Oh the temptation I have for this house that me and hubby have been discussing since yesterday!
It is a 1700 sq. foot home on an acre of land. 3 bedrooms, plus DEN, full bathroom with laundry hookups and large living room and kitchen. Much more room than our 740 sq foot 2 bedroom trailer!
We pay $475 right now for rent, this house is going for $550 a month, so $75 more than what we pay now, that makes it almost worth it to me for so much room. However there is much to think about........
We had plans for using our refund next year to purchase a $5000 to $10,000 home, possible in small towns all about an hour away from us and get rid of rent completely. In this price range we are looking at very small cabin types or trailers on their own little piece of land.
For this rental the CONS would be
- $75 more a month in rent
- Farther away from work
- Being so rural and isolated, most likely NO HIGH SPEED INTERNET
- More to heat such a large space
- More in Electricity
- Would take every penny we have to pay security deposit and June Rent
- Moving sale would have to raise enough to pay June rent in current home
- The cost of moving itself and switching utilities
- Don't know yet if they allow 2 small dogs and a few chickens or even a garden space
- Possible no children in the area for our kids to play with
- From photo, still in middle of commercial farm fields to get chemically sprayed all the time as we do now.
- More to clean ( my health is giving me issues in this area right now)
- Would have to buy a mattress for son as he would have his own bedroom again.
- Not walking or biking distance to hubby's work even if he relocates to a closer town if something goes wrong with our truck.
The PROS would be:
- Larger space makes homeschooling easier to create a fun learning environment
- Looks like maybe fireplace in house, could potentially reduce heating fuel needs however fireplaces are not the most heat efficient.
- Son would have a bedroom
- Closer to the hospital for chemo and other treatments
- Shade trees in front yard with nice deck ( we have NO shade at present moment)
- Room for our STUFF which is slightly overcrowded where we are due to people vs. space
- Den may make it possible for guest room or rent out to a boarder
- A lot of house and yard for the rental price
- IF it has a basement, even a Michigan basement, would be safer in severe tornado weather than in the trailer we are in now.........see last posts photo of all the wind damage and being slightly shoved off of our foundation blocks!)
- Not located directly behind an airport as we are now!
As you can see there is a lot to think about, but I think it at least may be worth the time to make the phone call to go see it???????
Would you be tempted?
That is a cute house but I think you would be better off in the long run waiting to buy something. It won't be too long before tax season comes around again!
ReplyDeleteyeah, while tempting, it will not be happening after talking with the owner of the house :)
DeleteOnly if they allow pets/chickens and the fireplace is set up to heat/not draw out the heat - would I consider it. Make a phone call first. Some rentals don't allow other people (Rent a room) thing.
ReplyDeleteSheila - Escanaba
Yup, that was the Deal Breaker Sheila, he practically very rudely hung up on me when I mentioned our couple of chickens! LOL oh well, I like my fresh eggs!
DeleteI find it amusing that a couple of chickens as out side pets would be a deal breaker, but I guess it was not meant to be. He could have scored a couple dozen eggs with rent if he were at least kind. His loss.
ReplyDeleteSheila - Escanaba
We are putting our house up as a rental,rent to own or purchase. We have a garden spot, raspberries, strawberries, asparagus, chicken coop, partial pond, alternative heat source, dogs welcome. It is three bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage. There is high speed internet but ya gotta call around. Full basement. It will be ready late summer. Located about 8 miles from your hubbys work just off M-46. Rail trail into town about 1 mile away. Not a huge house. About 1 3/4 acres. If you would be interested call me @ our exchange plus 1689. No sprayed fields nearby :) The neighbors are all very nice and quiet. Lots of mature trees including two apple. No kids in the area though. Central air & garden shed. Just a thought :) Take care.
ReplyDeletecarrie: have you thought of making shade with morning glories ? I have seen them trained on wires ( kind of like an old clothes line). by late summer you would have lots of shade to sit in. Also, is there a feed store or anything nearby that sells shade fabric for the garden ? That might be helpful to cover windows or make a little patch of shade to sit in.
ReplyDeleteKeeping a house cool can be a big task! This year, I am going to put up "curtain panels" made out of fleece. I saw them in a catalog advertised as good insulation. Fleece doesn't have to be hemmed because it doesn't fray at all. I just need to cut to size and see if it works. I found some on double mark down for about $2.50 a yard. i also used my Amazon points to order a small shade awning for the west windows. ~ Christie