[audio-pals] Re: Older Houses

  • From: Thomas McMahan <thomas.mcmahan@xxxxxxx>
  • To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 18:21:15 -0500

Well you must withhold the words Detroit and winter when applied to Michigan, 
well at the first part of the discussion at least, or a halt will be called by 
her to that whole topic *lol*.  

You could start it very vaguely by say talking about American league baseball, 
although you have to figure out a way to move it along fairly fast, just fast 
enough that she won’t get bored with that since that topic probably really 
doesn’t interest her either.  But the word winter must be out of there for a 
time, in fact if you can avoid that word entirely that would be a good idea.  
Let her be the one to bring that up, then you can blame it on her *lol*.  

> On Mar 13, 2015, at 3:11 PM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> How do you propose I begin this conversation then? *LOL* 
>  
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> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Older Houses
>  
> Well of course you two will work together, but her initial instincts I think 
> will probably be good.  
>  
> But you can run this deal past her and see what she thinks.  Do not initially 
> ask her how she likes winter times in Michigan, that would be getting off to 
> the wrong foot probably.  
>  
>> On Mar 13, 2015, at 12:44 PM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx 
>> <mailto:lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>  
>> Hey if you can get me into Windows 10 if I buy the Detroit school building 
>> then I am sure you will have yourself a deal as far as I am concerned, but 
>> of course it will have to go through the boss and she is a harder sale. 
>> There have been houses that I have walked into the sunroom or the garage and 
>> was redy to buy, but she has balked. 
>>  
>> From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
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>> [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>> <mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Thomas McMahan
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>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Older Houses
>>  
>> 10 isn’t ready for prime time yet is it?  Trying to get something before 
>> market ready?  
>>  
>> Well the plastic part that is definitely doable.  
>>  
>>> On Mar 13, 2015, at 10:32 AM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx 
>>> <mailto:lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>  
>>> Windows 10 and some plastic over the openings where windows to the outside 
>>> use to be.
>>>  
>>> From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>> <mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>> [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>> <mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Thomas McMahan
>>> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 10:59 AM
>>> To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Older Houses
>>>  
>>> Windows 8 or 8.1?  
>>>  
>>>> On Mar 13, 2015, at 8:47 AM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx 
>>>> <mailto:lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>>  
>>>> How about windows, can I at least have windows in my school building. I 
>>>> would prefer to not think about the utility cost *LOL*.
>>>>  
>>>> From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>>> <mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>>> [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>>> <mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Thomas McMahan
>>>> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 9:20 AM
>>>> To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Older Houses
>>>>  
>>>> The security in those old buildings may have already been stripped out, as 
>>>> well as the pipes and wiring and everything else that can be taken.  But 
>>>> you would have a big place to live *lol*.  Can you imagine the utilities?  
>>>>  
>>>>> On Mar 13, 2015, at 7:44 AM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx 
>>>>> <mailto:lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>>>  
>>>>> I guess we will be packing up and moving to Detroit. I need to purchase 
>>>>> me a school building. That will be good, Amanda will get her square 
>>>>> footage she is looking for, her big kitchen i.e. the cafeteria, and 
>>>>> Little Man will have a gymnasium. As for me, I just need to be able to 
>>>>> access the roof and I can use that as a deck *LOL*. I have the guns and 
>>>>> ammo to live in the area I do believe *LOL*. I wonder if I could ge the 
>>>>> school system to throw in security or at least alarm system monitoring.   
>>>>>  
>>>>> From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>>>> <mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>>>> [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>>>> <mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Thomas McMahan
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 2:08 PM
>>>>> To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Older Houses
>>>>>  
>>>>> Why didn’t you tell us you lived in Chicago?  Sounds very much the same 
>>>>> as it is up there.  
>>>>>  
>>>>> Hey Josh, I just thought of another option.  There are lots of houses 
>>>>> available in Detroit.  Heck you can probably buy yourself a school 
>>>>> building there.  That would be a big house for you.  Utilities might be a 
>>>>> little high though.  
>>>>>  
>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2015, at 11:57 AM, BethAnn LaPresta (Redacted sender 
>>>>>> "bela28_02@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:bela28_02@xxxxxxxxx>" for DMARC) 
>>>>>> <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> My house is in a neighborhood that is definitely considered "the hood".  
