Buying a house: those "extra" purchases add up

hoffse · August 2014

We've had several questions on this board over the last few months regarding how much to budget for post-closing items after buying a house. Everybody says, "There are lots of expenses!" but it's hard to know what that really means as a home-buyer. I know several of us have just bought or are in the process of buying, and I thought it might be helpful to share what we have spent on our new houses and what we have purchased. For those who sold a house, please also share what you spent to get the house ready for sale!

For us: we have a pretty rare situation where we closed at the beginning of August. We still have our apartment for the month of August because our apartment requires 90 days notice to move out. My H also has the entirety of August off in between the bar exam and beginning his job. So we are taking advantage of his time and the fact that the house is empty to do some things that would be a big pain to do after moving in.

So far we have spent $1,300 on house stuff. This includes:

-16 gallons of wall paint - we used almost all of it

-3 gallons of trim and door paint - still working on this so I don't know if we bought enough.

-6 gallons of ceiling paint - we also used almost all of it

-Painting gear: rollers, brushes, drop cloths, etc.

-Misc. tools like pliers and utility knives for the projects we've done so far

-Changing the locks

-New hardware for two of the three bathrooms

-New faceplates for outlets and light switches

-New door stops

-Two lunches and 1 dinner for our helpers this weekend (and us)

-Some of the inexpensive outdoor items: buckets, a hose, a gas can for the lawn mower, etc.

This does not include the lawn mower. My parents bought us one as a joint house warming/birthday gift for H this weekend. We were lucky to get one!

We are not finished. There is definitely more to come... including installing new floors in two bedrooms because the carpet in those rooms was beyond disgusting. We also will be shopping for a couch and some area rugs soon. And we need to install new wire shelving in several of the closets and install a French drain along one side of the house.

Even with all of these projects we are coming out way ahead. The "turn-key" houses in our neighborhood (and others near it) go for $50K-$100K more than we paid.

CuriousKiddosMama · August 2014

So far for us (and we are 2.5 weeks until closing) we had to get a storage unit $60 and the moving can I have booked is going to be around $100.
After we move in we will be installing kitchen cabinet pulls immediately so we can lock them without having to drill more holes ~100.
A couple curtain rods in the rooms we use the most ~150.
That's really all I can estimate or know right now.
Getting the house on the market we replace the worst carpet with wood $2000. And I painted the downstairs which was 4 gallons so about 100-120. Other than that boxing stuff up and getting it into the closets so a lot of sweat equity.

hoffse · August 2014

@AprilH81, we need to do some of those items too eventually - especially the new electric panel and changing out ceiling lights/fans. We want to install canned lighting in most of the house, but I'm sort of afraid to do it ourselves. My dad has done it before on his house but he knows exactly what he has. Whereas we found a bunch of light fixtures installed with DUCT TAPE (yes, really) this weekend while pulling them down to paint the ceiling. That event inspired an emergency run to Home Depot for electrical tape and those electric nut things.

Anyway, I think we'll be hiring an electrician for that. Were your electric panel costs inclusive of labor?

vlagrl29 · August 2014

It's a lot for sure, but I never kept a tally of it. We bought the house in 2006, but I remember how much STUFF I needed when I moved back in in 2008 as a single person. The first grocery trip and target trip opened my eyes for sure. Then there was the furniture because I didn't have any, very little at the least.

Xstatic3333 · August 2014

I haven't kept an exact tally. We ended up far ahead because we owed over $2000 less than expected at closing. I know the MM thing to do would have been applying the difference to the principal but, well, we didn't. It is what it is. Instead, we used it to pay for movers ($1250, and like April said, worth every penny) and to complete our bedroom set ($1600; we would have been saving for it otherwise). The money saved for moving and buffer was instead added to out e-fund.

We only needed a dishwasher for appliances, and luckily got one from a coworker. My parents generously gave us a sectional, which was very sweet. We spent about $400 on paint, $250 on blinds, and a couple of hundred more on odds and ends. I also spent $45 on supplies to refresh my fish tank since I had to empty it to move anyway.

Overall, the most annoying expense by far was eating out. We closed only a few days before the move, so we literally had no choice but to eat out for a couple of days while the kitchen was packed. It was a waste of money and made me feel like crud.

I spent $40 today at Target on accessories to match our crazy pink and black bathroom. It's pretty kitschy but we've decided to lean into it for now. Within the next few months however I'm planning to rip out a bunch of wallpaper that is hideous, sand it down, and paint.

ab6704a · August 2014

This is a great thread-it’s hard to anticipate the issues that might come up with a new house or the work that needs to happen when you want to sell a house. When we sold my husband’s house last fall we spent about $300 in paint for the exterior of the house (which we painted ourselves) and $500 in materials to completely rebuild a staircase and install oak treads. We didn’t have a lot to do in his to make it sale ready.

Now we’re getting ready to sell mine, we had a renter who has moved out, and so far it’s been $150 for paint, $200 to refinish the woods floors in the master bedroom, and $100 to replace window blinds. We are going to be replacing the garage door and that will run about $250 and we have to build a closet to call the third bedroom a legal bedroom so we can get the price we need. That’s probably going to cost another $500 and we’ll be doing the work ourselves. It’s an older house (1940’s) so I expect there might be some small things that come up in inspection we may have to fix. When all is said and done I think we’ll put about $1500 into getting it ready to sell

For the house we purchased last fall we had some things we had to do right away and have moved on to the stuff we want to do. Stuff we had to do:

$250 – Plumbing issues we uncovered the day we moved in

$325 – Pest treatment for a carpenter ant infestation in the garage

$180 - New Toilet

$500 – Carpeting for living room

$100 –Thermostats

$200 – Microwave

$350 – Curtains and rods

$130 – New bathroom sink

$100 – New Lockset

$350 - Mulch

Things we wanted to do:

$400 – Redo the fireplace

$60 – Update garage lighting

$20 – Garage door openers

$175 – New exterior lights

$50 – New outlets and switches

$75 - New bathroom faucet

And our very large purchase, $4600 for a pellet stove insert, including the installation. With what we pay for heating oil we will recoup the cost in 4 years, but we already had that money set aside in a separate account prior to buying the house specifically for that purpose.

SmrBrd2012 · August 2014

We've been pretty bad with the unnecessary expenses after we moved last month. I've been avoiding the Monday accountability posts for that reason, lol. We had been living in a tiny 1 br apartment for 5 years with all hand me downs, IKEA furniture, and a tiny tv so we splurged a bit

$800 for couch and loveseat

$900 for new bedroom furniture set inc wood bed frame, nightstand, 2 dressers, and a mirror.

(I love Jordan's clearance section...)

$500 for new TV

$100 on curtains for kitchen, bathrooms, and 1 of 3 bedrooms. Curtains are SO expensive!! It took me forever to find prices even that low

$80 on sliding closet doors for our bed room. For whatever reason, previous owners just used a sheet to cover the doorway...

$100 on miscellaneous stuff like night lights, cleaning supplies, trash can, bath rugs

$150 for two shelving units from IKEA (guess we can't completely break away from them but the price is right...)

I'm probably missing a ton of stuff but that's all that comes to mind right now. The next project we will tackle is to paint the living room and at least one bedroom as well as get some more curtains.

JoanE2012 · August 2014

I started to tally up a rough idea of what we've spent and it's probably around $40-45k since moving in last summer. Much of it was *wants* --- new furniture for many of the rooms, all hardwood floors refinished (we don't have any carpet). Some was necessities -- new central A/C, new appliances (broken or none left). And perhaps crazy, but we're not done.

