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Oscar_Lives wrote:
"~Zaitsev" wrote in message ... Rich wrote: Ignore the realtor and the hell with the allowance. Let them buy the house as is. "Art" wrote in message thlink.net... I would ignore the real estate agent. Instead I would offer a $750 paint allowance to the buyer. "~Zaitsev" wrote in message . .. painted walls a light blue. Now she's in MD and I'm selling the house. Realtor said paint them white. Is there really a paint that will cover this stuff in one coat? Please help....time is of the essence. thanks. I've taken that approach for 3 months. Nothing. Getting a little desperate. Maintaining two households for this period of time is straining the pocket book. Military should take that into consideration when transferring people. Don't be so greedy. Lower your asking price by at least 20%. Greedy, my ass. I'm losing money now...by 15K. |
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MC wrote:
You sure that is per month on the proerty taxes? "~Zaitsev" wrote in message ... Red Neckerson wrote: "~Zaitsev" wrote painted walls a light blue. Now she's in MD and I'm selling the house. She end up at Pax??? Why not rent the house out? While that's an option, and the house payment is about $690/mo. The property taxes are $450/mo. $5100/yr. Do the math. |
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MC wrote:
wrong, the military will buy back houses under certain conditions. My father in-law returned to work for the miltiary (he is retired), However in a more civilian manamgnent position. They bought his home in Stockton Calf for him to move. May be different being called back to active duty and may depend on rank, But I would check to see if being called back to active duty after retirement would be considered. And go higher than the paper pushers and see what your options are. "~Zaitsev" wrote in message ... Tom Baker wrote: ~Zaitsev wrote in message ... painted walls a light blue. Now she's in MD and I'm selling the house. Realtor said paint them white. Is there really a paint that will cover this stuff in one coat? Please help....time is of the essence. thanks. I remember the military having a program to "buy" houses from folks in your position. Check with Family Services or what ever they call it these days. TB I checked on that. Seems the Public Health Service does that but the military doesn't. Wrong. Military at Lackland and my congressman said no. Civilians yes. Military no. Period. |
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~Zaitsev wrote in
: MC wrote: wrong, the military will buy back houses under certain conditions. My father in-law returned to work for the miltiary (he is retired), However in a more civilian manamgnent position. They bought his home in Stockton Calf for him to move. May be different being called back to active duty and may depend on rank, But I would check to see if being called back to active duty after retirement would be considered. And go higher than the paper pushers and see what your options are. Wrong. Military at Lackland and my congressman said no. Civilians yes. Military no. Period. ~Zaitsev is correct. There is currently no program to buy back houses from military members. Congress thought about it for about a minute this year and did nothing. In addition, the program for buyback of civilian employees is very limited. Pick |
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listed a house
As Is - Non-negotiable Divorce Sale. Sold it same day it appeared in MLS Ad. Full Price! |
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OK..... mortagage rates are going up so you may have to take a hit. Also,
be aware that some people will not consider a house with a pool. At least that is true in NY and NC where I've spent most my time. Are you making it hard for potential buyers? Like requiring 24 hours notice before showing or not using a lockbox. Make sure you make showing the house easy. Keep lights on so the house looks bright. Double check the MLS ad to make sure it is accurate including number of bathrooms, square feet, etc. Remember people do computerized searches and if it is not accurately entered the house will not come up in a search. Looks like a bargain compared to Raleigh NC. "~Zaitsev" wrote in message ... Oscar_Lives wrote: "~Zaitsev" wrote in message ... Rich wrote: Ignore the realtor and the hell with the allowance. Let them buy the house as is. "Art" wrote in message rthlink.net... I would ignore the real estate agent. Instead I would offer a $750 paint allowance to the buyer. "~Zaitsev" wrote in message .. . painted walls a light blue. Now she's in MD and I'm selling the house. Realtor said paint them white. Is there really a paint that will cover this stuff in one coat? Please help....time is of the essence. thanks. I've taken that approach for 3 months. Nothing. Getting a little desperate. Maintaining two households for this period of time is straining the pocket book. Military should take that into consideration when transferring people. Don't be so greedy. Lower your asking price by at least 20%. Greedy, my ass. I'm losing money now...by 15K. |
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kalanamak wrote:
~Zaitsev wrote: I'd appreciate any suggestions which could sell this place. Thanks That page says FSBO. Have you MLS listed it? Out here there are firms that will do that for a small fee. Are the schools good ones? Can you put in any info about them? (Out here the %ile on the state's standardized tests are in some fliers, as are the teacher to student ratio, if either of them is good.) I had a house that lingered and lingered, and suddenly the people who found it just perfect popped up. Does it smell nice? A musty smell, which you may be accustomed to, or you may have allergies, or smoke, will turn people off immediately. I'd get another set of nostrils in there to give an honest assessment. HTH blacksalt It's an old website. I've listed it with Century 21. |
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Pack up everything but the bare essentials and put them in public storage.
