Bought a house!

Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:45 pm

Been saving up for about 2 years or so and now I finally found a good house that I can afford. Some repairs to do before I move in but nothing too too bad.

Got all the financial side figured out, just have a few more things to go through before it's 100% but chances are those will go alright.

House details:

Lot Size: 50 X 100
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1.5
Kitchens: 1
Garage: Attached
Parking: 2
Fire Place: 1
house age: 26+
Gas furnace
Brick foundation (that kinda made me weary, but it's decent condition, will fill in cracks and stuff)
square feet: 1056

Asking price: $184,900
Bought at: $165,000

The official sign off was yesterday, June 1st at around 8:25PM.

Some pics to come later once it's 100% official and that I have the key and all.

For now here is the listing:

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:49 pm

I didn’t expect this! Congratulations.

(That much money would get you a huge house in Lawrenceburg, but it would be in Lawrenceburg.)

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:08 pm

Haha, well I could also buy a whole neighborhood in Detroit without a mortgage. I thought of it. I can just turn it into a data center and rent server space.

"Take advantage of the crumbling auto industry to get some of the best prices on dedicated servers!" That would be a funny sales statement.

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Bookworm · Post by **Bookworm** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:35 pm

job - check
house - check
wife - next on the list

It looks like you'll have plenty of room for the weekly Anything Forum parties.

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flowergirlajg · Post by **flowergirlajg** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:55 pm

I'll be there.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:33 pm

Bookworm wrote:
wife - next on the list

Not until I pay the mortgage!

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:18 pm

I went today for the home inspection and some measuring. Took a bunch of pictures:

http://www.redsquirrel.me/2009/06/house-pictures.html

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:27 am

Red Squirrel wrote: I went today for the home inspection and some measuring. Took a bunch of pictures:

http://www.redsquirrel.me/2009/06/house-pictures.html

It looks nice! (But what are your plans for that green paint?)

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 3:18 pm

Chris Vogel wrote:
Red Squirrel wrote: I went today for the home inspection and some measuring. Took a bunch of pictures:

http://www.redsquirrel.me/2009/06/house-pictures.html

It looks nice! (But what are your plans for that green paint?)

this and possibly this

I'll be starting the basement from scratch. It's really damp and smelly in there. (elderly smell) and I want to divide it differently. That particular picture you posted is probably where the server room will go. I'll extend the stairs as well.

One of the first things were doing in the house is tearing down the basement then cleaning all the concrete, then painting it. Oddly, the foundation is actually made of brick! Not often that you see that, but it's more common on older houses. Guess it was cheaper at the time then pouring cement.

The paint will also help keep stuff like this away from my bathtub.

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Bookworm · Post by **Bookworm** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:13 pm

SPIDER!!!!
No, seriously, I've never seen a spider this HUGE in this town. I killed it.

And all the spider's relatives know exactly where you live.

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flowergirlajg · Post by **flowergirlajg** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:10 pm

And, I take this oppurtunity to remind you that WE ALL KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU RESIDE.
I say annual forum party starts at Red's house.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:56 am

flowergirlajg wrote: I say annual forum party starts at Red's house.

+1, provided this is gone before then.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:57 am

Have you moved in yet?

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:38 pm

lol no, I did not get the key yet, I only get the key on the 26th, and then there's lot of renovations to do. Will probably be moving in by end of summer. I can't wait!

I'll be doing lot of the work myself such as painting, though it will take a while given I work all day.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:56 pm

Ordered my furniture and appliances yesterday. Got an insane deal, 6k for all. I put 1k down and financing the rest but I'll try to pay it within the next 6 months or so.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:44 am

Red Squirrel wrote: Ordered my furniture and appliances yesterday. Got an insane deal, 6k for all. I put 1k down and financing the rest but I'll try to pay it within the next 6 months or so.

By “furniture and appliances,” do you mean servers and server racks?

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 2:52 pm

Chris Vogel wrote:
Red Squirrel wrote: Ordered my furniture and appliances yesterday. Got an insane deal, 6k for all. I put 1k down and financing the rest but I'll try to pay it within the next 6 months or so.

By “furniture and appliances,” do you mean servers and server racks?

Haha that stuff will come later. I'm even debating on just making my own server rack out of wood. I can design the cases too and just make everything modular. It would basically be a big fancy dresser for computers, and I'd paint it black to give it the "server rack" look.

First I need to get the tools for that kind of stuff though, and practice. Never really built anything before but I want to learn.

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