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anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

What a phenomenal weekend!

Easter Sunday ride! Shan isn't to keen to riding the new XG but I am!!
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I rode around for a fair chunk, life is good!!!!

Oh Shan and i are putting an offer down on a house too! We submit our contract, deposit and approval letter this AM!

We also are very excited for that!:
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Needs a little work, but it's nothing I'm not afraid to tackle! The cost is crazy low for the area. It's located about 5 minute ride south of Lake Dunmore.

Very blessed... Very very good weekend!!!
 
Justin, good luck with the house. Looks nice. I Love those pine floors. We restored the original floors like that in our old house. I loved the look. Do I see aproper garage?:D
 
dorkburger said:
Justin, good luck with the house. Looks nice. I Love those pine floors. We restored the original floors like that in our old house. I loved the look. Do I see a proper garage?:D
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Yes sir! It's actually a SHOP! So I can wheel bikes in and out of pretty easily.
The outside trim needs some work, it's Vinyl sided. Roof is getting there so we will need to install one of those sooner vs later. Plan to run tin.
I have absolutely NO carpentry skills so I have a good friend that's going to help bring me up to speed in that department.
It's a gorgeous house we could likely get for cheap.
Thanks Glen!
 
Good luck with the house J. Looks like everything you wanted and then some. Nice property!
 
Ha, I had no skills when we bought our first house. Like working on an old GS, you eventually learn, occasionally the hard way, but still learn. 17 years later, ive done just about everything except roofing, windows and tile work. Cool on the shop!
 
Very nice house Jed!
As a renovation contractor, I can see some of the work to be done, and also the improvements that have been done.
Too much grass to cut for my weekend bliss…meh!
 
Nice house Justin. Hope it works out. Then I'll just stay there instead of at Dunmore next time.
BTW, you wouldn't last 10 minutes on that little pillion seat on the Harley. Give your pretty fiance a break! Use the Connie for 2 up.
 
We tried it... It's not a good two up bike for either one of us.

Always welcome here Steve! Regardless where we end up living.
 
Good luck on the house. Trade in the connie and get Shan a street rod, too. :onthego:
 
While i like the pic of the kitchen and the flooring what we really needed was a pic or 2 of the shop/garage. haha.
Good luck with the purchase.
 
Looks like a great house!! With the exception of the front porch, everything looks straight. Conventional mortgage? FHA will be tricky with all that peeling paint.

Tire tracks on the lawn usually indicates either a septic check or new install?

Good luck, looks like a solid home.
 
Vmass said:
Looks like a great house!! With the exception of the front porch, everything looks straight. Conventional mortgage? FHA will be tricky with all that peeling paint.

Tire tracks on the lawn usually indicates either a septic check or new install?

Good luck, looks like a solid home.
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Good to know. We are looking into a construction loan to bring the house up to snuff... I'm treading in some unknowns on this. All in all we are getting into this house for very little coin.
 
Jedz123 said:
Good to know. We are looking into a construction loan to bring the house up to snuff... I'm treading in some unknowns on this. All in all we are getting into this house for very little coin.
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I was going to mention a renovation mortgage, also known as a 203k. The paperwork may seem daunting and the key to a successful project is to find yourself a general contractor with a substantial amount of 203k experience. Don't be surprised if you get a lot of "not interested" responses from contractors. Many contractors stay away mainly because of the payment structure, which is no up front money.
The contractor receives payment via a draw after a specific task is completed and following an inspection by a 203k consultant who is assigned by the bank. For example, a 100k renovation budget would typically have up to 6 draws.

I would suggest a complete home inspection by a qualified inspector prior to getting the contractor involved.

I suspect your real estate agent and bank will put pressure on you to quickly find a contractor following your accepted offer. Please proceed at a reasonable pace. Calling 10 contractors asking for "estimates" is not going to yield you the best contractor. What you are looking for is a contractor who will work with (not for) you in getting your home to the condition you would like to see it, as well as in acceptable condition for bank requirements.

Pricing: If you RE agent told you what you should expect for pricing specific projects, you should probably forget that info. A good General contractor appreciates a reasonable profit and is entitled to be paid for his work.

A lot of 1st time homebuyers go through sticker shock. Mainly because they have talked to people who use contractors that don't work completely above board, which allows them to come in at a cheaper price. The bank will/should require that your contractor is fully licensed, registered and insured. Based on the age of the house, the contractor should also be EPA RRP certified and perform all work according to their requirements.
 
Wow!

Jedz, you are one busy man! Nice house and your fiance looks very happy...maybe not on the ride/lol! Good luck on the sale as well as the future work on your home. VERY BLESSED.


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Baatfam said:
It was a very good day.
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That it was Bob. Hard to believe we didn't get a single picture!

I put 107 miles on my DR350 today playing a tag game. First 30 miles was on the Interstate. Very surprised that the little DR350 actually hit 80. Even a little faster downhill
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:). The last 20 miles were in a pretty good shower so now I know it runs in the rain. Lots of fun roads in between these two tag pictures.

This little bike really brings out the hooligan in me...

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