# Dopers! Evaluate these houses for me! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 12, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-evaluate-these-houses-for-me/599452 "2011-10-12T19:49:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-evaluate-these-houses-for-me/599452/61 "2011-10-19T19:48:09Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > Well, we’re set up to take Lady Chance to see Winter, Carson and Academy (in that order) Sunday starting at 11AM. > > Whew. > > And wish me luck. What’s the over-under on her calling me an idiot? No bet. Even if she thinks you’re an idiot, I think she’ll appreciate the gesture. It shows you’ve taken her dislike of the current house quite seriously, and are ready to do something about it as soon as she is, even if that doesn’t turn out to be right now. I think you’ve included her in the search at just the right time. You’ve already done the spadework, though knowing her, she’ll probably want to browse the listings herself just to make sure there isn’t anything better out there, assuming she’s ready to move on this. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-evaluate-these-houses-for-me/599452/62 "2011-10-19T20:01:35Z")
You knew the old place we had out in the mountains, RT. We like us some land. I do wish Academy was fenced, though. It’d make it a LOT easier with the dogs. And the others are all completely fenced. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-evaluate-these-houses-for-me/599452/63 "2011-10-20T01:26:39Z")
Can you add fence to at least a portion of Academy for the dogs? I’m looking forward to hearing how she reacts to the idea. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-evaluate-these-houses-for-me/599452/64 "2011-10-20T14:02:11Z")
I’m sure we could add a fenced in area somewhere. I’d have to think about where, though. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-evaluate-these-houses-for-me/599452/65 "2011-10-20T14:47:24Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > You knew the old place we had out in the mountains, RT. We like us some land. I have fond memories of your old house up there in the mountains. You’re right, that should have answered my question! > [@](#): > > I do wish Academy was fenced, though. It’d make it a LOT easier with the dogs. And the others are all completely fenced. You can probably get a ballpark figure from a local contractor on how much they charge per linear foot of a given type of fence, just by calling them up. Might want to do that today or tomorrow, then if you get an idea of where you might want to put an enclosure for the dogs, you can mentally add that to the price. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-evaluate-these-houses-for-me/599452/66 "2011-10-23T02:09:32Z")
Tomorrow’s the big day! At 11AM we drive up to the first one to tour it. Poll: 1. She picks Academy 2. She picks Carson 3. She picks Winter 4. She calls me a dumbass Make your call! ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-evaluate-these-houses-for-me/599452/67 "2011-10-24T02:33:41Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > Tomorrow’s the big day! At 11AM we drive up to the first one to tour it. > > Poll: > > 1. She picks Academy > 2. She picks Carson > 3. She picks Winter > 4. She calls me a dumbass > > Make your call! So? Updates, man, updates! ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-evaluate-these-houses-for-me/599452/68 "2011-10-24T12:16:34Z")
AAAannnd…the winner is [Carson Court](http://www.trulia.com/property/1083933885-306-Carson-Ct-Moncks-Corner-SC-29461) She chose it, not me. She liked Academy but thought it needed too much work and the land would be too much of a headache. And she loved the backyard at Carson Ct. I could have sworn she would have gone the other way. Still a half-acre lot is nothing to sneer at, I suppose. The important thing is that she didn’t kill me. I didn’t tell her where we were going (with both kids) when we headed out. Even when we go to the first one she didn’t get it until I introduced her to the agent and told her to look around. Now she likes the idea. Whew! Now all I need to do is put an offer together and sell one of the two houses we own now! Nothing big. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-evaluate-these-houses-for-me/599452/69 "2011-10-24T12:31:07Z")
Well I bet THAT’s a load off your mind! Well done for doing all the hard yards. And may your offer be humbly accepted. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-evaluate-these-houses-for-me/599452/70 "2011-10-24T17:14:09Z")
Thanks. It didn’t actually seem like a lot of hard work. Just sort of sneaky. But I have a lot more free time than she does and largely set my own schedule so being sneaky wasn’t very hard. She did tell me she thought I had arranged a boat ride or something when she found out. So I like the surprise factor. Now to make the offer. Contingent on selling one of our houses. And 10k below asking. If they won’t budge on price I’ll ask them to complete some fencing/decking that could use some upgrades. We’ll see! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-evaluate-these-houses-for-me/599452/71 "2011-10-24T18:56:35Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > The important thing is that she didn’t kill me. Told ya she wouldn’t! > [@](#): > > Now all I need to do is put an offer together and sell one of the two houses we own now! Nothing big. Dude, you can charge a lot more rent when you have three houses! Oh, wait, this isn’t Monopoly, is it? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-evaluate-these-houses-for-me/599452/72 "2011-10-27T01:22:08Z")
No, it isn’t, is it? Signed the offer paperwork today. I expect they’ll counter. The owner of Academy has been calling our agent at least twice a day about us. I told the agent to tell him we were leaning toward another home but to put together his best and final and we’d consider it. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-evaluate-these-houses-for-me/599452/73 "2011-10-27T14:53:00Z")
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