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

chujel1302 1

Tuesday 22 January 2013 20:32

Didn't you have a walk through before closing? It's illegal to remove the stove in the US Dumbass

Scotticus117 11

Tuesday 22 January 2013 21:31

He lives in New Zealand. You would know that if you could read, dumbass.

babyshaft408 8

Tuesday 22 January 2013 20:46

So u just bought the house without going inside or at least ask if the appliances r staying

apc0243 7

Tuesday 22 January 2013 20:48

100% your realtors fault for not telling you or stipulating that appliances be left. Take it up with his/her agency and you should be able to deduct it from their pay

AshBash2211 14

Tuesday 22 January 2013 21:03

1) always leave yourself 3 months bills worth of money when buying a house 2) always state what is staying in a purchase agreement I just bought a house and everything down to the curtains was in the agreement. If anything was missing it would have been a breach of contract which is punishable by law.

CAJustise 9

Tuesday 22 January 2013 21:15

Assuming this is real and that you didn't just watch Moving with Richard Prior, this is considered real property and is illegal to strip and take without explicit agreement in the sale. So you can take the man to court and get your money for those items.

theboy13 13

Tuesday 22 January 2013 21:44

That's like buying a car offline workout ever seeing it... You deserved it...

mireaux 7

Tuesday 22 January 2013 21:51

If you can't cook, you won't eat, and therefore you won't need a toilet. I don't see the problem here.

pnutbutternjelly 15

Tuesday 22 January 2013 21:53

I know that is complete shit, BUT I still have to say ydi considering try made the biggest purchase you can make completely blindly.

killerofbabies 4

Tuesday 22 January 2013 21:55

Why the hell wouldn't you do a walk through of the home before purchasing? Would you buy a car without a test ride, retard?

Cupcake040 17

Tuesday 22 January 2013 22:24

Talk to your agent that you work with when you bought the house if it wasn't excluded from the contract it comes with the house!!!!so if it wasn't mentioned that the previous owner wanted the oven/ toilet etc then you have a breach of contract and it rightfully would have come with the sale