Rurutia posted:

How do you find a good one.

Rurutia posted:

My last 2 housekeepers destroyed at least one piece of property per visit.

VendaGoat posted:

Landscaping, the purgatory of business.

Trillian posted:

my neighbor backing his truck into my house. Twice.

OSU_Matthew posted:

get my neighbor to take his trashcans in off the sidewalk

OSU_Matthew posted:

illegal daycare

OSU_Matthew posted:

random people to stop cutting through my driveway

Sephiroth_IRA posted:

I used to bitch about home ownership a lot in this forum but it turns out owning a home is actually pretty cool.

When it's a condo and you don't have to cut your own grass or clean the gutters.

newts posted:

small house (~2000 sq ft)

Jealous Cow posted:

Hey we popped our inane slap fight cherry.

Will the topic of grilling and outdoor TVs always derail us? I can't wait to find out!

Devian666 posted:

Is this the right thread to bitch about running out of grass seed this morning.

Bozart posted:

Also the American College of Veterinarians has extensive literature on how to humanely murder animals.

LawfulWaffle posted:

I'm in contract for my first home, $152,900 for 4 beds, 2.5 bath ~1700 sqft with a decent yard and basement. Biggest red flag during the open house (it's a fast market in Columbus, no time for a second, private look around) was that the basement has two sump pumps, both in the same pit and one's connected to battery as a backup. I've never lived in a house with a sump pump before, but I watched some videos and read a bit on them and they seem not so out of the ordinary or too difficult to maintain.

Anyway, the inspection's happening next week and we'll hopefully be moved in by Aug. 1. What I came here to ask (the first of many, many questions I'm sure) is what kinds of things do you wish you knew about being a homeowner when you first started. Please no "don't buy, it's a horrible idea" because I've already got plenty of stress about making sure I'm not buying a money pit, but if there's something you could go back in time and tell your younger, less experienced self about owning or maintaining a home, what would it be? I'm a firm believer in tapping the knowledge of others, but other than my mom and my in-laws I don't have a lot of other homeowners close to me to ask.

More info: The contract we signed was to take the house as-is, which is why our offer was accepted over other, higher bids. The owners seem like they're being upfront about the water issue and we've got a property disclosure form that lists the basement water issue and a loose nail previously causing a leak in the roof that they've since repaired. I remember seeing some article/blog being posted on the forum about a guy who bought a house as-is and wound up having to replace almost everything since the electrical outlets were basically for show and the basement kept seeping, but it seemed like his big problem was not getting an inspection first. Sorry for rambling, it's a nerve-wracking experience and I've just barely started.

Leviathan Song posted:

Are you sure you're not thinking of ginko? I've never noticed a strong smell to Bradford pear trees.

OSU_Matthew posted:

drilling a sizeable hole in the wall

Jealous Cow posted:

What is the typical life expectancy of a garage owner?

OSU_Matthew posted:

canyoneer posted:

This is a good joke

OSU_Matthew posted:

One helpful tip is to just buy everything you think you might possibly need upfront, and then return what you don't use after you're done let what you don't use moulder in the basement for the next ten years