Today, I bought a home at a bargain. It will need 5 grand in repairs to fix plumbing and electric, but it's mine. When I pulled up the listing to show pictures to my friends, there was a new listing that was in the same neighborhood, and a larger, nicer house that is move in ready. Same price. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, after saving for years, I was finally ready to buy a home. I found a decent place. I put in an offer. A hedge fund bought it 7 minutes later, for cash. FML
Today, I bought my first house, blowing nearly all my savings on the deposit. I had left myself enough for just a couple of necessary bits of furniture. It turns out the previous owner completely stripped the house when he left, taking the oven and even the toilet with him, amongst other things. FML
Today, my husband and I were finally about to put our house on market because we have killed our savings on moving and two mortgages for the past couple of months. Then the pipes burst. Awesome. FML
Today, I found out that my childhood vacation home was on sale for 149K. We sold it for 99K 9 months ago. FML
Today, after I just bought a house that is pretty good and suits all our needs for space, my in-laws moved in because they ran into financial troubles. Guess who is stuck with all the extra expenditures? FML
Today, I found out that my mother-in-law is house hunting in my town. There is a house for sale two doors down from me. In her price range. FML
Today, I'm still not living in the house I fought so hard to buy three months ago. As I was fixing a hole in the wall, I found black mold covering the back side of my drywall. On every wall. I can't afford to fix it. FML
Today, I went to see three houses to buy. For the past year I've been trying, but investors swoop in and buy the house cash to turn around and rent it. I just want my first actual home for my family, but one of the houses I was going to put an offer on already has a cash offer on it. FML
Today, after months of delays, my home renovation is nearing completion. Well, it was nearing completion. Last night, a pipe burst, flooding the entire house. The water damage will cost more to repair than the entire renovation. FML
Today, my landlord increase my rent because of the "increased value of the flat". Why has the value increased? Because I decorated and replaced the broken fixtures. FML
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iwasforced 3
You have 30 days to back out of the contract. Have a go at trying to get out of it.
perdix 31
Aw, don't feel too bad. You only overpaid by five grand. Once you learn that the faulty plumbing caused 50 grand in foundation damage, then, you can feel bad.
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Comments (78)
nerobluerose 10
Wow. Try to see if you can get another loan. Two is better than one.
OoLogicalOo 4
No it's really not. That's 2x the expense.
Awahso 25
That makes no sense.
doctorhook86 25
41: It does if you plan to become a real estate baron someday.
doctorhook86 25
41: It does if you plan to become a real estate baron someday.
doctorhook86 25
And somehow I've accidentally triple-posted. **** this app.
StzaCrack666 18
does a real estate baron drive a lebaron?
nerobluerose 10
There is always something better around the corner. Stop looking around and be happy.
ariannaimelda 7
That sounds like it should be on a hallmark card
Katiekhalifa_fml 28
2- that's like the exact opposite of what you said before, lol.
iwasforced 3
You have 30 days to back out of the contract. Have a go at trying to get out of it.
onlychildFTW 34
Yeah I'd back out of it and go with the new one. If its move in ready and the same price why not do it? Save 5 grand. But remember, the bigger the house the more taxes and utilities it will cost!
perdix 31
Aw, don't feel too bad. You only overpaid by five grand. Once you learn that the faulty plumbing caused 50 grand in foundation damage, then, you can feel bad.
SqueakyChipmunk 22
Shoulda. Coulda. East woulda.
DasHaas 9
If you keep looking to what you could have instead of appreciating what you do have, you'll be coming back to this site every day for the rest of your life to complain.
sirpantselot 22
Totally. Plus, if you do any of the repairs yourself, you'll have a connection to the place you'll never have with the other one
Luunatic 13
And you never know, that ready to move in house might have flaws you didn't even know!
lolnatalyloves 9
Stop the process and put an offer on the other house.
rcgirl2 11
Is there a way you can change your mind about buying the jacked up house and buy the move in ready house instead?
gabobi91 19
Or maybe the other house has something wrong with it that you aren't aware of?
alycion 39
Or it could be in short sale, which means the odds of it selling at that same price are low. Not to mention you get caught up in the process for months with a big chance of sellers gutting and trashing place on the way out. Grats on the new home op.
whostolemylama 12
Live and let learn.
metaphoristic 8
There might be mold or water damage in the other one. Youve gotta be somewhat skeptical when buying your own house.