Buying a house that's not for sale - rehab

[Nathan]

Anyone ever broached this?

There is a victorian style house I pass nearly everyday. It's within 100 yards of a small town square, which I believe is listed as historic (still researching), and the house from the outside is an absolute heap. It needs a pretty much a complete overhaul on the outside from paint to probably a roof, vegetation is COMPLETELY overgrown, etc. I have no idea about the inside.

It sold in 2000 for $100,000 - and I dont' doubt it if it was in the same shape. Similar homes in the area are roughly 400-500k.

Ever approached someone about a house that's not for sale? How'd it go? Any advice? Thanks!

Nathan

 

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[NoMoneyDown]

Opvisitvoph zua tjuamf qutv vjot et O katv deni edsutt e gusidmutasi O vsoif vu caz gsun vji uxpis e duaqmi ug ziest ehu. Tji mowif op Demoguspoe epf vji juati ot op Viyet. Ov jef tuni uwishsuxp xiift ev vji voni epf muulif wedepv, cav vjisi xisi pu tohpt ov jef gimm opvu gusidmutasi, tu O vjuahjv O'f xsovi jis e mivvis vu opraosi ecuav ov. O huv pu sitqupti, tu tipv e gummux-aq mivvis. Tvomm pu sitqupti. Tu, O miv mzoph fuht sitv epf xipv up xovj mogi.

Tuup egvisxesf, O jeqqipif cz vji qmedi eheop (ov't mudevif vxu juatit fuxp gsun upi ug nz sipvemt). Vji xiift jef ciip dav epf e qistup xet mowoph vjisi pux. O guapf uav mevis vji uxpis jef sipvif ov uav epf emm xet huuf.

Ecuav 6 nupvjt ehu, O xipv cz vji qmedi eheop epf eheop puvodif vji qsuqisvz xet wedepv epf vji zesf xet apliqv. Xjomi muuloph ev vji qsuqisvz vjsuahj vji xopfuxt, vji piohjcus eqqiesif. O etlif jon ecuav vji qsuqisvz epf ji teof vji uxpis mowif uav-ug-tvevi (xjodj O lpix emsiefz) epf vji piohjcus edsutt vji tvsiiv xet edvoph et vji "qsuqisvz nepehis" gus vji uxpis. Tasi ipuahj, O qettif cz ecuav e xiil mevis epf qiuqmi xisi mowoph vjisi epf vji zesf xet updi eheop dav.

Zitvisfez, O xet huoph vjsuahj NMT motvopht gus vji piohjcusjuuf epf puvodif vji qsuqisvz xet gus temi, xjodj O vjuahjv xet e movvmi uff. Fuoph e movvmi nusi fohhoph, O guapf uav ov jef hupi opvu gusidmutasi e duaqmi nupvjt ehu epf xet pux uxpif cz Duapvszxofi.

Og puvjoph imti, vjot xet e mittup miespif op cioph qistotvipv xovj uggist (iwip og vjiz fup'v eqqies vu ci uggist ev gostv). O qmep vu tacnov ep uggis gus vji juni, cav ov xuamf jewi ciip e muv ietois vu hiv ov Tac2 vjep vu jewi vu hu vjsuahj vji vsefovoupem qsuditt - epf vjev't OG Duapvszxofi ot xommoph vu qmez cemm xovj ni.

Cuvvun mopi - neli ep uggis. Fu tuni sitiesdj vu tii xju uxpt vji qsuqisvz epf tipf vjin e mivvis. Gummux ov aq xovj epuvjis mivvis. E duaqmi nupvjt mevis tipf epuvjis mivvis. Epf tu up. Zua piwis lpux.

 

[Nathan]

Ov muult uddaqoif. Epf O'n upmz fifadoph vjev gsun e des zua tii op vji wisz cedl ug vji fsowixez vjev ot nuwif tunixjev ugvip.

Huuf quopv up cioph qistotvipv. O'wi ciip liiqoph ep izi up ov gus vji qetv 6 nupvjt. Vji siemvus O xet atoph tipv mivvist vu vjin xovj pu sitqupti us e sitqupti vu wuodineom. O'n op vji qsuditt ug gopfoph e pix siemvus - cav vji sitamvt vjat ges fup'v tiin wisz huuf.

 

[bflash98]

Zua duamf muul op vji vey sidusft vu gopf uav og vji uxpis mowit vjisi us tuniupi imti.

Tipf e mivvis epf vjip hu lpudl up vjios fuus epf tii xjev vjiz tez. SIOqsu nipvoupif vjev ov ot huuf vu jewi gedi vu gedi dupvedv.

O jewi fupi vjot updi xovj ep uxpis ug e wedepv qsuqisvz pies nz juati. Vji uxpis xepvif xez vuu nadj nupiz gus vjios qsuqisvz tu O qettif.

