Bought a house

Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:08 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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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:10 pm

Some pictures:

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

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MikeDB · Post by **MikeDB** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 3:57 pm

Congrats! Must feel good.

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Triple6_wild · Post by **Triple6_wild** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:22 am

Nice!! Still working hard I see lol

165k for your first house is insane!! How much was your down? Guess it doesn't really matter what your payments are and such because your just starting out and it's probably lower then renting a 3 bedroom apartament anyways but wow

Good job and congratz ^^

Garage: Attached

"jealous"

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:47 am

Lots of pics here:

http://gal.redsquirrel.me/?level=collection&id=7

Been doing lot of work so far. Mostly demolition but soon contractors will start on the actual work such as the new washroom and kitchen.

I'll be so broke after this LOL.

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richardj · Post by **richardj** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 1:37 am

Triple6_wild wrote:

165k for your first house is insane!! How much was your down?

UUMMM---

That's $165 k Canadian--in US dollars that's like 50 bucks or something.

But, serially, good for you Red.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 1:47 pm

richardj wrote:
Triple6_wild wrote:

165k for your first house is insane!! How much was your down?
UUMMM---

That's $165 k Canadian--in US dollars that's like 50 bucks or something.

But, serially, good for you Red.

Actually it's not that bad anymore. In fact our dollar was on par right before the recession. I made a killing when our dollar dropped though as I had a ton of it as USD so I converted it all. Wish I had waited a bit more though.

As for the downpayment it was 16k if I recall correctly. I was going to put 25 but the difference was too minimal to be worth it, and it's good I did not because I'm running in the red for the renovations. Almost done though. The contractors are doing most of the rest of the work left and mid September I can move in.

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Wren · Post by **Wren** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:33 pm

Ahh, Red, good to hear the news. Nothing like having your own place. Be sure to take more pics when the work is all done. How does Mom feel about you leaving home? Sometimes it's hard to let go, but I know she is proud of you. I certainly would be.

Now, on to the decorator!

From pics of your present home, your Mom looks like a pretty good decorator.

Keep us posted.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:00 pm

Wren wrote:

Ahh, Red, good to hear the news. Nothing like having your own place. Be sure to take more pics when the work is all done. How does Mom feel about you leaving home? Sometimes it's hard to let go, but I know she is proud of you. I certainly would be.

Now, on to the decorator! From pics of your present home, your Mom looks like a pretty good decorator.

Keep us posted.

Hey Wren it's glad to see you're still around, been a while since I've seen you on.

My parents are taking it a bit hard that I'm leaving, but at same time don't blame me, and while my dad seems to be the most "against" me leaving (always talking me out of it since before I even started house searching) he's the one that will be the most happy I think.

And yeah I'm leaving most of the decorating to my mom. She even chose all the paint and I approved it lol. She's actually too picky which ended up costing me quite a lot of money and I'm in the hole now, but it will pass.

I need to sell off one of my websites or something.

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Wren · Post by **Wren** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:16 pm

As long as you can see your way clear down the road, you will be fine. Property is always a good investment.

Parents always want the best for their children. I'm sure it will be very nice when all the work is done. Mom and Dad may visit a lot at first but it will be ok when they see you are doing well now that you are planning ahead.

Are you far from them?

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 1:35 pm

Yeah I'm about a 10 minute drive away so at least they won't come TOO often.

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Triple6_wild · Post by **Triple6_wild** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:09 pm

We live in Timmins

165 is alot for here.
Could get 100+ acres for that price with a much bigger house on it.

You must of moved into one of the higher class areas?

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:07 pm

Nah you have probably not been keeping up with the real estate in past few years. It's gone WAY up.

When I'm done the reno's on my house I could probably sell it for close to 200k if I wanted to.

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Triple6_wild · Post by **Triple6_wild** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:14 pm

Why is it so high now?

My mom payed like 65k for her place and it was listed for 70

Also LINK 185k, 157 acres!!! 2 houses (rent one out) and a nice pond for your front yard

Not to far ethere

Owner's comments
there is a 3acre lot with 24x40 garage with 2 hoists and 5 hp compressor included with the purchase of this property. This property is directly across the highway and is a deeded lot. On this property there is also a small one bedroom house approx. 800 square with electric heat and 100 amp service . The detached garage also has a 100 amp service and all are on one meter.The main residence consists of 157 acres and has a flowing stream through the full width of said property

Property type : Bungalow

Style : 4 seasons

Asking Price : $185,000 CAD
With Wood Lot

Number of levels (basement excl.) : 1

Living space area (basement excl) : 1,000.0 ft2 (92.9 m2)

Building : 25.0 ft2 (2.3 m2)

Bedroom(s) : 3

Lot : 157 acres

Backyard Faces : West

Year of construction : 1954

Bathroom(s) : 2

Half Bath(s) : 0

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:57 pm

Haha that's Cochrane though.

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Triple6_wild · Post by **Triple6_wild** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:31 am

Still

It's not that far from here, Cochrane district starts like 25-30 min drive from Timmins, doesn't appear to have much for sale on the edge of timmins right now but property values are about the same for something that size due to the location, being far enough from everything.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:15 pm

Yeah, I'm like 3 minutes away from work and groceries so that's a plus. What I paid extra I'll save on gas.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:44 pm

Oh and more pics: http://gal.redsquirrel.me/?level=album&id=23

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Wren · Post by **Wren** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:51 pm

Wow, things are moving along fast. The cabinets look great, an interesting arrangement in that kitchen corner. I like the new hardware look that's being used now. Very stylish. What kind of wood are the cabinets? The lights are very nice too, I admired something similar in a retail store here.

I hope you have a security system since you are installing the new appliances and haven't moved in yet.

Has Mom picked out the counter top material yet?

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:24 pm

No security system yet unfortunatly but there's always someone in and out at all sorts of time, either me, my mom, a contractor, etc so that's good.

I'm debating on installing cameras though. B&E's hardly happen here, but I just cringe at the thought of it, and not having any proof. People who break into houses need to pay.

And yeah counter is all picked, it's another company that cuts it.

Removed more studs in the basement today, only spent like 10 minutes though as I wanted to go cut the grass too. Also broke my jig saw blade yesterday so had to go buy a new one. LOL. I'm using that jig saw as if it was a sawzall, but hey, it works!

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Triple6_wild · Post by **Triple6_wild** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:30 pm

Spoke too soon?

Latest home invasion was shooting lol LINK
Charges for a B&E are on par with a home invasion here I think. Says it wasn't random but It may just be to keep panic down so we all don't go out and buy guns lol

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:16 am

lol that's nuts, but yeah it happens, just not often.

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Triple6_wild · Post by **Triple6_wild** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 4:08 pm

Ya my sister lives on that street and my other sister works at hilltop confectionery there. Shooting had to of been between the store and my sisters place ><

Some teenager was shoplifting at the store so they locked the doors with him inside and he broke a small enough hole through the glass door to crawl through lol Ended up cutting himself up pretty bad for a small bottle of pop and got caught just down the street

At least take something of value eh lol Theres enough crime in that area.

Playing MTG at my sisters like 2 weeks ago and there was some guy yelling outside (by himself) In the middle of the road, Had a baseball bat and a few balls lol
I heard glass shatter and him yell "Home run":roflmao2: No cops even drove by ,Not during and not after, and he was out there for at least 10 mins hitting balls at this one house and screaming. No one was home and no one called the cops lol

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:11 pm

lol crazy people. I am amazed what people will steal sometimes. Like, what is the point in stealing a bottle of pop? lol.

It probably cost more to bandage his cuts when he got home, then it would of cost to just go and buy that bottle..

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Triple6_wild · Post by **Triple6_wild** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:48 am

Like I can see a really hot day and not having enough money for one sure you can get thirsty enough to snag one lol
Even still most store owners won't call the cops and just ban them from the store for something that minor unless hes done it there before so why didn't he just confess and apologize and just be banned from going back? He would have just got a slap on the wrist even if cops were called cuz it's only a dollar. Waste of tax money to go all out on something that minor. So why the fuss causing all the damage to get away? Now hes no longer got a small problem but a big one like he did get caught anyways even after getting out. Thats what gets me

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