prayers up please. It's kinda rundown bc that's all I can afford so I'm scared there will be something really big that makes it unviable to purchase. My neighborhood is starting to gentrify but the current owner wants to sell to me because she has only gotten offers from developers who want to tear it down and build some featureless cube. It's a really pretty old old brick house. I always wanted to live in a brick house and this might be my best chance.

  • Assian_Candor [comrade/them]
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    3 months ago

    Good luck. I love old houses but they are time and money sinks.

    Don't be afraid to make it liveable over time. Most people are lazy and want turnkey. This is your edge as a bidder.

    You can fix anything besides water damage imo. Moisture is expensive to remediate.

    • bubbalu [they/them]
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      3 months ago

      From my walkthrough it didn't seem to be any water or foundation issues. The only big thing is its knob and tube electrical and had ancient plaster walls which the current owner took out but then couldn't afford to replace. I can afford to get the electrical fixed and will slowly redo the walls over the next year.

      What I'm really worried about is a mold issue I didn't detect in the hour or two I was looking at it originally...

      • AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social
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        3 months ago

        If you're already planning on redoing the electrical you're already planning for one of the "worst nightmare" scenarios.

        Foundation stuff would be a problem, roof stuff could be an issue, if you're already dealing with ripped out walls, I would expect you probably would see any big mold issues.

        Good luck!

        • bubbalu [they/them]
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          3 months ago

          lowkey I like the look. It's still lathe left on some of the walls and it's very beautiful to me.

          • Assian_Candor [comrade/them]
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            3 months ago

            Modern materials are soulless. A lot of people will buy historic homes and the first thing they do is rip out the old windows, or replace the plaster with drywall, then they're shocked when the character of the house completely changes.

            You can teach yourself to plaster as well, it's not that hard. It won't come out perfect but imperfection is part of the charm. There's a good channel on YouTube for this called See Jane Drill I think

            Edit:

            https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GuZ8wFQIQPU