Your rooms have too much "stuff" in them. Even large rooms look cramped if there is too much furniture or bric-a-brac. Pack away as many clothes as possible so the closets look bigger. After all that, you can think about painting. Be sure it is clean. This is very important. If it's not really spotless, people look at it and start to wonder what else was neglected they can't see. |
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Tom Baker wrote:
~Zaitsev wrote in message ... painted walls a light blue. Now she's in MD and I'm selling the house. Realtor said paint them white. Is there really a paint that will cover this stuff in one coat? Please help....time is of the essence. thanks. I remember the military having a program to "buy" houses from folks in your position. Check with Family Services or what ever they call it these days. TB That program only applies in limited situations like a base closure. |
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On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 17:26:35 GMT, ~Zaitsev
wrote: Edwin Pawlowski wrote: "~Zaitsev" wrote in message I'm always here when it shows. That can be part of the problem. Get out of there and let the realtor do their work. Buys don't want the owner hanging around when they talk about the plusses and minuses of the house. I don't walk around with them. I go into the backyard with my dogs, which could be part of the problem but that's the way it goes. Being available,, for unexpected questions, but out of the way so they and speak among themselves... that's a good thing. Having the list like you have on the web page, of when this or that was installed along with a few photos. Stack of these left on table so they can take one with them is nice. They say no matter the color of carpet or interior walls, you're prone to pick a color that is not "perfect" in the buyers eyes... BUT a color that's other than white can cause a normal sized room look small.. (in other words, painting a perfectly clean white or offwhite room you may not get your money back for that... but a nasty, or purple-green room may be worth the money to paint) I personally don't care for the blue in the photo of the kitchen due to it drawing attention to the size of the kitchen... makes it look smaller. Also I'd prefer lighter color (white) with the stained wood trim. THAT's what I dislike the most... the blue with the brown trim. DON'T paint perfectly good wood trim... Person I sold my last house to was a nurse,, She had perfectly gorgeous stained chair rail, crown molding, kitchen cabnets painted white.... (I went back for a visit..) Looked like a can of white paint had exploded in there. This was den dining room and kitchen...Oh she did this to window trim too... Nice large stained mantle over fireplace,,, she had that painted white too..... about cried... You could light the whole den/ dining area with a 7 watt night lite bulb. To each their own... |
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On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 17:27:53 GMT, ~Zaitsev
wrote: MC wrote: You sure that is per month on the proerty taxes? "~Zaitsev" wrote in message ... Red Neckerson wrote: "~Zaitsev" wrote painted walls a light blue. Now she's in MD and I'm selling the house. She end up at Pax??? Why not rent the house out? While that's an option, and the house payment is about $690/mo. The property taxes are $450/mo. $5100/yr. Do the math. That's as bad as the northeast.... That would be hard for me to take... But if someone is forced to live in the area.. they'll have to pay it... unless there's options across the county line.... |
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Maybe that is the difference, My father in-law did not resume active duty,
just working with them in a civilian role, He is about 70 now, If you can say being on the golf course half the time with the brass is work ! "~Zaitsev" wrote in message ... MC wrote: wrong, the military will buy back houses under certain conditions. My father in-law returned to work for the miltiary (he is retired), However in a more civilian manamgnent position. They bought his home in Stockton Calf for him to move. May be different being called back to active duty and may depend on rank, But I would check to see if being called back to active duty after retirement would be considered. And go higher than the paper pushers and see what your options are. "~Zaitsev" wrote in message ... Tom Baker wrote: ~Zaitsev wrote in message ... painted walls a light blue. Now she's in MD and I'm selling the house. Realtor said paint them white. Is there really a paint that will cover this stuff in one coat? Please help....time is of the essence. thanks. I remember the military having a program to "buy" houses from folks in your position. Check with Family Services or what ever they call it these days. TB I checked on that. Seems the Public Health Service does that but the military doesn't. Wrong. Military at Lackland and my congressman said no. Civilians yes. Military no. Period. |
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The postion my father in-law works in the civilian role and the rank at
