new home owner!!!

[Thehead]

The woman and I became home owners about 4:50pm today.... we signed the papers arround 3 and got the call it was funded almost two hours later. The house is getting a big remodel including but not limited too: complete new kitchen, complete new master bath, new roof, stained concrete floors except for the slate tile in the kitchen and entry and tile bathrooms. New wet bar with granite counters and some new windows. I'll take lots of pictures tomorrow and post them up along with progress and finish pictures. It is gonna be one hell of a project but should be damn near a complete new house when it is all said and done.

[sleeperLS]

Congrats.

Another cool thing about buying a house is the tools you get to buy to build fix things haha.

[Chuck]

Congrats!!!

[Thehead]

thanks guys!

[FRANCISCO308]

Congrats...

[JJG 5.0]

congrats you need any help on the kitchen and bath pricing i can help.;... i am at the depot....

[stinginstang]

Congratulations!

[SVT Lurch]

Congrats Christian!

[Andrew]

congrats!

[kangol]

It's a hell of a time to buy a house.

[Tyrone Biggums]

Welcome to hell!

It's worth it, though.

[Thehead]

congrats you need any help on the kitchen and bath pricing i can help.;... i am at the depot....

i might need some help with some of that.... faucets, tub, toilets, possibly some tile, lighting etc... went yesterday to get some new locks and stuff and the guys at the contractor desk re-keyed them to match for me and told me to get our list together and bring it to him. He then said he would be able to knock a big chunk off of it if we were over a set amount, $2500 i think.

[ceyko]

You might be in a position where that direct buy shit might pay off depending how much you're spending.

Note: Just taking what I've "heard" about direct buy and applying it to your situation. You'll need to do the research to see if it is worth it.

[bjtheman1]

Congrats, we've been in our first home now for 6 months and it's great. Hopefully next month we'll start with either granite counter tops or hardwood floors

[pattymelt3605]

Wheres the pics?

[onjacks]

If you plan to get alot of tile lmk. I have a account a Pro Source flooring. :)

FYI. You better seal the shiz out of that slate after you put it down.

[Nate]

Congrats, I was talking about your home and wondering if you got it done yesterday or not with Bridget this morning.

[Thehead]

Wheres the pics?

i need to up load them off my phone and camera and take a few more in the day light as well.

On another note, I might need some help with my TAXES???:damnit: This will be the first year i can't do an EZ form.

[Thehead]

If you plan to get alot of tile lmk. I have a account a Pro Source flooring. :)

FYI. You better seal the shiz out of that slate after you put it down.

i'm not for sure how much just yet but probably 500-600 sqft on slate, another 400-500 sqft of some ceramic and IF we have time/money to do the third bath room a few hundred of it.

we want to do the california gold slate.... can you hook that up... it is the hard stuff for us to find. 12x12 16x16or18x18 and 3x6 for the back splash. back splash is about 30-40 sq ft maybe 50 tops... not exactly sure yet because we are putting in new cabinets and taking out the header.....

[AdRock]

Congrats man, I'm in somewhat the same boat. The wife and I closed on a family house right before New Years. I'm in the process of remodeling the kitchen, dining room, & both bathrooms.

[Skidmark]

Congrats... shit i forgot to reply to your last PM, i glanced at it then continued working and forgot. Glad it got all taken care of tho!

[pattymelt3605]

i need to up load them off my phone and camera and take a few more in the day light as well.

On another note, I might need some help with my TAXES???:damnit: This will be the first year i can't do an EZ form.

Let me know if you need any tax help. :) Congrats on the home.

[Thehead]

Congrats... shit i forgot to reply to your last PM, i glanced at it then continued working and forgot. Glad it got all taken care of tho!

no problem.... Merrill lynch wanted their money and had their best working on it. They found the guys address and I personally went and knocked on his door. He showed up by lunch time yesterday to sign all the papers.:firedevil: he got the idea that I would hunt him down, not sure how that happened.

[Thehead]

Let me know if you need any tax help. :) Congrats on the home.

thanks you too. and YES I will need tax help. FOR SURE!

