when I was looking for an apartment 4 years ago I was going against people willing to pay cash for the full year lease up front

they should all move to AK, there's more buyers than sellers right now.

$308/SF for a standard family home is ridic

We went 100k over asking on the house we got under contract

New construction is insanely expensive.

Housing shortage here.

goddamn CT prices are buggin

So yeah new construction ain't happening lol

That is about the size we want

Https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/302- ... 1764_zpid/

its like $250 / SF in AK right now for starter homes, was just curious

redsox907 wrote: ↑

10 minutes ago

i know its a moot point now since you're already there. But what would be the cost difference between building your own and what you're looking at now?

i know its a moot point now since you're already there. But what would be the cost difference between building your own and what you're looking at now?

It's just a house that was built in 1974 that had the same owner and they didn't change a lot

Good area with good schools

Google[Bot] wrote: ↑

22 minutes ago

sounds like a money pit

Nah it's got good bones it's just outdate

sounds like a money pit

djp73 wrote: ↑

23 minutes ago

maybe it’s a sign to keep searching

Just give us the yes/no about the septic and we can move on

probably easier being local now

I know it’s been excruciating though

maybe it’s a sign to keep searching

It has no form of air conditioning. Bathroom needs to be fixed. Treatment for carpenter ants and termites, attic access.

Yeah you would imagine the sellers would fix it to get it sold

It has so much else we are going to spend on it because it's a fixer upper so it's not even the end

20k right off the bat is brutal

But if we back out then it will have to be disclosed by the seller and I figured the seller would just fix it anyways

Maybe

James wrote: ↑

30 minutes ago

djp73 wrote: ↑

30 minutes ago

but it wasnt the wild west back then and there werent 10 people lined up behind us with cash willing to buy it anyway

I might be off base but I'm not sure anyone would want to pay for the septic themselves.

maybe not, but at least be willing to kick it down the line? seen people agree to take care of less when they're desperate

djp73 wrote: ↑

30 minutes ago

but it wasnt the wild west back then and there werent 10 people lined up behind us with cash willing to buy it anyway

I might be off base but I'm not sure anyone would want to pay for the septic themselves.

Google[Bot] wrote: ↑

31 minutes ago

how much does that cost to put in a new septic tank? sounds like a bih

New tank probably 8-10k. New tank and leach fields probably 20-30k.

but it wasnt the wild west back then and there werent 10 people lined up behind us with cash willing to buy it anyway

seller had to replace ours when we bought

djp73 wrote: ↑

31 minutes ago

shitty

literally

how much does that cost to put in a new septic tank? sounds like a bih