North Buffalo Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 (edited) I have 15 years left on an amoritized arm thru my credit union converted to fixed rate. Have almost $200k in equity and now rent it out for more than the mortgage taxes and insurance, and live elsewhere in subsidized hospital housing. Thinking house will be a good source of retirement income and slowly finishing renovating it to add another 600 sq ft above garage loft. DYI with help. Figure can always park RV there when needed once retired and gonna look for a couple pieces of property in other areas to park It. Also have friends all over the country to go visit and refuel. Its a plan. Have about 12 years till I retire at 70. So need to plan and let God laugh. We will see. Edited March 8, 2018 by North Buffalo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 From the "When it Rains it Snows" department: had a conversation with the wife today. She wants to buy her condo she is currently renting, and subsequently is leaning on me to refinance the mortgage on the house. My finances are a wreck, almost entirely thanks to her, and I'm going to take a substantial hit at best should I play along. I'm trying to be cool about everything, but think I might have to read her attorney the riot act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 Wife? Or ex-wife? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 Wife? Or ex-wife? Wife. In Virginia, there’s no such thing as legal separation. Divorce pending once we’ve lived apart twelve months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 Weird. My condolences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 No longer homeless, closed on the new house today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Lol that filter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Congrats man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Congrats .. how big is the back yard ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Congrats .. how big is the back yard ? It has a big side yard, probably 25 feet from the house to the side border of the lot. Decent size back yard too. The house has a lot of "nooks and crannies", especially the garage for storing things. The garage is 20 x 24 and has a storage loft over the car parking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 It has a big side yard, probably 25 feet from the house to the side border of the lot. Decent size back yard too. The house has a lot of "nooks and crannies", especially the garage for storing things. The garage is 20 x 24 and has a storage loft over the car parking. Congrats!! It looks very nice. That's a big garage. I know people living in condos that size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Congrats!! It looks very nice. That's a big garage. I know people living in condos that size. Yeah, we had an apartment that size when we lived in Los Angeles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 So the tree that was up against the new house came down today. "You want to finish it?" I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Where it was rubbing the house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabills Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Plumbing fun! Took the dog outside last night, and as I walked past the basement door I heard what sounded like running water. It was. Slop sink in the basement was over flowing on to the floor. Looks like the drain going to the sewer from the kitchens (we have a two family home) is plugged. I tried a quick snake from the slop sink but to no avail. Plumber calling time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Plumbing fun! Took the dog outside last night, and as I walked past the basement door I heard what sounded like running water. It was. Slop sink in the basement was over flowing on to the floor. Looks like the drain going to the sewer from the kitchens (we have a two family home) is plugged. I tried a quick snake from the slop sink but to no avail. Plumber calling time. You are single handedly (is that a word?) convincing Dark and Josie never to buy a home ... :w00t: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 You are single-handedly (is that a word?) convincing Dark and Josie never to buy a 118 year old multi-family home in the city ... :w00t: Fixed that for ya ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabills Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 You are single handedly (is that a word?) convincing Dark and Josie never to buy a home ... :w00t: We've honestly gotten pretty lucky. No huge emergencies (though this year has been kind of...exciting). Biggest issue we've had was our roof, but we kind of knew about it going in. Fixed that for ya ;) Its just got character! I'd still take it over a lot of the development homes in the 'burbs. I did find some interesting wiring in the attic floor/second floor ceiling yesterday, too, though. It can be a bit of an adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Yesterday and today included plumbing repairs in my place too. (And tree removal and furnace maintenance and and and...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabills Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Only 100 bucks to get the drain pipe snaked, and they did it day of. Took about 15 minutes. CEF Plumbing if you're in the Buffalo area. Yesterday and today included plumbing repairs in my place too. (And tree removal and furnace maintenance and and and...) What type of tree is that? Can you ship some of the wood up to Buffalo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 What type of tree is that? Can you ship some of the wood up to Buffalo? It was a hackberry tree. Pretty much good for nothing. In addition to the uselessness discussed in the article I linked, my arborist says they are known for outgrowing their structure... they literally start falling apart. Their fibers are very straight and don't intertwine (like oak) so they just spontaneously start to split. There was a split in the heart of the trunk of this particular tree; it wasn't ready to fall over or anything yet, but the propensity of its species to do so, and its proximity to my eaves, made me want to get rid of it. The tree company took all the wood. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabills Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 It was a hackberry tree. Pretty much good for nothing. In addition to the uselessness discussed in the article I linked, my arborist says they are known for outgrowing their structure... they literally start falling apart. Their fibers are very straight and don't intertwine (like oak) so they just spontaneously start to split. There was a split in the heart of the trunk of this particular tree; it wasn't ready to fall over or anything yet, but the propensity of its species to do so, and its proximity to my eaves, made me want to get rid of it. The tree company took all the wood. Sorry. Yeah, after reading that article and the wiki page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtis_occidentalis#Cultivation_and_uses) they're welcome to it, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Friday's the day: We have a U-Haul reserved and either Friday or Saturday we'll have all the furniture moved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Friday's the day: We have a U-Haul reserved and either Friday or Saturday we'll have all the furniture moved. That's today. Good luck, have fun and try not to hurt yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 A friend of mine just put his house in Sloan up for sale and I wish I was in a position to put an offer in on it. It's a good house at a fair price.If anyone in Buffalo is looking...http://www.716realtygroup.com/homes/76-girard-avenue-cheektowaga-ny-14227/21769490/criteria/paids_21769490/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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