lazz
Stainless
- Joined
- Feb 12, 2012
- Location
- The warm desert of Phoenix Arizona
We bought this house in 1985. Made all the payments till they quit sending bills.
And now the wife and I are pretty much retired....Everything we came to Phoenix for no loner matters. The middle class neighborhood we started in has lost ground the last few years. So the wife and I have been looking for about 6 years.... And we found a place.
A 2 story 2250 plus square foot 1910 Craftsman Tutor in a small town about 100 miles east of us. The climate is cooler than here but not too much so. The big snow storm of 1997 dropped almost 4" of snow on the town and closed schools for several days. We can live with that.
The present owners bought the home in 2004. They put some money into the place. a new sewer line to the street, new 200 amp electrical box, replaced the plumbing with plex, a new kitchen and bath. and so on.
Right now the home needs a new roof, and the landscaping is not so nice. The shop is about 850 square feet of 1920 carriage house, barn, horse stall, garage. 4 rooms sharing common walls and no connecting doors. In the attic and basement there is knob and tube electrical.
The owners have listed the house with a realtor 3 times I am aware of, in 2007, 2010 then 2015. The last reality listing ran out around Christmas. After lookin we decided to leave a note on the door and ask if they were interested in selling the place. The answer came back quick and loud... YES
According to the county tax records, they are asking $12,000 more than they paid in 2004. Something feels wrong....
After our meeting with the owners my next step is to get a home inspector to look at the place. Then we will make some decissions and go from there.
So guys what am I missing? What should I look for?
And now the wife and I are pretty much retired....Everything we came to Phoenix for no loner matters. The middle class neighborhood we started in has lost ground the last few years. So the wife and I have been looking for about 6 years.... And we found a place.
A 2 story 2250 plus square foot 1910 Craftsman Tutor in a small town about 100 miles east of us. The climate is cooler than here but not too much so. The big snow storm of 1997 dropped almost 4" of snow on the town and closed schools for several days. We can live with that.
The present owners bought the home in 2004. They put some money into the place. a new sewer line to the street, new 200 amp electrical box, replaced the plumbing with plex, a new kitchen and bath. and so on.
Right now the home needs a new roof, and the landscaping is not so nice. The shop is about 850 square feet of 1920 carriage house, barn, horse stall, garage. 4 rooms sharing common walls and no connecting doors. In the attic and basement there is knob and tube electrical.
The owners have listed the house with a realtor 3 times I am aware of, in 2007, 2010 then 2015. The last reality listing ran out around Christmas. After lookin we decided to leave a note on the door and ask if they were interested in selling the place. The answer came back quick and loud... YES
According to the county tax records, they are asking $12,000 more than they paid in 2004. Something feels wrong....
After our meeting with the owners my next step is to get a home inspector to look at the place. Then we will make some decissions and go from there.
So guys what am I missing? What should I look for?