Buying A Home
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Lesser known costs?
My husband and I are finally buying a house, and I'm trying to budget. I know once we move in, we'll need to buy appliances (washer, dryer, oven, fridge, dishwasher), a lawnmower, paint, tools... but I'm just wondering if there are other things we'll need that I haven't planned on. When you first moved into a new house, what things did you have to buy? Thanks!
Re: Lesser known costs?
weed wacker
hedge trimmer (if you have hedges/bushes)
garden hose (don't buy the cheap ones. they leak in 2 uses. )
outdoor trashcan
changing the locks (not really a "thing", but it's a high priority security issue for us)
A few from my list:
Window treatments
Toilet seats Change locks Lawn mower Weed wacker Swing set Trash barrels Outdoor seating/Patio set ShedA grill. Cleaning supplies for a larger property. Lawn care items like a rake, shovel, weeding tools (spade, etc.), sprinklers, a dog chain or fencing (if applicable). Door mats. Flower pots.
Curtains and hardware for it.
A grill to go with the patio furniture.
A ladder.
A decent sized house repair fund. We bought a house that was basically move-in ready, but within a month of moving in the kitchen sink/faucet leaked and then broke, and we dealt with Hurricane Irene and the clean-up that went along with it - our gorgeously landscaped yard was destroyed and we are still dealing with it, as we lost all of our topsoil, mulch, much of our lawn, and some of our trees were damaged.
Funds to make minor cosmetic updates - replacing all of the knobs in a kitchen can be costly!
RIP Dr. Irving Fishman - 10/1/19-7/25/10 - thank you for holding on for me.
You made my wedding day complete.
Lights, none of the bedrooms in our home have overhead lighting and we didn't have enough floor lamps to have a light in every room initially.
Plan on replacing the smoke etc detectors too.