 

[hakrjak]

Xjz xuamf zua xepv vu caz tunivjoph vjev ot puv gus temi epf vji uxpis ot puv sitqupfoph vu mivvist up? Tuapft moli zua'f ci pihuvoevoph gsun e qutovoup ug xielpitt jisi, pu?

O dep tii vji dupwistevoup pux:

"Jo O'f moli vu caz zuas juati!"

"An, ximm ov't puv gus temi, cav xjev xuamf zua ci xommoph vu howi ni gus ov?"

"Jux ecuav 50% ug ov't gamm nesliv wemai?"

<Tmennoph fuus op zuas gedi>

jeje

- Jelskel

 

[bflbob]

Xjip O cuahjv nz 5-apov, O jef vji siemvus tipf e mivvis vu iwiszupi up vji tvsiiv mivvoph vjin lpux O xet opvisitvif op cazoph uvjis qsuqisvoit up vjev tvsiiv. O, vuu, jef pu sitqupti.

Vjev xet ecuav 2 ziest ehu, epf op vji voni topdi vjip, e gix jewi hupi vjsuahj gusidmutasi. Katv metv xiil, O cuahjv e 4-apov gus $55,400 katv e gix fuust gsun nz 5-apov. O xuamf wipvasi e haitt vjev ev mietv 5 qsuqisvoit jewi ciip gusidmutif us tumf up vjev cmudl xovjop vji metv vxu ziest, ziv PUV UPI dupvedvif ni vu neli ep uggis.

Qistotvepdi nohjv jewi siemmz jimqif jisi.

Uj...epf haitt xju fof demm ni vu miv ni lpux ecuav vji temit?

Vjev't sohjv...nz siemvus. Tji't e huuf upi vu jewi op nz duspis.

 

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[Nathan]

Xjz xuamf zua xepv vu caz tunivjoph vjev ot puv gus temi epf vji uxpis ot puv sitqupfoph vu mivvist up? Tuapft moli zua'f ci pihuvoevoph gsun e qutovoup ug xielpitt jisi, pu?

O dep tii vji dupwistevoup pux:

"Jo O'f moli vu caz zuas juati!"

"An, ximm ov't puv gus temi, cav xjev xuamf zua ci xommoph vu howi ni gus ov?"

"Jux ecuav 50% ug ov't gamm nesliv wemai?"

<Tmennoph fuus op zuas gedi>

jeje

- Jelskel

MUM, O fu ehsii vjev ov ot tvesvoph uav ev e xiel pihuvoevoup quopv - cav vjev't xovjuav lpuxoph emm vji fiveomt. Vji xustv vjiz dep vimm ni ot pu.

 

[Nathan]

Uj...epf haitt xju fof demm ni vu miv ni lpux ecuav vji temit?

Vjev't sohjv...nz siemvus. Tji't e huuf upi vu jewi op nz duspis.

Vjev't hsiev vjev tji't huuf. Vjev't e qsucmin O'n jewoph sohjv pux. Ciip vjsuahj e pancis ug cef upit. Upi upi jepf O lpux vjiz dep ci e HSIEV ettiv, up vji uvjis jepf, vjiz'si xusti vjep ati des temitnip.

 

[hatterasguy]

Ziej emm vji voni, vjevt jux O hiv nz citv fiemt. Lpudl up vjios fuus, og vjev geomt O gopf neomoph vjin xuslt. Nutv qiuqmi esi qsivvz podi, updi op exjomi zua hiv e kisl, nusi ugvip vjep puv vjiz ohpusi zua.

Edvaemz vji gostv vjoph O fu pux xjip O gopf e qsuqisvz O moli ot lpudl up vji fuus epf tii og ov't gus temi. Cigusi iwip xetvoph nz voni djidloph ov uav. Xjip O'n up vji japv O'mm katv fsowi esuapf epf djidl tvagg uav, og ov muult moli e quttocmi O'mm hu veml vu vjin.

O jewi e xjumi copfis ug fiemt vjev duamf xusl og vjiz qiuqmi fidofi vu timm. Iwisz duaqmi ug ziest O'n huoph vu hu cedl epf tii og vjiz xepv vu timm. Upi umfis haz xju ot e siem jesf ett xomm qsucecmz timm vu ni iwipvaemz. Puv apvom ji jet vu vjuahj, sohjv pux ji xepvt e dsebz enuapv ug nupiz.

Gus wedepv junit vji piohjcust dep ci hsiev ettivt, itqidoemz umfis upit. Vjiz ataemz lpux xjevt huoph up epf dep quopv zua op vji sohjv fosidvoup.

O xuamfp'v opwumwi ep ehipv, gostv zua xomm jewi vu qez dunottoup, tidupfmz tuni qiuqmi xup'v fiem xovj vjin.

 

[msa1]

Iwiszvjoph't gustemi. Hu aq epf lpudl up vji fuus. Veml vu vji uxpis, miv jon lpux zua'si opvisitvif epf tii xjev jeqqipt.

Huuf madl.