I am interested in this home

All this advice is good, and most of it is just practical common sense. But when push comes to shove, I think you just have to go with your gut level. If you really love this house and it's affordable, all those details can be dealt with.
 

Robert59 said:
This house I'm looking at buying has property taxes only for 400.00 a year. This is why many people from the north moved south like me. We have hundred's or even thousand's of people from New York, Michigan that have retired here.

https://www.realtor.com/realestatea...ssville_TN_38555_M77713-20485?ex=TN2915686619
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Suggesting alternative places to live doesn't work for Deb. For whatever reason single & 68 with posts about not being to outgoing & suspicious of people leaving upstate New York doesn't seem to suit her.

Deb mentioned paying cash for the home she is going to look at this Thursday. Like you I've posted alternatives that exceed in value what she plans on looking at and like you for about $100,000.00 less Her tax alone in NY would pay a mortgage if she put $50,000.00 as a down payment on what you or I have posted. Thereby keeping a large nest egg for what ever need came about in the future.

To each their own in how they chose to spend their money.
 

Knight said:
Suggesting alternative places to live doesn't work for Deb. For whatever reason single & 68 with posts about not being to outgoing & suspicious of people leaving upstate New York doesn't seem to suit her.

Deb mentioned paying cash for the home she is going to look at this Thursday. Like you I've posted alternatives that exceed in value what she plans on looking at and like you for about $100,000.00 less Her tax alone in NY would pay a mortgage if she put $50,000.00 as a down payment on what you or I have posted. Thereby keeping a large nest egg for what ever need came about in the future.

To each their own in how they chose to spend their money.
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I would LOVE to move out of Utah to a less expensive state, however, with two disabled children in group homes here, I am stuck. We don’t know all about Deb and she might have reasons for not moving somewhere else that we are unaware. But I will be surprised if she buys this house.
 
A woman that also belongs to our local senior's group stopped this morning to buy some items I had advertised on FB. I mentioned to her about the house I was going to see. She asked me why I would want to buy another house since I would still be responsible for maintenance and upkeep. She said that there are plans to build a senior condo locally for people age 55+. I asked when this great miracle would happen and she said it wouldn't be soon, but to wait. Well some seniors may not have the luxury of waiting for that project to be approved, plans drawn up, permission granted from the town board, etc. I know the planning & zoning board has refused to grant permissions for several proposed developments in the last few years. By the time they get their act together, I may be residing in the Hudson View Cemetery.

This more advice I get, the more confused I get. :unsure:
 
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911 said:
I actually considered buying that home just because I liked it and the little town it's located in would be great for retirement, except it is OUT in the country.
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Ok but you could be pleasantly surprised how wonderful country living can be. Opening the windows and only hearing the birds and sounds of nature, maybe a mower in the background. You have privacy galore which is priceless.
It’s a nice house. Retiring in the country is like heaven. After the type of career you’ll be retiring from it might be a welcome surprise.
 
debodun said:
A woman that also belongs to our local senior's group stopped this morning to buy some items I had advertised on FB. I mentioned to her about the house I was going to see. She asked me why I would want to buy another house since I would still be responsible for maintenance and upkeep. She said that there are plans to build a senior condo locally for people age 55+. I asked when this great miracle would happen and she said it wouldn't be soon, but to wait. Well some seniors may not have the luxury of waiting for that project to be approved, plans drawn up, permission granted from the town board, etc. I know the planning & zoning board has refused to grant permissions for several proposed developments in the last few years. By the time they get their act together, I may be residing in the Hudson View Cemetery.

This more advice I get, the more confused I get. :unsure:
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Before even considering buying a condo, you would need, imo, to live in an apartment first to make sure you like multi-family living arrangements. I’ve tried apartments twice, i like them. Both times my husband hated it and bought another house, which is why we have this money pit.

Condos are harder to sell, here, cost less, and the upkeep can be poor. Plus you have less freedom than a house allows. Even more things to think of in buying a condo instead of a house.
 
Deb, from the photos it looks like there isn't anything across the street but trees. Would you want to live alone where you have no close neighbors at all? Is there anyone within screaming distance? I live in the country, in the mountains but most of the people on my street live on 2.5 acres with everything fenced and with locking gates. We have our privacy but we can still see other homes and neighbors outside. At night we hear coyotes, owls, peacocks, etc. We have mt lions, wild turkeys, rattlesnakes, deer and other wildlife here.

I would be scared to death to stay alone in a house without neighbors. If I were you and you buy that place I'd get a big outdoor dog, have the whole placed fenced with a gate and get a good security system.

I like the house though. I'd get rid of the carpet in the bedroom and have the washer and dryer put upstairs but other than that it seems really nice.
 
Linda said:
Deb, from the photos it looks like there isn't anything across the street but trees. Would you want to live alone where you have no close neighbors at all? Is there anyone within screaming distance? I live in the country, in the mountains but most of the people on my street live on 2.5 acres with everything fenced and with locking gates. We have our privacy but we can still see other homes and neighbors outside. At night we hear coyotes, owls, peacocks, etc. We have mt lions, wild turkeys, rattlesnakes, deer and other wildlife here.

I would be scared to death to stay alone in a house without neighbors. If I were you and you buy that place I'd get a big outdoor dog, have the whole placed fenced with a gate and get a good security system.

I like the house though. I'd get rid of the carpet in the bedroom and have the washer and dryer put upstairs but other than that it seems really nice.
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Google the address and you'll see there is a house directly across the street and also one next to it.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/2...d980c6fe1a602b!8m2!3d42.9191375!4d-73.6842936
 
Oh! Well there’s your probable reason the owners are selling. Bummer. That ruins the entire rural aspect but at least you are asking the right questions and open to other lifestyles. Maybe the 55 and over might be something to check out. I’d consider all options and then cross them off as you go.
 
I did show my house to the agent. He said it has some unique features, but sadly, basically needed to be gutted and re-built. Probably couldn't get enough to help recoup my investmemt in the other house. Major drawbacks - plaster walls, no insulation, old window casements, exterior stair-step cracks in the brick mortar, damp basement, warped flooring, antiquated wiring and plumbing.
 
911 said:
Here is a home that I am interested in. Check out the number of bedrooms and bathrooms. I could have the weekend party of the century in this place. My Next Home (Maybe)
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Tarpon lake.... Big lake, crummy fishing and not that deep. Kept my boat there for a while. About 16' in the middle according to my depth finder.

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debodun said:
I did show my house to the agent. He said it has some unique features, but sadly, basically needed to be gutted and re-built. Probably couldn't get enough to help recoup my investmemt in the other house. Major drawbacks - plaster walls, no insulation, old window casements, exterior stair-step cracks in the brick mortar, damp basement, warped flooring, antiquated wiring and plumbing.
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So where does that leave you, Deb? Are you going to sell it for whatever you can get and move someplace that works better for you?
 
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