Quote from: Dove on November 16, 2024, 01:33:20 AMWe DID shop around lol.

 Shits expensive now.

Uncle Donald will sort things out! MAGA. NATO is fleecing America! ;)

Quote from: Lab Flaker on November 15, 2024, 09:15:47 PMOh! Noice! I agree with Reggie...ya should've shopped around. These AC/Solar blokes can take you for a ride.

We can get a whole roof replaced for around 20K ourselves. Those units aren't very expensive.

 We DID shop around lol.

 Shits expensive now.

Quote from: Dove on November 15, 2024, 09:04:37 PMIs he regretting it? Lol.

Nah!  It's still all an adventure for him.  He just married his sweetheart and hopefully there'll be a sprout or two coming along.

He paid too fucking much for the property, I think, but property values these days freak the fuck out of me.  I don't know how younger folks can do it with the price of shit today.

Check me out!  Next I'll be screaming at kids to get off my lawn. 

Quote from: Dove on November 15, 2024, 08:19:32 PMJesus Lord no! He just paid a hvac company to do it.

 They had the new furnace and central air unit installed today.

Oh! Noice! I agree with Reggie...ya should've shopped around. These AC/Solar blokes can take you for a ride.

We can get a whole roof replaced for around 20K ourselves. Those units aren't very expensive.

Quote from: Reggie Essent on November 15, 2024, 08:58:21 PMThe joys of homeownership.   

I was just having this conversation with my son.  He just bought his first home.

 Is he regretting it? Lol.

Quote from: Dove on November 15, 2024, 08:43:39 PMWell it wasn't just the furnace. It was also a new central air unit.

 We had to replace that as well anyway.

 For both 13k is great.  We did shop a bit....this was the best company with a good price. And he is getting all kinds of rebates.

 We got them the week before prices go up for the winter months too.

 That furnace was old as fuck and the man said we probably could have made it to January....but we don't want that to go in the middle of winter. So he just went ahead and replaced both.

 The new roof that was put on last summer was 22k and he found out a few nails were left uncovered and that really peeved him off to no end. They are galvanized nails but still lol.

The joys of homeownership.   

I was just having this conversation with my son.  He just bought his first home.

Quote from: Oliver the Second on November 15, 2024, 06:00:36 PMIf you do that make sure to check your local building codes to see if it requires the unit to be inspected and approved. If it does, and you don't do it, and the furnace unit starts a fire the insurance company will not pay for the repairs.

 It has to he installed by a contractor or his insurance won't cover the house.

 So it had to be done by professionals.

 Plus we have my kids living and sleeping in here so he is very serious about the house being safe and everything running properly.

Quote from: Reggie Essent on November 15, 2024, 08:22:32 PM13k sounds a bit steep, but you need a furnace.

Shoulda shopped a bit, maybe.

But then, I'm a cheap fucker so I'd be Scotting for the best price.

 Well it wasn't just the furnace. It was also a new central air unit.

 We had to replace that as well anyway.

 For both 13k is great.  We did shop a bit....this was the best company with a good price. And he is getting all kinds of rebates.

 We got them the week before prices go up for the winter months too.

 That furnace was old as fuck and the man said we probably could have made it to January....but we don't want that to go in the middle of winter. So he just went ahead and replaced both.

 The new roof that was put on last summer was 22k and he found out a few nails were left uncovered and that really peeved him off to no end. They are galvanized nails but still lol.

Quote from: JOE on November 15, 2024, 05:16:06 PMIm looking into getting a condo/apartment but the monthly HOA fees and taxes make me cringe Dove Dove

Some land only deals cost 1/2 of what a city condo does without hoa fees

Im afraid Id go broke owning a condo

One of my uncles supposedly 'owns' his own condo outright but now cant afford the monthly fees or taxes do he ends up taking out reverse mortgages.

Now in his 80s he still has to work temp jobs & casual labor to make ends meet because his pension cant support him. So I dont want to buy a condo only to end up in the same situation as him.

