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05-01-2013, 02:18 PM
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The preliminary search has been frustrating. I really like the neighborhood I live in because it's right downtown and less than half a mile from campus. HOWEVER, all of the houses are either A) Listed as being in a 'historic district' and are stupid expensive, or are all too old and shitty to want to live in.
There's plenty of cheap housing in Albuquerque, but it's either far, across the river (do not want), or in a ghetto ass neighborhood.
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05-01-2013, 02:42 PM
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05-01-2013, 02:46 PM
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OH ALSO
Definitely check into neighborhood associations. They can force you to pay them to tell you what you can and can not do. In many areas, they have court/police enforceable powers over certain things in their neighborhoods, and if you refuse, you can be fined (in addition to the forced dues you have to pay). The classic example is growing food in your front yard. Some neighborhood associations have standards that do not allow a homeowner to use their visible property to produce food. I'm not saying that particular battle is one you'd want to fight, but DEFINITELY find out exactly what the rules are in a given area before you buy there.
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05-01-2013, 02:49 PM
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This thread is fucking dumb on a lot of levels.
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05-01-2013, 02:51 PM
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Have all exposed wood and any decking or other auxiliary structures inspected for termites / dryrot / safety / code adherence. Basically: don't buy a house where you have to replace or demolish things unless you include that in your budget.
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05-01-2013, 03:03 PM
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Just be careful about counting the inheretance money and the side checks you get, since they artificially inflate what you think you can afford long term. Also be careful about realistically budgeting (I put $60,000 down, pay less than $800/month for mortgage, own all of our vehicles, don't buy much junk and I still have $3000-$5000 in monthly expenses). Even though things look good now, it doesn't seem like you have settled into a stable role long enough to have a good grasp of your finances. Save up for another year, mark your actual realistic monthly expenses and see if you are coming out on top and by how much.
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06-19-2013, 01:08 PM
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This process has been really frustrating.
Price vs. Location vs. Work Needed vs. Floorplan vs. otherstuff UGH
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