Money: My new house

My new house

By Anonymous - 22/01/2013 08:27 - New Zealand - Wainuiomata

Today, I bought my first house, blowing nearly all my savings on the deposit. I had left myself enough for just a couple of necessary bits of furniture. It turns out the previous owner completely stripped the house when he left, taking the oven and even the toilet with him, amongst other things. FML

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By scottyboy - 01/10/2016 07:58

Today, I started packing up the flat I have been renting. As I took a picture off the wall I also ripped half the wallpaper. That's my deposit gone. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/11/2010 12:06 - Netherlands

Today, after spending two weeks renovating my room and $1000 on paint and a new floor, my landlord told me that he's sold the house. Also, he was kind enough to inform me that unless I paint the walls back to white, I won't be getting my $500 deposit back. FML

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Poisoned chalice

By Anonymous - 30/01/2022 05:00

Today, my great aunt left me her house in her will. She probably thought she was doing something nice, but unfortunately she has no head for practical matters and ownership included both her mortgages, so by the time I sold her house and paid the mortgages, I’m now £140,000 in the hole. FML

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Our house, in the middle of our street

By Anonymous - 09/08/2021 02:01

Today, and over the years, my wife has methodically destroyed our house, insisting she is good at DIY. Our house is either in bits, half-finished or falling apart. I had it confirmed by a realtor, who assessed the house as worth 100 grand less than we paid for it. It’s a building site with a roof. FML

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By jenjam - 05/07/2012 00:50

Today, I bought a home at a bargain. It will need 5 grand in repairs to fix plumbing and electric, but it's mine. When I pulled up the listing to show pictures to my friends, there was a new listing that was in the same neighborhood, and a larger, nicer house that is move in ready. Same price. FML

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I like what you've done with the place

By Scammed - 05/06/2016 18:26 - Mexico - Mexicali

Today, a week after spending most of my paycheck on a down-payment and rent on a new apartment, I found out the "landlord" I paid was a scammer. Turns out the real owner was away on vacation, and he'd stolen most of her stuff before showing me the place. FML

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Thanks, now **** off

By Dry - 18/03/2017 16:00

Today, after moving into my new house, my partner's father came to give us his old sofa. Now, an hour before he has to leave, he's half-completed 3 DIY jobs we didn't want done in the first place, and smashed my water inlet pipe. I have no water and a destroyed kitchen. FML

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Spending spree

By Anonymous - 21/09/2023 04:00 - Australia - Brisbane

Today, I got a pay bonus and spend it on paying for 12 months of car registration up-front for the first time in my life, filled the tank, and got it professionally washed. After all that, I accidentally reversed into my own house, causing major damage. I have to borrow the money for the insurance excess. FML

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Lemon or haunted?

By Anonymous - 28/05/2020 08:00

Today, our boiler broke. Yesterday, it was our fridge. The day before that, the deck collapsed, and a few weeks ago the dishwasher flooded the kitchen. This is after we spent a ton of money to have the house gutted due to a mold problem. We only bought the house a year ago, and have lived in it even less. We need to move. FML

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By Megz - 02/01/2013 17:38 - United States - Cedar Rapids

Today, my roommate of a year and good friend of several more decided to move out. When I came home from a long work shift, I found all the cupboards emptied out of everything, including all the new stuff I bought to replace what she was going to take with her. FML

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TheGewt 7

Tuesday 22 January 2013 16:11

You didn't look at it first?

JiggaJayZ 16

Tuesday 22 January 2013 16:11

I hope you have enough money to buy a shovel, because you might have to shit in a hole for a while

Comments

SuperDanielNL 23

Tuesday 22 January 2013 18:32

Buy a bucket to resolve the toilet issue. But I argue that it's your fault to buy a house and don't have any money left. What if the owner left his toilet and it broke? You'd still have to shit in a bucket.

Gunnie 24

Tuesday 22 January 2013 18:33

Wow that is one ****** up situation :(

heyhooker 11

Tuesday 22 January 2013 18:34

You can actually cancel the sale... Considering that is part of the house he just stole

ideasrule 13

Tuesday 22 January 2013 18:40

I voted YDI, because if the OP blew his savings just on the deposit, I doubt his ability to pay the mortgage during the next rainy day. If this post is any indication, he doesn't seem fiscally responsible.

vbmg152 18

Tuesday 22 January 2013 18:43

You certainly can sue him & force him to pay for the items or bring them back! Toilets go without saying but the appliances must be included in the contract or your screwed! Always do a walkthrough before the closing at which time the seller should be moved out! Oh! Anything affixed to the house (toilets, light fixtures etc) are part of the house & he cannot remove them!

Hammer01 8

Tuesday 22 January 2013 18:56

ALWAYS DO A WALK THROUGH BEFORE CLOSING. Period

YoshiPL 8

Tuesday 22 January 2013 19:22

YDI for not writing a contract. End of Topic. It's 100% your fault unless you have a contract where it states what is to be left in the house. In that case you can sue that a***ole

kate3101 15

Tuesday 22 January 2013 19:28

You should get in touch with their conveyancing lawyer. If they've removed fittings and items that you had a reasonable expectation would be left (like bathroom ceramics) you should be able to get some sort of compensation.

jhouserocker 6

Tuesday 22 January 2013 19:39

Why didn't you find all that out before you bought the house?

hookumsnivy 6

Tuesday 22 January 2013 19:53

I'm not sure how it works in New Zealand, but if this was the US, you made a number of mistakes: 1. Always read the contract carefully. Everything that they are leaving in the house will be in writing. Here in NY, there is a pretty standard contract that everyone uses with small modifications. 2. Always do a final walk-through the day of the closing on the house, preferably right before the closing. If you did that, you would have known about the missing items and you could have refused to close on the house until the problem was solved.