Comments on: Stuff New Home Owners Never Think About…

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 00:35:26 +0000

In reply to save. spend. splurge.. WHAT THE HELL??? I'd give up and never own again! Freaky!

By: save. spend. splurge.

save. spend. splurge. — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 16:57:38 +0000

General maintenance crap from shoddy workmanship.

Both houses in my family have had shoddy workmanship where they didn’t put the valve properly on the toilet to make it watertight, and it leaked onto the base floor over time, whereby the entire second floor collapsed.

BOTH HOUSES.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:11:36 +0000

Ouch! Def. scary stuff, sorry to hear :(

By: The Money Mail

The Money Mail — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:12:38 +0000

I had no idea what I was in for when I bought my first house. Even though I was the property’s first owner, I still ended up paying over $15,000 for repairs during my first three years. I tried to collect from the builder, but the company filed for bankruptcy so I had no recourse. I feel like I paid for the place twice at least.

– I am including a summary of this article for our readers at themoneymail.com

By: J. Money

J. Money — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:06:26 +0000

I’d go back in time and rent too if I could ;)

By: Lori

Lori — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:06:55 +0000

That stinks for your friend! I think I’ll rent a bit longer. Thanks for the piece!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:17:20 +0000

GOOD!! That’s smart of you to be searching around online for tips, proud of you already! :)

By: Leigh

Leigh — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:06:53 +0000

Thanks for this article, J. Money! I’m just buying my first place (a condo) and this was super helpful to create a home maintenance estimate :)

By: J. Money

J. Money — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:57:51 +0000

Oh man, sorry to hear Storm – that sucks :( I hope things get better soon for you! Crazy what life throws us sometimes, hang in there. Sending positive vibes over! :)

By: storm

storm — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:53:53 +0000

Circumstances can change and screw it all up even if you think you are prepared. a series of circumstances has led me to having to let go of my house because the city is going to put me in jail if I don’t paint my house. I’m on a fixed income, yet there aren’t any programs to help me. Sounds like a crazy reason to have to leave my home. But all to true.

I used to be a real estate investor. got sick. and now i’m facing being homeless. Everybody should seriously consider all possibilities when deciding to rent or own.

You made a great point about “being stuck”, as far as it not being easy to pick up and move. What you think is where you want to stay can quickly change.