"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
10/21/2018 at 21:17 • Filed to: shop quest
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"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
10/21/2018 at 21:17 • Filed to: shop quest | 2
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Oh boy... my poor realtor. How did we end up here? Oh right... I want a “good deal” and apparently that means going to crazy crack shacks and potentially buying the worlds ugliest house. Alright... here we go...
We could get goats?
First house on the agenda today (well... yesterday but hangover...) is a 1,300 sqft house 16 minute drive from my place with 4 acres of land and a big detached garage yours for only $93,500.
Well.. except apparently maintenance wasn’t really in the owner’s vocabulary. The house is in rough shape, needs some major updating, needs a new roof, and is very small. Also the land is cleared, which means I’d have 4 acres of grass to maintain.
That said, the garage looks awesome, though it appears to leak from every ceiling panel, and could easily accommodate 4 cars and/ or a lift.
Neighborhood is... OK. Good but not great. 4/10.
Biggest deal breaker is there is clearly some structural problems with the dining room. Interestingly it doesn’t show up in the photos, but in real life there is some serious flood board sag.
Seller is uninterested in doing any repairs so... moving on.
“Carpet allowance with the right offer”
What can be said about house #2? Well... it looks like everyone’s grandmother’s place and smells like someone died in it.
That said, ignoring the tasteful decorating, mountains of shit, and hideous carpet the house feels... solid. Well cared for. Add that to a newer roof, over-sized garage, and new-looking shop... well...
This might be it.
The house claims to be 1,856 sqft but feels bigger with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It is sitting on 0.3 acres of land is about 10 minutes from my house. The yard is fenced, the roof is new, and there is a sweet looking backup generator attached.
But, more importantly, GARAGE SPACE!
I don’t have any pictures of the inside of the main garage, but it is very large with room for 3 cars and an existing workbench area. Plus the garage attic is finished, adding plenty of space parts storage.
The 2nd garage, pictured above has room for at least 3 more cars and some additional work area, plus if fully insulated, so heat and/ or AC is possible.
On the downside, neither garage has the ceiling height for a lift, unfortunately. I think there are some options there, but it would require generous applications of money.
Also the neighborhood is questionable. It seems... mixed. Some good houses. Some boarded up crack shacks. Still, I’ve looked at worse. However the somewhat larger problem is that there are neighbors. This is a neighborhood, not some sanctuary in the woods. Is that OK? I don’t now...
So... we’re going to head that way in a few and see how it feels at night. If it looks good... an offer may need to happen and at $75k asking price, that leave a lot of wiggle room in the budget to make things happen.
Wish me luck.
M.T. Blake
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
10/21/2018 at 21:23 |
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Those prices...
SO CHEAP!!!!
Where in the world are you?!
Sincerely,
- A guy from California
PS: buy the one with the best following criteria in order of most important to least; location, largest kitchen/most bathrooms, lot size, and shop size. Shops are cheap to build :)
RPM esq.
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
10/21/2018 at 21:30 |
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JFC, that second house’s second garage is probably worth $300k where I live.
gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee
> M.T. Blake
10/21/2018 at 21:58 |
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Yeah... locally there’s a 40 year old house, 1100 sq ft, no garage, gravel driveway, asking $780,000. In town. 1/10th acre lot . Friggen trailers here go for $400k. Stupid resort town...
Brickman
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
10/21/2018 at 22:09 |
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House #2 has lots of potential. Rip out that 80's brown carpet and put wood, some tall skinny fir trees would accent the rock / brick, what ever it is.
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Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
> M.T. Blake
10/21/2018 at 22:59 |
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Also a less than desirable part of town. But yeah... shit is cheap here. Also no rust on the cars, no inspections/ emission checks on cars, and taxes are super low.
But then you have to say you live in Oklahoma... which might not be worth it?
shop-teacher
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
10/21/2018 at 23:29 |
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Are the trusses is garage #2 of house #2 wide enough to lift a car in between them? If so, you could maybe pop a door in the side of that, and lift in between the trusses.
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M.T. Blake
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
10/22/2018 at 00:50 |
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Isn’t the worlds largest casino in Oklahoma? Not a complete loss, unless you put everything on black and the table hits red.
SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
10/22/2018 at 06:09 |
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As someone with the land to build the dream shed (at the moment, 6 bays each 5 metres wide and 9 metres deep) I’m still tossing up about roof height because Quick Lifts exist and I don’t mind sitting down under a car. But we also have a mobile gantry and that needs a 3 metre (10 foot) high doorway. So it'll probably end up with room for a lift!
BIGBLOCK472 - wide and bizarre
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
10/22/2018 at 09:56 |
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Mississippi has some cheap real estate... I live on a 300 acre private lake in a gated community with 2200sqft (heated) house with a two car garage plus a smaller garage that fits a couple of ATVs... my home just appraised for $160k It’s great except for I would like to move to the city I work in but $160k there is barely a down payment.
