quote:I had *exactly* the same thought....
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quote:Originally posted by Steve Miller:
I think everything Lisa says is on the money, and after sleeping on it I don't think this house is going to work. Too big, too many renovations needed, too expensive to furnish.
That's been a problem looking at the lake. Everything is either lake cabins built in the 50's or giant houses where they have torn down a lake cabin and built something new. The prices are attractive by CA standards but the maintenance on those is going to be more than I want to do.
So we keep looking, and maybe we give up on the lake and buy a nice, newer house inland, closer to the kids. The selection is much broader in the 'burbs.
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Utilities in that part of the Ohio are absurdly cheap. My daughter pays less to heat and cool her house in Obio than I do mine here in California.quote:Originally posted by piqué:quote:Originally posted by Steve Miller:
I think everything Lisa says is on the money, and after sleeping on it I don't think this house is going to work. Too big, too many renovations needed, too expensive to furnish.
That's been a problem looking at the lake. Everything is either lake cabins built in the 50's or giant houses where they have torn down a lake cabin and built something new. The prices are attractive by CA standards but the maintenance on those is going to be more than I want to do.
So we keep looking, and maybe we give up on the lake and buy a nice, newer house inland, closer to the kids. The selection is much broader in the 'burbs.
Don't forget that in the north, heating square footage you don't need is not something you want to do. Plus property taxes are higher for a bigger house.
The first house you linked to looks nice and serviceable. I personally don't like open concept living or cool gray colors, but you may!
However if dogs are not allowed on the beach, that would be a deal breaker for me.
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Life is short. Play with your dog.
quote:Originally posted by wtg:
I showed mr wtg the contemporary ranch house with the open floor plan and blue decor.
We're both ready to move to Cleveland. We just love that house.
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Life is short. Play with your dog.
quote:Originally posted by Steve Miller:Utilities in that part of the Ohio are absurdly cheap. My daughter pays less to heat and cool her house in Obio than I do mine here in California.quote:Originally posted by piqué:quote:Originally posted by Steve Miller:
I think everything Lisa says is on the money, and after sleeping on it I don't think this house is going to work. Too big, too many renovations needed, too expensive to furnish.
That's been a problem looking at the lake. Everything is either lake cabins built in the 50's or giant houses where they have torn down a lake cabin and built something new. The prices are attractive by CA standards but the maintenance on those is going to be more than I want to do.
So we keep looking, and maybe we give up on the lake and buy a nice, newer house inland, closer to the kids. The selection is much broader in the 'burbs.
Don't forget that in the north, heating square footage you don't need is not something you want to do. Plus property taxes are higher for a bigger house.
The first house you linked to looks nice and serviceable. I personally don't like open concept living or cool gray colors, but you may!
However if dogs are not allowed on the beach, that would be a deal breaker for me.
The combined gas and electric bill on that gigantic house on the lake are less than $200 a month year round.
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quote:Originally posted by piqué:Why is power so expensive in a place without winter?
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Life is short. Play with your dog.
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Life is short. Play with your dog.
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We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home. - Australian Aboriginal proverb
Bazootiehead-in-training
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We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home. - Australian Aboriginal proverb
Bazootiehead-in-training
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quote:It was a headache all the time.
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My piano recordings at Box.Net: https://app.box.com/s/j4rgyhn72uvluemg1m6u
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We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home. - Australian Aboriginal proverb
Bazootiehead-in-training