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Cabin PIP (Lots of them!)

Here are some pictures of the cabin that we went to look at today.

This is the back of the cabin, behind me is the river.

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I turned around, and here's a view of the river.

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One side of the three seasons room

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The other side

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Living room

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Loft

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"Kitchen"... haha!!

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Drew is ready to write an offer today, but I'm really hesitant.  It's about 30ft from the water, so we know that it's going to get flooded.  The house has been built to handle that.  The bottom boards come off so that the water can be cleaned out.  Then, we'd just have to clean the walls and floor with bleach and vinegar.

It's small.  Like, really, really tiny.  And I'm tiny.  So if it's small to me, it's really small.  Drew keeps trying to remind me that it's meant to be a place to come to be outside on the water.  I'm not really sold on it.  Drew wants it for an investment property so we can sell it when the market turns around and make a good profit on it.  It's priced for us to be able to do that.  We're also talking about going in on it with one of Drew's coworkers, so it'd really only cost us like $250/month.  I'm just not jumping up and down with excitement about it.

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Re: Cabin PIP (Lots of them!)

  • I think the cabin is adorable but if you're hesitant and not jumping for joy excited about it then I think I'd think about it some more or not do it at all. If it were me, I would also hesitate to purchase it with Drew's coworker. I just know too many people that have gone in on buying houses together (people who aren't married) and it never seems to end well. Good luck with whatever you two decide.
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  • Awww, I think it's adorable! I love the fireplace :)

    I'd at least sleep on it tonight since your hesitant and see what you feel about it in the morning. Excited to hear what you guys decide!

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  • It is so cute! To me that is exactly what a cabin should be like...rustic. However, I can see your flooding and size concerns. Sleep on it, maybe make a list of pros/cons...cliche I know.
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  • It's cute, and I love having our cottage on the water. But I'd be super hesitant about going in with others. 
  • It's a cute place, but I can see what you are saying about it being small. I would be hesitant on buying a house with a co-worker to be honest.
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  • I'm actually not too worried about the other guy.  Drew and him went to school together and have been working together for awhile.  He's pretty laid back.  Drew said that his only concern is that he's super cheap and he's afraid that it'll be like pulling teeth to make any improvements to the place.  It'll be up to them to work out though.  If worse comes to worse, we'll either sell him our half or buy him out if things get bad.  I don't really forsee any issues though.
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    11/10 - 100mg Clomid + trigger + IUI + Estradiol + Progesterone = BFN
    12/10 - Unmedicated cycle due to RE not doing treatments in December = BFN
    1/11 - 100mg Clomid + trigger + IUI + Estradiol + Progesterone = BFN
    2/11 - Same sh!t, different month = IUI cancelled due to no response = BFN
    IVF #1 - Start stims (Follistim) 5/10, add in Ganirelix 5/14
    ER 5/21 - 13 retrieved, 7 mature, 5 fertilized; ET 5/26 - transferred one perfect 1AA blast. 3 snowbabies.
    Beta 6/3 - 15.8; Beta 6/7 - 21.8; Beta 6/10 - 7 :(
    FET - Transferred 1 AA blast 7/11. Beta 7/20 - 311! Beta 7/22 - 784!! First u/s 8/10
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    Awww, I think it's adorable! I love the fireplace :)

    I'd at least sleep on it tonight since your hesitant and see what you feel about it in the morning. Excited to hear what you guys decide!

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  • That looks awesome but I understand your trepidation. Good luck with your decision!
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  • It's cute! I love how many windows face the river -- that's the whole point of the cabin, so why not? It looks like a cozy place to get away.

    My $0.02, if you're interested (and who says you have to be?) 

    I don't think it's ever a good idea to purchase real estate with someone who is not your legal spouse without an express agreement about responsibilities and commitments. You said you see a potential major issue -- improvements. What about liabilities? Say the other guy's family is staying there and someone injures themselves -- would you be psyched about him suing Drew for shoddy workmanship on the improvements (I'm not saying anything about Drew's home improvement skills, it's just a hypothetical scenario). If he really wants to buy it as an investment with someone else, and possibly even rent it out, then they should consider incorporating to shield themselves from liability if any guest injures themselves there or if the other partner decides to do something stupid with his half of the deed or mortgage -- it won't eff up your personal assets.

  • I think it is really cute. BUT I would not go in on something like this with anyone else; to me it will end in complete disaster. Nothing like a cabin is worth losing a friendship over or if something like Rebekistan said were to happen. But that is just my opinion.  
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  • what a cute cabin! Love that fireplace!

    I can definitely understand being hesitant about it, I would be too. To me, if you're not super excited about it.. it's not worth it. For a purchase like that I think you should be in love with every aspect of it, not just the idea.

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  • Thanks for all the feedback ladies!  I'll keep you posted when we decide what to do. 
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    11/10 - 100mg Clomid + trigger + IUI + Estradiol + Progesterone = BFN
    12/10 - Unmedicated cycle due to RE not doing treatments in December = BFN
    1/11 - 100mg Clomid + trigger + IUI + Estradiol + Progesterone = BFN
    2/11 - Same sh!t, different month = IUI cancelled due to no response = BFN
    IVF #1 - Start stims (Follistim) 5/10, add in Ganirelix 5/14
    ER 5/21 - 13 retrieved, 7 mature, 5 fertilized; ET 5/26 - transferred one perfect 1AA blast. 3 snowbabies.
    Beta 6/3 - 15.8; Beta 6/7 - 21.8; Beta 6/10 - 7 :(
    FET - Transferred 1 AA blast 7/11. Beta 7/20 - 311! Beta 7/22 - 784!! First u/s 8/10
    *~PAIFW/SAIFW~*
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  • It's adorable and what Rebek said.
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