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Valgal
02-20-2016, 10:03 AM
We just listed our old house for sale. It was our first home and we lived there for 10 years and have rented it out for the last 4. We sunk $30,000 into that thing (it was a fixer-upper) and made it A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E.

Unfortunately, our renters (who are family no less) have destroyed it and it's taken us months to get into a decent selling shape. :crying:

John's calling the realtor to point out that a bunch of photos are upside down, but here's our little baby :)

http://www.berkshirehathawayhs.com/Hudkins-REALTORS-MI306/homes-for-sale/615-Toledo-Ave-Monroe-MI-48161-171247902

I hope it sells soon! PSA: Don't rent property to family. Ever.
Valgal
02-20-2016, 10:08 AM
And I did not paint the kitchen blue or the pink and green bedrooms. BLECH! Who paints their KITCHEN baby blue??? It looks like a school bathroom.
MamaBee
02-20-2016, 10:55 AM
aww, it's cute! Sad that your family trashed it - that wasn't cool! Sending speedy selling vibes...
Valgal
02-20-2016, 10:55 AM
Thanks :)
Kiana
02-20-2016, 10:57 AM
Cute house. Love the floors. Good Luck!
emmasmommy
02-20-2016, 11:01 AM
very cute!
Lizzy257
02-20-2016, 11:14 AM
Love it, especially the floors! Good luck with selling.
KristinCB
02-20-2016, 11:36 AM
I love it SOOOOOO much!! That little nook is magical :D
Saar
02-20-2016, 12:05 PM
What a beautiful house!
Sorry to read your family trashed it.
SeattleSheri
02-20-2016, 12:26 PM
What a beautiful house! I'm so jealous of the property values!
misfitinmn
02-20-2016, 02:33 PM
Oooh, it's lovely! Those wood floors are gleaming and the arched doorways... :wub:
anelia
02-20-2016, 03:57 PM
Beautiful house!
renatasluis
02-20-2016, 04:49 PM
Nice style.
and so cheap, you cant buy a house like this here for that price
rach3975
02-20-2016, 05:51 PM
Very nice! It sinks that your family trashed it, but it looks all ready to sell now. I'm jealous of your prices, too-here a 2 bedroom condo would be at least 2x that much.

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carrie1977
02-20-2016, 06:18 PM
What an adorable place!
shunnstergirl
02-20-2016, 06:41 PM
Super cute, Val! I love the doorways and floors! So sorry to hear your family trashed it - my brother has experienced that with renters, though they weren't family. (I was a FABULOUS tenant when I rented from him. lol!)
Valgal
02-20-2016, 08:10 PM
It's so weird because we would go over and visit and it never looked too horrible, but I'd be trying really hard to not look like I was examining everything, you know? But after they moved everything out and we went through it... I got MAD. All our hard work :(
DreamBig
02-20-2016, 08:19 PM
It's darling! We are thinking about renting out our "baby" too. We have been here 10 years. I have had 4 babies in it, and we are busting at the seams! It's about time to upgrade, but I am nervous about renting it out. I think selling might be better...
joelsgirl
02-20-2016, 08:20 PM
It's a great house! I bet it sells quickly.
Valgal
02-20-2016, 08:40 PM
It's darling! We are thinking about renting out our "baby" too. We have been here 10 years. I have had 4 babies in it, and we are busting at the seams! It's about time to upgrade, but I am nervous about renting it out. I think selling might be better...

We couldn't sell at the time because we were upside down and the market here was BAD. But we had just adopted Jake and with the 3 kids and 4 pets we were going crazy. That's the ONLY reason we rented it. I know some people love rental property, but it was a stressful pain in the butt for us.
clucaswvu04
02-20-2016, 10:20 PM
Good luck selling it! It is so adorable, seriously I love it. We just sold our very first house like 2 weeks ago, we haven't lived in it for almost 6 years. My husband loves having a rental property...I don't really love it but it worked (we only sold because our renters moved out and our property manager was medically unable to keep being our property manager and we are across the country, we didn't want to find a new property manager and renters). We had 1 set of renters who took good care of it, 1 set who trashed it almost and skipped out on the last two months of rent, and this last guy we thought was great - no real issues while he was there but he didn't really take care of it the way we would have and let things slide that I wish he would have said things about so we could have taken care of earlier. It was definitely more emotional than I thought - because I thought after almost 6 years I wasn't attached at all.

The goal when we move again is to keep this house as a rental too...we shall see though.
icindi
02-20-2016, 10:24 PM
Definitely cute - lots of character! So sorry your family trashed it. Good luck selling it!!
angiepangie
02-21-2016, 01:31 AM
That is such a gorgeous house Valerie, you have done an incredible job with it!

I'm so sorry your renters did that, especially considering it was family. :( My husband had over $10k stolen from him when he was working for his extended family a decade ago, and it's a horrible feeling when you are notified of what they have done - it's one thing when it's randoms, but it breaks your heart when it's family.

We couldn't sell at the time because we were upside down and the market here was BAD. But we had just adopted Jake and with the 3 kids and 4 pets we were going crazy. That's the ONLY reason we rented it. I know some people love rental property, but it was a stressful pain in the butt for us.

That's what I'm concerned about too (the stress) when we eventually move and buy on the mainland (we currently live on an island). I'm not keen on selling this place as it's been in my family for 30 years, but that's half the reason I could never rent it to someone else. I'd hate to know if it's being misused. At least if we sold it, it'd be out of sight and out of mind and we wouldn't have to deal with all of the stress that comes with a rental property.
nietis
02-21-2016, 01:47 AM
Gorgeous & cute house, Val!
Valgal
02-21-2016, 04:18 PM
That is such a gorgeous house Valerie, you have done an incredible job with it!

I'm so sorry your renters did that, especially considering it was family. :( My husband had over $10k stolen from him when he was working for his extended family a decade ago, and it's a horrible feeling when you are notified of what they have done - it's one thing when it's randoms, but it breaks your heart when it's family.



That's what I'm concerned about too (the stress) when we eventually move and buy on the mainland (we currently live on an island). I'm not keen on selling this place as it's been in my family for 30 years, but that's half the reason I could never rent it to someone else. I'd hate to know if it's being misused. At least if we sold it, it'd be out of sight and out of mind and we wouldn't have to deal with all of the stress that comes with a rental property.

The other thing is that it's been vacant for several months now, so guess who's paying two mortgages right now?
Suzs
02-21-2016, 11:28 PM
The other thing is that it's been vacant for several months now, so guess who's paying two mortgages right now?

I can sympathize on the two mortgages! Our former home has been on the market for almost three years now. We are in a tiny town and not much has sold at all since we put it up. We have rented it out somewhat but I would sure rather it sold. I have spent the last 4 days painting and patching walls, just wish it would sell and I didn't have to deal with it anymore. Sure hope yours sells quickly for you!