we are on that "journey" of buying a house (specifically, the looking stage) and I just realized there's a whole bunch of people who do house negging
please please please talk me out of a fixer-upper
also: have realized that some adhd brains really really love the novelty of problem-solving, which is um inherent in a fixer-upper
@danhon Do you like to fix houses? Is money really tight (or do you have TON of it to pay contractors)? If the answer to BOTH of those is yes, then by all means buy a fixer upper, otherwise maybe don't? I just bought a house in August, one that was "priced to sell" (i.e. deferred maintenance) and while it worked for me (I don't care or even see a lot of the broken stuff) it's really not for everyone. Happy talk more about any of it. Also renting, for some people, can be the right move.
@danhon Just make sure you get a really good inspection so you know WHAT you're fixing. Also, I know you're a parent, so make sure bringing your kids along for a fixer journey makes sense. Don't be my dad who thought this situation was just fine. https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomwest/45833730
@oddletters @danhon That is me! And Botticelli the dog. IIRC all that came with that house was some nice neighbors. The second house (the one we JUST SOLD LAST MONTH) came with a three-hole outhouse, a dangerous silo and barn, and a lot of squirrel skeletons in the wall. And a bone grinder in the basement. (was a farmhouse, my folks bought it from the farming family)
@oddletters @danhon 1. taking apart the walls to rebuild them. Farmers would often insulate with corn cobs some of which still had tasty bits on them
2. Nope but we did eventually give the bone grinder to the town's historical society