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Not to get off topic, but I've never seen Cucking ever say anything to warrant getting name called.
Nothing but cool IMO... Pretty refreshing for a person from Sacramento.
The inside is no longer 50's looking, which actually is a good thing. I don't know how many times I wanted to take a sledgehammer to that Pepto Bismal pink tile in the front bathroom that was so popular back then, apparently.
I LOVE the 50's bathrooms, including the pepto tiles.
Not to get off topic, but I've never seen Cucking ever say anything to warrant getting name called.
Nothing but cool IMO... Pretty refreshing for a person from Sacramento.
Yea i think its most of the angsty teens that cant imagine an actual woman would be using the internet...they also hate the fact that she wont show her picture...lol...i woudlnt either...ESPECIALLY if i was a woman.
my wife works around violent sexual offenders for her job...those guys are good at picking like that out of innane stuff like spurs messageboards.
I can't stand Sacramento, I just like the Kings.
Lived just about an hour away for the last ten years, but was born, raised and spent most of my life back and forth between southern CA and the bay area. Just for the record.
I agree. I think a vacant house automatically looks cleaner and more spacious. When I have looked for homes (being military, that was happening about every 3 years for the first 15!) I personally am distracted by the occupants' taste in decor. I either think that the place is really ugly or that I could never get it to look as nice with the things I own.
I LOVE the 50's bathrooms, including the pepto tiles.
That bathroom was the ugliest room in my house. The previous owners hadn't maintained it very well and it was just hideous all the way around. It probably would have been a lot prettier if everything else, like the cabinets, the commode, the wallpaper/paint, the fixtures, the flooring, etc., weren't in the worst condition imaginable. It's all pretty now, though.
I think if you go very minimal with your furniture and what not, it is not so bad. For instance i always LOVE how the model houses look in new neighborhoods, and can never get my stuff to look as good as they do.
I'm just a retro nut.
That bathroom was the ugliest room in my house. The previous owners hadn't maintained it very well and it was just hideous all the way around. It probably would have been a lot prettier if everything else, like the cabinets, the commode, the wallpaper/paint, the fixtures, the flooring, etc., weren't in the worst condition imaginable. It's all pretty now, though.
The city I moved out of had a TON of building in the late 40's-early 50's, so I'd show a lot of houses that still had gorgeous post-war details -- the pink/turquoise bathrooms, built-ins, even a few places with the Kitchen-Aid steel kitchen cabinets (a thing of beauty) -- and I'd have to keep quiet when overhearing people talk about their planned destruction of said details.
But a piece of me died inside, every time.
Funt, you ignorant....
Nah.
My husband and I bought a rental property a few months ago (I am thinking of foregoing my medical career to become a slum lord) but we looked for a LONG time. The one we got is from the 50's, someone had tried to "flip it" but ran out of money. It already had new roof, new central air, new windows, new bathroom, and new kitchen. We bought for $15,000 under appraisal so I think I can bring it back real nice for cheap. We'll see how it goes!!
My friend had his rental house on the market for 4 months and it didn't sell. The market is not what it was a few years ago.
For the square footage, your price doesn't seem too bad.
My house is 1,600 sq feet and I would probably sell for 165,000 to 170,000. My neighbor had a similar house that sold for 170,000 in two weeks.
I am going to wait to sell my house and hope that the value goes up. I live in Sonoma Ranch off of 1604...so there are $1,000,000 houses in my area. I'm hoping that brings my home value up.
makes sense.I can't stand Sacramento, I just like the Kings.
Lived just about an hour away for the last ten years, but was born, raised and spent most of my life back and forth between southern CA and the bay area. Just for the record.
Im not a big northern california fan, I dunno, its just weird up here.
I love socal.
If I had the money I would definately move to the Del Mar, or Newport Beach area.
Absolutely perfect.
People have pet allergies- no matter how sanitary you are.
I built new.
Stage that motha a and it'll sell in a couple of weeks... tops...
the problem is most of you couldn't stage .
what are the tickets different?
A couple suggestions:
Have a friend who doesn't own pets come by and give the place a "smell" test. Sometimes when you live with pets, you get used to the smell. It's best to get an unbiased nose in there just in case.
Get as much info as you can on the other houses with the same floorplan. Then try to differentiate your house. When people are buying homes, it is incredible how much an emotional response often trumps logic. Good staging, better paint colors, an inviting front porch and planting area (curb appeal) are all relatively inexpensive ways to get people to choose yours over the others.
