by "ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo)
Published 03/29/2017 at 09:53
by "ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo)
Published 03/29/2017 at 09:53
Tags: houselopnik
; houses
; adulting
; housing
; massive garage
STARS: 19
Checks all the right boxes;
2 car garage
Turn of the century styling (built in 1900)
10ft ceilings
Tall garage
Decent land
Large unfinished walk up attic (tax reasons)
Wide garage
Close to our jobs
Very affordable property taxes
Deep garage
All appliances included
Unfinished basement (tax reasons)
Massive garage
Nice driveway
Land for a decent vegetable garden with a shed
Loft above the massive garage (future man cave)
We’re going to look at it Sunday, along with a few other options (though we really want this one). It is more than double the price of house we were originally in contract for, but this is the forever home. The other one we only saw as temporary, 4-5 years at best; it was small with almost no property.
We figure interest rates are only going to go back up, so when the time came to move to something bigger we could expect to pay a few points more. I rather make the sacrifice now, while we’re young with no kids.
Fingers crossed.
"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
03/29/2017 at 10:00, STARS: 3
House looks amazing! What city/state are you in? I love old homes. I used to live in a Victorian from 1886 and now I live in a 1916 home that was originally made to house people who worked at a nearby Ford Model T plant.
"Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig" (AndySheehan-StreetsideStig)
03/29/2017 at 10:01, STARS: 1
That looks amazing. I’ll be house shopping in the next year or two, and tall garages are super rare in my area. Here’s hoping you get it!
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
03/29/2017 at 10:02, STARS: 1
nice. we just had our offer accepted to purchase a house and we’ve have our house under agreement for about a month now
"smobgirl" (smobgirl)
03/29/2017 at 10:06, STARS: 1
It’s beautiful! Fingers crossed for you.
"Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever" (rustanddust)
03/29/2017 at 10:11, STARS: 2
Good luck man. Made the offer on my house a year ago today. Probably the most stressful, yet equally rewarding experiences of my life.
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
03/29/2017 at 10:12, STARS: 1
Sweet looking house. Good luck!
"Roadster Man" (roadsterman)
03/29/2017 at 10:14, STARS: 0
Before I read your post, I saw that picture and thought, “damn, that house must have some really nice high ceilings.”
Good luck! As a co-worker of mine once said, get ready to be “house poor.”
"Agrajag" (Agrajag)
03/29/2017 at 10:22, STARS: 1
That looks awesome!
"ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo)
03/29/2017 at 10:26, STARS: 0
Congers, NY.
Yea, old homes rule. They have this character about them, almost an organic presence. I only want something pre WWI, architecture went to shit after IMO, nothing special.
"facw" (facw)
03/29/2017 at 10:35, STARS: 0
Do be cautious about the non-attached garage, you may find it not fun in the snow (my parents have two detached garages, and I can tell you it was not a good idea). Also given the age and height, it’s possible that is not a garage, but a carriage house. Horses and carriages down below, hay above.
"ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo)
03/29/2017 at 10:36, STARS: 0
Haha, yea. We ran some conservative figures, exaggerating living expenses etc. and we can manage it, but we would almost be house poor. Or rather we’ll have to cook more often, and eat out less lol. Good thing is its a stones throw away from both our parents houses, so we’ll just mooch off their dinners.
The good thing is that it doesn’t need much, bathrooms are new, the kitchen is old, but we can wait to tackle that.
I’m also quite handy, and so is my dad, and all his brothers, so labor will be beers and food.
Praying that this is the silver lining.
"ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo)
03/29/2017 at 10:37, STARS: 1
Same here, most garages are undersized here, unless the house was built in the last 25 years.
Prayers for you, my friend.
"ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo)
03/29/2017 at 10:38, STARS: 0
Yay! I remember saying the sellers were being a pain. Its all down hill from here then. Got closing dates? Or you have to close on your sale first?
"finn's arm" (andjeee)
03/29/2017 at 10:43, STARS: 1
This is gorgeous!! Want!!
"Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig" (AndySheehan-StreetsideStig)
03/29/2017 at 10:45, STARS: 0
Thanks!
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
03/29/2017 at 10:50, STARS: 1
OMG! I would love a house like that.
"ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo)
03/29/2017 at 10:59, STARS: 0
Oh I love snow! And it would be a cake walk compared to where I live now. Here the house is on a state highway, and the mouth is about 40ft wide, which the plows push all the snow onto. This means that the bottom 10ft of driveway is the very worst part. My dad is looking into getting a old wrangler with a plow, cause even my quad wont cut it once its more than 10".
That’s exactly what it is, Cause it even has the loading doors above where they would hoist the hay in. Not sure if they still open. Any down side to it being a carriage house? Carriages are taller than cars, so I should still have lift space right?
You can just barely make out the doors for the hay loading.
"ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo)
03/29/2017 at 11:01, STARS: 0
Im praying! lol
"just-a-scratch" (just-a-scratch)
03/29/2017 at 11:02, STARS: 1
That’s beautiful.
If I had a garage like that, I might take to calling it a carriage house.
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
03/29/2017 at 11:03, STARS: 0
it all has to be done at the same time more or less. the house i’m buying needs a septic system so we have to wait for that
"ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo)
03/29/2017 at 11:06, STARS: 0
Oh yay. so they’re going to fuck up the yard and fence first. lol
"ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo)
03/29/2017 at 11:07, STARS: 0
Its got a ring to it, and it originally was a carriage house.
