Please read. Think it over.
This is a one-entry blog for 6018 Rose St, Houston, TX. If you have happened on it, you have probably googled the address and gone beyond the usual HAR.com, Realtor.com, Zillow.com and the rest. If you would like to see my previous blog about the house being built in 2010, feel free to check out www.roseraising.blogspot.com. I did that blog for fun and information, but I stopped in 2013 when I was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm (no kidding) and suspended posting updates.
This home is for sale, and has been for most of the past year. We received some advice from a realtor about what the asking price should be, and we went with it, as we are not real estate experts. Strike one! We have lowered the price several times, and not by pocket change.
The home, just 9 years old, has already had a foundation repair which was covered by the builder's warranty. We see this as a very good thing, because most homes in Houston either have had, or will eventually have, foundation issues. Ours is fixed, with a lifetime transferable warranty. Yay! But, several prospective buyers have had some worries about the foundation repair, and so have not made an offer. Strike two! We respect their decision, but the builder's maintenance rep, the engineer who determined it needed repair, and a separate, independent engineer we hired a few months ago have all stated that the house is better and more stable now than it was when new. There was a bad drought in Texas in 2011 (the year after the home was built). Despite having a sprinkler system, we couldn't compete with Mother Nature. We identified the problem, and fixed it. Wouldn't you rather have a home that has been looked after, right down to its foundation? We have done all we can in that regard (P.S. it has never flooded, either).
The rest is a matter of taste, it seems. The house is too big. Not enough bathrooms. The lighting fixtures are ugly. Strike three! But I can't guess what you might like. We remodeled the kitchen to look very HGTV (meaning, it's white), and it looks very nice indeed. The price is pretty much the lowest in the neighborhood. Seriously, there is a tear-down house with a smaller lot a few streets over that is offered for $50k less than ours - and you still have to tear it down, and build a new house. Buy ours, and make it your own! I am looking at a home in our future city of residence that has a purple tub, toilet and sinks in the bathroom. Purple! Guess what, we can change those out. You can do the same here.
Buying a home is a decision filled with emotion. I get it. I just wanted to get our story out there. Thanks and Declare Peace Every Day.
This home is for sale, and has been for most of the past year. We received some advice from a realtor about what the asking price should be, and we went with it, as we are not real estate experts. Strike one! We have lowered the price several times, and not by pocket change.
The home, just 9 years old, has already had a foundation repair which was covered by the builder's warranty. We see this as a very good thing, because most homes in Houston either have had, or will eventually have, foundation issues. Ours is fixed, with a lifetime transferable warranty. Yay! But, several prospective buyers have had some worries about the foundation repair, and so have not made an offer. Strike two! We respect their decision, but the builder's maintenance rep, the engineer who determined it needed repair, and a separate, independent engineer we hired a few months ago have all stated that the house is better and more stable now than it was when new. There was a bad drought in Texas in 2011 (the year after the home was built). Despite having a sprinkler system, we couldn't compete with Mother Nature. We identified the problem, and fixed it. Wouldn't you rather have a home that has been looked after, right down to its foundation? We have done all we can in that regard (P.S. it has never flooded, either).
The rest is a matter of taste, it seems. The house is too big. Not enough bathrooms. The lighting fixtures are ugly. Strike three! But I can't guess what you might like. We remodeled the kitchen to look very HGTV (meaning, it's white), and it looks very nice indeed. The price is pretty much the lowest in the neighborhood. Seriously, there is a tear-down house with a smaller lot a few streets over that is offered for $50k less than ours - and you still have to tear it down, and build a new house. Buy ours, and make it your own! I am looking at a home in our future city of residence that has a purple tub, toilet and sinks in the bathroom. Purple! Guess what, we can change those out. You can do the same here.
Buying a home is a decision filled with emotion. I get it. I just wanted to get our story out there. Thanks and Declare Peace Every Day.
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