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Hi GBS, I just recently bought a house with a little bit of land. This is my first house so I'm not really sure what to expect. Do you have any tips/tricks that might not be well known going into home ownership, or perils you need to watch for?
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Jan 2, 2019 21:31
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Roundup 365 is your friend
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Jan 2, 2019 21:33
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Burn it down and go back to renting. FML
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Jan 2, 2019 21:33
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Nerses IV posted:Roundup 365 is your friend no let the weeds grow wild and free as far as home owner tips here's one for ya: make sure to look up when you're inside to make sure the roof is attached properly. many new homeowners are bamboozled into just paying for the four walls and they assume there must be a roof on top of there but nope!
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Jan 2, 2019 21:35
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Take care of your chainsaw/weedeater/mower/pressure washer/generator and don't let them sit there full of pump gas for months because my god there is nothing more infuriating than yanking a pull cord and the motherfucker just. Refuses. To loving start. Also buy good ones, not home depot poo poo
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Jan 2, 2019 21:36
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- Get a "bless this mess" placard and never clean again - Live, laugh, love - Start saying "Home Cheap-o!" - There are never enough peepholes - Grow weed
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Jan 2, 2019 21:37
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Asbestos and mold abatement is expensive, save time and money by buying a respirator and some disposable coveralls and handling that poo poo yourself like a man
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Jan 2, 2019 21:38
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-Have the plumbing inspected asap. Plumbing problems can become a goddamn nightmare in a quick hurry. Have a sewer and drain guy do preventive maintenance once a year. -Get your furnace tuned up now. AC can wait til the spring unless you live somewhere hot year round. -Change your air filters at least bi-monthly. -Your mortgage payment will go up if property taxes go up. -Clean your goddamn gutters in the spring and fall. -Have anything that you don't know is relatively new inspected. Good luck!
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Jan 2, 2019 21:40
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mow against the grain
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Jan 2, 2019 21:41
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Register it as a blowjob factory and just watch the subsidies roll in.
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Jan 2, 2019 21:42
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It’s never illegal to boobytrap your own property
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Jan 2, 2019 21:43
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Figure out exactly which breaker does what
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Jan 2, 2019 21:45
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- Invite a foolhardy acquaintance to sample wine as you entomb him in your basement - Buy a C02 detector for each room (homeowner's insurance may even reimburse the cost!) - Start a blood feud with your nearest neighbor - Make a series of threatening calls from the old time phone in the basement (likely untraceable)
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Jan 2, 2019 21:45
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Modern existence is unsustainable and has doomed this planet. You should lock the door, throw away the key and live out your days from a yurt in your backyard. Don't forget to purchase a rain barrel and a shovel for digging holes to poo poo in.
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Jan 2, 2019 21:49
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In addition to that, have you ever heard about the fun and profit of urban beekeeping? Your neighbors will love you, and so will every plant, for helping them gently caress.
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Jan 2, 2019 21:50
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Don't worry if structural components like rafters and beams are blocking your dream tub, just notch those fuckers out of the way
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Jan 2, 2019 21:52
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Find out if there's a neighborhood facebook page. Or get to know a few of your neighors well. Talk to them as much as possible about issues that tend to happen with the homes in the area. That'll get you ahead of as many problems you'd otherwise need a crystal ball to predict.
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Jan 2, 2019 21:53
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take a chainsaw to all your neighbours overhanging trees, especially the big gnarly ones. they'll thank you for it later
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Jan 2, 2019 21:58
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With a little elbow grease and some gumption, you can add as many basements as you like. A three story house is nice, sure, but a three story house with three sub-basements is even better. You can surreptitiously dispose of excess dirt by cutting small holes in your pockets, filling them with said dirt, and then shaking it out as you take long walks around the neighborhood. This will keep HOA goons blissfully unaware of your excavations. Unpaid laborers can help, but learn from the mistakes of this man.
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Jan 2, 2019 22:10
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kecske posted:take a chainsaw to all your neighbours overhanging trees, especially the big gnarly ones. they'll thank you for it later I wish my neighbors would, its loving expensive to higher a tree trimming service. If you don't have an emergency fund set aside get a "Home Projects" card. It can only be used with repair/improvement companies (that are listed to accept it). Having 7k, albeit on a cc, for emergency repair has saved my rear end. If you think your house has taken damage over your insurance deductible then make it worth it and smash/soak/burn everything you want replaced.
