I can finally say it...
We closed a few days ago!!!!!!
The previous owners daughters were such a nightmare. They wanted absolutely nothing to do with the correction of anything in this particular house. They stressed 'as is' all the way - way beyond a conditional meaning...the whole way through the process I was grinding my teeth, totally stressed out, not sure if the bank would let a couple of things slide. In the end we closed on a house with a window that wouldn't stay up, a sewer pipe that didn't extend through the roof, a dishwasher that was broken but was advertised as just fine, a ridiculously old kitchen - the homeowners daughters probably paid a 13 year old kid to paint over all the wall paper and cabinets - YELLOW- and you can see the previous blue color underneither.
They slopped up everything - and got globs of dried paint everywhere. The outside condition - totally overgrown - it took the entire day today to dig out just one overgroon flower bed running along the back of the house. And the fire alarm upstairs wasn't hooked up at closing which was a violation of contract. At closing we brought this up as well as the fact that heat didn't generate to the downstairs bathroom - and they offered $50 only. RE said the pipes probably need to be bled. We didn't want their stinking money, all we wanted was the assurance that we could have it fixed and in working condition. When we mentioned this they started acting pretty much like complete b*(ches at the table....saying..'WELL I NEVER! We're going on vacation - we can't have this! And, she's a bride! What is she gonna do - hold this deal up?'.
I really wanted to walk away or spit on them. One or the other. My lawyer made a funny statement saying that he couldn't wait for us to get into the house so we could dig up the backyard to find all that GOLD. You can tell the previous people living there were most likely cheapos b/c the upstairs converted to gas and the first floor was left alone with oil. So technically we have two heating systems to heat two different floor in the house. Crazy. It'll cost a lot to update that one day. Anyway, we ended up getting $75.00 and left it at that. Not that it'll pay for anything, but I guess we just took it instead of nothing. My case was atypical I think (unlike my friends who the homeowners leave a bottle of wine in the fridge for them) because the house was vacant and the owner died - leaving the estate to his daughters (the witches).
Okay, on the brighter side, one day this house will be phenomenal. Just a lot of time, money, OT, elbow grease and patience.
After spending a whole day cleaning, I miss the kid life I use to have. I definitely feel like an adult now..with many adult responsibilities.
It was a beautiful Sunday and I wished I was at the beach on my day off. Sometimes I think that maybe getting a condo the first few years would have been a better idea. But on the flip side, this will be a great investment in the long run, and I feel fortunate to be able to buy in LI - in the town I really really wanted!! And in 3 years we'd have to do this anyway. So...I'll keep ya all posted. :)
The previous owners daughters were such a nightmare. They wanted absolutely nothing to do with the correction of anything in this particular house. They stressed 'as is' all the way - way beyond a conditional meaning...the whole way through the process I was grinding my teeth, totally stressed out, not sure if the bank would let a couple of things slide. In the end we closed on a house with a window that wouldn't stay up, a sewer pipe that didn't extend through the roof, a dishwasher that was broken but was advertised as just fine, a ridiculously old kitchen - the homeowners daughters probably paid a 13 year old kid to paint over all the wall paper and cabinets - YELLOW- and you can see the previous blue color underneither.
They slopped up everything - and got globs of dried paint everywhere. The outside condition - totally overgrown - it took the entire day today to dig out just one overgroon flower bed running along the back of the house. And the fire alarm upstairs wasn't hooked up at closing which was a violation of contract. At closing we brought this up as well as the fact that heat didn't generate to the downstairs bathroom - and they offered $50 only. RE said the pipes probably need to be bled. We didn't want their stinking money, all we wanted was the assurance that we could have it fixed and in working condition. When we mentioned this they started acting pretty much like complete b*(ches at the table....saying..'WELL I NEVER! We're going on vacation - we can't have this! And, she's a bride! What is she gonna do - hold this deal up?'.
I really wanted to walk away or spit on them. One or the other. My lawyer made a funny statement saying that he couldn't wait for us to get into the house so we could dig up the backyard to find all that GOLD. You can tell the previous people living there were most likely cheapos b/c the upstairs converted to gas and the first floor was left alone with oil. So technically we have two heating systems to heat two different floor in the house. Crazy. It'll cost a lot to update that one day. Anyway, we ended up getting $75.00 and left it at that. Not that it'll pay for anything, but I guess we just took it instead of nothing. My case was atypical I think (unlike my friends who the homeowners leave a bottle of wine in the fridge for them) because the house was vacant and the owner died - leaving the estate to his daughters (the witches).
Okay, on the brighter side, one day this house will be phenomenal. Just a lot of time, money, OT, elbow grease and patience.
After spending a whole day cleaning, I miss the kid life I use to have. I definitely feel like an adult now..with many adult responsibilities.
It was a beautiful Sunday and I wished I was at the beach on my day off. Sometimes I think that maybe getting a condo the first few years would have been a better idea. But on the flip side, this will be a great investment in the long run, and I feel fortunate to be able to buy in LI - in the town I really really wanted!! And in 3 years we'd have to do this anyway. So...I'll keep ya all posted. :)
