/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>2586961
Looks like a nice neighborhood.

That shit is straight up in the middle of nowhere. I kind of want to go.

>>2586964
>extremely close neighbors and barely any land
>half hour drive to anything
>all of the cons and none of the pros of living outside of suburbs
of course a dumbass like you would want to live there

old ass asbestos siding. Probably no insulation. obvious signs of water damage indicating a leaky roof.

What are houses in that area going for?
That giant foundation crack is worrying

>>2587014
that crack aint that bad. But it does indicate some level of settling or just straight up sinking.

>>2586961
>fucked siding
>fucked foundation
>likely-fucked wiring
>likely-fucked roof
>you'll freeze to death in winter
>you'll suffocate in summer

Well at least there aren't any niggers around those parts. It's close to Pittsburgh.

>window within inches of the door knob
nice and secure

>>2586961
West Virginia is filled with meth and pillheads who give niggers a run for their money.
One of the most dilapidated states in the country, you really shouldnt plan on moving there for any reason.

>>2587057
You can shoot meth head’s trespassing on your property in WV. You can’t shoot niggers in Urbantopia

Despite being in the middle of nowhere it doesn't look half bad. Not sure why some people are saying the roof is fucked since it's stated in the listing to be new and it's a metal roof which means it'll last for a long ass time. That crack in the foundation isn't that bad considering the place has had since 1941 to settle. Fill it in for sure, but I doubt it's still settling. No pictures of the basement online, so that could be a horror show, but the presence of a basement means rewiring it shouldn't be bad if the wiring is fucked. Gas oven which is awesome. The siding shingles are a bit beat but none are missing so it's not a huge issue. If the location works for you, buy it cash and live rent free. Google maps seems confused about which house it actually is, based on the picture there's no rear neighbor and free chickens.

>>2586961
The cuck shed

>>2586961
not your fucking realtor, kill your self with an anal shotgun wound

>>2587057
So you're saying if I /diy/ some meth and pills I'll a nice income stream.

They dropped another 10k since that screenshot... There is something bad wrong with this house. Has to be. I'm not saying don't buy it.... But for fucks sake... Get a home inspection so you have a chance at figuring out what they hid with their strange renovations... I mean really? Why does the living room have zero wall space? How the heck are you supposed to arrange furniture in a tiny room with big windows without making the room claustrophobic? And what is the deal with the extra cabinet all by itself in the kitchen? And is that a washer/dryer combo IN THE BEDROOM? It certainly can't be a utility room at that size or there would be more stuff in there.
A home inspection might at least show what you are signing up for

>>2587019
>>2587095
That cement was painted in the last 10 years so the crack can't be that old or you wouldn't be able to make it out in pictures. Foundation crack is worrisome as should be assessed by a professional.

>>2586961
What about a place like this?
>in Arkansas, on Arkansas/Missouri border
>1 mile of dirt road
>1 neighbor to the south, 1000 ft away, trees inbetween
>30 minutes south of West Plains, MO
>listed at $52k
>900 sqft 3bed 1 bath mobile home
>no date found anywhere, probably pre-hud
>1 acre
>has gigabit fiber internet
This photo is of the side of it, with a storage shed. I'd post the zillow picture of the front, but that one doesn't have the flag.

>>2586961
Jesus, I used to live near the MD/WV border around 2010, and shacks like that used to cost $12k.

>>2586994
$60k and plenty of area for a meth lab just off your property

There’s like 3 neighbors real close and then nothing.

>>2586961
That looks like shit. Then again I think the same of all cardboard houses.

>>2587268
There are tons of houses in West Virginia with rock bottom prices. It's simply an economically undesirable area. Many of those houses were lived in by the elderly and when they died, their children and grandchildren had no desire to live in the house, so they put them on the market where there are few to no buyers. Yes, there probably is a lot of deferred maintenance, that's quite common in houses that elderly people live in until they die, especially if most of the rest of the family has either moved away or are elderly themselves.
>>2587320
As someone who used to work for a rural telecom, I'd caution against taking the gig internet claim too seriously. All of the telecoms lie about their rural service offerings. The FCC has just started cracking down and even have an online map tool that lets you challenge telecom claims of service at a particular address. Calling up the telecom and asking them to verify service at the address reduces the risk some but if they're already lying to the FCC, they're going to lie to you too. When you move in and they say they need $40k to extend fiber to your address if you want anything other than creaky busted ADSL, them having previously told you gigabit (or even 300meg) service is available won't make any difference. Their previous claim is not legally binding to them. Ideally there's still someone living on the property who has active service you can check.

Boomer, Oceana, Deep Water, all have super cheap homes. I'd love to get half a dozen family members or friends and buy up some homes in the area. I've had the same remote job for eight years, so I don't need to be near a big city for work but would like to have friends and family nearby. Not sure I have enough that would be willing to move to rural West Virginia to make it work.

>foundation crack

Have none of you ever seen a raised house before? That's not a "foundation", it's more like a skirt that prevents animals from getting under the house. The house is on piles or supports.

>>2587268
Good point on the painting over the foundation crack, but I wonder if it could be seasonal freeze/thaw cycles that make it flex just enough to keep it open. Just a thought, the point that it's been there since 1941 still stands out to me. Definitely worth a serious inspection though like you said.

>>2587449
It has a basement, not a crawlspace, unless the listing is wrong. Crawlspaces also don't usually have actual windows.

>>2586964
>ultra cheap property
>right next to a stream

I'm guessing it's a flood plane property and impossible to insure.

>>2586961
>go to the trouble of buying bricks for an xboxhueg foundation
>don't build the whole house out of it
>floating door
>windows go off the edge of the building like a bad photoshop
>ugly lecky meter (or something) on the front of the house
what a fucking dump

>>2587468
It's hard to tell on a couple of them, due to the angle of the pictures, but those all look like crawl space access doors, not windows. It's not common for one house to have so many different points, but it can be necessary depending on how the foundation walls run... If they only run the perimeter, then you would only need 1 access point. If they also run under load bearing walls, you would need multiple access points to get to the different areas.

If I'm wrong and there are any windows, it's likely not a livable space. In the 40s it was still pretty common to have a "basement" where you could go during storms, but it has a dirt floor and is too short to be comfortable for hanging out in. This type of basement could still be used like a root cellar or for some storage space, but not much else.

I will say this..
As long as the foundation is fine and it's not full of termites, this is a pretty good looking first home. Get it paid off ASAP unless you want to pay 50-75k in interest over the term of the mortgage. Then you free up a good chunk of your income for savings and investing... Then if you NEED a bigger/better home later (get married and have kids, or become a caretaker for an elderly family member) it will be easier to afford especially if the value of the home goes up at all while you are in this one. Or if you save up money for the down payment on your next house, you can turn this one into a rental in the future for some extra income if you are up to maintaining it and vetting potential renters to weed out the crackheads from the responsible ones.

>>2587448
Damn, that's a steal. I'd be very suspicious of the "as is" part.

>>2587470
I looked at a house a bit north of Harrisburg, PA on a stream....it was over 200 bucks a month extra to insure. Just not worth it.

>>2587566
"As is" is pretty common actually... It just means that the owner isn't doing any repairs if you are trying for a loan that requires anything. A VA loan for example, is known for being demanding. There cannot be ANY exposed wood or they will require it to be painted.... All stairs must have a handrail.... Etc. Buyers usually will ask the seller to do minor repairs like that to ensure financing goes through and the seller usually can raise the sales price to get their money back for it... "As-is" means the seller is either unwilling or unable to do repairs like that, making a VA loan likely to fall through.