Someone asked “When buying a house, what's something you thought was minor but has become the bane of your existence?” and homeowners shared their stories.
Owning a home is often the dream of most people, so signing those papers and moving in can often feel like the culmination of years of work. Right up until you realize that no landlord also means everything that breaks is up to you to fix, and these things tend to not be“When buying a house, what's something you thought was minor but has become the bane of your existence?” and homeowners shared their stories.
We live in a 100-year-old house with a huge, open basement. Our washer and dryer are in our basement. Can't open the windows in the summer because as soon as they cough themselves awake in the morning the stench of cigarettes starts drifting up through them and fills out home. They smoke in every room, and in the bedrooms till after midnight every day.If you are looking for a house in a community with an HOA, get a copy of the current rules in advance. It's good to know what you're going to deal with when it comes to the rules of the community.
Have the home professionally inspected by someone YOU find. Flipped hones often cut corners and I guarantee you will find things that need to be repaired or replaced within the first year if it was done poorly. Inspecting plumbing lines and air ducts is also important. Find out when the water heater was replaced, that sort of thing.Avoid cantilever decks if you can. It's the #1 spot for structural failure.
Being the only house on a"non-maintained" county road. Developer didn't complete the road up to the county specs, so they won't plow it, fix it, or do anything to it. Why would I pay my own money to fix a road I don't own? Gravel driveway instead of paved. The gravel gets stuck in shoes, ends up in the house or cars, is dusty, gravel goes flying when mowing/edging lawn.
The rocks were there first. There were weeds growing through the rocks , so the owners cut them short and then covered them with dirt to show and sell the house. Awesome... 22 effing palm trees. Not one less than 20' tall. Costs me 1100$ a year to get them trimmed. Would never have purchased this house had I known. Then one died, and I was heartbroken.
“Unique” homes=unique expenses. We bought a custom home from the couple who built it. Largest kitchen you’ve ever seen. The couple had put cork in the kitchen. They also installed an instant hot water heater for the sink. Well, one day a small hose came loose from that instant hot water heater. A pressurized hose. Two inches of water in an hour on a giant sponge of a floor.
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