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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Our buying experience was pretty smooth. The house we bought was on the market for a little bit longer than normal due to a leaky basement which we had fixed immediately after moving in. I am surprised how many people passed up a great house in a sweet location for a few updates needed for an older home that had been passed down for generations. Renovations just come with the territory for older homes. The City also does a good job of providing amenities. We love it.[/quote]

Not sure why people want to pay a premium for a flipper's notion of one's dream house, especially when it comes to the kitchen.  You can buy a house with an outdated kitchen and renovate it to match your personal tastes and needs, and keep the extra cash that the flipper would have pocketed for yourself.   What matters are the things you can't change, like location-location-location.

I do think it's important to buy from people who clearly loved their house and had the means to maintain it over the years.  So long as the upgrades and maintenance were done well, you can't go wrong.  Much better than buying something from a flipper that "looks" bright and shiny then 6 months later finding out that it was just a cover for shoddy work.  [/quote]

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