Kirby Jackson Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 17 minutes ago, Augie said: Awesome! Exciting times! Great that the first place is new construction, especially if you are as “un-handy” as I am! I am less handy than that!! Ha ha, that’s why i hadn’t to go this route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 53 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said: Under contract!! Nice, congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 20 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Ain't all of NOLA one big jacuzzi? "8 feet below sea level, protected by dikes and serviced by ferries." Just kidding Kirby congrats! Kirby... I just checked the map. You are right next to the levee. I went on the map and checked out where the flood gates and pumping stations are! That's a storm canal that pumps directly to the Pontchartrain. In all seriousness... That's all new infrastructure since Katrina, right? Who maintains the levees, pumps, mows, keeps vegetation down, etc? From the satellite view, it looks like a lot went into the area after Katrina. That storm channel, from the looks of it has three pumping stations. Handles some of the city. The massive one at mouth of channel @ Lake Pontchartrain is huge. The dikes of NOLA may resent you. 8 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said: Yeah, it was a lot!! It was all of my banking, tax returns, w-2’s, investments, pay stubs, license, etc...I sent it all and then shredded it. Did you use Anthony Weiner's computer? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boca BIlls Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 On 12/18/2018 at 8:40 PM, Kirby Jackson said: This is a total LAMP post but I’m excited. I’m recently single (after 10 years) and it’s something that I’ve been thinking about. This will (hopefully) be my first house. I will find out by tomorrow. Batchelor house!?!? When is the party? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted December 20, 2018 Author Share Posted December 20, 2018 15 minutes ago, Boca BIlls said: Batchelor house!?!? When is the party? Anytime!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 3 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said: Under contract!! Fingers and toes still crossed until ALL the t's are crossed and ALL the i's dotted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Which room are you going to grow cannabis in? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted December 20, 2018 Author Share Posted December 20, 2018 11 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: Which room aren’t you going to grow cannabis in? FIFY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Nice house. Wood floors are a great touch as well as granite countertops in the kitchen. Looks easy to take care of, so that's a bonus. You'll like owning a home come tax time...one of the few tax 'shelters' left. Congrats and hope all works out for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Kelly Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Congratulations Kirby. Sounds nice. You should be excited ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Congrats. It’s a good move. A really, really good move. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 On 12/18/2018 at 8:40 PM, Kirby Jackson said: This is a total LAMP post but I’m excited. I’m recently single (after 10 years) and it’s something that I’ve been thinking about. This will (hopefully) be my first house. I will find out by tomorrow. Congratulations. However, before you close on your house make sure you have a snake inspection. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=giant+snakes&&view=detail&mid=5457F59C5B6D2EEDB0745457F59C5B6D2EEDB074&&FORM=VDRVRV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted December 20, 2018 Author Share Posted December 20, 2018 1 hour ago, JohnC said: Congratulations. However, before you close on your house make sure you have a snake inspection. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=giant+snakes&&view=detail&mid=5457F59C5B6D2EEDB0745457F59C5B6D2EEDB074&&FORM=VDRVRV Already been ordered. It’s a couple hundred bucks extra but people say it’s worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 On 12/18/2018 at 7:40 PM, Kirby Jackson said: This is a total LAMP post but I’m excited. I’m recently single (after 10 years) and it’s something that I’ve been thinking about. This will (hopefully) be my first house. I will find out by tomorrow. Good luck with being a land baron. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 20 hours ago, Happy Gilmore said: Nice house. Wood floors are a great touch as well as granite countertops in the kitchen. Looks easy to take care of, so that's a bonus. You'll like owning a home come tax time...one of the few tax 'shelters' left. Congrats and hope all works out for you. Looks more like marble counters. Not sure, it could be quartz or just about anything....but @Kirby Jackson needs to look into the maintenance. We have granite but I’ve not had marble. A buddy had it in his master bath and was very upset when he didn’t know to get it sealed every so often and he got water marks. Beautiful, just know the surface and how to maintain it. But as noted above, get through till closing. New construction unlikely to have many surprises, but I’ve seen some crazy stuff happen in decades of banking and real estate experience. Funny one, a guy got cold feet on a purchase, but he was committed with $30k in earnest money to lose if he backed out. He went out and leased a Mercedes for like $950/month so his debt/income ratio no longer qualified, so he got out based upon the financing contingency. A good friend/client was a real estate attorney who’s closing instructions asked for “cash or certified funds”. I mobster bought in suitcases full with $450k in CASH! He changed his closing instructions after that. He also was under FBI protection until he could testify in court. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 On 12/19/2018 at 5:57 PM, Kirby Jackson said: Under contract!! congrats! i'm a bit jealous after reading the tax situation.... YEAR PROPERTY TAXES TAX ASSESSMENT 2017 $231 $1,500 certainly isn't NY taxes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 12 minutes ago, Foxx said: congrats! i'm a bit jealous after reading the tax situation.... YEAR PROPERTY TAXES TAX ASSESSMENT 2017 $231 $1,500 certainly isn't NY taxes That certainly won’t be his tax situation after it gets revalued in the system from vacant lot in sketchy area to new house in up and coming area 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 I like this thread. Congrats OP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 1 hour ago, NoSaint said: That certainly won’t be his tax situation after it gets revalued in the system from vacant lot in sketchy area to new house in up and coming area Haha! Aren’t You just a ray of damn sunshine! (My wife has said that to me a thousand times, so I had to use it once.) In Florida if you homestead your property taxes can only go up 2-3%/year. Some people (with bad realtors) get a shock. If the sellers have been in there 20 years, their taxes might be just $2,500, but yours might jump to $25,000!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Augie said: Haha! Aren’t You just a ray of damn sunshine! (My wife has said that to me a thousand times, so I had to use it once.) In Florida if you homestead your property taxes can only go up 2-3%/year. Some people (with bad realtors) get a shock. If the sellers have been in there 20 years, their taxes might be just $2,500, but yours might jump to $25,000!!! Itll still be rather friendly. But not $200 a year. Kirb will get the first $75k in value tax free with the homestead exemption but we’re talking like $2k not $200 (real bar-napkin is pull the $75k if you get the exemption then it’s 1% ish) the table he was referencing reflected a $15k valuation Edited December 21, 2018 by NoSaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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