afireinside7444 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 HA! After I change out my 20-something windows (fucking shit man) and I am sure that everything is good, that's when the fun will start haha Especially for Halloween How the fuck can they make you do that.... if someone pulled old rotten wood windows then installing modern vinyl fuck them. i upgraded with reasonably priced nice vinyl windows and was almost $14,000 21 windows and 1 slider door. Look into Sunrise windows in factory in Mich (what we went with), Okna windows in PA see if you have a distributer or installer in your area. Their were no Okna in our area but are considered the best out their and reasonable. pella are shit.... anything from depot or lowes are overpriced heavily marketed shit...... pay the same or less with a smaller co but get awsome windows i spent like 2 years on and off making a decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afireinside7444 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Thats like saying oh your 1957 Chevy, someone put a aftermarket starter on it in the 80s. You can get a plate or drive it untill you put a new old stock factory starter back on it....... fucking stupid im mad for you adter reading this..... id fight it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalatapes Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 My house buying tip is this. Don't buy a house. Rent an apartment and with extra money travel every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 My house buying tip is this. Don't buy a house. Rent an apartment and with extra money travel every year. Breakeven point in a stable market is usually about 5 years. You will be able to travel more in the long run if you buy and stay put. Just might do more of the traveling later in your life but if you buy modestly, should easily be able to fit in a trip here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranaspank Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 18 boxes of records. Best part of buying a house is never having to move those again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afireinside7444 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 And when old (noone looks ahead, just about right now) you own your house and dont have to worry about rent ect when you will be too old or broken down to work (not to harp but especially if you smoke, everything falls apart faster and more severely its fact). If you havent paid you house off by the time your 50 you stretched yourself thin and got too expensive of a house of just mad minimum payments ect. My buddies mom rented forever in really high end areas pays prob 2k+/month for rent (Novi, Farmington Hills Michigan areas) in super fancy apartments, refuses to buy a cheaper house in a "low rent" area. Now shes in her mid 50s and has to work untill she dies to keep paying rent since she has nothing. My parents had a house but lost it when dad went to prison in '89. Rented forever and now moms living and paying us rent from her and my dads Social Security (the mortgage were not making money $500/mo) at the wifes old little cottage house. We started paying 1 more payment a year (supposedly cuts 6 years or so off a 30 year) Im going to start dumping any bonus checks on it too so hopefully 5-10k more a year and have it paid off in 10 to 15 years (we owe like 165k) then just $2500 a year in property taxes till I or she dies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 It's like the Buddha taught -- the middle ground is the way to happiness (or enlightenment, if you prefer). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 My GF and I (soon to be fiancée, she doesn't know I'm saving for a ring) are looking at houses. Looking in the 125k range and that puts us at paying less than what we do for rent currently. Why the hell not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Hell yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranaspank Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Same exact thing I did, Will (aside from the fiance part). I'm saving a cool $13 a month comparing my previous rent to my new mortgage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Got my first electric bill, stacked a cycle and a half, $544. Good thing I'm constantly working OT and don't have a life outside of my job I imagine this'll lower, this was in the midst of the move and we had lights and AC rollin' while we painted and all that jazz. I never thought I'd pay an electric bill as high as my car payment, crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maneatingcow Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Shit, I'm getting nervous now. My Electric bill at my apartment has always been less than 20 bucks a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I paid half now and I'll pay the other half next payday. Learn from my mistakes! I've become a "turn that TV and light off!" dad. Luckily my family is out doing their thing during the heat of the day when I'm home, I just crack the windows and soak in that 90° heat lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranaspank Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Good lord! I've never had an electric bill much more than $100. But my new place is all electric, with only gas for the water heater, so who knows. I'll shit a brick if it's $500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Summer and winter I usually pay a combined $300 for water/gas (more electric in summer, more gas in winter). Spring/fall are usually about half that, with no bill for climate control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Got my first electric bill, stacked a cycle and a half, $544. Good thing I'm constantly working OT and don't have a life outside of my job I imagine this'll lower, this was in the midst of the move and we had lights and AC rollin' while we painted and all that jazz. I never thought I'd pay an electric bill as high as my car payment, crap. I'd probably faint if I saw that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avery Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 jesus. my electric bill is only $50/month. i live by the beach and the house is 35 yrs old so there's no a/c. i usually have the doors open all day and that's good enough for the majority of summer. mortgage is $2200/month though...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzersonKillwell Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 We do a fixed plan so we don't get big bills in the winter. Which is nice I guess but the downside is a $160 bill every month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Our electric bills always suck in the summer, it can get up to 120° here so we have to use the AC. Our winters feel like they only last 4 months, and we don't have fall or spring in the high desert. It's just super hot or super cold lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfedupx Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 How the fuck can they make you do that.... if someone pulled old rotten wood windows then installing modern vinyl fuck them. i upgraded with reasonably priced nice vinyl windows and was almost $14,000 21 windows and 1 slider door. Look into Sunrise windows in factory in Mich (what we went with), Okna windows in PA see if you have a distributer or installer in your area. Their were no Okna in our area but are considered the best out their and reasonable. pella are shit.... anything from depot or lowes are overpriced heavily marketed shit...... pay the same or less with a smaller co but get awsome windows i spent like 2 years on and off making a decision. Thank you for the info! It's a appreciated! I actually looked into legal help and they all said the city can basically do whatever they want and if they choose to fight it, it will end up costing the same or more in legal fees....so for now I just keep emailing them randomly and wait for a reply to show them that I'm working on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 secede from the city! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranaspank Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Hanging pictures on the walls sucks. dethrock 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Just closed on our new home today, so unbelievably excited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhook Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I have been in my house for almost 3 years now. I grew up in apartments so I was a little shellshocked about how much stuff actually costs. Previous tenants always left stuff behind, my mind was blown at the cost of stuff like rakes, shovels etc etc. The only advice I can give is don't stress out over everything, life is expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyShackelford Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I have been in my house for almost 3 years now. I grew up in apartments so I was a little shellshocked about how much stuff actually costs. Previous tenants always left stuff behind, my mind was blown at the cost of stuff like rakes, shovels etc etc. The only advice I can give is don't stress out over everything, life is expensive. I couldn't have read this at a better time. We're closing in the next 2 weeks and things are getting real about realizing how much things cost. I'm usually pretty chilled, but this has got me stressing a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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