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[Horace]

@Copper said in New home search:

@Horace said in New home search:

I know I know, master planned communities with HOAs and McMansions suck.

I know that HOAs are evil, even more reason to get solidly on the inside.

Volunteer for the HOA, be a committee chairman, the other volunteers on the HOA will think you are cool and life will be easier.

Who doesn't want an easier life?

What am I, retired?

[Jolly]

Whatever you like, tickles me.

I'm just going to remind you...Houston floods in several areas. Doesn't even take a hurricane, a good tropical storm with heavy rains can do it.

Make sure your prospective house sits high and dry. Secondly, if I was spending the money you are, I'd consider a back-up Generac or other generator as part of the deal.

Good luck!

[89th]

Overall I like the look and layout. Partially open concept, with very nice finishes. I also enjoy being part of an HOA… keeps the neighborhood mostly looking nice, maintenance of common areas, swimming pools, etc.

As they say, you can change most anything in this house except the floorplan and location…

We got lucky when we bought our single-family home last year (from just a facetime tour, we lived in Virginia when we went under contract in Minnesota) and in retrospect there are a million little nuances I would’ve worried about now that I know about them, such as speaker wiring in the walls, yard drainage, etc. Got lucky with most of it, so I’m happy. Good luck!

[jon-nyc]

Agree with Jolly about the generac. 10-12k and no worries about weather related outages. For your price point it’s a no brainer.

[Horace]

@Jolly said in New home search:

Whatever you like, tickles me.

I'm just going to remind you...Houston floods in several areas. Doesn't even take a hurricane, a good tropical storm with heavy rains can do it.

Make sure your prospective house sits high and dry. Secondly, if I was spending the money you are, I'd consider a back-up Generac or other generator as part of the deal.

Good luck!

Thanks Jolly. They tell me this place is far enough inland that it’ll never flood. Even during Harvey, only the streets flooded, rather than the homes. The advantage to new construction is that they learn to build correctly. All the yards are graded for drainage into the retention ponds.

[Jolly]

@Horace said in New home search:

@Jolly said in New home search:

Whatever you like, tickles me.

I'm just going to remind you...Houston floods in several areas. Doesn't even take a hurricane, a good tropical storm with heavy rains can do it.

Make sure your prospective house sits high and dry. Secondly, if I was spending the money you are, I'd consider a back-up Generac or other generator as part of the deal.

Good luck!

Thanks Jolly. They tell me this place is far enough inland that it’ll never flood. Even during Harvey, only the streets flooded, rather than the homes. The advantage to new construction is that they learn to build correctly. All the yards are graded for drainage into the retention ponds.

That's a good thing. The Cajun Navy are nice folks, but you don't want to meet them on your street in the aftermath of a storm.

[Friday]

I like it. The layout makes sense and there's lots of windows.

[brenda]

@Friday said in New home search:

I like it. The layout makes sense and there's lots of windows.

Agreed! I like old houses, so it's not my style, but I can appreciate new houses that have a good floor plan.

[Mik]

This is getting to me. Last night I dreamed I was moving to Houston, but it was to promote and manage a rock band. MFR said it was OK.

It's a weird mashup. My daughter was complaining about how rude the Black Crowes' team was at Wolftrap the other night. Apparently they had sent in an incorrect hospitality rider.

[Horace]

Thanks all for the feedback. Mik, my wife said this was a dream house, so I assume that’s what she meant.

[George K]

@Horace said in New home search:

Thanks all for the feedback. Mik, my wife said this was a dream house, so I assume that’s what she meant.

So, IOW, you're done.

[Horace]

@George-K said in New home search:

@Horace said in New home search:

Thanks all for the feedback. Mik, my wife said this was a dream house, so I assume that’s what she meant.

So, IOW, you're done.

YOLO

[Jolly]

Happy wife, happy life.

[89th]

@Horace said in New home search:

@George-K said in New home search:

@Horace said in New home search:

Thanks all for the feedback. Mik, my wife said this was a dream house, so I assume that’s what she meant.

So, IOW, you're done.

YOLO

YODO, too

[George K]

Pro tip, @Horace,

Don't buy this house.

[taiwan_girl]

Is that TWO snakes???? :eek

[89th]

Almost looked like an octopus

[taiwan_girl]

@89th said in New home search:

Almost looked like an octopus

Ah okay! It is amazing how octopus can escape and fit into such small small places.

I have read that they are actually quite smart animals.

[George K]

@taiwan_girl said in New home search:

I have read that they are actually quite smart animals.

Wonderful book:

The Soul of an Octopus.

[Horace]

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