“I didnt think it was a big deal until I priced out new ones.”
Here’s what people had to say:
1.
“Finding contractors for minor repair jobs.
I had a chimney leak and called four companies.
Three of them didnt want the job since it was a $300-500 repair.
The fourth set up an appointment with me but never showed up.
It took me over four months to find someone.”
“Which direction your bedroom is facing.
Same could be said for how much natural light you want or if you garden.
Need to keep the cardinal directions in mind.”
u/kamikaze_pedestrian
3.
“I bought a flat.
The neighbors immediately below us smoke.
They smoke in every room and in the bedrooms till after midnight every day.
I’m an ex-smoker, and I’m still finding it disgusting.”
u/butwhatsmyname
4.“Bamboo.
Someone before me planted super invasive, 15-foot-tall bamboo in the backyard.
It was spreading so wildly it was lifting the granite pool and growing under the foundation of the house.
I myself did not know until I purchased the house.
“We live in a 100-year-old house with a huge, open basement.
Our washer and dryer are in our basement.
Eventually, I plan to rewire the place and relocate the dryer next to the washing machine.”
u/jasperdyne
6.
“Buying a ‘fixer-upper’ in general.
Renovations cost a LOT more than you could imagine.
u/professional_gift430
7.
I had underestimated the amount of time my husband just SITS on the toilet.”
“Window treatments or curtains.
The guy before me broke up with his girlfriend.
She moved out and took all the curtains out of spite.
I didnt think it was a big deal until I priced out new ones.”
u/asdfg27
9.
Now we are seniors and it will make us move.”
u/low-regret5048
10.
“A new roof is $20,000.”
“When a year later, neighbors from hell buy the house next door.”
u/staggere
12.
There are three locations on my three acres that do not drain correctly.
u/getyourownwaffle
13.
“Water is bad.
I now hate rain and snow and any leaking thing.
Fix leaks IMMEDIATELY.”
“‘Unique’ homes = unique expenses.
We bought a custom home from the couple who built it.
Largest kitchen youve ever seen.
The couple had put cork in the kitchen.
They also installed an instant hot water heater for the sink.
Well, one day, a small hose came loose from that instant hot water heater.
Two inches of water in an hour on a giant sponge of a floor.”
“We have good insurance, and it cost themsix figuresto fix that kitchen.
The cabinets were solid mahogany, and the bottoms had been installed on top of the cork.
Then, when those were replaced, it was obvious that the stain of the uppers no longer matched.
The crew cracked a slab of quartz when removing it.
This was not Home Depot quartz.
When we moved in, every bathroom was still 1989.
Because this was a custom home, we couldnt update them with standard-grade materials.
And on and on.
We sold the home in 2018 for a good profit with all our updates.
u/stuck_behind_a_truck
15.
“Theres a path behind my kitchen window that separates the garden from the house.
The path runs behind all the houses on the street, and everybody (residents) has access.
u/dabbles-in-irony
16.
“I live in a majorUS cityabout a mile from downtown.
Half my house is a cellphone reception dead zone.”
‘Ill get used to it,’ I thought.
u/lanky_planky
18. u/meatyurology
19.
“Figure out the driving distance to the nearest Lowes/Home Depot/Ace/Menards.
Now imagine doing that trip twice for every project (because you always forget one thing).
I wish I was five minutes closer to our local Lowes.”
“Gravel driveway instead of paved.
u/queefcommand
21.
I thought it was concrete, so I started blasting it with a weed whacker.
Now, I have to find a way to fix it.
Fucking stupid design.”
u/buttdagger24
22.“Trees.
And they are pricey as hell to take down.
We are having a dying ash tree taken down on Friday for $1500.
Had a Siberian elm taken down last year for $2000.
“If the interior doors latch.
I had no reason to terminate the bedroom or bathroom doors when looking at the place.
Then, I moved in and realized none of them actually stayed shut.
u/fishysponge
24.
Figured I’d get to it in a few months after we moved and settled.
u/own_shallot7926
25.
“That the mortgage insurance (required) is more than the mortgage payment.”
u/griffie
27.
“My priorities have changed over time after having kids.
Oh, and mature trees.
u/shhhlife
28.
We thought it would be awesome to have a pool.
Its the fucking worst.
The chemicals, the cleaning, the maintenance.
Its nothing but work.
Its so much money just to maintain.
Plus, Im in the northeast, so its all this work for about three months of use.
Its a massive pain in the ass.
