Re: Any ideas for a guy buying fixer-upper house t

Posted by ray in ct on September 01, 2004 at 13:50:43 from (69.37.86.230):

In Reply to: Any ideas for a guy buying fixer-upper house to re posted by Bryan on September 01, 2004 at 09:31:56:

If you have a friend thats happens to be a structural engineer invite him over for a few beers to evalulate the "structure".
A home inspection by a licensed engineer may be a good idea around here for $200 they will itemize everything for you water quality, furnace condition, water heater condition, heating pipes/ductwork, electrical,termites-ant infestations, mold issues etc...

Next put it on the market for 20% more than you just payed for it or whatever # makes you happy.
Clean up the place up and hope.
Yep I've done it before and will do it again...unless you have a crew or you bought a home where its just cosmetics be prepared.

I've seen a few foreclosures in the last couple years of beautiful properties where the people just plain over paid for a fixer upper -- hopefully you got a diamond in the rough.
Good luck..If you live in the North I'd start by prepping for winter...furnace checks, fix poorly insulated areas where pipes might freeze like external walls or insulating pipes in crawl spaces, drainage issues gutters,down spouts etc..

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