1st time home ownership... Thoughts?

What do you think?

Nice floors

What do you think?

Nice floors

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I bit the bullet and went for a 15 year fixed. A little more but nice now not having a House payment.
Its GREAT being free of that. Now looking IN Montana FOR A PLACE TO RETIRE. Will miss the Ocean but seems like the Albacore bite has been better up North so a two or three day trip to Astoria to get that fix. Just my opinion. Its a little better than renting in that you will own it in time. I NEVER refinanced like my friends and I own and they are in another round of 30 year mortgage.

Thanks, guys.

We definitely plan on THOROUGH inspections if our offer is accepted. The house has been rehabbed recently, including foundation work (shear walls, tie downs, and minor cribbing in a couple areas), kitchen upgrades, new furnace, etc. I also crawled all around all the crawl spaces and did not see (or smell) any water or pest damage.

Fingers crossed...

Good luck Alex, looks like a nice place.

Thanks, Soleman!

I think it would do just fine for us. We don't need a mansion, just somewhere comfortable.

Another thing to check is the Megan's law database.  The results can garner a surprising amount of negotiation leverage . . .

http://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/

How could a potential buyer leverage registered sex offenders for a lower price? Sorta-serious question.

How could a potential buyer leverage registered sex offenders for a lower price? Sorta-serious question.

maybe if it was known by the seller and not disclosed?

How could a potential buyer leverage registered sex offenders for a lower price? Sorta-serious question.

maybe if it was known by the seller and not disclosed?

It's public, though.

Televise the sewer lateral

The sex offender thing does not have to be disclosed because it's already public info. There is in fact a registered sex offender in the area, but that's going to be the case in just about any neighborhood I can afford. Take a look at the maps, they are scary and creepy...

Televise the sewer lateral

Good tip. Sewer lateral has already been done, so we're good there.

Sweeeeet

How could a potential buyer leverage registered sex offenders for a lower price? Sorta-serious question.

maybe if it was known by the seller and not disclosed?

It's public, though.

see i would never would have even thought about this in my house search, and if i found out after the fact, well....now i need to look at some new things, thanks, cameron