[MattB]

Congrats, I was talking about your home and wondering if you got it done yesterday or not with Bridget this morning.

Now you can sleep easy knowing it was all done yesterday. nite nite nate

[Yellowstang]

Congrat's on the purchase! Great time to buy a house now.

[JimD]

Congrats!

[96Cobra_Nate]

Congrats on the new home!

[STANGGT40]

congrats! :)

[Thehead]

pictures of the new work in progress. Aprox 2700sqft 1 story. 4bedrooms 2 1/2 bath.
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj204/thehead302/house/DSC01289.jpg
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[Thehead]

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[FRANCISCO308]

Love the master bath

[black90gt]

Congrats!

The wood paneling and wall paper has to go!!!!

[Thehead]

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj204/thehead302/house/DSC01264.jpg
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[2165 Turbo Rail]

Looks like its going to be a fun project Christian. Where's it at?

[Thehead]

A/C unit is in the attic above this and the drain isn't connected so it messed up the rock.
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[Thehead]

Looks like its going to be a fun project Christian. Where's it at?

it's in north irving. Carrie's brother Aaron is my contractor so I'm getting a smoking hook up on EVERYTHING and Kim's parents came into town today, he step father did electrical in the airforce for 30 years along with full construciton. FREE LABOR FTW!

[gtownGT]

congrats

[Thehead]

Congrats!

The wood paneling and wall paper has to go!!!!

the wall paper is gone for sure, however the wood is staying in the bar/game room and not sure yet in the living. putting in a pool table and leather chairs in the bar/game room and going to make it PUBish. Plus it has the built-in bookcase that matches.

[kangol]

Not to play devils advocate Thehead, but how do you know that home prices in DFW will not keep dropping?

[Thehead]

Not to play devils advocate Thehead, but how do you know that home prices in DFW will not keep dropping?

i don't.... but i bought this house for about 35K under appraised value as is, and the after rehab appraisal is about that with the rehab as well. I should be good either way. Besides, we are not planning on selling anytime soon. We will probably be in this house for 10 years or so minimum.

[5.0_CJ]

Fuck it, I like wood paneling.

[Doug Hatton]

Congratulations! It's a good feeling buying a house. I did some repairs, but nothing TOO major to mine before I moved in. I've got a pretty good list started of things I'd like to do, but have accepted the fact that they don't all have to be done right away.

[Nate]

Replied to your PM for energy service, call me if there is any issues man.

congrats again.

[Special K]

Congrats! We did the same thing...

Irving's home prices are pretty steady. Its close to everything and there is very little new construction. Plus, the city is working on its imagine and rehabbing some of the crappy areas. It has its faults for sure... but things should only get better. :) I where I live... a few miles away...eh not so much...

[TOMMY]

Congrats!.....I really like the rear entry garage....

[Thehead]

Congrats!.....I really like the rear entry garage....

was a MUST for any house.... rear entry garage with front drive and no alley!

[thedriver33]

Congrats.....hope to be signin papers of my house on the 23 of this month and cant wait to be in it.

[bjtheman1]

I love those older homes, so much damn sq footage and they used it well. That master bath has some great potential. Looking good

[Thehead]

i'll take some new pictures tomorrow during the day, already have a bunch of demo done and alot more to go. Almost all the popcorn is off the ceilings, couple rooms left, and the bar has been removed. Don't worry it is getting replaced as well, lol. Trimmed the big bushes away from the front of the house and will be pulling them down/out to be replaced with new plants. a few other things have been done as well. it is coming along quite nice for only working on it yesterday and today.

[Fox466]

Awesome deal Christian!

And good rule on the garage/driveway. Hope you guys enjoy it to the fullest...

[Thehead]

Awesome deal Christian!

And good rule on the garage/driveway. Hope you guys enjoy it to the fullest...

Thanks man. new pictures tonight... alot of demo has been done.

[Thehead]

before
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after
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[Thehead]

before
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[Thehead]

before
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after
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all the ceilings are scraped for new texture as well.
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