I'll just clean up the Democratic Debate thread and put it here.
[MENTION=19]Yaj Yak[/MENTION] [MENTION=2616]Chester Copperpot[/MENTION]
Long story short, my goal has been to purchase my own home while 25. I'm just north of 24 now, and will begin looking in the fall. It's a starter house, requirements as follows;
-2 bedroom
-1.5 to 2 bathrooms
-Roughy 1,200-1,500 sq. ft.
-2+ car detached garage
Budget is $125,000-$150,000. I will be putting 20% down on the home. I want a house that needs work, as I've been doing interior work on houses since I was a kid. Painting, cabinets, bathrooms, etc are all fair game for me. A solid roof I don't have to touch for a few years would be a plus. As long as the skeleton is solid, I've got no qualms against putting the effort in.
[MENTION=19]Yaj Yak[/MENTION] [MENTION=2616]Chester Copperpot[/MENTION]
Long story short, my goal has been to purchase my own home while 25. I'm just north of 24 now, and will begin looking in the fall. It's a starter house, requirements as follows;
-2 bedroom
-1.5 to 2 bathrooms
-Roughy 1,200-1,500 sq. ft.
-2+ car detached garage
Budget is $125,000-$150,000. I will be putting 20% down on the home. I want a house that needs work, as I've been doing interior work on houses since I was a kid. Painting, cabinets, bathrooms, etc are all fair game for me. A solid roof I don't have to touch for a few years would be a plus. As long as the skeleton is solid, I've got no qualms against putting the effort in.
I mean not top-tier... I've been looking in roughly a 25 mile radius out from Lake Zurich where work is... I've even been looking as far as Bristol Wis and Marengo... If I can get near a major highway I'll be OK. Surface streets, Pretty much Lake villa, hebron, sycamore, etc etc...
what's your price range?
I'd like to stay around or under $150,000. I know it's not a ton of money, but the areas I've looked at are areas where you can get much more bang for your buck. I'm not having any roommates and its a first home, so a 2 bedroom 1.5 bath is really all I need. Most of what I've looked at has had oversized 2 car garages (a few of them were 4 car) as well. 2-3 bedroom, 1.5-2 bath and a few have had unfinished basements for me to build out.