>>>>>> I refinanced in January at $130K and my payment is about $800/mo.  My 
>>>>>> property taxes are spendy though, over $2K per year, so that adds almost 
>>>>>> $200/mo right there.  They tossed 26 of my cottage style single detached 
>>>>>> homes on little 3900 sq ft. lots, so our cul-de-sac is very busy with 
>>>>>> all of us stacked up right against each other.  But, living out west, 
>>>>>> things cost much more, it is shocking actually.
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> I could've purchased a 100 yr. old home where Heather lives in Ohio with 
>>>>>> about the same size lot for $60K, just to give perspective.  The guy who 
>>>>>> got himself into trouble with my house paid $263K for it in 2006 when 
>>>>>> real estate prices were obscene out here.  Because he was short selling 
>>>>>> the home, I was able to get it for just $110K in 2011.  A house on my 
>>>>>> street has just gone up for sale and they're asking $200K for 3 bedrooms 
>>>>>> (and they are tiny), 2 baths with one car detached garage.  So, if I 
>>>>>> need to sell, I should still be able to make a little.
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> Thought I should explain my monthly payment since I was saying I didn't 
>>>>>> think the $600/mo. seemed like enough.
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> From: Thomas McMahan <shadowmonstrosity@xxxxxxx 
>>>>>> <mailto:shadowmonstrosity@xxxxxxx>>
>>>>>> To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 9:23 AM
>>>>>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Older Houses
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> Oh mine btw was $162, because we’re cheap!  *lol*.  Then it went down to 
>>>>>> $150 then down to $128, but again we’re cheap and live in a piece of s— 
>>>>>> house, but as Pat used to say, “it’s our piece of S— *lol*.  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2015, at 10:12 AM, BethAnn LaPresta (Redacted sender 
>>>>>>> "bela28_02@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:bela28_02@xxxxxxxxx>" for DMARC) 
>>>>>>> <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> I am not sure that $600/month figure is accurate.  I just refinanced at 
>>>>>>> 3.25% and my payment is $800/mo. (this does include property taxes and 
>>>>>>> insurance though).  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> From: Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
>>>>>>> To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 4:44 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Older Houses
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Amanda did some figuring using a mortgage calculator online and the 
>>>>>>> 120,000 house was going to run us roughly 600 something a month for I 
>>>>>>> want to again say it was 1700 sq. ft. We currently live in a 1100 sq. 
>>>>>>> ft. apartment and pay 714.00 a month. So, given the differences there 
>>>>>>> and the fact that we have nothing to show for it at the end of the year 
>>>>>>> is a little much in my book. So, if the 120,000 was going to be 600 
>>>>>>> something it would go to reason that the 112,000 would be less money 
>>>>>>> than that. Now, as far as utilities go, Knoxville Utilitiy Board (KUB) 
>>>>>>> will give us high and low figures for the last 12 months. The last 12 
>>>>>>> months is a good thing providing there has been someone living in the 
>>>>>>> house, but if the house has sat empty then the numbers that KUB quotes 
>>>>>>> are not in the least bit accurate. I really like the idea of rolling 
>>>>>>> insurance and taxes into the monthly payment so that way at the end of 
>>>>>>> the year or whenever land taxes are due we are not hit with a big lump 
>>>>>>> sum of money to pay. Sure it would be nice to think that I could just 
>>>>>>> put that money back each month and not touch it, but the minute 
>>>>>>> something needs to be paid for guess where the land tax money goes that 
>>>>>>> was being put bac into an account. If it is figured into the monthly 
>>>>>>> payment then for the most part the majority of it will be paid 
>>>>>>> throughout the year. The thing that really sucks is that stinking PMI 
>>>>>>> payment each month.   
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>>>>>> <mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>>>>>> [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>>>>>> <mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Thomas McMahan
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 4:58 AM
>>>>>>> To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Older Houses
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> I accidentally hit the send before cleaning up that mail darn it.  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Here’s another little exercise to work on.  Lets say you guys decide to 
>>>>>>> go for this house.  You should have a ballpark of the monthly payment.  