So im seriously thinking about getting a piece of land and placing an inexpensive structure on it like you did with your trailer.

Anyways your adventures in trailer living were quite informative

Would you consider doing that again Doce?

Or would you prefer city life apartment style living Dove?

I will always love the country and rural areas.

Everything has changed, now. Where I used to want to just go live in a yurt in the woods, I don't care anymore. I just want to be where he is.

He would hate the kind of lifestyle I was living. It isn't him. He is very practical and sensible and suburban lol. Just the words "composting toilet" make him cringe in horror.

He will sometimes ask me "are you happy with the past 20 months? Are you happy here? Are there any conditions you would change? I know you were homeless for years" 

He always gave me shit and picked on me for my feral streak. What he is really asking me is "are you sure you can be happy in this house in the suburbs, or will you suddenly leave again?"

He has known me for 30 years so he has known me as I packed my car and drove to the other side of the country. Lived in 7 different states. Lived in the hood. Lived in the country. Lived in that trailer.

He has listened to me talk about converted RVs or school busses and how much I hate the city and suburbs.

And no I never wanted to live in a house in the suburbs...let alone the city I grew up in.

But I would happily live anywhere where he is.

Dude....Joe....I caught this man looking up permits for chickens and a chicken coop. For me. He said so I can feel like the yokel I want to be.

He tried to buy a fucking BEE HIVE for me lol.

He always made fun of how I prefer eco friendly "clean" products and food. Called me a dirty hippie. He intentionally choses eco friendly clean versions of everything now because he knows I prefer it. 

We were talking about him selling this house and we move to either FL or some quaint small Midwestern town. He immediately was looking up houses with wrap around porches. Because when I was 18 and we were dating I told him I really wanted a wrap around porch. He never forgot that. I forgot that! He didn't.

I would take him over absolutely anything.

So that's my answer. I prefer where ever he wants to be. So far it's suburbs lol.

If he went insane and wanted to move into a city city....uhg I'd go. I'd be talking so much shit but I'd go and still be happy because...him.

I could never subject him to life in a yurt lol

Quote from: Lab Flaker on November 15, 2024, 06:37:50 PMThere's that...but if it's a new unit, one is pretty safe.

Usually but it's still not worth taking that chance. Even if a manufacturing defect caused damage the insurance company could still get out of it. Trying to save a few thousand dollars could end up costing you a hundred thousand dollars or more.

Sometimes it's best to have a pro do it regardless of cost.

Quote from: Dove on November 15, 2024, 08:19:32 PMJesus Lord no! He just paid a hvac company to do it.

 They had the new furnace and central air unit installed today.

13k sounds a bit steep, but you need a furnace.

Shoulda shopped a bit, maybe.

But then, I'm a cheap fucker so I'd be Scotting for the best price.

Quote from: Lab Flaker on November 15, 2024, 05:26:48 PMRemove the labour component and you can halve your costs easily. Isolate the unit (electricity), unwire, remove, reinstall new unit. Switch on. Simples!

 Jesus Lord no! He just paid a hvac company to do it.

 They had the new furnace and central air unit installed today.

 

Quote from: Oliver the Second on November 15, 2024, 06:00:36 PMIf you do that make sure to check your local building codes to see if it requires the unit to be inspected and approved. If it does, and you don't do it, and the furnace unit starts a fire the insurance company will not pay for the repairs.

There's that...but if it's a new unit, one is pretty safe.

Quote from: Oliver the Second on November 15, 2024, 06:00:36 PMIf you do that make sure to check your local building codes to see if it requires the unit to be inspected and approved. If it does, and you don't do it, and the furnace unit starts a fire the insurance company will not pay for the repairs.

I suppose if you live in a cold climate like Dove Dove does, the furnace might be one of the first things to got, needing replacement.

But I suppose if you live in a desert climate it'd be the Air con that'd go first, eh Oliver the Second Ollie?