That said, none of it would've been possible, though, had we not bought below our means. We also saved longer to make sure we not only had a 20% down payment, but enough money in savings to fund the things we would want to buy initially. I think that's an important thing for future homeowners to consider. Even if you buy a *perfect* house, once you get it you're going to want to change things or buy new stuff. You don't want to be house poor because you just had enough for the down payment and closing costs and nothing more. Home ownership is no fun when you only have enough money to pay the mortgage.

hoffse · August 2014

JoanE2012 said:

I started to tally up a rough idea of what we've spent and it's probably around $40-45k since moving in last summer. Much of it was *wants* --- new furniture for many of the rooms, all hardwood floors refinished (we don't have any carpet). Some was necessities -- new central A/C, new appliances (broken or none left). And perhaps crazy, but we're not done.

That said, none of it would've been possible, though, had we not bought below our means. We also saved longer to make sure we not only had a 20% down payment, but enough money in savings to fund the things we would want to buy initially. I think that's an important thing for future homeowners to consider. Even if you buy a *perfect* house, once you get it you're going to want to change things or buy new stuff. You don't want to be house poor because you just had enough for the down payment and closing costs and nothing more. Home ownership is no fun when you only have enough money to pay the mortgage.

Exactly. Even if the house is "perfect" there are things that you will want to do to make it feel like your own. It's not realistic to expect that you won't be buying stuff to personalize it when it's time to move in.

@Xstatic, I don't think spending that extra money on furniture was anti-MM at all. It makes a lot of sense to do some things while you are moving. H and I are contemplating whether we can swing replacing our mattress in the midst of all this. Ours is crap, and I would really like to NOT move the one we have just to replace it in the next few months.

I think our big splurge is going to be installing hardwoods instead of carpet in our bedrooms. We didn't come out ahead at closing - but we put money aside to buy appliances, and ended up getting two complete sets from the former owners. So we are probably going to take that money and get the flooring we really want.

hoffse · August 2014

AprilH81 said:

@hoffse The electrical panel cost was both labor and materials. Our contractor said that that was a really good price, it usually costs between $1,800-2,000.

Once you know the wiring is safe and correct actually changing out the light fixtures isn't that hard from what I hear. We only paid them to put in our new fans because 3 of the bedrooms had no electric in the ceilings and the other two were on vaulted and sloped ceilings.

Got it

Yeah, my dad's only hesitation with DIY installation of canned lighting was the electric underneath. He's installed it many times, but he was afraid of burning our house down. Upgrading the electric would probably be money well-spent TBH. We have so much we want to replace/add that if we can get the guts upgraded then we'd probably recoup that in saved labor costs by being able to install the actual lighting ourselves.

Besides, questionable electric is something that showed up on our inspection. It would be fantastic to have a clean electric report on the back end.

jlaOK · August 2014

We sold our house in June. Getting ready to sell and selling we spent:

$0 - touch up paint (we luckily had all we needed)
$20 - painting supplies
$10 - replace towel bar in master bathroom
$900 - had the exterior painted (the house was 10 years old and needed a refreshing)
$300 - replace a glass panel in sliding door
$200 - two months of a storage unit
$50 - packing supplies to put stuff in storage
$100 - repairs to house based on inspection

We were very fortunate that we didn't have to do many improvements in order to sell. We had installed laminate floors in the living/dining a couple years ago for around $400 (clearance laminate we installed ourselves). The only other thing we considered doing was getting the bedroom carpet steamed cleaned. We went under contract before we priced that out.

formerlyGDaisy09 · August 2014

hoffse said:

JoanE2012 said:

I started to tally up a rough idea of what we've spent and it's probably around $40-45k since moving in last summer. Much of it was *wants* --- new furniture for many of the rooms, all hardwood floors refinished (we don't have any carpet). Some was necessities -- new central A/C, new appliances (broken or none left). And perhaps crazy, but we're not done.

That said, none of it would've been possible, though, had we not bought below our means. We also saved longer to make sure we not only had a 20% down payment, but enough money in savings to fund the things we would want to buy initially. I think that's an important thing for future homeowners to consider. Even if you buy a *perfect* house, once you get it you're going to want to change things or buy new stuff. You don't want to be house poor because you just had enough for the down payment and closing costs and nothing more. Home ownership is no fun when you only have enough money to pay the mortgage.

Exactly. Even if the house is "perfect" there are things that you will want to do to make it feel like your own. It's not realistic to expect that you won't be buying stuff to personalize it when it's time to move in.

@Xstatic, I don't think spending that extra money on furniture was anti-MM at all. It makes a lot of sense to do some things while you are moving. H and I are contemplating whether we can swing replacing our mattress in the midst of all this. Ours is crap, and I would really like to NOT move the one we have just to replace it in the next few months.

I think our big splurge is going to be installing hardwoods instead of carpet in our bedrooms. We didn't come out ahead at closing - but we put money aside to buy appliances, and ended up getting two complete sets from the former owners. So we are probably going to take that money and get the flooring we really want.

H and I went out and bought a new mattress right after we closed on our house...best choice ever! we arranged for the mattress to be delivered on move-in day, so the mattress company set our bed up for us. ...most the mattress places around us offer 0% financing for a year or so...so if you can't swing the whole thing at once you can probably finance part of it and pay for it without paying any interest.

als1982 · August 2014

I'm going to go against the grain here, and say that I really didn't incur too much additional expense (outside the physical house itself) when I bought my home (now ours).

It goes without saying that before buying you you must be prepared and have the resources available to purchase items/services to ensure your safety and the integrity of the home, but like in other areas of life there is a difference between need and want.

Xstatic3333 · August 2014

hoffse said:

JoanE2012 said:

I started to tally up a rough idea of what we've spent and it's probably around $40-45k since moving in last summer. Much of it was *wants* --- new furniture for many of the rooms, all hardwood floors refinished (we don't have any carpet). Some was necessities -- new central A/C, new appliances (broken or none left). And perhaps crazy, but we're not done.

That said, none of it would've been possible, though, had we not bought below our means. We also saved longer to make sure we not only had a 20% down payment, but enough money in savings to fund the things we would want to buy initially. I think that's an important thing for future homeowners to consider. Even if you buy a *perfect* house, once you get it you're going to want to change things or buy new stuff. You don't want to be house poor because you just had enough for the down payment and closing costs and nothing more. Home ownership is no fun when you only have enough money to pay the mortgage.

Exactly. Even if the house is "perfect" there are things that you will want to do to make it feel like your own. It's not realistic to expect that you won't be buying stuff to personalize it when it's time to move in.

@Xstatic, I don't think spending that extra money on furniture was anti-MM at all. It makes a lot of sense to do some things while you are moving. H and I are contemplating whether we can swing replacing our mattress in the midst of all this. Ours is crap, and I would really like to NOT move the one we have just to replace it in the next few months.

I think our big splurge is going to be installing hardwoods instead of carpet in our bedrooms. We didn't come out ahead at closing - but we put money aside to buy appliances, and ended up getting two complete sets from the former owners. So we are probably going to take that money and get the flooring we really want.

Thanks for indulging me!

I'd get the mattress if you can. We got a new mattress with our wedding gift money, and didn't really realize just how much we hated the old one until it was gone. It's not ancient or gross or anything, so we kept it for our guest room. New flooring will be great, too!

What we're looking at next is upgrading our oil boiler to gas. The house is gas-ready so it shouldn't be too bad, plus our state offers 0% financing plus a giant tax credit. Gas vs. oil saves hundreds in a New England winter. I'm hesitant to get into any new payments but at 0% it makes more sense than paying cash.

ab6704a · August 2014

Xstatic3333 said:
Thanks for indulging me! I'd get the mattress if you can. We got a new mattress with our wedding gift money, and didn't really realize just how much we hated the old one until it was gone. It's not ancient or gross or anything, so we kept it for our guest room. New flooring will be great, too! What we're looking at next is upgrading our oil boiler to gas. The house is gas-ready so it shouldn't be too bad, plus our state offers 0% financing plus a giant tax credit. Gas vs. oil saves hundreds in a New England winter. I'm hesitant to get into any new payments but at 0% it makes more sense than paying cash.

This past winter was brutal! Natural gas isn't available in our area of NH so electric and propane are the only other options unless you go with wood or pellet. We invested in a large pellet stove and we can actually heat the whole house on that with only a little bit of oil to supplement.

My folks did the oil to gas conversion a few years ago when Public Service of NH was offering discounted rates on furnaces and they haven't regretted it for a second. If you have the chance to do it, it's worth the investment.

brij2006 · August 2014

I don't think I want to even add up all of the things we bought within the first year of buying the house. We both lived in apartments with minimal items and moved into a 4 bedroom home.

*Keep in mind we bought a foreclosure that we couldn't live in for the first 6 months.

Right after we closed we went to Menards and bought a bunch of stuff....

Bathroom sink, toilet, faucet, tile for 2 bathrooms, wallpaper remover, bucket of mud, broom, shovel, 2 garbage cans, new garage door openers, 4 outside door locks, new outlets, outlet covers = $1,200

New washer & dryer = $2,500
New sectional couch = $2,200

Dining room table & chairs, living room end tables, dresser in bedroom, and all kitchen appliances were hand me downs that we're still using = Free

New TV = $1,000
Kitchen table and chairs (from garage sale) = $25

Bed frame (IKEA) = $250

Curtains and Blinds = $500

Area rug = $120

New pulls and hinges for kitchen cabinets = $75

Cleaning products = $50

Drywall = $1,000

Insulation = $700

Mudding and Taping tools & items = $200

Landscaping bricks, plants, and mulch = $200

Electrical wire, box, circuit breakers, switches, and lighting housings = $750

Plumbing materials & tools = $800

New windows & installation = $5,500

Wallpaper steamer = $65

Lumber for joists, walls, etc = $450

Upstairs bathroom (shower, double sink vanity, light fixtures, mirrors, faucets, and faux granite counter) = $1,170

Downstairs bathroom shower = $225

Seamless gutters = $2,300

New garage doors & openers = Free (received as wedding gift from parents)

French door to backyard = $650

Hardwood floor sander (rental) and polyurethane = $250

Central air unit = $3,200

Whew, it's been a while since I've truly added up what we spent. Grand total of $25,380. However, we bought a foreclosure that had knob and tube wiring and the pipes had also burst and done damage. So a lot of things we had to do in order to make it livable.

What's sad is that we still have 2 more rooms left and a bunch of trim work and detail work to do. So there's still about $3-4k left to spend.

abrewer5 · August 2014

We incurred a lot of expenses when we bought our house because we both lived with our parents previously so we started from the bottom. I should also mention only a few were actual NEEDS versus wants and they've been stretched out over the last year of owning it.

Paint/supplies for the entire house: $500

New Appliances: $1800

Start up Deposit for Gas/Electric: $85

Living room TV stand/Coffee Table/End Tables: $200

Kitchen Table Set: $650

Cleaning Supplies/Household Essentials: $300

Kitchen Floors: $600

Countertop Paint: $30

Cabinent Paint: $45

A/C repair: $100 (home warranty claim fee)

New Hot Water Heater: $100 (home warranty claim fee)

TV stand Basement: $200

Bathroom Vanity: $100

Deck Paint: $140

Light Fixtures (everything was replaced except two ceiling fans): $300

New Light Bulbs (Energy Efficient)- $60

Drawer Pulls/Knobs- $60

I purchased a lot of our kitchen stuff in the few years leading up to buying so that helped a lot, and we got a lot of handme down furniture and gifts from our parents like our basement furniture, grill, mower, etc. The list is still going though because we're about to replace our basement carpet and put a patio in. It's never ending really...

ETA a few things I missed.

JoanE2012 · August 2014

Xstatic3333 said:

JoanE2012 said:

I started to tally up a rough idea of what we've spent and it's probably around $40-45k since moving in last summer. Much of it was *wants* --- new furniture for many of the rooms, all hardwood floors refinished (we don't have any carpet). Some was necessities -- new central A/C, new appliances (broken or none left). And perhaps crazy, but we're not done.

That said, none of it would've been possible, though, had we not bought below our means. We also saved longer to make sure we not only had a 20% down payment, but enough money in savings to fund the things we would want to buy initially. I think that's an important thing for future homeowners to consider. Even if you buy a *perfect* house, once you get it you're going to want to change things or buy new stuff. You don't want to be house poor because you just had enough for the down payment and closing costs and nothing more. Home ownership is no fun when you only have enough money to pay the mortgage.

Exactly. Even if the house is "perfect" there are things that you will want to do to make it feel like your own. It's not realistic to expect that you won't be buying stuff to personalize it when it's time to move in.

@Xstatic, I don't think spending that extra money on furniture was anti-MM at all. It makes a lot of sense to do some things while you are moving. H and I are contemplating whether we can swing replacing our mattress in the midst of all this. Ours is crap, and I would really like to NOT move the one we have just to replace it in the next few months.

I think our big splurge is going to be installing hardwoods instead of carpet in our bedrooms. We didn't come out ahead at closing - but we put money aside to buy appliances, and ended up getting two complete sets from the former owners. So we are probably going to take that money and get the flooring we really want.
Thanks for indulging me! I'd get the mattress if you can. We got a new mattress with our wedding gift money, and didn't really realize just how much we hated the old one until it was gone. It's not ancient or gross or anything, so we kept it for our guest room. New flooring will be great, too! What we're looking at next is upgrading our oil boiler to gas. The house is gas-ready so it shouldn't be too bad, plus our state offers 0% financing plus a giant tax credit. Gas vs. oil saves hundreds in a New England winter. I'm hesitant to get into any new payments but at 0% it makes more sense than paying cash.

I forgot about this! We are planning on converting next summer. When we first moved in, the plan was to wait about 5 years or so before converting to give us time to work on other things with the house. That all changed when we spent over $3k this past year. It pains me when I know we can get gas so much cheaper. I'll have to see if there's any 0% interest deals in my state.

Xstatic3333 · August 2014

JoanE2012 said:

Xstatic3333 said:

JoanE2012 said:

I started to tally up a rough idea of what we've spent and it's probably around $40-45k since moving in last summer. Much of it was *wants* --- new furniture for many of the rooms, all hardwood floors refinished (we don't have any carpet). Some was necessities -- new central A/C, new appliances (broken or none left). And perhaps crazy, but we're not done.

That said, none of it would've been possible, though, had we not bought below our means. We also saved longer to make sure we not only had a 20% down payment, but enough money in savings to fund the things we would want to buy initially. I think that's an important thing for future homeowners to consider. Even if you buy a *perfect* house, once you get it you're going to want to change things or buy new stuff. You don't want to be house poor because you just had enough for the down payment and closing costs and nothing more. Home ownership is no fun when you only have enough money to pay the mortgage.

Exactly. Even if the house is "perfect" there are things that you will want to do to make it feel like your own. It's not realistic to expect that you won't be buying stuff to personalize it when it's time to move in.

@Xstatic, I don't think spending that extra money on furniture was anti-MM at all. It makes a lot of sense to do some things while you are moving. H and I are contemplating whether we can swing replacing our mattress in the midst of all this. Ours is crap, and I would really like to NOT move the one we have just to replace it in the next few months.

I think our big splurge is going to be installing hardwoods instead of carpet in our bedrooms. We didn't come out ahead at closing - but we put money aside to buy appliances, and ended up getting two complete sets from the former owners. So we are probably going to take that money and get the flooring we really want.