>>>>>>> Sit down and plot out a budget around it on one paper, as well as a 
>>>>>>> list of possible repairs to do on another list and their costs.  Yes a 
>>>>>>> house payment can be cheaper than rent, but their are other realities 
>>>>>>> such as the taxes, and insurance.  Are you going to escrow your 
>>>>>>> insuranc and tax payments into your house payment?  Most people do that 
>>>>>>> and it usually works out well until they assess your house taxes up and 
>>>>>>> then you have to make up the short fall.  Of course if they assess them 
>>>>>>> downward you get a chunk of money back in the mail like my 
>>>>>>> sister-in-law has done the past two years.  I didn’t escro my other 
>>>>>>> payments.  I deal with insurance as I would any other utility, and we 
>>>>>>> would do our taxes on our own.  Because of that I now pay my insurance 
>>>>>>> once a year and it’s cheaper, and once the house was paid for there was 
>>>>>>> less entanglement with the bank.  I even removed the automatic withdraw 
>>>>>>> for house payment because they double dipped us a couple of different 
>>>>>>> months, and didn’t have a very good explanation as to why.  So it put 
>>>>>>> us into over draw land, which isn’t a place you want to be.  They did 
>>>>>>> the same to my sis-in-law too and she went in and practically threw a 
>>>>>>> fit because she wasn’t working at the time and didn’t have income yet.  
>>>>>>> They refunded her money on that one, but as she asked them, “now how am 
>>>>>>> I supposed to pay the rest of my bills?  You think you guys are my only 
>>>>>>> bill to pay?”  Banks and their computers can be sloppy sometimes.  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Now when you do your budget here’s another game to play which may be 
>>>>>>> beneficial.  Can you run your whole budget on one income?  Everybody 
>>>>>>> that lives as a couple should do this whether renting or paying for a 
>>>>>>> house.  Most of us find we can’t, but it is a nice goal.  The guy we 
>>>>>>> had going along with us to check out houses etc and sort of pointed and 
>>>>>>> guided us along through the process gave us that little bit of wisdom.  
>>>>>>> As he said, what happens if Pat loses her job and can’t get one very 
>>>>>>> fast?  Can you live on just your income alone, because if you can get 
>>>>>>> to that point, then you can start paying extra against your house on 
>>>>>>> it’s principle and have more paid off faster which is good for the 
>>>>>>> credit rating, but if you decide to move in 20 years you are carrying 
>>>>>>> less of a load thus will get more money back to leverage against your 
>>>>>>> next place should you decide to do that.  Or you can both pay some 
>>>>>>> extra on house and car, then put the rest in the bank against major 
>>>>>>> repairs which are going to come even if you buy a house that was built 
>>>>>>> today, in 30 years you will have to had to replace things, they just 
>>>>>>> don’t build stuff that good anymore and sometimes that includes homes 
>>>>>>> btw.  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Lots of decisions, but at least it looks like you guys aren’t just 
>>>>>>> jumping right and grabbing what shines in front of you which is good.  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Btw, I don’t think our budget is currently within the lowest income 
>>>>>>> level of the house here at this time which would be Patti’s income, 
>>>>>>> although it’s not way above that amount.  It is a good goal to work for 
>>>>>>> actually, so we will be able to start seriously working on this place.  
>>>>>>> Get a lot of little stuff done over time, then do a loan down the road 
>>>>>>> and fix the major stuff such as re doing the roof etc.  I don’t think I 
>>>>>>> am going to lift the house and work on foundation, but it would be nice 
>>>>>>> to do actually.  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> But it’s a good exercise to do.  I would run it on your income Josh 
>>>>>>> because it is likely to always be there and Amanda’s income is the 
>>>>>>> variable one, it can be lower if she’s out of work, but can also be a 
>>>>>>> lot higher should land a great paying job.  Drop in everything, credit 
>>>>>>> cards the whole deal, then figure out once you get to where you’re 
>>>>>>> going which angles to cover and get paid off in the budget.  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> I am guessing you guys have done some of this already though in 
>>>>>>> preparing for checking out the housing market and talking to lenders 
>>>>>>> because they are going to do roughly the same thing when checking your 
>>>>>>> credit etc.  Especially if it’s a conservative bank.  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Now I think I’ve completed all I was going to say.  Took two e-mails, 
>>>>>>> but if I had been able to clean up the other one first it would have 
>>>>>>> fitted into one probably *lol*.  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Instead you get two.  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2015, at 3:34 AM, Thomas McMahan <shadowmonstrosity@xxxxxxx 
>>>>>>>> <mailto:shadowmonstrosity@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> Wouldn’t worry about a house on market for 5 months.  Most around here 
>>>>>>>> are on a year or so.  To many deals fall through each time that 
>>>>>>>> happens that just adds more time that the house is sitting there.  