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Jan 2, 2019 22:10
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build a sex dungeon with dick prisons and all the fixins
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Jan 2, 2019 22:18
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Dig a deer watching bunker for your kids and then fill it with rainwater and snakes.
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Jan 2, 2019 22:25
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put in a big swimming pool in your basement, you can have wicked sick pool parties at all times of the year!! also when the wifenheimer starts asking for a bigger house, just bodge up an expansion yourself. you can use MSPaint to plan it out, and if the local inspectors give you any grief, just go get licensed so you can inspect your own work! it's win/win, just don't forget to insulate those stairs!!
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Jan 2, 2019 22:30
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I own my home and it's paid off Not paying rent/mortgage rules. Paying property taxes and fixing poo poo yourself sucks. That is all.
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Jan 2, 2019 22:31
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Pee your name in the snow at every opportunity
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Jan 2, 2019 22:46
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also depending on how much land is involved develop an addiction
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Jan 2, 2019 22:47
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Invite broken people from the internet into your home and call them by their assigned final fantasy character only
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Jan 2, 2019 22:51
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If you own a house you are poor. People will think you are rich because you own a house so they will expect you to pay for things and they will hit you up for money. Non-homeowners don't realize that once you own a home you are actually more poor then you have ever been in your life.
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Jan 2, 2019 22:51
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Farmer Crack-rear end posted:put in a big swimming pool in your basement, you can have wicked sick pool parties at all times of the year!! And electrical outlets, hundreds and hundreds of electrical outlets everywhere.
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Jan 2, 2019 22:52
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Who doesn't buy a house in cash?
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Jan 2, 2019 22:52
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Meredith Baxter-Burnout posted:I own my home and it's paid off I just paid mine off and I'm getting rid of flood insurance because it was only required by the mortgage No way that's gonna bite me in the rear end
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Jan 2, 2019 22:53
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MakaVillian posted:And electrical outlets, hundreds and hundreds of electrical outlets everywhere. Also compromise the safety of your home by remodeling your bathroom and cut off the top of I-joists.
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Jan 2, 2019 22:54
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If you aren't already handy, don't be intimidated by home maintenance tasks. Go to Youtube, and research what you want to do. Buy the tools, and do it. Next time it won't be a big deal, and you'll already have the tools.
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Jan 2, 2019 22:59
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let squatters live in your house or you’re a fascist
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Jan 2, 2019 23:00
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Nerses IV posted:I just paid mine off and I'm getting rid of flood insurance because it was only required by the mortgage Where do you live? This may be important.
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Jan 2, 2019 23:00
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GORDON posted:If you aren't already handy, don't be intimidated by home maintenance tasks. Go to Youtube, and research what you want to do. Buy the tools, and do it. This. My wife and I managed to do a $30K kitchen/bath/bedroom/den renovation (I'm talking ripped down to the studs and concrete slab and completely rebuilt) by ourselves with basically just google, youtube, and a fuckton of trips to Lowes. And what we ended up with is a lot nicer than what we would have had if we had to pay someone to do it. Instead of paying some dude who shows up to do the demo and disappears for two months, we were able to do it ourselves and get way nicer cabinets, counters, flooring etc. That being said, check your god drat pipes. I wouldn't have had to spend a year and a half of my life living in a construction zone and only sleeping 4 hours a night if we'd just checked the pipes. Leaks are bad. Mold is worse. We had both. Hence the need to renovate.
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Jan 2, 2019 23:31
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Buy a gun
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Jan 2, 2019 23:47
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Meredith Baxter-Burnout posted:Where do you live? This may be important. I'm in a 500 year flood zone, but also get hit by hurricanes, so... is storm surge flood damage, or wind damage? Let's roll the dice!
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Jan 2, 2019 23:54
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Join the threads in DIY. Be nice to your neighbors. Host well-mannered parties.
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Jan 3, 2019 00:16
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My friend just bought a house and now all he's doing is spending massive amounts of money changing it I guess you can do that, OP
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Jan 3, 2019 00:18
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