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  • 89th8 Offline
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    89th
    wrote on last edited by
    #7

    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!

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    • jon-nycJ Offline
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      jon-nyc
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      #8

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

      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
      -Cormac McCarthy

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      • JollyJ 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!

        HoraceH Offline
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        Horace
        wrote on last edited by
        #9

        @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.

        Education is extremely important.

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        • HoraceH 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.

          JollyJ Offline
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          Jolly
          wrote on last edited by
          #10

          @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.

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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          • F Offline
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            Friday
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            #11

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

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            • F Friday

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

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              brenda
              wrote on last edited by
              #12

              @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.

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              • MikM Offline
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                Mik
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                #13

                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.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                • HoraceH Offline
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                  Horace
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                  #14

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

                  Education is extremely important.

                  George KG 1 Reply Last reply
                  • HoraceH Horace

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

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                    George K
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                    #15

                    @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.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • George KG 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.

                      HoraceH Offline
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                      Horace
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #16

                      @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

                      Education is extremely important.

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                      • JollyJ Offline
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                        Jolly
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #17

                        Happy wife, happy life.

                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                        • HoraceH 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

                          89th8 Offline
                          89th8 Offline
                          89th
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                          #18

                          @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

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                          • George KG Offline
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                            George K
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #19

                            Pro tip, @Horace,

                            Don't buy this house.

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            • taiwan_girlT Offline
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                              taiwan_girl
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #20

                              Is that TWO snakes???? :eek

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                              • 89th8 Offline
                                89th8 Offline
                                89th
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #21

                                Almost looked like an octopus

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                                • 89th8 89th

                                  Almost looked like an octopus

                                  taiwan_girlT Offline
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                                  taiwan_girl
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #22

                                  @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.

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                                  • taiwan_girlT 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 KG Offline
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                                    George K
                                    wrote on last edited by George K
                                    #23

                                    @taiwan_girl said in New home search:

                                    I have read that they are actually quite smart animals.

                                    Wonderful book:

                                    The Soul of an Octopus.

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    • HoraceH Offline
                                      HoraceH Offline
                                      Horace
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #24

                                      The tweet doesn't show for me.

                                      Education is extremely important.

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                                      • HoraceH Horace

                                        The tweet doesn't show for me.

                                        George KG Offline
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                                        George K
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #25

                                        @Horace said in New home search:

                                        The tweet doesn't show for me.

                                        Not showing for me either now. Looks like it's been taken down.

                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                                        HoraceH 1 Reply Last reply
                                        • George KG George K

                                          @Horace said in New home search:

                                          The tweet doesn't show for me.

                                          Not showing for me either now. Looks like it's been taken down.

                                          HoraceH Offline
                                          HoraceH Offline
                                          Horace
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #26

                                          @George-K said in New home search:

                                          @Horace said in New home search:

                                          The tweet doesn't show for me.

                                          Not showing for me either now. Looks like it's been taken down.

                                          I just want you to know that I probably would have been pleased by the tweet, and may even have loled. In fact, I think I will proffer this now. Lol. Thank you sir.

                                          Education is extremely important.

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