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Originally Posted by CityGrrl77
Ew 50s or 60s (barf) lol
I like houses that were built in the 20s and 30s but have a modern twist to them. The kind that still have the character but are equipped with modern kitchens. Im a huge fan of Arts & Crafts or Craftsman style homes.
So far, I have yet to find anything worthwhile.
As far as price.....as low as I can get lol
No higher than $120K - and that is pushing it.
The idea is that I buy the home on my own and then bf can help pay to live there. He is not excited about getting another house in his name because he hates the one that he has. I realize that amount isnt going to get me anything spectacular, but its ok because I don't want to be house poor by any means. The idea of owning a house kind of scares me though because I don't want to be stuck with something I cant get out of.
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Oh I thought you were going to say 70 or 80k or something really low.
Up to $120k you should be able to turn up something, but yeah it may not be perfect. I was in the same price range and when I bought my house I did end up having to sacrifice some style (i.e. interior woodwork is fairly plain and limited) but I also wound up being in a great neighborhood (not just HS, my actual street/block) and I'm in the Firestone cluster (no Buchtel!)
Keep in mind due to the market you can probably negotiate the price down and/or get add'l funds from the seller for rehab or closing costs etc. When I was buying the housing market wasn't even all the way into the toilet yet, I would imagine things would be even better now (for a buyer, that is!)
Plus that $8,000 tax credit based on 10% of the purchase price.
Come on, great time to buy!
But I would say as you mentioned you should be ready to stay put for a few years, or buy really low to be able to get back out again if you need to.
55 Mull Ave, Akron, OH, 44313 - MLS ID#1548113 - Single Family Home real estate - REALTOR.com® I turned that one up thinking you were really low balling. Not too exciting from the exterior but the wordwork is nice and I would love to have that mortgage payment. On top of that it's on that super quiet cut off section of Mull (not the part that runs to the xway) that is pretty nice as I recall. Plus it's 4 blocks from Portage Path.
That's it, I'm buying it. Someone take this house that i have now off my hands.
(I like bargains if you can't tell
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