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

alycion 38

Tuesday 22 January 2013 19:57

Time to get on your agent's ass. When you buy a house, they write up what stays in the contract. My agents would write in appliances even though by law in the one state I purchased they were to stay. Also worth checking with someone to see if you can stick the seller with replacing these things. It almost sounds like something someone would do during a foreclosure or short sale.

TheyCallMeDamien 17

Tuesday 22 January 2013 20:00

That has to be a breach of contract. Talk to a lawyer. The toilet removal is highly unreasonable.

fdupagain 11

Tuesday 22 January 2013 20:07

That's shitty, id b4 possess off

fdupagain 11

Tuesday 22 January 2013 20:08

be pissed off*** Smart phones do stupid things

U_GotitDude 18

Tuesday 22 January 2013 20:13

YDI for not looking inside the house before buying it.

stormchaser24 24

Tuesday 22 January 2013 20:14

Why did you not look on the inside first, or was it one of those type of auctions where you can only see the outside.

penguins777 10

Tuesday 22 January 2013 20:14

People keep saying " didn't you look at the house?" The owner probably took all the stuff after he had signed for the house.

hookumsnivy 6

Tuesday 22 January 2013 20:22

That's why you have a walk through right before closing. You make sure everything is as expected right before you sign everything and hand over the money.

Pigeon89 34

Tuesday 22 January 2013 20:20

How do you take the toilet even?! It'd be such a faff stopping the water and everything! And surely their new house has one so what are they going to do with it then!? People are weird.

love_me_electric 20

Tuesday 22 January 2013 20:33

How do you think people install a new toilet if the old one breaks? You just turn the water off, not that difficult.

Pigeon89 34

Thursday 24 January 2013 17:17

I realise that people have to go through all that for a new toilet, but to do it to take an old one just seems like too much bother to me

m1989_fml 10

Tuesday 22 January 2013 20:25

You're supposed to notice those kid of things BEFORE you purchase the house... I mean come on, it's common sense.

Chazzzor 10

Tuesday 22 January 2013 20:31

In the USA you cannot take things that are permanently attached on the sale on a residence unless it was stipulated in the contract. Contact your Realtor - That is illegal and you cans get them replaced or be compensated by the seller.

Geometric 18

Tuesday 22 January 2013 20:32

I'm surprised you had enough money left over to get anything, the average house in New Zealand is five times the median income, and it's even worse in Wellington.