[audio-pals] Re: Older Houses

  • From: Thomas McMahan <thomas.mcmahan@xxxxxxx>
  • To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 07:34:08 -0500

Only in the winter time and in northern climates.  Salt and sand and who knows 
what else.  

> On Mar 17, 2015, at 7:21 AM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Does it still taste like salt? May be the next thing that I push through the
> infomercial "edible steel". I will have to come up with some disclaimers
> suchas guaranteed to break your teeth, cause digestion problems, etc. Oh and
> if you experience any side effects you should see your doctor immediately
> *LOL*. Since attorney Betharoni has been after me I have had to be more
> cautious about putting disclaimers on things *LOL*. 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Thomas McMahan
> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 7:36 AM
> To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Older Houses
> 
> Umm, yes, multiple materials are involved I think.  
>> On Mar 17, 2015, at 6:32 AM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> Hopefully made from a different material *LOL*.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Thomas McMahan
>> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 4:36 PM
>> To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Older Houses
>> 
>> Yep there is a Morton Salt, but there are storage buildings too.  
>> 
>>> On Mar 16, 2015, at 3:12 PM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I thought that was salt *LOL*.
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>> [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Thomas McMahan
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2015 9:36 PM
>>> To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Older Houses
>>> 
>>> Morton?  
>>> 
>>>> On Mar 14, 2015, at 8:05 PM, Daniel Crone <averagegrabbag@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> There is another company like General Steel, but I cannot remember 
>>>> the
>>> name.
>>>> On Mar 14, 2015, at 4:50 PM, Thomas McMahan 
>>>> <shadowmonstrosity@xxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Yes, they are pretty large, but an acre of land he could put one up.
>>> Those are for commercial or warehouse storage or churches, you were 
>>> in one when you were up here, the one over at Onarga is a General 
>>> Steel
>> building.
>>>>>> On Mar 14, 2015, at 12:50 PM, Daniel Crone 
>>>>>> <averagegrabbag@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sometimes I would hear ads for all steel buildings.
>>>>>> Are they mainly commercial or otherwise?
>>>>>> On Mar 13, 2015, at 12:48 PM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> My dad recommended a guy that sells these buildings. He said that 
>>>>>>> he or
>>> well his crew woiuld come out and set the building up so there is 
>>> really no labor involved if buying from him.  He said he does 
>>> payments, but if we can save enough buying the house then we may not 
>>> need
>> to make payments.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>>>>>> [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Thomas 
>>>>>>> McMahan
>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 11:42 AM
>>>>>>> To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Older Houses
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Great an acre of land, as long as there aren't to many trees 
>>>>>>> right upon
>>> the house you can get a building, line it's side door up to where you 
>>> want it to go into the house, and with a little work, well it's 
>>> attached, even cheaper if you can use an existing door on the house, 
>>> it's doable with a little thinking power.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The acre around it is a strong point verses just bing on a lot 
>>>>>>> with
>>> structures already around.  But of course if you could find a place 
>>> with a garage already there that would be cool too, because yes 
>>> storage is going to be a problem, that is a draw back of our house.
>>> The good side is that we don't have a basement that floods like most
>> basements around here *lol*.
>>> We've already told our family that if a flood comes we'll just cut 
>>> away from the utilities and float away, and everybody then has said 
>>> "like
>> Noah's ark."
>>> Wonder why they would say that to us?  Maybe something about all of 
>>> the animals here.  Well that were here in the past more than now.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Mar 13, 2015, at 10:27 AM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Sounds like space issues. Space issues concern me because the 
>>>>>>> house
>>> that I really lke does not have a basement or an attic. It has a 
>>> shed, but that will be full of yard stuff. Perhaps they sell storage 
>>> buildings that I can put in the yard. The house sits on an acre of 
>>> land. Little Man and I are having lunch with my Dad here in just a 
>>> few minutes so I am going to talk to him about the potential problems 
>>> and how
>> difficult they would be to remedy.
>>> It seems like I have seen storage buildings at Lowes back when I 
>>> could
>> see.
>>> The unfortunate thing is there is an open house on it Sunday and my 
>>> agent is out of town till Tuesday.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>>>>>> [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of BethAnn 
>>>>>>> LaPresta (Redacted sender "bela28_02@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC)
