT DO IT. However, for the good of our family and marriage DH and I feel that we NEED to go through with it.
DH isn't wanting to commit just yet, and we aren't giving the guy the deposit til mid Sep. to hold the place and we'll sign a contract then promising to move in on Oct 1st. Hubby doesn't want to rush into this, so I told him that by the end of the week we'll know about it, I have a feeling though either my brother or sister will spill the beans unintentionally (the two youngest who went with us to see it and both agree it's a GREAT place)
So my mom will be getting a 4-6w notice instead of a 8w like she wanted....
(it'll be in the contract that he's taking it off the market then) and he said he understood why we wanted to know about all that.
He told me that he really liked our little family from what he saw of it and would like us to be the ones who get the home especially since we want to live there long term. I guess he built a bathroom into the garage so that they will have living space there, so that makes me feel better. He also said he understood a late rent on occasion as long as it's not excessive and over 30 days. He said he understands hard times.
Ok a good point that my grandfather pointed out: What can we do to be sure that his house isn't going into forclosure?
because there are scams out there, and I wouldn't want to move in, and have it go into forclosure with us not knowing it and then find out stuff on the lawn........
because there are scams out there, and I wouldn't want to move in, and have it go into forclosure with us not knowing it and then find out stuff on the lawn........
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