Last night I was able to sit for a little while, without the glass of wine I thought I’d have, but decided not to, and make some decisions about the house.
I’m spending $375 on the mold test. Really, it’s just for my peace of mind, to know. It is so scary to be doing this alone, so I am doing all I can to ensure that I don’t have unexpected issues to deal with. This requires extension of the contract until next week, it was by this Saturday that we had to make a decision if we were going ahead or not. Now it will be the end of next week while we wait for the results of the test.
But these tests and inspections are running more than I thought they would. $600 for the home inspection, $375 for this, $450 for the hydrostatic test, and Idk what the termite test will be. So about $2000 that I’m spending on the house that I can’t get back, so I sure hope there is no big problem outside of the ones I know.
Providing the tests come back satisfactory, we will go back in and ask that they reduce the price to fix the electric. The service needs to be upgraded so it runs the house with the new heat / AC. And the wiring needs to be redone in the house, to get the outlets all grounded. We feel they should give back to reimburse for doing that, since it’s ridiculous to add those things to a house and not have ensured the electric supply could handle it. Then small things, like hook up the gas stove to gas from the street, etc. If they will come down a few $1000 on the price and do the small things, then I will have myself a house. The work I can have done before I move down there, for the most part. At least the electric. I can stay at my sisters while the windows get put in, which is something I knew I’d have to do when I bid on the house.
Today should be easier, not having to read inspection reports under pressure to make a decision. I have to meet with the insurance guy about medicare tonight, and also talk to my boss about it too. I think I can save some money going on Medicare, even buying the supplement to it. That’s not nearly as much stress as the house, lol.
My cat seems better, she’s been up and about since I wrote the blog last night, so maybe I was imagining things, maybe she just had a couple bad days.
So all seems well this morning. I’ll have a 3 day weekend (here in the US we don’t have the Monday after Easter off.) But it is an extra day to get work done on the house, so that’s a good thing.
I’m so glad that I have my meditation practice. It’s been helping me to get through all this house stuff, and through the left-over emotions around S. I need so badly to just let all that go, I have so much stuff that’s more important to my life to be focused on. So I’m trying, and I think I have a bit of success every day. It’s amazing how a narcissist can get into our heads, him with his push pull. I think I’m so accustomed to it, I keep waiting for the next round. Hopefully with time, I won’t be waiting for it. Just a habit.
Well off to another busy day at work, but it will be all work today. Not all that other stuff too. Good to have a place to write it out, and have people comment back to me. Really helps me out, to blog.
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I think the termite inspection shouldn’t be more than $100.00 (if that.) I would adjust the offer price in accordance with what it has cost you to make sure it’s safe. If there is mold there, and you bow out, they’re not going to be able to sell the house until they fix it (unless an inspector doesn’t find it.)
The wiring is going to be expensive. If it has that old nob and tube wiring, all that needs to come out. There might even be fuses instead of circuits.
No matter….I hope it works out and you get it with a feeling of peace instead of worry.
Keep us posted 🙂
She’s never had s mold inspections one before, so it’s not common. I’ve had estimated of$2000 to $2500 on the electric. Upgrade the amperage to the house and retire the house so all outlets are grounded. It’s all on breakers but there’s not enough and only a few of the outlets are actually grounded, we don’t think the grounding actually goes throughout the house. So I want them to gone down to cover that cost.
I still think it might work out. I know the house is old and didn’t expect it to be like new but did expect enough electric to run the house. Lol.
It will work out one way or another. I think they’ll take it, come down $2000 or $3000and let me do the work. Here’s hoping!!!
Good. Here’s hoping. You can overlook a few things when you’re found “your” house. 🙂
I really like this community and neighborhood. And the house itself. I just want to make sure I stay within my budget. And really it’s hard to find s house in this town that’s in my budget. So I’m willing to do the work. Speaking of which, I’m off to!!!
Have a good one! 🙂
I hope it all works out with the house thingies! Oh lord, sometimes I am so grateful I rent an apartment. If there are any problems here, they just send a guy to fix it. Of course I would like to live in a house, but I think it would be too much for me alone, cause I don’t know the first thing about the maintenance of a house/repairs, and so on. It is cool that you manage to live in a house! 😀
Well I am old lol. The house I live in now is much bigger, and newer. So I’m not really used to dealing with old stuff. It’s all new to me. But I need to have a house, with no mortgage payments or monthly rental fees if I want to retire. I pay huge taxes where I am now, like $5600 a year. Taxes in Fl will be about $1000 a year, so huge difference. Here we pay a state income tax, but not if Florida. So it’s crazy to stay here. I could never quit working if I stayed here lol. You’d be surprised tho, how much you can figure out when it comes to fixing stuff! Or rely on your friends, lol.
Ha! I do not see you that way at all. You come across as so very much younger, in so many ways, to me. I do not mean that you are immature, lol. Just that the way that you are, to me it shows that you are young at heart in many ways!! That is a good thing. 🙂
I understand completely what you are saying. I am glad to hear that you have some people to turn to, like your sister and so on. It can be scary with completely new things, like an old house and its maintenance needs.
About the taxes, that sounds great, that you can actually afford to live in Florida. How crazy it sounds with the differences in tax income.
I do have a family member who is a carpenter, so perhaps I could live in a house at some point. But here, it is sooo expensive with houses, you have to have a two salary household to be able to afford it. 😦 Oh well, perhaps some time in the future… 🙂
I am so excited for your move, and to read all about that, when the time comes! 😀
I’m glad Maggie is better. I would still take her to vet next week. My cat Ellie had diabetes the last 5 years before she died. Lived to 21 with daily insulin shots. Do you get perogies with the kielbasa? 🙂