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Offline Serenity

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I bought a house!
« on: October 18, 2014, 05:40:05 PM »
So, it's a bit of a gamble, but I was egged-on by my family, my CO, XO, and every other officer I was around, so I decided to take a chance here in Pensacola and buy a house to try to rent out when I rotate out. We're still getting moved in, but I snapped a few pictures:

Front yard: (IDK what's up with that pipe sticking up. EVERY house in the neighborhood has it...)



Entry way:



Big 'ole 15 x 20 room we don't know what to do with...



20 x 25 living room. We don't have enough stuff...



Looking from the other side of the living room. I think I'll build a bar to put in front of the coke cooler (Our beer fridge):



Backyard with the detached garage 15 x 20



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Offline mthrockmor

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Re: I bought a house!
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2014, 06:42:03 PM »
Nice house. Maybe one day we'll see it on TV as one of those gator hunter crews is capturing an eight footer out of your garage. My guess is that pipehead is sewer. If there is a clog they can try to blow it clear with pressure. Just a guess.

I hope this works well for you!

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Offline jolly22

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Re: I bought a house!
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2014, 07:22:53 PM »
Oooo I love that detached Garage (Workshop) ;D
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Re: I bought a house!
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2014, 09:34:41 PM »
Congratulations!!!!!!    Get very familiar with the garage......at some point it will be the only room in the house you have any say over.

Just bought my wife a 3500sqft house....6 BR. 3 full baths. 2 Living rooms, a family room and a full finished Basement.  My domain is the garage and the shed.    :rolleyes:
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Re: I bought a house!
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2014, 11:32:28 PM »
Congratulations!

Interesting on the pipe.  It's in the right position for the main sewer clean out.  Out my way, we have them in the same spot, but they are enclosed with an access plate.
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Offline MrRiplEy[H]

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Re: I bought a house!
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2014, 09:49:38 AM »
Quote from: Serenity on October 18, 2014, 05:40:05 PM
So, it's a bit of a gamble, but I was egged-on by my family, my CO, XO, and every other officer I was around, so I decided to take a chance here in Pensacola and buy a house to try to rent out when I rotate out. We're still getting moved in, but I snapped a few pictures:

Front yard: (IDK what's up with that pipe sticking up. EVERY house in the neighborhood has it...)



Entry way:



Big 'ole 15 x 20 room we don't know what to do with...



20 x 25 living room. We don't have enough stuff...



Looking from the other side of the living room. I think I'll build a bar to put in front of the coke cooler (Our beer fridge):



Backyard with the detached garage 15 x 20





You should check the drainage paths of your garage. It looks like the walls are wet up to a foot high, they will get rotten if they're not already. You should dig a 4 foot deep ditch around the garage, install a drainage pipe (with an exit somewhere away from your buildings) and fill the hole with loose gravel to prevent humidity accumulating next to the walls.
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Re: I bought a house!
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2014, 10:31:23 AM »
Quote from: Serenity on October 18, 2014, 05:40:05 PM

Front yard: (IDK what's up with that pipe sticking up. EVERY house in the neighborhood has it...)


Backyard with the detached garage 15 x 20



Yup. Thats a house

That pipe everyone has is the clean out for the septic tank. As is usually the case its ugly as crap. So here's what you do
you get a full sized well lawn ornament like this and put it over it to hide it
this one is only $100



http://www.kotulas.com/deals/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10602&storeId=10152&productId=25355&langId=-1&srccode=cii_17588969&cpncode=45-2965850-2&utm_source=google_pla&utm_medium=Outdoor%2bLiving%2b%253e%2bLawn%2b%2526%2bGarden&utm_content=122648

Nice workshop. That house would be perfect for me
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Offline GScholz

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Re: I bought a house!
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2014, 11:34:40 AM »
Congratulations!  :aok
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Offline Hap

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« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2014, 12:16:04 PM »
 :aok :aok
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Offline Nefarious

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Re: I bought a house!
« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2014, 02:32:31 PM »
Congratulations, My suggestion to you.

Don't buy a whole bunch of stuff. I've owned my home for the last 8 years, we have accumulated so much worthless junk it has really become a problem. Entire rooms are filled with absolutely nothing important. Sometimes, I want to go through and just throw everything away. lol.
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Offline DaveBB

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Re: I bought a house!
« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2014, 02:32:51 PM »
Best of luck to you Serenity.  You will make an excellent P-3 or helicopter copilot.  
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Offline Hetzer7

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Re: I bought a house!
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2014, 10:33:48 AM »
Gratz on the new pad!  :aok
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« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2014, 01:33:09 PM »
Congrats.

is it the camera that makes the ceiling in the living room look bowed? 
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Offline Serenity

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Re: I bought a house!
« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2014, 04:27:19 PM »
Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on October 19, 2014, 09:49:38 AM
You should check the drainage paths of your garage. It looks like the walls are wet up to a foot high, they will get rotten if they're not already. You should dig a 4 foot deep ditch around the garage, install a drainage pipe (with an exit somewhere away from your buildings) and fill the hole with loose gravel to prevent humidity accumulating next to the walls.

Good eyes! Yep, the walls down there are a bit nasty, and need some work. I saw it as a project to cut my teeth on more than a real concern, since it really just is a utility shop for me. I would never have thought of that drainage ditch idea though! That's brilliant!

Quote from: DREDIOCK on October 19, 2014, 10:31:23 AM
Yup. Thats a house

That pipe everyone has is the clean out for the septic tank. As is usually the case its ugly as crap. So here's what you do
you get a full sized well lawn ornament like this and put it over it to hide it
this one is only $100


http://www.kotulas.com/deals/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10602&storeId=10152&productId=25355&langId=-1&srccode=cii_17588969&cpncode=45-2965850-2&utm_source=google_pla&utm_medium=Outdoor%2bLiving%2b%253e%2bLawn%2b%2526%2bGarden&utm_content=122648

Nice workshop. That house would be perfect for me

Another great idea! Man, y'all are fantastic! (And I can see my budget drying up as I type lol)

Quote from: Curval on October 20, 2014, 01:33:09 PM
Congrats.

is it the camera that makes the ceiling in the living room look bowed? 

Yep, just the camera effect.

Thanks for all the kind responses all! I certainly wasn't expecting this so soon, so I'm hoping it turns out to be a profitable gamble...
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Offline jolly22

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Re: I bought a house!
« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2014, 04:33:19 PM »
Who nice collection of bow cases there! Show me what you got!! I just got a brand new PSE :D

Nice crib btw!
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