I'm a Homo...wner

Post by **lars63** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:30 pm

Congratulations on the new home

Those floors will be beautiful once there refinished and worth the effort, I like hardwood flooring I think it gives a house a warm look. Pictures are always welcome would love to see your progress

Post by **Unisaw** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:04 am

Nice work. Can I ask a question? When you put down sample stains, you permanently changed the color unless you sand them all over. Did you have to sand them or did you just stain over the samples?

Post by **Scourge** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:18 am

Well, looks like I'm a home owner as well. Offer got accepted today. Looks like I'll be moving shortly. Yay!

Post by **horton** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:30 am

riddla wrote:lol, if you're paying a mortgage you're not quite a homeowner but simply leasing it from the bank for 30+ years.

better than paying rent for 30 years and having nothing to show for it at the end of the payments.

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:42 am

Scourge wrote:Well, looks like I'm a home owner as well. Offer got accepted today. Looks like I'll be moving shortly. Yay!

Congrats, that's awesome :icon30:

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:50 am

Unisaw wrote:Nice work. Can I ask a question? When you put down sample stains, you permanently changed the color unless you sand them all over. Did you have to sand them or did you just stain over the samples?

All the samples have to be completely removed by sanding them off. It's a little extra work, but better than having it look different than the samples because of the woods character.

Sanded and stained, a few coats of poly on top and she'll be good to go... almost there...

[lvlshot]http://pages.prodigy.net/dpfalandys/Files/MyHouse/before_after.jpg[/lvlshot]

Post by **Scourge** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:18 am

Looking good. :icon14:

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:08 am

horton wrote:
riddla wrote:lol, if you're paying a mortgage you're not quite a homeowner but simply leasing it from the bank for 30+ years.
better than paying rent for 30 years and having nothing to show for it at the end of the payments.

Far better yes, but it's not ownership. Even after the loan is paid, if you're subject to property taxes, it's a reminder that you don't really own your land but you're renting it from your friendly neighborhood government.

Just an observation, not trying to get soap-boxy here.

Post by **Scourge** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:41 pm

Property taxes are relatively small in most cases. Mine are around $650 a year. I can live with that pretty easily.

Post by **busetibi** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:57 pm

Massive Quasars wrote:
Far better yes, but it's not ownership. Even after the loan is paid, if you're subject to property taxes, it's a reminder that you don't really own your land but you're renting it from your friendly neighborhood government.

property taxes= rates, yes?
rates= the amount you pay each year to local/state government which is based on the lands value (and the services you recieve, garbage collection,sewage, water etc) according to the government

this is why you have tenants and negative gearing

Post by **plained** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:01 pm

i finally jus seen the pics

well done and nice area

Post by **Eraser** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:28 pm

nice one G}{
splendid job on the floors there

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:39 pm

Scourge wrote:Property taxes are relatively small in most cases. Mine are around $650 a year. I can live with that pretty easily.

Where do you live :icon28: We're at $7200.00

Eraser wrote:nice one G}{
splendid job on the floors there

Thanks, More Floor Pics

[lvlshot]http://www.giraffe-hunter.com/gallery/2007/07-02_New_House/Floor_Refinishing/slides/Before_After3.jpg[/lvlshot]

[lvlshot]http://www.giraffe-hunter.com/gallery/2007/07-02_New_House/Floor_Refinishing/slides/Before_After2.jpg[/lvlshot]

Post by **R00k** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:40 pm

Looking nice. :icon14:

We're going to hardwood our house too, but there are a few other things first in line so it will be a little while.

I love hardwood, we're going to do the whole house in it, except bathrooms and kitchen which we'll put tile in.

Post by **Tsakali_** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:42 pm

heh yeah, last time I shaw a hard wood floor in the kitchen , it was full of waterloged seems

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:45 am

Finally finished

Post by **Scourge** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:55 am

Nice. :icon14:

Btw, I live in Abilene, Tx.

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:59 am

damn, the taxes are great there, I remember when my uncle was complaining in NC about them now making him pay $23.00 a year in land tax

Post by **Scourge** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:07 am

Lol, I wish I had that problem.

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:18 am

Scourge wrote:Property taxes are relatively small in most cases. Mine are around $650 a year. I can live with that pretty easily.

That's not my point.

It's among the closest things we have to a mere existence tax. Quite different from a tax on consumption.

Just clarifying.

Post by **Scourge** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:31 am

Massive Quasars wrote:
Scourge wrote:Property taxes are relatively small in most cases. Mine are around $650 a year. I can live with that pretty easily.
That's not my point.

It's among the closest things we have to a mere existence tax. Quite different from a tax on consumption.

Just clarifying.

I understood. I was just saying that in my case it's just not a big deal. But yeah, if you don't pay they will come take your shit. Not really yours.

Post by **lars63** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 3:40 pm

Scourge wrote:Well, looks like I'm a home owner as well. Offer got accepted today. Looks like I'll be moving shortly. Yay!

Congratulations

Pics?

Post by **lars63** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 3:42 pm

Thanks for posting up the pic you did a awesome job.

My next project is the same but I'm going to go Prego=Pergo *spelling* the pesky Rott I bought has toe nails the size of Cincinnati scratches everything

*Pesky edit=Pesky Lars*

Post by **Scourge** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:10 pm

lars63 wrote:
Scourge wrote:Well, looks like I'm a home owner as well. Offer got accepted today. Looks like I'll be moving shortly. Yay!
Congratulations
Pics?

That'll have to wait until closing and I go back in there with a camera. But when I do, I'll post some.

Post by **R00k** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:16 pm

Massive Quasars wrote:
Scourge wrote:Property taxes are relatively small in most cases. Mine are around $650 a year. I can live with that pretty easily.
That's not my point.

It's among the closest things we have to a mere existence tax. Quite different from a tax on consumption.

Just clarifying.

I don't like the concept either. But if it weren't for property taxes, I have to wonder how many of the super-rich would just hoard land.