>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 10:36 AM
>>>>>>> To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Older Houses
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> My garage is in front of the house, not my favorite scenario, but 
>>>>>>> it
>>> works.  Also, they made about a third of it into finished space with 
>>> a new vinyl window, carpeting, etc. so you can't park a car in it.  
>>> But, with all the lawnmower, gardening, storage stuff, there probably 
>>> wouldn't be room to park in it anyway.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> From: Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 5:40 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Older Houses
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Talking about a detached garage, Amanda had a couple of houses on 
>>>>>>> her
>>> list that were detached garages, but I ruled them out before ever 
>>> going to them. I think a detached garage is useless. The main reason 
>>> I would want a garage in the first place is to stay out of the 
>>> elements when they are bad and if I had a detached garage well then I 
>>> am still going outside at some point in order to get in the house. 
>>> Now, that the criteria has changed and shifted a bit so that we have 
>>> more options though it may be that we reconsider detached garages at 
>>> some
>> point. After all we are now considering
>>> houses with carports whereas before we were not.    
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>>>>>> [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Thomas 
>>>>>>> McMahan
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 2:37 PM
>>>>>>> To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Older Houses
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> No he couldn't, we he won't once the property tax comes around.  
>>>>>>> Not in
>>> Chicago.  Detroit maybe though.  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2015, at 1:19 PM, BethAnn LaPresta (Redacted sender
>>> "bela28_02@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Actually for $120K, he could probably buy an entire block in
>> Chicago...
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> From: Thomas McMahan <thomas.mcmahan@xxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 11:08 AM
>>>>>>> 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" for DMARC) <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>
>>>>>>> To: 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" for DMARC) <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>
>>>>>>> To: 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] On Behalf Of Thomas 
>>>>>>> McMahan
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 4:58 AM
>>>>>>> To: 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>
>>> 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> 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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>>> 
>>> 
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>>> 
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>>> *
>> 
>> * To post to the audio-pals group send e-mail to: 
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> subject line of the e-mail.
>> To subscribe to this list send mail to: 
>> audio-pals-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put the word subscribe in the subject
> line of the e-mail.
>> 
>> 
>> * Audio-pals Archive of Audio letters on Sendspace:
>> https://www.sendspace.com/folder/ukt0yo
>> 
>> * Zello users, search for audio-pals channel, password is pudding.
>> 
>> *
>> 
>> * To post to the audio-pals group send e-mail to: 
>> audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe via e-mail send mail to: 
>> audio-pals-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put the word unsubscribe in the
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>> To subscribe to this list send mail to: 
>> audio-pals-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put the word subscribe in the 
>> subject line of the e-mail.
>> 
>> 
>> * Audio-pals Archive of Audio letters on Sendspace:  
>> https://www.sendspace.com/folder/ukt0yo
>> 
>> * Zello users, search for audio-pals channel, password is pudding.
>> 
>> *
> 
> * To post to the audio-pals group send e-mail to: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To unsubscribe via e-mail send mail to: audio-pals-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and
> put the word unsubscribe in the subject line of the e-mail.
> To subscribe to this list send mail to: audio-pals-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and
> put the word subscribe in the subject line of the e-mail.
> 
> 
> * Audio-pals Archive of Audio letters on Sendspace:
> https://www.sendspace.com/folder/ukt0yo
> 
> * Zello users, search for audio-pals channel, password is pudding.
> 
> *
> 
> * To post to the audio-pals group send e-mail to: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To unsubscribe via e-mail send mail to: audio-pals-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and 
> put the word 
> unsubscribe in the subject line of the e-mail.
> To subscribe to this list send mail to: audio-pals-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and 
> put the word 
> subscribe in 
> the subject line of the e-mail.
> 
> 
> * Audio-pals Archive of Audio letters on Sendspace:  
> https://www.sendspace.com/folder/ukt0yo
> 
> * Zello users, search for audio-pals channel, password is pudding.
> 
> *

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