Would you live in this house?

[tfurrh]

Even if it wasn't your dreamhouse, but you knew your stay was temporary? Even if you had it up for sale, not for profit, but, just to clear what you owed?

http://www.sawbuck.com/property/Texas/75169/Wills_Point/9470280-214-S-4th-Street

Given those conditions, could you live here? Is it good enough for you? Could you make do with this house?

 

[tfurrh]

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[pcgame]

I need a house fit for a king, so no.

I need a palace.

 

[dannno]

I really need a gas range for cooking, other than that, I also need to be less than 10 minutes from a surfable beach.

The inside looks very nice. Something about the bricks on the outisde, though.. Maybe brighten those up a bit?

 

[oyarde]

Place looks nice , exceptionally so for 50K . Property taxes tend to be high in Texas , but if I recall , no state tax.

 

[oyarde]

I could live in that home if needed , I prefer not to live in town though , not sure I could break myself of just peeing in the yard

 

[dannno]

Maybe something like this with a different color scheme

Or like this (again, different color scheme)

Maybe let your wife pick it out if she's still talking to you.

Then again I live in California.

Why is she upset about the house? Because it won't sell? She hates living there?

Maybe you just need to bite the bullet and lower the price..


edit: Damn!! 50k!! That place would be at least $500k in my town..

 

[dannno]

I could live in that home if needed , I prefer not to live in town though , not sure I could break myself of just peeing in the yard

I live in a suburb and I pee in the yard sometimes. Not the front yard of course.

 

[TheViper]

I've been remodeling this house since before I met my wife (you should see the before pictures). We've been married for two years, and the house has been for sale for a year. She's leaving me, and blaming it on the house, saying she just can't take it anymore, and won't come back.......I don't get it. I mean, I know remodels are tough, and the city isn't that great, but damn...I had it up for sale.

Sorry to hear she's leaving you but I have a feeling she's using the house as an excuse for something else.

As for the house itself, for $50k, absolutely. Looks like you've done a good remodeling job to me.

 

[oyarde]

I really need a gas range for cooking, other than that, I also need to be less than 10 minutes from a surfable beach.

The inside looks very nice. Something about the bricks on the outisde, though.. Maybe brighten those up a bit?

Dull brick is common in Texas , probably has a purpose , drawing less heat in summer ?

 

[tfurrh]

Here's a before picture. This was when I first bought the house. Before I knew my wife existed.

 

[oyarde]

I really need a gas range for cooking, other than that, I also need to be less than 10 minutes from a surfable beach.

The inside looks very nice. Something about the bricks on the outisde, though.. Maybe brighten those up a bit?

We have a gas range now , I like it , first time I have had one since the 80's , my electric ones were easier cleanup though.

 

[dannno]

Dull brick is common in Texas , probably has a purpose , drawing less heat in summer ?

Well for that I'd think you'd want to paint them white. The brighter the better, the more heat is reflected.

 

[Ronulus]

The house looks like a steal at that price. The one thing that's really going to up the value though is the kitchen. Some baseboards and molding on the counters would help a lot. However location also has a lot to do with it. But that doesn't look like it's too far from dallas.

 

[dannno]

If I were a chick and I was with a guy who put that much effort into remodeling the place and realized there was no way to turn a profit I'd feel bad for them. The only way I'd leave them is if I were giving them a strong signal that they needed to act a certain way and they wouldn't. Is there something she wants you to do? I mean, maybe she REALLY wants to leave that area, so she wants you to cut the losses and run so you can get on with your life. It blows me away that nobody is buying for $50k, but if it isn't happening it isn't happening, unless you can market it better or something.

 

[phill4paul]

Nice job on the remodel. I'm sorry to hear about the wife. I feel for you. I know how it is.
As to the remodel I hate that these are such terrible financial times and the government 'screwed the pooch' in the housing market. My dad made his way through the Air Force buying fixer uppers, remodelling and then selling for more than he put in. Then he'd put that money into a bigger fixer upper and wash,rinse,repeat. I've done that myself unfortunately my divorce didn't leave me enough to re-invest after the last one.
Good luck on the sale!

 

[helmuth_hubener]

Yes, of course I could. That's a beautiful home. I could live there indefinitely, not just temporarily. That's sad, bro; I'm sorry to hear it. The house seems like a pretty lame excuse to me. The house is nice.

 

[Perry]

I don't think there's anything wrong with that house but I don't think you're going to find the answers you're looking for about your wife with questions about your house. The house actually looks quite homy and cozy btw.

 

[tfurrh]

If I were a chick and I was with a guy who put that much effort into remodeling the place and realized there was no way to turn a profit I'd feel bad for them. The only way I'd leave them is if I were giving them a strong signal that they needed to act a certain way and they wouldn't. Is there something she wants you to do? I mean, maybe she REALLY wants to leave that area, so she wants you to cut the losses and run so you can get on with your life. It blows me away that nobody is buying for $50k, but if it isn't happening it isn't happening, unless you can market it better or something.

I've maxed out my debt to income on this house. my mortgage is for $45k, and that's all i'm asking to clear. I still have debt that I took out to put towards the house, that I was initially trying to cover with the sell of the house. I've dropped the price over $30k in the last year. I'd still be in super debt even if I just cleared my mortgage. IDK how much more I could do.

She wanted me to just foreclose, but my parents co-signed on the mortage, and I don't want to stick them with the payments....or hurt their credit. I wouldn't foreclose anyway.

 

[dannno]

She wanted me to just foreclose, but my parents co-signed on the mortage, and I don't want to stick them with the payments....or hurt their credit. I wouldn't foreclose anyway.

Wouldn't selling it for $45k be infinitely better for everyone involved than foreclosing? What is she thinking? How are you supposed to get a decent deal to buy another house with a foreclosure?

Is she kinda a dim bulb or what?