We Bought a House!!!!!

[ErinRS91]

Today Matt and I signed the papers to a home we were looking at in Macedonia. Here are som pics of it.

http://www3.realliving.com/Photos/Property/620/WebRes/5184620.jpg

http://realtyone.realliving.com/Property/Details.aspx?PropID=5184620

[My1stCamaro92RS]

Congrats you two on your purchase. Looks very comfy but I'm wondering who gets to park in the garage. And what does "small dog on premises" mean? It comes with the house? Woof

[llwood]

that looks like a place i used to live and i fit to cars in it.....

[ErinRS91]

Congrats you two on your purchase. Looks very comfy but I'm wondering who gets to park in the garage. And what does "small dog on premises" mean? It comes with the house? Woof

oooh...we made sure that we can both fit in the garage lol. It's heated too :) We dont get the small dog lol. However, I do have a very fat cat that i get to bring with me :)

[Mkos1980]

Bills.................. I friggen canceled my K member and A arm order from Spohn LOL Cant blow a grand now.lol We move in the middle of March.

[87IROC Z]

Congrats!!! Welcome to the wonderfull world of home ownership. If you need any boxes let me know. We have a lot of u-haul boxes left from our move.

[Cashmunson]

congrats on getting the house

[Mkos1980]

We move in March 19th. I am sure it'll be a few days later then that though. I am really digging the insulated garage with built in furnace and thermostat lol.

[Nick T]

Time flies. I remember when you two got together.

Congrats :)

[-DARKSIDE-]

Congrats

[Mkos1980]

Congrats!!! Welcome to the wonderfull world of home ownership. If you need any boxes let me know. We have a lot of u-haul boxes left from our move.


Josh, we may take u up on that offer. I will let you know. Thanks! :)

[My1stCamaro92RS]

Time flies. I remember when you two got together.

Congrats :) I'm looking through my floppies for the meet at 303 trying to find her first meeting with the group. Not having much luck though but it's neat how things work out. Congrats again you guys.

[chainsaw]

congrats guys!

[Mkos1980]

Rob, she first met us in 02 as Erin and I started dating in Feb 03

[Wacky Tower]

:bravo:

[87IROC Z]

Rob, she first met us in 02 as Erin and I started dating in Feb 03

Yup, i remember meeting her up at 303 for the first time. I think it was when Chris was here and brought a bunch of his powdercoated parts to show.

[Stu162]

Yup, i remember meeting her up at 303 for the first time. I think it was when Chris was here and brought a bunch of his powdercoated parts to show.it was, that was the first time I went out too :)

[My1stCamaro92RS]

Took awhile but I found them. That memorable day, May 4th, 2002, it all started there with the two of you.

[Mkos1980]

I wasnt there that day.... lol

[ErinRS91]

I wasnt there that day.... lol


haha :)

[azrael91966669]

oh wow didnt even see this thread

now i get why you where talking about bills lol

i thought you where renting a house lol

well congrats

[My1stCamaro92RS]

I wasnt there that day.... lol

Yeah, your car is noticeably missing. That was OK. The rest of us got to be charmed by her before you. :raz:

[Mkos1980]

First time I met Erin was at Solon during the 02 Summer. I was accually with Carolyn that day at the show. LOL.

Later that night her and I got in an argument about something and Carolyn was like get the hell out of here, go date that car chick or something LOL 5 months later look who I am dating lol.

[largefish]

Super you two!

- and May 4, 02 was also when Ed and I met up with some of you for the 1st time.

[TPI383]

Congrats !!

REORDER YOUR PARTS NOW !! BEFORE ITS TO LATE !!

next thing you know your gonna be remodeling the house. Getting married and havin kids. Then there goes your time/chances to get parts...lol.

[Stu162]

Congrats !!

REORDER YOUR PARTS NOW !! BEFORE ITS TO LATE !!

next thing you know your gonna be remodeling the house. Getting married and havin kids. Then there goes your time/chances to get parts...lol.shhhh that means there will be 2 great 3rd gens for sale when im done with school :eek3:

[Mkos1980]

LOL. Our cars will never be for sale lol. Just looking over stuf, and there are so many things that we need to buy. I even forgot that I have to buy a new air compressor cause the other ones my dads lol

[JP86SS]

Congrats !!

REORDER YOUR PARTS NOW !! BEFORE ITS TO LATE !!

next thing you know your gonna be remodeling the house. Getting married and havin kids. Then there goes your time/chances to get parts...lol.

Ain't that the truth!
Takes a year or so before the car budget comes back around.:banghead:
Finish that stuff now while you can.

Congrats on the buy, hope it all goes well.

[1bad83z]

Bills.................. I friggen canceled my K member and A arm order from Spohn LOL Cant blow a grand now.lol We move in the middle of March.
Very good choice.The car can wait.House is most important.Ive been in mine 7 years now.Looks like a great place.Hope the best for you guys.I started out same way,but now Im goin "solo".Just me and my Camaro. :)

[87IROC Z]

Congrats !!

REORDER YOUR PARTS NOW !! BEFORE ITS TO LATE !!

next thing you know your gonna be remodeling the house. Getting married and havin kids. Then there goes your time/chances to get parts...lol.

:werd:

[Mkos1980]

I still gotta shell out money for my tranny tomorrow morning lol. after that its done for while. The home is move in condition. Theres not ONE thing we are changing inside except to totally finish the basement.

[JP86SS]

Theres not ONE thing we are changing inside except to totally finish the basement.
Yea, it will make a nice engine shop!

[Mkos1980]

Yea, it will make a nice engine shop!

Probebly. We are making the basement F Body related, pictures, posters, and all around automotive type atmosphere. Erin went as far as having a thirdgen border lol.

[ErinRS91]

lol yess...i told matt we have to hang all of our car pictures. and name it the wall of horsepower lol

[Mkos1980]

Well Its time to mod the house. Instead of car crap I modded the house with a shiney set of T-Fal pots and Pans, a kick ass phone, some nice glasses, silverware, plates and spoons. Tomorrow is Entertainment center and vacuum. lol I cant wait for the tractor lol

[Blu91Z28]

Congrats!!!

[My1stCamaro92RS]

Tractor? For what? The yard?

[ErinRS91]

That pic is halfway down the drive. You havent seen the size of the yard next to the garage LOL The lady before us said it took about 3.5 hours with a hand mower and about an hour with her tractor.

[My1stCamaro92RS]

Did she leave the tractor as part of the sale?

[ErinRS91]

Did she leave the tractor as part of the sale?

nope

[Mkos1980]

HEHE got me a tractor today. It was clearanced at Sears. Comes in first week of March. and I get interest free on it for a year. YAY

[Mkos1980]

Any suggs on a garage floor? The floor is almost brand new and we would hate to mess it up. We were thinking plastic interlocking tiles, but that was wayyyy to much. We also looked into that "U coat it" stuff with the flakes and it seems nice for the price. Also looked into nature stone but that was expensive as well. We were also thinking of garage cabinets. Any suggestions on that too which are reasonably priced?

[nicksLB9]

dude, jsut paint the floor with grey oil based paint...F the exotic stuff. Cabinets...hmm you can get the old Tune-up cabinets,expensive, or find some that people took out of their kitchen. What do the craftsman wall cabinets run?

[Mkos1980]

Will be have peeling like we have now with grey oil based on my current floor? Seems the tires always lift the shit up.

[87IROC Z]

Any suggs on a garage floor? The floor is almost brand new and we would hate to mess it up. We were thinking plastic interlocking tiles, but that was wayyyy to much. We also looked into that "U coat it" stuff with the flakes and it seems nice for the price. Also looked into nature stone but that was expensive as well. We were also thinking of garage cabinets. Any suggestions on that too which are reasonably priced?

I used the rust-o-leum kit with the flakes from home depot on my floor. Piece of cake to do and turned out great. Downside for you would be the temperature since your moving in march. The floor has to be warm enough before you apply the coating. Also it takes 7 days before you can put a car on it.

As far as cabinets go i just picked up a couple cheap unfinished ones from home depot as well. Then just painted them to match the garage. Or you can find someone who just re-modeled their kitchen and get those cabinets and paint them. Thats what we did for my dads garage.

[Mkos1980]

Josh, that product looks great. I am sure we will not be laying it down till mid summer as we are BROKE and cant even afford Arbys now LOL. But the price is alot better compared to the other products. The kit at lowes wa slike 65-70 bucks. Does that have all the materials and would we need 1 or 2 kits?

[87IROC Z]

Josh, that product looks great. I am sure we will not be laying it down till mid summer as we are BROKE and cant even afford Arbys now LOL. But the price is alot better compared to the other products. The kit at lowes wa slike 65-70 bucks. Does that have all the materials and would we need 1 or 2 kits?

lol, get used to that with having a house now. We just payed our property taxes which took a big chunk of change. Unless your working that into your mortgage.

One kit does a 1 car garage. Youll need to get 2 kits. They do have kits though that can do a 2.5 car garage, i didnt see those though until i had already done my floor. Mine came with everything, including the etching chemical you need to clean the floor. Only thing you will need is a hard bristle brush to scrub the floor with before you paint it. It goes even quicker if you get a few people involved. My dad and I rolled down the paint while Joelle followed with the flakes. We had the whole thing painted in a 1/2 hour. I recommend taking a brush and painting in-between the expansion cuts first though. If you dont paint in-between those its noticeable after your done. I had to go back and do mine after the paint was dry enough to walk on.

[87IROC Z]

BTW, did you get a home warranty? Im really glad we did, our water heater blew after being in the house only 3 months. Without that warranty that would of cost us $500.

[Mkos1980]

Oh ok, I'll look into that. Yes we are going to escrow our taxes. Comes to about 1250 a month lol. Anyway, the house does come with a warrentee that the homeowner paid for. We lucked out on that one.

This house was just too nice and new to pass up. Within the last 2 years, it has a new furnace, hot water heater, AC unit, driveway, garage floor, roof, leafguard gutters, Anderson windows and doors, All NEW appliances in the kitchen, new floor in the kichen, cabinets, corian countertops, blinds, carpet, paint, landscaping, shed, all new tiled bathroom and a new patio enclosures room in the back.. and the list goes on. (Theres even a kitchen and full bathroom in the basement)

When I went back for the inspection within the 7 days of signing, it came up flawless. She showed us all receipts which = $54,160

Her husband died recently and she said I got everything all done at once so she wouldnt have to worry about anything in the future.... Well now she said house is too big and shes dumping it to move into module home in streetsboro.

[Mkos1980]

Josh, when I was looking at Parmas taxes they seemed extremely high. Is there a reasoning for that or is it just common?

[87IROC Z]

Oh ok, I'll look into that. Yes we are going to escrow our taxes. Comes to about 1250 a month lol. Anyway, the house does come with a warrentee that the homeowner paid for. We lucked out on that one.

This house was just too nice and new to pass up. Within the last 2 years, it has a new furnace, hot water heater, AC unit, driveway, garage floor, roof, leafguard gutters, Anderson windows and doors, All NEW appliances in the kitchen, new floor in the kichen, cabinets, corian countertops, blinds, carpet, paint, landscaping, shed, all new tiled bathroom and a new patio enclosures room in the back.. and the list goes on. (Theres even a kitchen and full bathroom in the basement)

When I went back for the inspection within the 7 days of signing, it came up flawless. She showed us all receipts which = $54,160

Her husband died recently and she said I got everything all done at once so she wouldnt have to worry about anything in the future.... Well now she said house is too big and shes dumping it to move into module home in streetsboro.

Wow, thats definately a good deal with everything thats so new. You'll be set for a long time without having to do anything.

[87IROC Z]

Josh, when I was looking at Parmas taxes they seemed extremely high. Is there a reasoning for that or is it just common?

Its typical for Parma Heights. Their taxes are high but the houses are more affordable to make up for it. I've been told its because Parma Heights is small and has no major industry or companies to bring in tax dollars, so they get it from the homeowners.

[Mkos1980]

Josh, i noticed in your garage the good lighting. Did you have super big bulbs installed or did you run halogens or something else? I hope to have a VERY bright garage when I am done. I hate working when its dim or dark inside.

[87IROC Z]

Josh, i noticed in your garage the good lighting. Did you have super big bulbs installed or did you run halogens or something else? I hope to have a VERY bright garage when I am done. I hate working when its dim or dark inside.


Right now ive got 5 of the 4 foot long overhead flouresent fixtures. 2 towards the back of the garage, 2 in the middle, and 1 over my workbench. Each one holds 2 bulbs. And honestly its still not bright enough for me. Im probably going to add 2 more fixtures towards the garage door. Good thing is they are cheap, only $5-7 for the fixtures.

[91LT1Formula]

Awwww, poor baby wants more light.....Tryin doin something like I did to my car w only little maglites!!!!! Just messin w you Matt.

[Mkos1980]

Run a 150ft cord from your apt!!

[Mkos1980]

Well, this friday we are going to be ordering our 2 couches, 5 tables, erins "special cabinet " she wants and some other misc stuff. I cant believe how much this stuff adds up too lol.

OH the Cub Cadet gets delivered next week ;) I got a screaming deal on it as its a 5 hour 06 Demo model. My dad knows a guy in Mansfield who owns a dealer. Its a 48in Cut 20HP Kohler, Hydrostatic drive and all the bells and whistles. Let see if we can modify it ;)

(BTW they do sell K&N filters for it, a custom tubular exhaust pipe , cams, and aluminnum head for the Kohlers. LOL plus a bunch of other stuff but its mostly for the small class of tractor pulling)

[Cashmunson]

my sisters bf works at the cub cadet factory in streetsboro, they make some pretty nice mowers.

[todds1987iroc]

When we bought our house in Peninsula in 2005, we bought a Cab Cadet also. Overall it is pretty good but it likes to throw the main drive belt when the mower deck is at low setting went I first start it up. When its warmed up it does not do this. We have the 1050 model, 50" cut with 26HP Kohler. (we have about 1.5 acres of just grass) Also, the seat safety is a PIA. I was able to deactive it by just unpluging the two connectors at the seat rail. Does yours have the deck wash? Our does and I guess it works OK but I still have to remove the deck and scrape it out about twice during the year.

Welcome to the world of being house poor. Man could you imagine we kind of cars we’d have if we did not have a house payment. :eek3:

Congrad's on the house.

[Mkos1980]

I take that back for me. Its a 46in cut. LT 1045. Yes it has the pressure wash, but I am only cutting about a half acre so I hope it does ok. PLus its only 800 bucks. Heck yea its bad being broke. Fortunatly everything has been paid for in cash so after buying all our stuff for the house, were just stuck with the house payment, the Truck Payment and Erins Cougar Payment. Still credit card debt free, but we'll see how long that lasts lol

[87IROC Z]

lol, yup. staying out of credit card debt is key! thats whats killing us right now.

[todds1987iroc]

$800 is a great deal. We paid $2000 for our's. I bet it will only take you 20 to 30 minutes to cut the grass. I can cut our yard completely in about an hour and ten minutes.

[My1stCamaro92RS]

10-15 minutes, tops. I got better things to do

[Mkos1980]

Looks like an African Jungle lol. But very nice :)

[Mkos1980]

New toy has arrived. I thought there was 5 hours on it but when I turned it on there was only 1.2 hours on it. Erin hates the colors lol.

[Ragtop89]

Spray it down in Hugger Orange with black Rally stripes.

[Cashmunson]

have you planned out the upgrades for the kohler yet?

[Mkos1980]

Naw No mods lol. I did pick up a Motorcraft Filter for it and some 10w-30 oil for its first oil change after the intial 5 hours of breakin.

[87IROC Z]

Got a snowblower yet? I dont know what i would have done yesterday without one.

[Mkos1980]

My dads giving us his 5HP SnowKing MTD 2 Stage blower. Its a really nice unit with a 24in cut , self propelled, and tire chains lol. He says hes going back to a single stage for his small driveway so we get the other one. (Yeck its only 2 years old) lol

[87IROC Z]

Cool, sounds like the same situation I had. My dad gave me his 2 year old 2 stage MTD after he bought a plow attachment for his John Deer.

[Wacky Tower]

I have a snow blower and a blade for my tractor. The snow was too much for the tractor thank god the snow wasnt heavy or I would have been shoveling.

[2camaros]

If you need a extra hand to move let me know. :)

[87IROC Z]

Did you two move in yet? Wasn't it supposed to be middle of March?

[Mkos1980]

Our first night in the house was last Sunday. Everything is going so smoothly. We got about 95% of our stuff in. We took some pics and I'll try to post them up tongiht.

[87IROC Z]

Cool, good to hear its going well. It took us probably a few weeks before we were 100% unpacked and settled. Of course thats the fun part getting everything set up and put away how you want.

[TPI383]

Cool, good to hear its going well. It took us probably a few weeks before we were 100% unpacked and settled. Of course thats the fun part getting everything set up and put away how you want.


Then changing it a few times .....lol.

[Mkos1980]

So far so good. The house was in move in condition except a few things that bugged me. When the house was redone, everything but the front closet and the 3 closets in the bedrooms were painted. They looked like complete ass with half ass shelves which I ripped all out and patched the holes and repaint a nice semi gloss white. So far i have 2 of the 4 closets done. We also had only 3 of the 14 shut off water valves in the house that worked so I called my buddy who works for northcoast plumbing and he cut out every valve in the house out and replaced with all new ball valves. We also added a nice double wash tubs and new plumbing for that. There was two cheap walls in the basement that had like 5 layers of peneling board since their dog kept chewing it out. I ripped out those walls and redid them nice. I replaced all the fugly outlsets and covers with new white ones along with new on off switches for the lights.

I picked up an awesome drill this weekend. I got a Hitachi Pro-Grade cordless drill. 1/2in solid steel chuck, 18V and 550lbs tq. Thing is a monster LOL Other then that, I have the other closets to do, add in some elec outlets in my tool room, replace a banister and replace about 5 boards that have rotten out on the shed.