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We did the house hunting thing last year. One house was nice, but the master bath was an 8 x 5 affair typical of second bathrooms. Two sinks is a must for us. Another house, under construction, had a garage that was only 19' deep. Which is ridiculous in Alaska, because almost everyone has a pickup, and they're usually longer than 19'. The house we did buy has two sinks in the master and a garage that is 25.5' deep on one side and 23.5' deep on the other. My pickup is over 19' long and fits quite nicely in my new garage.
No indoor plumbing
House beside or near a nuclear plant or sanitation site.
House built on a sinkhole area. ( Yes they are prevalent in my area)
House with old electric coil wiring.
Land in a flood zone
Mold ridden
Zoning rules that are antiquated
Anything involving HOA fees
Not up to building codes.
Open road access...saw a house that required a fee to pay the landowner to pay to use his private road to access main routes. The land was bought ...home built on it...but no way to get to and from without paying the guy who sold that parcel. we didn't buy it...we saw a Hatfield and McCoy discontent brewing on that!
No townhouses. No row home
No mobile home.
So, tell me again how long it's been since you went house hunting?
-- no attached garage
-- bad construction/remodeling
-- EITHER the kitchen or bathrooms needed to be updated (I was willing to remodel one or the other, NOT both)
-- ground floor bedroom (I'm just NOT comfortable sleeping on the ground floor)
-- HAD to be convenient to a major highway for my commute
-- nice block, with curb appeal
the one at the top of my list was that the home had to have washer and dryer hookup. I was not going to buy a home and have to go to the laundromat or spend money to make a new water connection and 220 connection for the dryer. I didn't mind if the washer and dryer were in a shed or garage just as long as they were there.
Also it had to have parking, but most homes in south Florida have driveways since there is almost no street parking anywhere.
Are there really houses without washer and dryer hookups?
My deal breakers are:
No backyard privacy
No basement
Unfinished basement
No central air
No garage
Out of the flood plain
Only one bathroom
No stairs.
Laundry on the main level.
Under 2000SF.
Pool.
Garage.
Not on a main road.
Quiet neighborhood in an urban area.
Walkable.
No mowing or shoveling. Desert landscaping.
Totally fenced.
And I got it!
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we didn't buy it...we saw a Hatfield and McCoy discontent brewing on that!
