Thanks in part to the wonderful help from a bunch of smart members in the Money & Investing forum, I received word tonight that I've won the bid for a new home!

It's an 85-year Colonial in a very nice section within the city that I got for a bargain price after 2 days on the market.

I'm psyched.

Here is a collection of really crappy photos taken from the Real Estate MLS. It's in need of some tuning up, I know...



















First thing to go is that horrid black and white floor! Thank god my girlfriend's dad is a stone cutter!

 

Congrats bro

Looks nice.

 

its not a parents basement... but eh.



Congrats Adam, im jealous!

 

Nice. COngrats

@ Tune-up on the house.

Good luck, with a little work, that place will look like a million bucks.

YOur girlfriends dad does stone cutting? Whats the name of his place. I will ask a family friend if he knows him. He does custom glass work as well as stone cutting.

 

nice, second thing should be the iMac

 

Looks charming! Congrats!

 

mclaren: Adam Ross Stone Cutting. They're pretty big, and sponsor some big race teams.

 

Congrats! It looks like they kept it well maintained.

 

hehe. well that doesn't come with the house, but i've got the mac right here on this desk just itching to get into that office!

i want them to include their desk in the offer. it's fucking badass... big heavy steel old industrial shit. rust and scratches... mad character... love it.

 

Congrats! I was just about to say I like the checkerboard floor. Not all over the house but maybe just in the kitchen. Anyway !

 

Nice. Congrats man!

 

it actually didn't bother me in the house. it's ceramic, not linoleum or some crap like that.

however, i grew up in a house with a linoleum checker board so it just has to go on principal.

 

congrats!!

 

so like, expect a Home Construction & Decorating sub-forum in Ramblings now. LOL...

i got the place on the cheap so i'll probably put a small fortune into it aftermarket style.

 

sweet. congrats dude.

 

i'm jealous

 

Congrats Bro, it's about time one worked out!

 

Congrats Adam... It really didn't that long after all... Looks like you'll be busy, but Scribby, ShawnS and the rest of the guys will be able to help answer your questions in the new forum

edit: It's got a 2 car garage too

 

Looks like a nice place! Congrats!

 

congrats!

 

Looks great. The inside looks awesome already... the outside needs a lil fixin' up... like that HUGE tree right up against the house.

I'm jealous... hope to be a homeowner in another 18 months or so.

 

no way... that tree stays! i love trees.

i'll probably have it trimmed, but one of my favorite parts of the house was how many big old trees and shrubs there are around.

that's why i hate new homes, such plain landscaping.

 

congrats on the house!

 

keep the trees, but a few could use a little trim.

I like the wood floors in there.

 

The pic just makes it look like the tree is right up against the house touching the siding.

 

Was it a foreclosure?

 

that's hot.

i love the red room and the kitchen

 

wait, is the garage in the backyard?

 

I was trying to figure that out too....

 

An alley maybe?

 

Swweeett man! Where in the city is it? Didn't you tell me you lived over by like new scotland ave before?

 

Maybe its a corner lot

Oh and if you want some lighting, check out http://www.1800lighting.com/index.cfm I can get you a good deal on stuff.

 

the house is on a corner, the garage is around the corner from teh front door.

it wasn't a forclosure, just a normal sale

 

I'm seeing a little Thomas Kinkade in the 4th pic of stairs to the backyard garden.

Congrats - keep the trees, I love'm too, one big reason why I bought my current home.

 

yeah, i'll give it a closer look during walk through and inspection. i've no worries though... a good trimming will clear it up.

 

nope, normal old sale. opened on Saturday... I put offer in on Sunday... they chose the best offer tonight.

 

it's a corner lot... 60x100.

the house is on a slight hill, so raised well above the street. the basement is actually at street level but, obviosuly, below ground.

the garage is on the side of the house and sunken into the hill so it's not all glaring and in your face (garages are fugly).

garage is heated too...

 

this is off new scotland near st peters hospital. i live in colonie now. used to live in albany on w lawerence.

 

so the 17k i sent ya today will go towards teh down payment.

 

btw