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[quote=Anonymous]We bought a handy man special, estate sale, in an awesome close-in neighborhood, and have NEVER regretted it.  My DH has bought and sold foreclosure rentals for years, and he could never get himself to adjust to the high home prices in the DC area, though he's from here (whatever).  We sold a few properties and paid cash for our current home, which was a freaking mess when we bought it - had the basement replumbed by jack hammering the perimeter (house had flooded for years), new windows installed, have gutted the kitchen, gutted 2 bathrooms, new hardwood floors on 1st level, new cork in basement, installed crown/chair rails - the only room we haven't touched is the laundry room in the basement and I have no desire to start that project.  We've completed these projects over 7 years, and the only DIY projects are the crown/chair rails.

Instead of moving to a larger home, we've decided to go up - we have a walk up attic that we can expand to include bedrooms/bathrooms - and stay in our neigborhood.  I don't need a big house, but it would be nice to have the bedrooms upstairs. If you're getting a good deal on the home, then I'd go for it. As long as it's clean, you can live in something that is in need of facelift.  You might not like looking at it, but at least you know you're working towards customizing the house.[/quote]

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