veg-o-matic
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Oooh, how did I miss this thread? Since I bought my house, the Real Estate section is my favorite part of the paper.
I thought I had a copy of the floorplan with me but it's at home. Anyhoo, what I bought in 2003 is a condo in a nice neighborhood, 4th floor with an elevator. No more stairs for this boy!
Square footage is 1642, and the taxes on it were $2118. For some reason, I have a copy of the tax bill with me. Go fig.
Paid $152 for it, which I bargained down from $157. I think the selling realtor was tired of dealing with it. Built in 1999. Two bedrooms, two full baths, LR, separate DR, kitchen with attached family room, den, and laundry room. Central air, of course--my first time with CAC, and I love every minute of it!
This is in Baltimore County, which is more expensive (and desireable) than Baltimore City. In the city, I could have bought the same thing or better for around 90 grand. Taxes would have been 1.5 times what I pay now.
So why did I buy what I did? Because of Honey. So many places don't allow pooches. Frankly, even if I didn't have a dog, I wouldn't want to live in a place that doesn't allow them. I mean, what kind of people are they?
I think I really lucked out with my house. I got it when interest rates were falling (6%) but before things went totally berserk. Several similar or identical units have sold recently in my development in the $240s.
THUD.
This is a picture of the living room, from the front door.
veg
I thought I had a copy of the floorplan with me but it's at home. Anyhoo, what I bought in 2003 is a condo in a nice neighborhood, 4th floor with an elevator. No more stairs for this boy!
Square footage is 1642, and the taxes on it were $2118. For some reason, I have a copy of the tax bill with me. Go fig.
Paid $152 for it, which I bargained down from $157. I think the selling realtor was tired of dealing with it. Built in 1999. Two bedrooms, two full baths, LR, separate DR, kitchen with attached family room, den, and laundry room. Central air, of course--my first time with CAC, and I love every minute of it!
This is in Baltimore County, which is more expensive (and desireable) than Baltimore City. In the city, I could have bought the same thing or better for around 90 grand. Taxes would have been 1.5 times what I pay now.
So why did I buy what I did? Because of Honey. So many places don't allow pooches. Frankly, even if I didn't have a dog, I wouldn't want to live in a place that doesn't allow them. I mean, what kind of people are they?
I think I really lucked out with my house. I got it when interest rates were falling (6%) but before things went totally berserk. Several similar or identical units have sold recently in my development in the $240s.
THUD.
This is a picture of the living room, from the front door.
veg
