Another house that looks promising

hollydolly said:
I think those stairs to the basement are too steep for you
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Good point. Plan very far ahead.

If the shower isn’t right for you, you don’t want to be changing new plumbing.

Are there any new subdivisions going in that are geared towards seniors. Buy while it’s being built and make it exactly what you want and will need.
 

debodun said:
Well a park can be where teenage gangs congregate at night. ;) Also, I don't see any showerhead in the bathtub. I only take showers.
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I think there is a showerhead on the wall above the tile/surround.
Holly is right, the basement stairs do look quite steep.
 
Pinky said:
Wow! The price is so low, and it looks very nice. Nice park nearby :)
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Check these out if you think the price is low.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/106-Helen-St-Johnstown-PA-15905/124486943_zpid/

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/323-Diamond-Blvd-Johnstown-PA-15905/78554119_zpid/

Where I die makes no difference. Dead is dead. Where I live makes no difference if I'm living off investments & Soc. Sec. as an added income. If I was single with no ties to a particular place I'd be looking for the best buy for my money.

As for the Ops question. Looks clean but with laundry in the basement the up & down as you get older can be tiring. Price I guess goes with the area but is not what I'd want to spend that much on even if buying for cash.

Living in N.J. Penna. California, Florida, & Puerto Rico & each time buying a home. Moving to suit our circumstances is probably why living where I was born has no appeal to me.
 
debodun said:
I always wondered what to do with my family photo albums. The only relatives I have now are 3 aunts by marriage and 8 cousins (3 on father's side and 5 on mom's). They wouldn't be any more interested in them that I would be in theirs. Sad to think how precious these pictures were to some people at one time. My mother's younger brother was in the process of collecting family photos, sorting and categorizing them. Then he got sick and passed away last year. I know his wife doesn't have the interest or ambition to keep up with it. She's in her 80s now.
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Deb there are people who collect and love old black and white photos. I once saw a documentary about an old photo sale, sort of like an indoor flea market and I was shocked at how many people collect them and pay good money for them.

I hate to think of all the things that are just thrown in the trash when someone passes away and relatives don't want their photos, notebooks, etc.
 
Pepper said:
@Knight
The second house you listed is 95 years old! From the frying pan into the fire!
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I guess you are serious. Did you notice the exterior wasn't falling apart. Or the interior didn't have the ceiling with a gaping hole over the stove in the kitchen. No mention of horrendous smell of cat urine either. I don't know how you can compare the home Deb lives in to what is for sale in the one you mention.

To each their own in what they perceive as value for money spent.

BTW not likely Deb will move. Going from a no mortgage run down wreck of a home to the potential of shelling out $1400.00 a month to upgrade to a home where her health won't be at risk, IMO not likely to happen.
 
I called the agent that listed that house and left a message. She called back this morning. Right away she starting in about "It's a seller's market right now" and people have to move fast if they want to buy. Some houses are getting 20% above the asking price right now because the market is so hot here.

I felt I was being pressured into making a quick decision to put my house up for sale and buy that one right away or I would lose a great opportunity. I am not a person that can make quick decisions, especially about something as important as home buying.
 
I think it has lovely Kerbside appeal.... double garage which is great.. large enough for one to be very comfortable.. but if it was me I'd have to rip that kitchen and bathroom straight out ...
 
Lots of space in that house, Deb. Don't know about the kitchen cabinets, but that's a bit of nit-picking on my part.

I like what appears to be double-closets in the bedrooms.
 
Just a lot of wood .. cabinets & floors, but it's just personal preference. It's a nice house with lots of space on one level. Just what you need.
 
I don't disagree that the kitchen looks a ton better than what you have now Deb...and certainly if you don't mind that very old fashioned look then it's probably ready to move straight into... just me... I couldn''t live with those cabinets or the floors
 
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