Money: Today, I bought a home at a bargain. It will need 5 grand in...

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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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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Buyer's market

By Anonymous - 20/06/2021 00:01

Today, I found out that my childhood vacation home was on sale for 149K. We sold it for 99K 9 months ago. FML

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Just no!

By W…… - 04/09/2021 05:01

Today, after I just bought a house that is pretty good and suits all our needs for space, my in-laws moved in because they ran into financial troubles. Guess who is stuck with all the extra expenditures? FML

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Oh no…

By momma6126 - This FML is from back in 2011 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I found out that my mother-in-law is house hunting in my town. There is a house for sale two doors down from me. In her price range. FML

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By Sad_homeowners - 20/10/2016 15:45 - United States - Pierre

Today, I'm still not living in the house I fought so hard to buy three months ago. As I was fixing a hole in the wall, I found black mold covering the back side of my drywall. On every wall. I can't afford to fix it. FML

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That's capitalism, baby!

By Anonymous - 13/09/2021 04:59

Today, I went to see three houses to buy. For the past year I've been trying, but investors swoop in and buy the house cash to turn around and rent it. I just want my first actual home for my family, but one of the houses I was going to put an offer on already has a cash offer on it. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/01/2017 16:00

Today, after months of delays, my home renovation is nearing completion. Well, it was nearing completion. Last night, a pipe burst, flooding the entire house. The water damage will cost more to repair than the entire renovation. FML

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By Good tenant - 03/05/2019 23:00 - United Kingdom - Consett

Today, my landlord increase my rent because of the "increased value of the flat". Why has the value increased? Because I decorated and replaced the broken fixtures. 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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Not good enough

By Ophelia - 08/06/2016 04:05 - United States - Hudson

Today, a realtor came to take a look at my house. I had worked all morning to make it look lovely. When they took pictures, I explained a number of ways I could change things so everything would look as good as possible. After the house tour, they told me it should be bulldozed. FML

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iwasforced 3

Thursday 5 July 2012 9:11

You have 30 days to back out of the contract. Have a go at trying to get out of it.

perdix 29

Thursday 5 July 2012 9:12

Aw, don't feel too bad. You only overpaid by five grand. Once you learn that the faulty plumbing caused 50 grand in foundation damage, then, you can feel bad.

Comments

dieselguy88 0

Thursday 5 July 2012 18:29

Ok what is the complaint about? Ask the vet in a wheelchair living under a bridge if that would bother him.

skyeyez9 24

Thursday 5 July 2012 18:37

There was a house in my parents' Neighborhood that sat vacant for 4yrs until it finally sold. The owner died, and a contractor hired to paint the interior had a heart attack and died while painting. Nobody wanted the house after that despite the price being lowered to real cheap. One buyer moved in and literally abandoned it about 5 mos later.

twinkiefeets 17

Friday 6 July 2012 3:33

What is your point?

sdodd0002 3

Thursday 5 July 2012 19:20

Op- u should have a 3 day rescission clause.

wubbazugg 5

Thursday 5 July 2012 19:32

Hey, you've got a house. That's more than a lot of people can say.

isaiaah 6

Thursday 5 July 2012 22:17

Yes, but if its bigger and nicer, the price will be brought up by other buyers and probably cost more than what your about to put into your house, so don't be too downed about it

kitsune3 20

Thursday 5 July 2012 23:20

Well crap. I'm sorry that happened to you, OP. It's never fun when unpleasant coincidences happen. If you were working with an agent, you should ask them why they didn't tell you about the move-in-ready house earlier.