That's right boys and girls, after a meeting with the mortgage company later today, I will (pretty much) officially be a home owner. We found a place we really like, put in a somewhat lowball bid, and they accepted it. 10grand less than what they were asking, plus they're paying the closing costs, buying us a new hot water heater, and a few other goodies. The house is a 4 bedroom, 2 full bath, 1 stall garage, 1400+sq ft with full finished basement and an assload of storage space. The basement is P.I.M.P. They left a beautiful 8 foot pool table, and built into a brick wall, is a charcoal grille with a hood, IN THE BASEMENT!! How sweet is that? Anyway.. The place was built in the '50's, and has been owned by the same couple since 1969. I went through the place with the inspector the other day and it's still in immaculate condition. Some cosmetic things here and there and we're golden.


Here are some pics of a few of the key features..

Good sized living room (18x13), soon to be filled with a sweet lazyboy, sectional couch with recliners on the ends, and a nice entertainment set-up (havent decided exactly what I'm doing with that yet)

Big ol' Kitchen. Doesn't look like much from this angle, but I'm standing in a 13'x11' foot area which is also technically part of the kitchen. Ignore the green and horrible cabinets, that'll all be different within a couple months.

The Basement, future living room type area in the left corner, pool table will stay where it is.

Heres the brick wall/counter/grille combo that is just slick as all hell... The picture you see to the left, is actuall a cut-out in that wall, which will be turned into a wet bar within a couple months. Theres a huge sink inside the room opposite the picture, the fridge and what not will also go into that room.



And last but not least....I HAVE A GARAGE!!!! One stall for now, until the ground thaws, at which point I'm looking to add on a second stall.

This is going to look SOOO much different after I get done with it...



That's it for now, I will keep this thread updated as the house mods come into play.

 

congrats. feels good huh. i bought mine about a year 1/2 ago. looks nice to but u might want to change the title to home owner and not HOMO-ner.lol but really congrats

 

that's a joke there "quicky"

 

ooooooooooooooooooo. i like the basement. wish i had a pool table. my girls uncle tried to give us one but it wouldnt fit in my basment. ya win some ya lose some. im happy for ya though its always good to move out and live on your own.

 

It's ok 40 we know your a homo, glad to see your out of the closet now















































Na man congrats.......................................... ..............PARTY AT 40's

 

Congrats! That place is sweet! And with authentic 1970s decor! WOW. Nice find.

 

don't worry i had the alvacodo green stove and frig too. for some reason every house we looked at did. groovy man groovy.

 

hehe, the decor is quite humorous. But, between Lori and I, it is getting an entire facelift over the next 6-18 months, and wont even look like the same house when we're done. We're extremely excited!!

 

SWEET! First things first... do something about that kitchen! Lol



Congrats... homo

 

very nice! great catch on the finished basement! and as someone who has ALWAYS had a garage, i am envious of yours since i dont have one...what is the total square footage?