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I made a big step today

The last 3 years my wife and I have been renting a house from my cousin.  She is 24-25 yrs old and inherited it from her grandparents.  Well long story short, we approached here a couple months back about buying.  She agreed, we came up with a price we could both live with, and today we closed on the deal down at the bank.

So I am now officially a homeowner and am in debt a little more than I was a few hours ago.  Good thing is the house appraised for about $15,000 more than what I paid so I am in a good equity position.  I need to spend a little to remodel a bathroom and just update some things (carpets, counter tops, etc) but overall I got a killer deal.  Its about 1300 sq ft, full basp00get, 3 bedroom, limestone, and is about 2 miles from where I grew up.

Hopefully once we get my wife's Fusion paid off in a few years we can build that garage I've always wanted.
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube

I made a big step today

Reply #1 –
Congrats !!!
Fox-less at the moment

I made a big step today

Reply #2 –
thanks
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube

I made a big step today

Reply #3 –
Cool!!!
13 Dodge Dart SXT Special Edition
09 Honda Shadow Sabre ---------- 08 Caliber
05 Aztek ---------- 02 Avalanche
02 Thunderbird (4,000 miles) ---------- 02 Cadillac ETC
98 Explorer ---------- 96 Suzuki X-90
89 Fleetwood ---------- 89 Continental
88 Town Car ---------- 86 Silverado ---------- 84 Fiero
83 Town Car ---------- 82 EXP (32,000 miles) ---------- 82 Mercury LN7
80 Mustang (35,000 miles) ---------- 65 Continental
62 Galaxie 500 ---------- 54 Packard

I made a big step today

Reply #4 –
Home ownership is very rewarding but also sometimes frustrating!! LOL Enjoy the new freedom of it being your own place and able to do whatever you want with it!! Be patient on the garage, I've been in my place for 4 years now and the garage talk is now just becoming a possiblity!!
My toys:
Two 84 Turbo Coupes-twins
Two 86 Mercury Capri's-one's stock, one's NOT
93 Mustang LX 5.0-3,980 miles, 100% factory
55 Ford Customline-I6 powerhouse, waiting on a plan
95 F350 Dually-KILLER, don't ask why
94 Bronco XLT-going to be a lowered 2 wheel drive

I made a big step today

Reply #5 –
Quote from: Silver5oh;326628
Home ownership is very rewarding but also sometimes frustrating!! LOL Enjoy the new freedom of it being your own place and able to do whatever you want with it!! Be patient on the garage, I've been in my place for 4 years now and the garage talk is now just becoming a possiblity!!


Its been nice to start tearing into things after renting for 3 years.  I've spent the last few days ripping out ceiling tiles, tearing down a old room, and just cleaning junk out of the basp00get.  The basp00get is like a time warp.  Everything down there is from the 50's, 60's, etc.  We actually found a bunch of old books from the 20's and 30's.

The next big thing we plan to do is remodel the bathroom and figure out how to get the basp00get drier than what it is.  I plan to finish out the basp00get with ceramic tile and paint the walls with that "moisture blocker" paint.
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube

I made a big step today

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Quote from: 50tbrd88;326641
The basp00get is like a time warp.  Everything down there is from the 50's, 60's, etc.  We actually found a bunch of old books from the 20's and 30's...

...figure out how to get the basp00get drier than what it is


If that old stuff isn't too musty or water damaged, don't pitch it, sell it! People are all about old stuff on craigslist and ebay!
CoogarXR : 1985 Cougar XR-7

I made a big step today

Reply #7 –
Congrats Chris and welcome to the world of being a Home Owner where everything can change in a split second friend. LOL :D


D & P ;)
 

I made a big step today

Reply #8 –
Quote from: CoogarXR;326643
If that old stuff isn't too musty or water damaged, don't pitch it, sell it! People are all about old stuff on craigslist and ebay!


We kept some of the cooler stuff...the rest was just junk that was left behind.  Probably the coolest thing I found was a little hidden treasure.  The basp00get had old ceiling tiles that were falling down and moldy.

So I was tearing them out and found a stack of vintage porno mags.  The oldest was a Aug. '67 'Playboy'.  :D
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube