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Hatterasguy · #1 10-02-2009, 08:20 PM

https://www.isoldmyhouse.com/index/MILFORD-CT/165177

Add number is 165177 if the link doesn't work.

I'm going to try this FSBO thing, as a former agent it kind of pisses me off. But when I think of saving the commision money I get over it.

Plus it gets put on the MLS, and I'll offer a co broke. Not a bad deal for $600 if it works.

If it doesn't I get to own it until spring!

Cute little colonial no? I like that blueprint a lot, its big but not to big. I'm going to build one for myself in a couple of years. The only change is I'm going to add a 2 car garage off to the side.

andersbenz · #2 10-02-2009, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

https://www.isoldmyhouse.com/index/MILFORD-CT/165177

Cute little colonial no?

No

Hatterasguy · #3 10-02-2009, 09:02 PM

No! Come on whats not to like about it!

Anyway, anyone ever have any luck FSBO'ing on that site?

KarTek · #4 10-02-2009, 09:09 PM

Wow, that's high! My 3000 sq. ft and 5 acres here is probably only worth a shade over 200k...

SwampYankee · #5 10-02-2009, 09:15 PM

quiet street
area beaches
reasonably priced

Good luck with the sale, Hat!

TMAllison · #6 10-02-2009, 09:31 PM

Hard to find a brand new condo for that here.

What is 2point2 baths? Two bathrooms and a sink?

Hatterasguy · #7 10-02-2009, 10:06 PM

2.2 baths is how you describe two full and two half baths. If you only have one half bath its 2.5, if you have three its 2.3 etc.

This is the least expensive new house in the city, and its in a really good area. Their are so few sales in that neighborhood that its hard to find comps. One house sold down the street about a year ago, and another just closed for $340kish. But it was a 1960's build two bedroom, 1.5 bath ranch. Nice house though, and on a pretty lot.

cmbdiesel · #8 10-02-2009, 10:15 PM

Whose going to pony up for the landscaping?

Good luck with the sale. BTW, new home sales are up, although still lower than last year, but possibly the corner is being turned....

pawoSD · #9 10-02-2009, 10:11 PM

Wow, people sure waste their money out there. That house would be 1/3 that price around here. Personally I'd rather have an older home that's not made out of plastic and glue.

You could get a 3,500 square foot house on 5-10 acres around here for less than that!

cmbdiesel · #10 10-02-2009, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by pawoSD

Wow, people sure waste their money out there. That house would be 1/3 that price around here. Personally I'd rather have an older home that's not made out of plastic and glue.

You could get a 3,500 square foot house on 5-10 acres around here for less than that!

Careful there chief.....them's fightin' words

daveuz · #11 10-02-2009, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by pawoSD

Wow, people sure waste their money out there. That house would be 1/3 that price around here. Personally I'd rather have an older home that's not made out of plastic and glue.

You could get a 3,500 square foot house on 5-10 acres around here for less than that!

http://historicproperties.com/results.asp I like to poke around on this site and look at the houses. The way it is going I will be older than some of them by the time I have saved up for one.

riorust · #12 10-03-2009, 12:59 AM

With all due respect, that house has no soul. I would rather purchase an old house that had some character and needed some work, than buy your spec house. It looks like a nice enough pad, just not feeling it, landscaping would help.

riorust · #13 10-03-2009, 03:55 AM

With all due respect, that house has no soul. I would rather purchase an old house that had some character and needed some work, than buy your spec house. It looks like a nice enough pad, just not feeling it, landscaping would help.

Hatterasguy · #14 10-02-2009, 11:33 PM

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Wow, people sure waste their money out there. That house would be 1/3 that price around here. Personally I'd rather have an older home that's not made out of plastic and glue.

Compared to some of the 150 year old ballooned framed, fire death traps, 2x3 joist, POS's we have torn down I'd rather stick with the OSB.

Old houses are great if they were expensive old houses, than they were built well. My favorite house is an 1890's victorian mansion that was built on the water in town. That thing is so solid we had 40 people upstairs and downstairs it was like the house was empty. No sound transfer. You could blast Ramstein on the 3rd floor and probably wouldn't hear it in the kitchen. The stonework in the basement is amazing, its also built like a bunker.

But that was a VERY pricey house in 1890, quality costs money.

Back before building codes you got exactly what you paid for, building codes have really helped bring even the cheap houses up to a standard. Personaly I hate old houses, if I can I'll tear it down and build new before fixing it up. Crunch the thing up in the basement with the machine, and haul it away. Cheaper and faster than fixing.

pawoSD · #15 10-03-2009, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

Compared to some of the 150 year old ballooned framed, fire death traps, 2x3 joist, POS's we have torn down I'd rather stick with the OSB.

Old houses are great if they were expensive old houses, than they were built well. My favorite house is an 1890's victorian mansion that was built on the water in town. That thing is so solid we had 40 people upstairs and downstairs it was like the house was empty. No sound transfer. You could blast Ramstein on the 3rd floor and probably wouldn't hear it in the kitchen. The stonework in the basement is amazing, its also built like a bunker.

But that was a VERY pricey house in 1890, quality costs money.

Back before building codes you got exactly what you paid for, building codes have really helped bring even the cheap houses up to a standard. Personaly I hate old houses, if I can I'll tear it down and build new before fixing it up. Crunch the thing up in the basement with the machine, and haul it away. Cheaper and faster than fixing.

The older houses around here are pretty solid like the one you mentioned. I used to live in a 1912 house in an upstairs apartment, the floors were solid, and you could not really hear anyone else in the other apartments. The floor beams were huuuge. The second floor had 10" solid beams!

I agree on the cheap old houses, those are pretty scary.

5-6k in property taxes per year is close to 3x what they are here!

I just can't see why people think its worth it to pay so much for homes on the east/west/south coasts. You can get a nice big house with a large property near the coast of MI

for well under 200k...and with low taxes.