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We tried last year to fit the square peg into the round hole and finally walked away from what was a great yard and a house with too many issues. The day after I told my realtor we were done with the search, would rent another year, save more money and try again a great place came on the market, we put in a full price offer, had 2 people right behind us with backups but got a great house with a good yard.
Your house is out there, don't give up.
Cat urine is a terrible smell to get rid of, not sure they could ever do a good enough job.
NO, you were right to pass!!! Sorry your friends are ....well wrong I'll just say.
This is what I hear:
Your wonderful and very practical late father's voice in your ear:
"Thank goodness you listened to me. That house was not for you".
As a pet sitter I can tell you that NO WAY would I have taken that house with the cat situation. Cat urine is one of the worst if not THE worst thing. I don't even know what "encapsulating it" means and I don't even like the sound of that. Just putting a barrier so nobody smells it? Just great.
Dogs can smell cancer, you think other cats/animals won't smell the cat haven? LOL.
And WHY didn't the sellers know in advance? That's some monkey business. It's MAY. Was the house empty for a long time and nobody ran the heat? That in itself is a bad sign.
And I NEVER would have trusted them to fix it properly. Sounds to me like they found some tricky deal.
Now I have to say, I'm not a fan of 1930's - charm or no charm given all the drama I've seen working in other people's homes but to each their own. I imagine money pit when I think of that.
Hopefully you'll find another place that will give you positive vibes AND where the sellers did their maintenance and disclosures etc properly.
Aside from the challenge of needing a specific school district or whatever...it's just a building and a lot. The fact that you loved your rentals tells me you're not unreasonable. Remember that.
Good luck!
Here in FL, it's the slow selling time because everyone wants to be in their places before school starts in August. So there's that. Your daughter at 7 years old has no idea what living with cat urine would have been like. She'll get over it, really. My son was seven when I bought my first house. New construction off a builder's site plan.
Guess what - I lost almost all my back yard with the grading they did and my 7 year old who was SO EXCITED for this house first words out of his mouth were: "MOM I can't play soccer UPHILL!".
Purchasing a house is definitely emotional - learned early in this career to SHUT MY MOUTH and not give my own PERSONAL opinion about a house because it has to FEEL RIGHT for the potential buyer - it's not me who has to see myself living there it's them!!! Didn't read your story in full but OMG you are struggling - it shouldn't be so difficult it should be excitement that you feel and that you can't wait to get into your house - so KILL THE DEAL! so many houses for you to choose DON'T COMPROMISE -
I totally understand where you are coming from. Back in February I made an offer on a home that I really didn't like all that much. I was pushed into it by my husband, my dad and my real estate agent. I had a terrible feeling in the pit of my stomach because it was not a house I could see myself living in for any amount of time. The location was the only plus on my list, and that location was brought down by the actual neighborhood (this was a rural area, somewhat near the largest city in the area). Thankfully, since the offer was placed the first day the house was on the market, the sellers dragged their feet, I guess figuring they might get another offer that was better. They came back at $1k higher than we had offered and I was able to withdraw my offer.
We turned around the same day and put an offer in on a house that felt "right" to me. It was accepted and we closed on that house in March. When we put that offer in, I didn't have that terrible feeling in my stomach that I did with the first house. I knew it was the right place and that I could be very, very happy there. So I totally understand where you are coming from.
The right place will come along. The house itself may not be perfect, but it will be perfect to you.
Buying a house is the most important purchase you will make. It HAS to feel good, not the way you felt about it. You should be excited and happy about getting moved in and playing in your new digs.
Not the way you felt.
Keep looking, you'll find a house that you like. Theres millions of them out there.
If it's not meant to be it's for a reason and you will find a home that is meant for you, good luck. I know it seems bad at the time but it will work out in the end.
Personally, I think a home purchase is a pretty emotional one to start with, but it's tempered by practicalities. If you don't love the home to begin with, the practical issues become irritants, rather than problems to be solved to get to the joy of owning the home.
Basically, your gut is telling you that this is not the house. Your 7 year old has an idealized version of "home", so while some consideration should be given, it should not drive your search.
Move to Frankfort, KY.
Very affordable.
Large selection.
Lived there. Terrible schools and unless you work for the state not much in job opportunities.
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