>>>>>>>> Age, is only a problem if the house hasn’t been kept up and modernized 
>>>>>>>> over the years.  There are people who prefer older houses simply 
>>>>>>>> because they are more solid.  The house I live in was placed here in 
>>>>>>>> 1922.  Yes it came from somewhere else.  The house next door is older 
>>>>>>>> and was also brought in here from another place too.  Fairly common in 
>>>>>>>> a town that springs up by a railroad.  I wouldn’t worry so much about 
>>>>>>>> that as apposed to how it’s fundamentally built, there are a lot of 
>>>>>>>> newer places that are likely to give you just as much trouble if not 
>>>>>>>> more.  
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> Any house is going to have ongoing mantainence of some kind.  Sided 
>>>>>>>> house are nice but siding fades over the years for example and 
>>>>>>>> eventually would need replacing.  Wooden houses have their things that 
>>>>>>>> have to be done, and so would brick, but brick is the best option as 
>>>>>>>> far as I’m concerned accept maybe when a big earthquake comes, then I 
>>>>>>>> would favor a wooden house, but what are the chances of that huh?  
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> I don’t know the market down there anymore so don’t know if that is a 
>>>>>>>> low ball figure on that house or not, but I can tell you it is larger 
>>>>>>>> than mine is and mine is two stories, but so is it’s price too.  
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> Go through it with a fine tooth comb with the idea of what has to be 
>>>>>>>> fixed now, and then in the next 5 years and what would be ongoing over 
>>>>>>>> the years, I don’t think for the long term ongoing it will be much 
>>>>>>>> different than a 10 year old house verses the 60 year old house, but 
>>>>>>>> agin it is a matter of what would immediately have to be worked on.  
>>>>>>>> When was the house last occupied too?  A house that hasn’t been 
>>>>>>>> occupied for a good while can have problems such as drainage because 
>>>>>>>> they haven’t been flushed etc.  It sounds like you already have 
>>>>>>>> someone with you who knows how to examine a foundation well and give 
>>>>>>>> you an idea of what would have to be done and when which is good.  
>>>>>>>> Same with tuck pointing brick etc.  
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> It may be sitting on market because folks think it’s to high also, but 
>>>>>>>> you are going to drop in a price and they will take it or leave it, or 
>>>>>>>> you both the buyer and seller will eventually come up with something 
>>>>>>>> in the middle, or the seller is going to have an empty house on their 
>>>>>>>> hands.  
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> What heating and cooling does it have, and when was it installed too 
>>>>>>>> that is a factor, a 30 year old furnace is getting kind of old in this 
>>>>>>>> part of the world, but most of our furnaces are gas and they do have 
>>>>>>>> to work pretty hard for a good part of the year.  Does it have any 
>>>>>>>> chimnies, and where do they run through the house.  Ones that run 
>>>>>>>> through centers of houses on the surface are nice, but when they have 
>>>>>>>> to be worked on they are a lot more work.  Of course where you live a 
>>>>>>>> lot of homes are electric heat and electric water heat, which is 
>>>>>>>> another thing to add to your check list, how old is the water heater 
>>>>>>>> and when will you be replacing that.  A brand new house obviously you 
>>>>>>>> would get to wait a while before doing that, but chances are you would 
>>>>>>>> have to do it eventually, or have your price knocked down when you are 
>>>>>>>> selling it, or when your descendants are selling it.  But that goes 
>>>>>>>> with any house again.  