If you're stuck trying to come up with ideas, take a look at other houses in your area that sold fast. Don't be afraid to spend a couple hundred dollars to have a staging expert or designer come out and give you an evaluation / suggestions for some low-cost things to do that will make the house more desireable.
Good luck and congrats on the baby!
I was in SoCal, the Bay Area, and Seattle about two weeks ago. I have to say it was one of the most enjoyable trips I taken in the past couple years.
Aside from a taxi to and from the airport to the hotel, I walked everywhere in San Francisco - two solid days of walking. During the 5 minute walk from the terminal to my car back to Austin I sweat more than in those two days.
SoCal was great too. San Diego, Carlsbad, some time in the desert... stayed out of LA aside from lunch in El Segundo just before going to LAX to head north to Seattle.
I love Austin, but if I had to move I could see myself in the Bay Area or SoCal.
All it takes is money. The sub $200K house/lot we have in Dallas would cost in excess of $1 mill in either SoCal or the Bay.
Be positive and make sure the realtor you picked is one that is very good at communicating to you exactly what needs to be done up front. You don't want someone to blow smoke up your ass and tell you how great your house is. You already know it's great. You need someone who can be honest about what needs to be done so that your house will kick the other comparison houses in the A$$.
When we sold our home in Late February/early March, I think, we had it on the market for 10-12 days. I wasn't terribly patient and started getting worried at about day 8 or 9. We got everything we wanted. We lived in the Stone Oak Area. I saw someone else on here saying homes were sitting on the market for a long time in my area. From what I saw, there were a couple, but those were definitely in the minority. The main issue i saw with those homes was that they usually backed up to one of the main streets, like Wilderness Oak or Stone Oak. People don;t like having their home and backyard on display for everyone who drives by to see.
Best of luck to you.
On a tangent, but how is this: even after currency difference, the houses you are talking about cost in the low 200ks in Australian dollars. Similar sized houses in the outer suburbs of Canberra where I live are 400k+. Housing is comparatively HALF THE PRICE in SA that it is in Canberra!?
http://allhomes.com.au/c/ah?a=buysr&i=1000&t=r
The Australian housing market has been booming since 2000, my small 2 bedroom (but well situated) apartment has gone from 100k to 260k in seven years, but I didn't realise how internationally overpriced our housing is (or is it that American housing costs are lower than other developed countries?).
Interesting! I could buy a 4-bedroom mansion in SA...
Well ive driven by the other houses like ours for sale and our's looks about 100% better. Most of the others for sale have grass growing all over their flower beds, weeds in the front yard, etc...
We have nice paint througout the house...ive been told by numerous people its really good colors...matches well with the carpet..etc...We also have vaulted cielings, which none of the others have. The other houses are also plain white and very bland looking inside.
i think we have a little leg up, i hope.
Sounds like you've got a good start. Good luck!
Sounds good-- the one thing you might watch out for is some people can not handle color.
Texas historically has some of the lowest housing prices in the nation. Why? because developers will just keep building cheap houses as long as there is demand. Most of the land surrounding the major metros is flat (notable exception: north and northwest of SA) so the developers just go buy some good ol' boy's farm and jam as many houses onto the land as allowed by local code. And many Texans don't seem to mind living an hour or more from where they work.On a tangent, but how is this: even after currency difference, the houses you are talking about cost in the low 200ks in Australian dollars. Similar sized houses in the outer suburbs of Canberra where I live are 400k+. Housing is comparatively HALF THE PRICE in SA that it is in Canberra!?
http://allhomes.com.au/c/ah?a=buysr&i=1000&t=r
The Australian housing market has been booming since 2000, my small 2 bedroom (but well situated) apartment has gone from 100k to 260k in seven years, but I didn't realise how internationally overpriced our housing is (or is it that American housing costs are lower than other developed countries?).
Interesting! I could buy a 4-bedroom mansion in SA...
Housing is typically 2-3x more in most major metros around the US, sometimes more where supply is constrained (e.g. in the Bay area they're not building any more houses because the bay itself is pretty built out).
San Antonio until recently was one of the weakest markets in Texas but the times they are a changin'.
Don't forget also that until recently the USD was a lot stronger against the A$. When my wife and I visited 6 years ago it was US$1:A$1.75, now it's like US$1:A$1.20 so that makes our housing look that much cheaper.
Have my first customer this morning. Luckily im working from home today so was able to clean up really fast...
Realtor said weekly showings are rare, but when you show during the week it is usually someone who is serious about buying...so its a promising start!
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