which he retired and all the brass he knows is sure to have had something to do with them buying his house, and paid to move him. One point is however, I run accross many people you get out of the military not really knowing all the benifits they can get. Depends on the service, rank, etc. However everyone who has had military duty should check into what all the benifits are. Some may be entitled to VA benifits is serverd during conflicts even if not retired, education benifits, etc. I got spoiled being able to access some of the nicer commesary and PX on the base near here so when I no longer had access priveledges I drag my mother out there to shop sometimes since she still has access (father also retired military). Just wish I would have made a carreer of it then, I could be retired by now, almost retire from a civilian job too coming up in a few years. MC "Pick" wrote in message ... ~Zaitsev wrote in : MC wrote: wrong, the military will buy back houses under certain conditions. My father in-law returned to work for the miltiary (he is retired), However in a more civilian manamgnent position. They bought his home in Stockton Calf for him to move. May be different being called back to active duty and may depend on rank, But I would check to see if being called back to active duty after retirement would be considered. And go higher than the paper pushers and see what your options are. Wrong. Military at Lackland and my congressman said no. Civilians yes. Military no. Period. ~Zaitsev is correct. There is currently no program to buy back houses from military members. Congress thought about it for about a minute this year and did nothing. In addition, the program for buyback of civilian employees is very limited. Pick |
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Chuck wrote:
$5100/yr. Do the math. That's as bad as the northeast.... I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong ... That property tax is in Texas - and Texas doesn't have an income tax. So they raise money through property taxes. In the northeast, you get to pay both. Back to the original poster - are other comparable homes in the neighborhood selling? |
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"Chuck" wrote in message ... Person I sold my last house to was a nurse,, She had perfectly gorgeous stained chair rail, crown molding, kitchen cabnets painted white.... (I went back for a visit..) Looked like a can of white paint had exploded in there. This was den dining room and kitchen...Oh she did this to window trim too... Nice large stained mantle over fireplace,,, she had that painted white too..... about cried... You could light the whole den/ dining area with a 7 watt night lite bulb. To each their own... A few years back I went over to visit A fellow I worked with. Walked into his NEW house and the railngs for his stairway were gone. I asked what was the deal, and he brought me to the basement, where the parts of the railings were. He had completely disassembled the railing, and was painting everything white, his solid oak railing, balisters, everything, white! What can you say?! I could never understand why he had disassembled it all, let alone paint it! Greg |
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On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 17:27:18 GMT, ~Zaitsev
wrote: Don't be so greedy. Lower your asking price by at least 20%. Greedy, my ass. I'm losing money now...by 15K. I can only guess that means you haven't been there very long. My next door neighbors just sold their house (identical to mine) for roughly 2.4 times what we paid for ours 6 years ago. Things have gone entirely nuts around here (Queens, NY, part of NY City) as far as real estate goes, but I'm surprised to hear that prices have actually come down anywhere. Greg Guarino |
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On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 03:19:27 GMT, Greg G
wrote: On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 17:27:18 GMT, ~Zaitsev wrote: Don't be so greedy. Lower your asking price by at least 20%. Greedy, my ass. I'm losing money now...by 15K. I can only guess that means you haven't been there very long. My next door neighbors just sold their house (identical to mine) for roughly 2.4 times what we paid for ours 6 years ago. Things have gone entirely nuts around here (Queens, NY, part of NY City) as far as real estate goes, but I'm surprised to hear that prices have actually come down anywhere. Greg Guarino I think he means.. asking 15K less than value... not less than he paid.. |
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On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 17:27:18 GMT, ~Zaitsev
wrote: Oscar_Lives wrote: "~Zaitsev" wrote in message ... Rich wrote: Ignore the realtor and the hell with the allowance. Let them buy the house as is. "Art" wrote in message rthlink.net... I would ignore the real estate agent. Instead I would offer a $750 paint allowance to the buyer. "~Zaitsev" wrote in message .. . painted walls a light blue. Now she's in MD and I'm selling the house. Realtor said paint them white. Is there really a paint that will cover this stuff in one coat? Please help....time is of the essence. thanks. I've taken that approach for 3 months. Nothing. Getting a little desperate. Maintaining two households for this period of time is straining the pocket book. Military should take that into consideration when transferring people. Don't be so greedy. Lower your asking price by at least 20%. Greedy, my ass. I'm losing money now...by 15K. Ignore Oscar.. He sometimes posts 4 or 5 times in one night in reference to someone saying they have a problem with their "hot water heater" Saying they're crazy to heat water that's already hot... Planters, Fisher etc don't have all the nuts in the world...some of them are loose on the internet... Chuck.... |
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On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 21:08:46 -0600, "Greg O"
