g60_corrado_91
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- IL
- Car(s)
- 2006 GTI 6MT Pkg 1
Last year around this time, I started looking at small houses and townhouses/condos. I was paying $1000 a month for a one bedroom apartment and an external 'shared' garage. While the amenities were nice (an outdoor and indoor pool, pool tables, a full work out facility, and tennis courts) and it was only 10 minutes from work, I am single and would pretty much just go straight to my place and not use them. I will say the service was pretty good and they fixed things relatively quickly compared to some other nightmares I've heard. But anyhow, $1000 a month was adding up and I had essentially no fun money.
I started looking at a bunch of places that were closer to my parents and friends, all of them foreclosed and a couple that were short sales. Some of them were just plain dives. Others were covering up stuff (like the condo that was remodeled inside and we found out that was due to the water heater valve failing and flooding it and the neighbors garage).
Fast forward to middle of April I want to say, and I came across the place I ultimately ended up with. Out of all of the of the places I looked at, only this one was not a foreclosure. I put an offer on it at asking price initially, and got a scare when someone else put an offer in. I ended up going higher and they took my offer. After a chaotic closing (the papers to sign my life away weren't there when I showed up), the place was mine.
I'll use this thread to document what I've done up to this point and future plans. Ironic since I don't have a car build thread.
This is one before I made an offer.
Cleaning Phase
This is where things start getting ugly. The lady who owned it not only was a heavy smoker, but she had no reality of cleanliness. Yes, that's mouse poop and who knows whatever else under the refrigerator. The fridge itself? So bad, I got a new one.
I thought I had more pictures of the kitchen before it was clean, but apparently not. Same idea though. Under the stove was bad, the dishwasher had poop everywhere, and even the drawers.
Here's a few of the miscellaneous walls and what not. You can see the nicotine and tar on them.
Guest bathroom:
Upstairs:
I started looking at a bunch of places that were closer to my parents and friends, all of them foreclosed and a couple that were short sales. Some of them were just plain dives. Others were covering up stuff (like the condo that was remodeled inside and we found out that was due to the water heater valve failing and flooding it and the neighbors garage).
Fast forward to middle of April I want to say, and I came across the place I ultimately ended up with. Out of all of the of the places I looked at, only this one was not a foreclosure. I put an offer on it at asking price initially, and got a scare when someone else put an offer in. I ended up going higher and they took my offer. After a chaotic closing (the papers to sign my life away weren't there when I showed up), the place was mine.
I'll use this thread to document what I've done up to this point and future plans. Ironic since I don't have a car build thread.
This is one before I made an offer.
Cleaning Phase
This is where things start getting ugly. The lady who owned it not only was a heavy smoker, but she had no reality of cleanliness. Yes, that's mouse poop and who knows whatever else under the refrigerator. The fridge itself? So bad, I got a new one.
I thought I had more pictures of the kitchen before it was clean, but apparently not. Same idea though. Under the stove was bad, the dishwasher had poop everywhere, and even the drawers.
Here's a few of the miscellaneous walls and what not. You can see the nicotine and tar on them.
Guest bathroom:
Upstairs: