Buying my first house!

tryrrthg
tryrrthg Posts: 1,896
edited February 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
My wife and I are closing on our first home today! We're excited and scared to death all at the same time. It's an old house (80 some years old) and needs some TLC, but we love it. So any one that's up for a road trip to Ohio bring a PAINT BRUSH :D We've got to paint the house this spring/summer!

The good news is I'll have my own man cave. I get one of the spare bedrooms to make my music room so I am excited. It's small but it's all MINE! :D

Just thought I'd share.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited April 2004
    Congrats on the new homestead!! You are going to bleed cash for the next three months now. ;)

    Regards,
    PolkThug
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  • phoneisbusy
    phoneisbusy Posts: 867
    edited April 2004
    Congratulations. Buy stock in Home Depot. :D

    regards

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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2004
    Congrats on the new house, best of luck with the upcoming work...

    We just bought our new place earlier this year and are loving it...nothing like owning your own home...
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited April 2004
    Thats great, nothing like getting a home--and a mancave to boot! I'd love to be able to set my system up "optimally" sound-proofing, speakers 3ft out in the room, and although my wife is very flexible, I wouldn't want my speakers 3 ft into the family room either!
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited April 2004
    Awesome! Congrats. I can't wait to get my own home. It's almost pointless having a good audio system because it can't be fully enjoyed in an apartment. Drives me nuts.


    Got a digital camera? Post some pictures if you will. Love to see it.
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited April 2004
    Cool man...Just say goodbye to all of your "extra funds":D

    Actually, you'll love working on your house. It's a labor of love, just be sure to do everything RIGHT. Overdo it, so you don't EVER have to revisit it again. It costs a little more, but is well worth it in the long run.

    Good luck, and don't get frustrated....:cool:
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited April 2004
    Congrats.:D

    Sorry to hear that.:D

    There is nothing like home ownership. The pride, the time, the money, etc.

    Good luck.
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • tryrrthg
    tryrrthg Posts: 1,896
    edited April 2004
    Thanks everyone!

    I just got back from closing and my right hand is numb from signing my life away! My stereo buying days are over for a very very long time! :(

    Here are some pics of how the seller's have it. We are moving in this weekend. We'll be painting the outside this spring. We love the charm of the older houses.

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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited April 2004
    That's a nice looking place.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited April 2004
    Thats beautiful man, very nice woodwork inside...Enjoy!
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  • tryrrthg
    tryrrthg Posts: 1,896
    edited April 2004
    Thanks!

    We are excited to have our own place that we can make our own. and after living in a one bedroom apartment with WAY too much stuff we're VERY ready for the extra space! I'll post pics of the man cave once I get it up and running, hopefully I'll be able to put an infinite baffle subwoofer in someday, but I'm not holding my breathe.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited April 2004
    Cool porch, and lots of wood, NEAT!

    Going to make for some 'live' listening rooms, for sure.

    Enjoy it, and man, your buying days are FAR from over. Hell, if anything, you've MORE room for MORE gear now.

    Pm,

    Who was your builder, and what part of town are you in?

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited April 2004
    Beautiful house. Congratulations!
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2004
    Originally posted by RuSsMaN
    Pm, Who was your builder, and what part of town are you in?
    Buescher Homes actually owns the plans and typically does all the building. However, I made a few changes on their prints (cost me $1500 to have an 'architect' draw it up) and contracted the building myself, saved me about 40K overall (yes I'm a cheap ****)...

    I'm off Hillcrest and Labenon in Frisco.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited April 2004
    I know exactly where that is, I'm off Eldorado / Lake Forest in McKinney just down the road a few miles.

    We should hook up sometime, have some cold suds, dig a listen, and tell audio lies.

    Cheers,
    Russ
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2004
    Originally posted by RuSsMaN
    I know exactly where that is, I'm off Eldorado / Lake Forest in McKinney just down the road a few miles.

    We should hook up sometime, have some cold suds, dig a listen, and tell audio lies.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Wow, didn't know you were that close, Mckinney huh? I'm sure I'd love to 'dig a listen' on some of your stuff...:D
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited April 2004
    Originally posted by Polkmaniac
    Congrats on the new house, best of luck with the upcoming work...

    We just bought our new place earlier this year and are loving it...nothing like owning your own home...

    Nice looking place man!
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited April 2004
    Beautiful house there tryrrthg. I love all the wood work inside. Congrats on the first purchase.

    We are still in our first, 12 years and running. I love it too much to sell off and move. This weekend, we paint the living room and are in the process of shopping for all new furniture.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited April 2004
    Ahh yes a new home,

    We moved in our new home last October.We waited 2.5 years for it to be built.
    I started painting this week as I took a week off from work to do so.You'd think a brand new house wouldn't need to be painted but the builder wouldn't give us any color other then builders special white.The place looks so much better with some color.

    By the way painting is alot of work when you have 15 feet ceilings and 9 feet everwhere else.

    Congrads agian,
    Dan
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2004
    Originally posted by Demiurge
    Nice looking place man!
    Thanks...I put a lot of work and planning into getting this place built...
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  • tryrrthg
    tryrrthg Posts: 1,896
    edited April 2004
    Thanks everyone!


    Originally posted by RuSsMaN
    Going to make for some 'live' listening rooms, for sure.

    Enjoy it, and man, your buying days are FAR from over. Hell, if anything, you've MORE room for MORE gear now.
    My man cave is upstairs, it has carpet over wood floors so I'm alright there. It's just a small room about 11' x 10.5'

    As far as buying days, they ARE over! too many home projects now, and my wife is still looking for a full time job. Hopefully I won't have to sell any of the stuff I have now to get by... Once she gets a job, then I can probably think about asking her to let me cut that hole in the ceiling for my infinite baffle!
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited April 2004
    My cave isn't much larger.

    And just so you know, its not a 'small room', refer to it as an 'intimate listening area'. ;)

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2004
    Very nice home, I will echo the stock in Home Depot comment :D
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited April 2004
    Congrats!!! Don't worry to much, things just work out on their own most times. House look like it has great "bones", you should be proud.
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  • wallstreet
    wallstreet Posts: 1,405
    edited April 2004
    Just be sure to block the Home and Garden channel on the TV. that show alone could cost you thousands. And welcome to the American dream!
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2004
    nice hardwood. it's got lots of potential. i too love those older homes.. so much character in them.

    congrats on the new home.
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited April 2004
    Beautiful looking house! I just got my loan approval yesterday and will start looking for one soon. First thing I will do is tear off carpet, if I buy one with, and replace it with wood. Helps to have a carpenter dad whose living comes from building homes. Pool is a must now that I'll be moving away from the lake. Sauna either on the outside or inside.

    Polkmaniac, Russ, you're not that far from me. I'm currently living in Lake Dallas, on the north shore of Lewisville Lake. I'll probably start looking in Flower Mound / Lewisville area, anything that takes me away from I-35 and the traffic (I commute to Irving for work).
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