"facw" (facw)
03/29/2017 at 11:08, STARS: 0
No big issues with a carriage house as far as I see it. They tend to be more spacious. You might need to look at running better electrical over depending on how it’s been used, since it probably didn’t have it originally, and may well have been wired for whatever the bare minimum was with lighting. As with all old electrical setups look out for knob and tube wiring:
If it’s there, you should price in the significant cost of replacing it (this is an issue for the house as well, but it is more likely to have been installed and survived in what amounts to a barn as compared to the residence).
"CB" (jrcb)
03/29/2017 at 11:22, STARS: 0
But how many ghosts come with it?
"Brian, The Life of" (familycar)
03/29/2017 at 11:26, STARS: 0
Wow that’s lovely! Where do you live? That place would cost a fortune in my area.
"ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo)
03/29/2017 at 11:30, STARS: 0
Just the one of the late owner who died in October lol.
"CB" (jrcb)
03/29/2017 at 11:32, STARS: 1
Fresh ghosts.
I keep thinking of things to say, but none of them make me a good person.
"ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo)
03/29/2017 at 11:35, STARS: 0
Ok. The future wife knows that if there’s space, we’re getting a lift.
The house is updated as far as electrical, according to the listing, but not sure about the carriage house. Lets hope it’s sorted with the minimum, if not I got an uncle who’s an electrician, and he loves me LOL.
"ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo)
03/29/2017 at 11:38, STARS: 0
LOL its ok, I plan on honoring the house, and making it as period correct as possible, making all the ghosts as comfortable as possible. I love old houses, wainscot all the things!
"CB" (jrcb)
03/29/2017 at 11:39, STARS: 1
But if the person died last year, they probably wouldn’t mind some modern amenities. Like wifi.
"Arrivederci" (arrividerci)
03/29/2017 at 11:44, STARS: 1
Good luck! Just went under contract ourselves on one a couple weeks ago. Unfortunately no epic garage like that one, but a nice brick carport and location right in the city. Like you guys, we decided to forego a starter type home and get one that’ll do for a long while - best neighborhood/schools/location/etc. Biggest compromise was no garage for me :(.
"ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo)
03/29/2017 at 11:45, STARS: 1
Congers NY, its in Rockland county, 30min from NYC. Most houses are a fortune, and this ones is on the very low end of pricey. Most in the immediate area are 400k-900k.
Where are you from? CT? lol
"XJDano" (xjdano)
03/29/2017 at 11:46, STARS: 0
Wouldn’t the ghosts be tripping over the WiFi? Both are invisible so they would be taking up the same non visible space.
"CB" (jrcb)
03/29/2017 at 11:48, STARS: 0
Or does the wifi amplify their powers? What wavelength do ghosts operate at? Will having a 5ghz network be better for ghosts than a 2.4ghz network in terms of interference? These are the questions I want answers for.
"XJDano" (xjdano)
03/29/2017 at 11:48, STARS: 0
That’s awesome!!
"haveacarortwoorthree2" (haveacarortwoorthree2)
03/29/2017 at 11:52, STARS: 1
Good luck!
"ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo)
03/29/2017 at 12:02, STARS: 1
Yea, I was afraid I’d have to make that same compromise, are biggest factors were property tax and commute times. Property tax since that greatly eats up how much of a P&I we could afford, and in our area property tax is the largest part of a mortgage. As for commuting, My Fiance was the main factor, she will be working in NYC, so it had to be better or the same than where she is living now, while giving us everything else we wanted (really what I want, she doesn’t have many demands beyond nice kitchen potential, nice yard, old house preference is all me). Praying this works out.
Carport is the next best thing though! Good luck to you as well!
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
03/29/2017 at 12:36, STARS: 1
I was actually pretty happy with the anticipated plan. they are putting it on the far side of the pool which is an area that probably wouldn’t see that much use anyway
"ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo)
03/29/2017 at 13:10, STARS: 0
Whats happening to the old one?
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
03/29/2017 at 13:17, STARS: 1
i hadnt really thought of that until today. i’m guessing its staying where it is. maybe the old take gets filled. i couldn’t imagine them digging up the leaching field
"ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo)
03/29/2017 at 13:23, STARS: 0
Yea that makes more sense. lol else it would be a hazmat problem.
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
03/29/2017 at 13:33, STARS: 1
Good luck, hope you pull this one down. It looks beautiful.
"Brian, The Life of" (familycar)
03/29/2017 at 14:42, STARS: 1
San Diego. That would be at least a $2MM house here.
"ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo)
03/29/2017 at 14:48, STARS: 1
LOL! Yea, you guys in California have a whole other problem. My sister lives in San Jose, and they have tiny homes go for obscene prices too. What do property taxes look like?
"Brian, The Life of" (familycar)
03/29/2017 at 16:19, STARS: 0
~1.25% but held steady at the purchase price valuation by Proposition 13. I pay a bit over $6k a year for my place.
"ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo)
03/29/2017 at 16:25, STARS: 0
Whats the FMV of your place?
"Brian, The Life of" (familycar)
03/29/2017 at 16:36, STARS: 0
Well these days it’s a lot more than my tax base reflects. We bought it at the very end of 2010 when the market had fully bottomed-out. It was a REO and the former owner tore out the kitchen and HVAC system when he lost it so we got it dirt cheap at ~$550k, a good $150-200K below FMV at the time. While Zillow shows the value to be a bit over double what we paid, the taxes are based on a value that’s been adjusted to (I think) about $600k.
"ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo)
03/29/2017 at 16:45, STARS: 0
Damn! Yea, you’d be paying almost 3 times that here. You take the FMV multiply it by 33%, and then that gets hit by 9% (tax rate). So in congers that would be $17820 a year. almost 1.5k a month in just property taxes.
"Brian, The Life of" (familycar)
03/29/2017 at 17:09, STARS: 0
Sweet Jeebus!