wrote: "Chuck" wrote in message .. . Person I sold my last house to was a nurse,, She had perfectly gorgeous stained chair rail, crown molding, kitchen cabnets painted white.... (I went back for a visit..) Looked like a can of white paint had exploded in there. This was den dining room and kitchen...Oh she did this to window trim too... Nice large stained mantle over fireplace,,, she had that painted white too..... about cried... You could light the whole den/ dining area with a 7 watt night lite bulb. To each their own... A few years back I went over to visit A fellow I worked with. Walked into his NEW house and the railngs for his stairway were gone. I asked what was the deal, and he brought me to the basement, where the parts of the railings were. He had completely disassembled the railing, and was painting everything white, his solid oak railing, balisters, everything, white! What can you say?! I could never understand why he had disassembled it all, let alone paint it! Greg OAK? !... man.. Well,,, that's one of those things.. it belongs to you,, do with it what you wish... BUT ANYONE who paints perfectly good wood or nice looking brick or rock wall / fireplace should have to display some sort of bumper sticker so the rest of us will know to steer clear... Chuck... |
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Greg G wrote:
On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 17:27:18 GMT, ~Zaitsev wrote: Don't be so greedy. Lower your asking price by at least 20%. Greedy, my ass. I'm losing money now...by 15K. I can only guess that means you haven't been there very long. My next door neighbors just sold their house (identical to mine) for roughly 2.4 times what we paid for ours 6 years ago. Things have gone entirely nuts around here (Queens, NY, part of NY City) as far as real estate goes, but I'm surprised to hear that prices have actually come down anywhere. Greg Guarino You're fortunate. San Antonio does not appear to be a money town. The only people who think the property values here are skyrockeing is the Tax Assessor. I've appealed but they don't even give you the courtesy of an acknowledgement letter. Never heard from them. |
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Rescate wrote:
.....is a total airhead idiot ! If you're referring to my wife.....she gets it from her mother. |
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bl wrote:
Chuck wrote: $5100/yr. Do the math. That's as bad as the northeast.... I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong ... That property tax is in Texas - and Texas doesn't have an income tax. So they raise money through property taxes. In the northeast, you get to pay both. Back to the original poster - are other comparable homes in the neighborhood selling? Actually the property tax is around $1900. It's the pirates at the school district who take the rest. |
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Chuck wrote:
On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 17:26:35 GMT, ~Zaitsev wrote: Being available,, for unexpected questions, but out of the way so they and speak among themselves... that's a good thing. Having the list like you have on the web page, of when this or that was installed along with a few photos. Stack of these left on table so they can take one with them is nice. They say no matter the color of carpet or interior walls, you're prone to pick a color that is not "perfect" in the buyers eyes... BUT a color that's other than white can cause a normal sized room look small.. (in other words, painting a perfectly clean white or offwhite room you may not get your money back for that... but a nasty, or purple-green room may be worth the money to paint) I personally don't care for the blue in the photo of the kitchen due to it drawing attention to the size of the kitchen... makes it look smaller. Also I'd prefer lighter color (white) with the stained wood trim. THAT's what I dislike the most... the blue with the brown trim. DON'T paint perfectly good wood trim... Person I sold my last house to was a nurse,, She had perfectly gorgeous stained chair rail, crown molding, kitchen cabnets painted white.... (I went back for a visit..) Looked like a can of white paint had exploded in there. This was den dining room and kitchen...Oh she did this to window trim too... Nice large stained mantle over fireplace,,, she had that painted white too..... about cried... You could light the whole den/ dining area with a 7 watt night lite bulb. To each their own... My wife's a nurse too. Unfortunately she has her mother's taste in colors. I do wish she had repainted before she PCS'd to MD. Would have made it easier for me. Oh well, one room at a time. I have painted the stair wall and wet-bar area white instead of that dark blue show in the picture. Next...the family room. |
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"Chuck" wrote in message ... On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 21:08:46 -0600, "Greg O" wrote: "Chuck" wrote in message .. . Person I sold my last house to was a nurse,, She had perfectly gorgeous stained chair rail, crown molding, kitchen cabnets painted white.... (I went back for a visit..) Looked like a can of white paint had exploded in there. This was den dining room and kitchen...Oh she did this to window trim too... Nice large stained mantle over fireplace,,, she had that painted white too..... about cried... You could light the whole den/ dining area with a 7 watt night lite bulb. To each their own... A few years back I went over to visit A fellow I worked with. Walked into his NEW house and the railngs for his stairway were gone. I asked what was the deal, and he brought me to the basement, where the parts of the railings were. He had completely disassembled the railing, and was painting everything white, his solid oak railing, balisters, everything, white! What can you say?! I could never understand why he had disassembled it all, let alone paint it! Greg OAK? !... man.. Well,,, that's one of those things.. it belongs to you,, do with it what you wish... BUT ANYONE who paints perfectly good wood or nice looking brick or rock wall / fireplace should have to display some sort of bumper sticker so the rest of us will know to steer clear... Chuck... Yup! He was quite proud of it all to. I did not know what to say, I was just dumb founded by it all! Greg |