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> What neighborhood is it in?  How accessible is it to you.  Pretend 
>>>>>>>> Amanda had to leave town for a Month and start your math, what is easy 
>>>>>>>> to get to via walking etc.  Maybe that isn’t a problem for you at this 
>>>>>>>> moment, but life can always hand you changes, and well, next thing you 
>>>>>>>> know, you are walking to the grocery store if you know what I mean.  
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> Find out what their highest bills were for each utility in the last 
>>>>>>>> year it was occupied if you can, you need that in planning a general 
>>>>>>>> budget.  I don’t know your property tax situation anymore, but here 
>>>>>>>> they just give an estimate from the seller, but the problem is, that 
>>>>>>>> if the sell lived in the house for a long time you might get a little 
>>>>>>>> surprise when the annual taxes come.  Our’s wasn’t a surprise because 
>>>>>>>> the previous owner hadn’t lived or owned the house for to long.
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> So it becomes also a matter of do you get a house that you won’t have 
>>>>>>>> to do any work or as little work as possible on, verses one that may 
>>>>>>>> have to have some work done, or one that is a fixer upper.  We bought 
>>>>>>>> a fixer upper, but when we bought it was a seller’s market, it 
>>>>>>>> definitely isn’t that nowadays, so we went for a house we knew we 
>>>>>>>> could likely get.  Well the trade off is that it’s needed work done on 
>>>>>>>> it and still does actually, but likely we would at least get some 
>>>>>>>> money back when we sell it.  Maybe not a lot but probably some when 
>>>>>>>> all is said and done, and of course the sell of this place could be 
>>>>>>>> the lverage to getting a better place.  It’s probably what you parents 
>>>>>>>> did, if not them then your grand parents did, that is more the normal 
>>>>>>>> thing in history.  Well up until recently where you have people who 
>>>>>>>> expect to buy a brand new house that is larger than what their parents 
>>>>>>>> owned as their first house.  Well if it can be swung, go for it, but 
>>>>>>>> to me it’s a little unrealistic, well to my income level it is *lol*.  
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> What appliances are already there, and how quickly do you think you 
>>>>>>>> will be having to replace say: stove, washer, or more of a bear 
>>>>>>>> dishwasher?  What about cabinetry etc, is Amanda happy with that, 
>>>>>>>> having that done can also be expensive unless you have someone who 
>>>>>>>> works with you to give you a break.  How much stuff will you guys do 
>>>>>>>> on your own for modifications verses having to hire outsiders.  So yes 
>>>>>>>> the advantage of a new place is that you won’t have to do that, but I 
>>>>>>>> guarantee you will pay up front for that, but that is why newer houses 
>>>>>>>> don’t stay on market long.  
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> So then it falls back to degree of work and mantainence that has to be 
>>>>>>>> done.  
>>>>>>>>> On Mar 11, 2015, at 9:41 PM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx 
>>>>>>>>> <mailto:lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>>>   We are finding tons of older houses that we absolutely love. When I 
>>>>>>>>> say older I am talking 1950’s. I am struggling with this a bit though 
>>>>>>>>> because I am looking ahead, past when I am living there. Or rather to 
>>>>>>>>> the point that I am ready to not live there anymore. So, when I get 
>>>>>>>>> to the point of not wanting to live there anymore it could be 10, 20, 
>>>>>>>>> 30 or more years down the road, but I am sure there will come a time 
>>>>>>>>> that I am ready to move on. If this is not the case and I stay there 
>>>>>>>>> until I die then it is not a concern, However, a 1950 house that I 
>>>>>>>>> live in for 20 years will then be 85 years old. I know the specific 
>>>>>>>>> house that we are looking at has been on the market for right about 5 
>>>>>>>>> months. So, what do you all think, do you think I would have trouble 
>>>>>>>>> selling an 85 year old home? It is on the market for 5 months at the 
>>>>>>>>> age of 65 years old. It is right about 112,000.00 right now without 
>>>>>>>>> negotiating a lower price. Do you think I would be able to get my 
>>>>>>>>> money back? If it is not a major concern, the age of the house, then 
>>>>>>>>> I will not let it sway my decision, but taking into consideration 
>>>>>>>>> that it is an all brick rancher with over 1700 sq. ft. and it is 
>>>>>>>>> almost 100,000.00 and still on the market concerns me regardless how 
>>>>>>>>> beautiful the house seems right now.         

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