Thanks for indulging me!

I'd get the mattress if you can. We got a new mattress with our wedding gift money, and didn't really realize just how much we hated the old one until it was gone. It's not ancient or gross or anything, so we kept it for our guest room. New flooring will be great, too!

What we're looking at next is upgrading our oil boiler to gas. The house is gas-ready so it shouldn't be too bad, plus our state offers 0% financing plus a giant tax credit. Gas vs. oil saves hundreds in a New England winter. I'm hesitant to get into any new payments but at 0% it makes more sense than paying cash.

I forgot about this! We are planning on converting next summer. When we first moved in, the plan was to wait about 5 years or so before converting to give us time to work on other things with the house. That all changed when we spent over $3k this past year. It pains me when I know we can get gas so much cheaper. I'll have to see if there's any 0% interest deals in my state.

For us we have to sign up for an "energy audit" where they come look at your place and tell you how you could improve your energy usage (and give you loads of free lightbulbs) and then you get access to all the good deals. Once you're on gas, the gas company will partially subsidize things like insulation or new windows. It's pretty awesome. I got the call today to schedule my audit and I'm pumped!

strickland8052 · August 2014

Our house had been completely re-done by an investor that flipped it. It even received almost a perfect inspection (the inspector pointed out some stuff, but he said he was literally grasping for straws because the house was in great shape). Despite all that, we still had some expenses. Here is what we have spent after a year and a half of home ownership:

New Washer - $900
(the one that came with the house broke after two uses. Fortunately the seller felt bad and gave us $400.)

Rugs - $1,000

Blinds - $300 (We installed ourself)

Curtains - $100 (T J Max and Target to get major deals)

New furniture: $1000 (We had all the essentials, but have slowly added small unnecessary things like a bar, extra dresser, lounging chair in office, extra book shelf, etc.)

Gardening - $300

Leaky roof - $1000

Broken AC - $400

Landscaping - $2,000 (We had a bunch of brush in the back yard and added a gravel driveway)

Back yard fence - $300 (My dad and husband built it)

Outdoor shed - $800 (My dad and husband built it. Fortunately $500 was paid with a gift card)

We are also planning on expanding our patio, which will probably cost another $500.

Overall, I'd say we have probably spent about $10,000, because there are probably a bunch of small things that I am forgetting. That is not even including the small fridge, lawn mower, weed eater, lamps, appliances, shower curtains, towels, etc. etc. that we received as gifts from my parents and wedding guests.

I didn't even realize we had spent this much until sitting down and doing this post. Excellent idea for a post!

JoanE2012 · August 2014

AprilH81 said:

@daniela1212 can you PLEASE stop with the garage door posts? You've spammed multiple boards with this.

@vikingsfan711 - Can you ban this user? It's obvious she's a vendor

sillygoosegirl · August 2014

It's amazing how much more "move-in ready" houses go for. We paid about the same amount for our 2300 sq ft "fixer" as our next door neighbors spent on their 1500 sq ft move-in ready house, at around the same time. And our house didn't even *need* that much work in the grand scheme of things (not polished, stylish, or fully-featured, but completely suitable to live in).

CuriousKiddosMama · August 2014

JoanE2012 said:

AprilH81 said:

@daniela1212 can you PLEASE stop with the garage door posts? You've spammed multiple boards with this.

@vikingsfan711 - Can you ban this user? It's obvious she's a vendor

I need to see what the policy is about that. I will have to get on a computer to check that out later today- but I will. Sorry I'm not around much right now.

CuriousKiddosMama · August 2014

@daniela1212
I'm assuming the purpose of you creating an account was to spam our boards. If you come on again, I will contact the nest gods about deleting you.

Everyone who contributes to this board- I've deleted her comments and contacted a MOD I know to see what the rules are about banning a user. The ridiculous this is that the website she linked everyone too isn't even functioning/is all unedtited lorum ipsum text..

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