I am interested in this home

hollydolly said:
Well personally I wouldn't entertain a home where the heat is run on Propane Gas, and there's a septic sewer tank.. tbh! too much like hard work for toileting and heating..
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The problem is, usually septic vs. a sewer system is a function of the community, not the individual house. At least, that's how it's been in my experience. Often, the more rural locations don't have sewer systems, so if you want to live in that location, you have no choice.
 
Sunny said:
The problem is, usually septic vs. a sewer system is a function of the community, not the individual house. At least, that's how it's been in my experience. Often, the more rural locations don't have sewer systems, so if you want to live in that location, you have no choice.
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well it's the same at my daughters' mountain home in Spain... she's young and strong and she can cope with septic tanks et al... but at Debs' age I wouldn't even be considering it
 

I lived with a septic system once, for 3 years. We were always having to get it pumped out. We had two babies at the time, and in those days, the diapers had to be washed! So the damn tank kept filling up. They said the soil had a high clay content, and couldn't absorb much of anything.

It was a big relief when we moved to a community with a sewer system.
 
I hear from the realtor I contacted. Here's his reply:

Sorry for the delay in response. I’m on vacation until 8/10. I can maybe get someone to show it to you sooner if that’s OK...just give me a few days. Are you ready to buy? What will you do with our house in the Village?

Why would he want to know if I am ready to buy without even seeing it?
 
debodun said:
I hear from the realtor I contacted. Here's his reply:

Sorry for the delay in response. I’m on vacation until 8/10. I can maybe get someone to show it to you sooner if that’s OK...just give me a few days. Are you ready to buy? What will you do with our house in the Village?

Why would he want to know if I am ready to buy without even seeing it?
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He’s a real estate SALES person. They can be pushy. Of course you aren’t ready to buy. You haven’t even seen it first which is why you are contacting him. Sometimes their common sense flies out the window when those dollar signs appear. 😏 Hes asking about your other home you are currently living in hopes he can sell two houses at once. Their cheeky assumptions never cease to amaze me.

Our neighbours have propane and a large property with a septic system and have had no issues for the past 23 years.
 
Maybe the septic wouldn't be a problem or the location of the laundry. My water bill is the minimum the community can charge, so I probably use very little. Being single had advantages - and no baby clothes to wash. My laundry is in the cellar, but since the washer doesn't work, I go to the laundromat in Mechanicville for washing and then bring it home to dry, so I know I can negotiate the stairs with a laundry basket and my stairs have a sharp, narrow turn at the top - they don't go straight down. Also there are plumbing pipes sticking out at the top from the downstairs bathroom. Maybe the other house has a straight staircase.
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Sunny said:
I lived with a septic system once, for 3 years. We were always having to get it pumped out. We had two babies at the time, and in those days, the diapers had to be washed! So the damn tank kept filling up. They said the soil had a high clay content, and couldn't absorb much of anything. It was a big relief when we moved to a community with a sewer system.
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A good septic system requires proper installation and maintenance. Our land is high in clay content, also....so when our system was installed, the contractor brought in a bunch of gravel to lay into the "leech field"...so it would drain properly. About a year after we moved here, the sink and shower started draining slowly, so we called a plumber. One of the first things he asked was if we were using a "powdered" septic tank treatment, and I was. He said the powder tends to build up in the piping joints., and plug up the pipes. After he cleared the pipes with his roto-rooter, I started using Rid-X in liquid form, and it's been 16 or 17 years since we had any problems. We have our own well, with excellent water, and between about $10/month for the electricity to run the well, and perhaps $5/Mo. for Rid-X, we have zero issues. When we lived in the city, our water and sewer bill ran about $100 a month.
 
debodun said:
Here is the county assessment page for that house: https://saratoga.sdgnys.com/propdetail.aspx?swis=415289&printkey=25300000020350120000
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It looks like the county values this house about a little over $218K....owner is asking $254K. Hire an independent inspector to look it over, and if everything checks out, make them a Cash offer of $200K, and negotiate for no more than $225K. It looks like property taxes are a bit under 2K per year, so that seems reasonable.
 
I found out who the owner is and I know him (vaguely). He also owns the laundromat. His brother is the realtor I contacted. Why he didn't put it in the hands of his brother begs some questions.
 
debodun said:
I hear from the realtor I contacted. Here's his reply:

Sorry for the delay in response. I’m on vacation until 8/10. I can maybe get someone to show it to you sooner if that’s OK...just give me a few days. Are you ready to buy? What will you do with our house in the Village?

Why would he want to know if I am ready to buy without even seeing it?
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If you are ready to buy, he will try and get a friend to show it to you sooner as a favor to him. He has to find a friend who won’t want to split the commission on the house. If you want to buy, like today, and a friend sells it to you, he might have to give up some or all of his commission.

If you are ready to buy he might want to wait till he gets back to show it so he gets all the commission. August and July are usually the slowest real estate sales as people are on vacation. 😂. Not so many on vacation this year.
 
Pricing it comes to just over $200 per square foot. Around my area, you can buy a very nice, upper middle-income home for that pricing. That price just seems awfully high to me. Here is a home in my area comparable to what you are looking at in your area and it's only about $132.00 per square foot. If you decide to pursue this home, please consider having a home inspection done before signing on the dotted line. It may cost a little, but I have found that home inspections can be worth every penny.

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