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Doug Kanter wrote:
Invite 3 friends who don't have dogs. Ask them if the place smells like dogs. If so, make allowances in the selling price for replacement of all carpets. Dog owners usually don't notice how disgusting those animals smell. It depends on the dog, and how it is cared for. Every third visitor asks how it is my house doesn't smell of dog. I tell them about my mother's comment about my pets: "They are better fed, better groomed and better disciplined than most of the children in the world." blacksalt but I agree on the nose test, although if it is for dog, the best thing to do is run the vacuum. Carpets loaded with dog smell permanently alter vacuum cleaners, IME |
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"Chuck" wrote in message ... I personally don't care for the blue in the photo of the kitchen due to it drawing attention to the size of the kitchen... makes it look smaller. Also I'd prefer lighter color (white) with the stained wood trim. THAT's what I dislike the most... the blue with the brown trim. DON'T paint perfectly good wood trim... And the main thing that I saw in the pictures that I disliked was all that dark wood trim. To each his own :-) When we bought our house, among the first improvements we made were changing out the dark hollowcore doors with white six panel doors and painting all the dark brown trim white. It made the whole house look much brighter and bigger. We also painted every white wall in the house a different color. I wouldn't have cared WHAT color the walls in the house were when we bought it. Painting each room a different (not white) color was a given for us. The OP's blue walls didn't bother me in the least. |
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On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 14:31:59 GMT, ~Zaitsev
wrote: Greg G wrote: On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 17:27:18 GMT, ~Zaitsev wrote: Don't be so greedy. Lower your asking price by at least 20%. Greedy, my ass. I'm losing money now...by 15K. I can only guess that means you haven't been there very long. My next door neighbors just sold their house (identical to mine) for roughly 2.4 times what we paid for ours 6 years ago. Things have gone entirely nuts around here (Queens, NY, part of NY City) as far as real estate goes, but I'm surprised to hear that prices have actually come down anywhere. Greg Guarino You're fortunate. San Antonio does not appear to be a money town. The only people who think the property values here are skyrockeing is the Tax Assessor. More fortunate than people in the opposite condition, to be sure. But all the OTHER houses around here have gone up just as much, so it's not like it's real money, unless I plan to move out of the city entirely. Greg Guarino |
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"~Zaitsev" wrote in message ... Edwin Pawlowski wrote: "~Zaitsev" wrote in message I'm always here when it shows. That can be part of the problem. Get out of there and let the realtor do their work. Buys don't want the owner hanging around when they talk about the plusses and minuses of the house. I don't walk around with them. I go into the backyard with my dogs, which could be part of the problem but that's the way it goes. Invite 3 friends who don't have dogs. Ask them if the place smells like dogs. If so, make allowances in the selling price for replacement of all carpets. Dog owners usually don't notice how disgusting those animals smell. |
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Doug Kanter wrote:
Invite 3 friends who don't have dogs. Ask them if the place smells like dogs. If so, make allowances in the selling price for replacement of all carpets. Dog owners usually don't notice how disgusting those animals smell. I don't think the dogs are a problem...odor wise. Some people have commented on them just being there, but I just told them the dogs go with me....not the house. Also have them with collars that give a mild shock when they bark so they aren't that noisy when we're in the backyard. I don't know if I even need the collars now since they don't bark that much anymore. They're also limited to areas of the downstairs with ceramic tile on the floors. The floors are scrubbed daily with vinegar water. |
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Dorot29701 wrote:
Pack up everything but the bare essentials and put them in public storage. Your rooms have too much "stuff" in them. Even large rooms look cramped if there is too much furniture or bric-a-brac. Pack away as many clothes as possible so the closets look bigger. After all that, you can think about painting. Be sure it is clean. This is very important. If it's not really spotless, people look at it and start to wonder what else was neglected they can't see. Better than that. The movers have taken all but those bare essentials to Maryland. |
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