MIL moving in need to put addition without Tying into Roof
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Comments (46)Rose, The plot thickens. She received a counter back from them. Keep in mind, with the selling contingency, she said $500K is firm as she didn't want to counter back and forth. They came back with this counter: 1. $495K 2. SIXTY days to sell their home 3. Not As is. In the meantime, she drove by their house and saw that there's at least 8 houses on the street for sale. Her realtor pulled the comps and they are priced at $359K, which she thought was high for the lower/middle class neighbourhood. MIL countered back with her previous counter. Firm and final. She was ticked because she made it clear in her first counter that the price was not negotiable with the selling contingency and then they came back wanting two months to sell their house? Heck no! I can understand this is a buyer's market, but considering her home IS priced to sell, it has a completely updated kitchen and hardwood throughout, she is not willing to go below $500K with a seller's contingency. Without it, then she may move on price, but there is no way she will keep the house tied up in a contract for 2 months during the height of the selling season. She will lose too many viewings. She's not concerned about the price as she is financially secure and this will be gravy for her. But like you, we would need as much money out of the house as possible, and we would push the solid comp from a month ago in terms of her listing price. She hasn't heard back from them, but given the neighbourhood their house is in, her house is quite a step up for these people and she's concerned that if they can't lift the contingency or get financing, she has wasted alot of time. In the meantime, a few weeks ago, there was a couple who looked at her home and wanted to put in an offer. They had a contract on their condo and just before the wrote it up, their contract fell through. They now have another contract on their home and they are coming on Sunday for a third visit. Looks promising. One of their comments from condo couple was the house needs updating, so MIL thinks they may lowball. I told MIL that she has a completely updated kitchen and hardwood throughout. The only thing that needs updating is the upstairs bathroom and if they wanted to paint. Considering the kitchen is done and with the hardwood, those are the updates that would cost a buyer the most to do. In a 3500 sq. ft. home, that would be a huge expense and she is of the mind her home is priced to sell. The updates that need to be done can be done so inexpensively. So, we'll see what they come up with and then take it from there. At least there won't be a selling contingency. Given she's been on the market about one month and is expecting her second offer, that tells me that her pricing is in a good ballpark. Oh and the 30 days selling contingency - I told her to consult with her realtor on the timeframe for that. I presume the realtor thought that was fair in this type of market. Anyone? What do you think of a 30 day selling contingency that she originally countered? Too long? Not long enough?...See Moreaddition to a 1905 hip roof house -- help!
Comments (7)James, thanks for your reply. We were wondering about the chimney too. It vents the dining room fireplace and the hot water heater. We installed a 90% efficient furnace when we moved in, so that vents out the side wall of the basement, not out the chimney. I'm expecting that the architect will have to incorporate the chimney in the design and we may have to have it built higher to meet code. Yes, that's a gambrel roof on the far side. This house has a nice mishmash of architectural features. No one has ever really touched the original design which makes us cautious and nervous -- the original condition was one of the main attractions to us when we first saw the house. Our architect is an old house owner herself, so that should be a good sign. We are hoping to step the addition in on the left side (looking from the back) by at least a foot. My husband was trying to sketch a possible roof line that would join a smaller hip into the existing hip. His sketch looked pretty good. I was just hoping to see where someone had done something similar. I'm not sure yet what the architect envisions. I guess I need to be patient and let her do her thing. : ) Here's a picture of the side with the gambrel:...See MoreDream Addition: What Would You Put In?
Comments (46)We are putting on an addition about 1500 sq ft. Dream? Well, not to anyone but us. We are a family of 5, soon to be 6 - my dad will be moving in part time - and we live in a less than 1500 sq ft 3 bed/2 bath home, no basement, with bedrooms the size of some of your closets. I do "dream" about or lose sleep over thinking about the house. Here's what we're doing... adding a 2nd story to our home which will include a master bedroom, bath and walk-in closet, 2 bedrooms for the kids (boys will share), playroom and kids bathroom current bedrooms on 1st floor will become... office/guest room off of foyer workout room dad's bedroom/den - he sleeps in a recliner since he broke his hip back in 93 so it's a multi purpose room for him - man has nine lives losing our garage and turning it into a rec/entertainment/family room - since we don't have a basement. It's filled with mostly workout equipment which will go in the new workout room. I'm thinking about making it a step down. adding a mudroom, extra closets and a 1/2 bath off the back of the house. So happy not to have kids slip sliding through the house after coming out of the pool, or trapsing dirt all through the house to get to the bathroom. adding a new small kitchen 15 x 15 with a big pantry We have waited a looooong time to do this. Did basically nothing to the house since we bought it. Just outside. I can't wait for my kids to have their own space to get rowdy inside the house when it's too cold to go outside, and for me to actually be able to turn around in a room with a laundry basket without bumping into something. It's enough to make me nuts!! Our addition is planned to start in March/April, and I can't wait!!!!!...See MoreProblem with MIL-very long
Comments (33)I noticed that you said that if she had Alzheimer's it would have shown up by now. Actually, it and other dementias can show up at any time. Also, dementia can be caused by many things other than Alz. As to wildchild's "no no no," if you feel that in your area the psychiatrists usually handle all the psych issues and that the family doctors would have little/no experience with psych issues, then i have to agree with her. on the other hand, if it's like here (and it doesn't sound like it is as drastic as here since she was able to get an appointment with a psychiatrist once in the past) and the family practice doctors are familiar with psych illnesses, I have to strongly disagree with her. You're going to have to use your judgment, and maybe your SIL has as opinion too. (Just to give you some idea of what would happen here if the family docs didn't treat psych illnesses...I know someone who was in the psych hospital as an outpatient for a week for suicidal ideation (without plan) and under my supervision while not at the hospital. She was seen by the psychiatrist while in the hospital and had her meds adjusted by him. Upon discharge though, she was returned to the care of her family doc who had been managing her meds before. And BTW, I'm pretty sure it wasn't his inappropriate management that landed her in the hospital--I think she was snowing him and the same would have happened with a shrink. As a nurse, I know that her doctor asks the right questions.) So, I just want to try to clarify why I made the suggestion that I did and also to point out that "no no no" is not the right suggestion everywhere either. It may be the right suggestion where she is if there are plenty of shrinks, and thus the family docs there don't have a lot of knowledge/experience with psych illness. It's a judgment call. Unfortunately, a lot of people aren't in a good position to make that kind of judgment. If anyone knows a good psychiatrist who would be interested in living in a rural area of Virginia, please have him/her e-mail me for more information about the area. (It's a wonderful place to live, unless you need a psychiatrist:-) ) I don't think that someone who's been hospitalized _should_ go back into the care of a family doctor, but that's what the patient load of the psychiatrists we have here is like. Sorry to go on so long. I just have to put this out there more for other people who might read it and might live in an area like where I live. And although my opinion is strong, I'm not completely disagreeing with wildchild either. Sarah...See Morereynica young
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