Randy Butternubs
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Hmmmm, there's this townhouse in East Liberty that I like, but the whole gentrification thing is making me hesitant.
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Empoleon8771
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I'm just curious, is it the one on Rippey Street? If so, that place looks really nice.
There's this really nice condo on Mellon Street in Highland Park, I'm not buying a condo/townhouse anytime soon, but that one in Highland Park is pretty damn nice.
Randy Butternubs
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Isnt that a reason to move somewhere?
Depends how you feel about gentrification.
I know the Rippey one you speak of, but no, not that.
I also know of the Highland Park one and actually went to look at it. It needs a bunch of concrete work and their only bathroom just isn't for me. I'd have to re-do some stuff. The garage they mention needs to be torn down and I have concerns about the basement. The front porch is a mess too.
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I just looked at the forecast for next weekend, yikes. Pittsburgh is supposed to get between a foot and a foot and a half in snow on Saturday and Sunday, with 3"-5" on Saturday, 5"-8" on Saturday night and 3"-5" on Sunday. That's just a yikes.
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But the last 3 days has been sunshine, hell the last 4-5 days it's been warm for "winter" even by the standards of this god forsaken city of idiotic drivers.
Today, I walked around my block in my shorts and sandals and didn't feel cold at all. What is this crap?
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I had shorts on too. The last 2 January’s had snow. My Mum sent me a weather forecast of Melbourne. It’s around 40c (104f) with lows around 20c (68f).
Last year at the Australian open the court temperature hit 69c (156f). Sometimes they fry an egg
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That's some disgusting heat man.I had shorts on too. The last 2 January’s had snow. My Mum sent me a weather forecast of Melbourne. It’s around 40c (104f) with lows around 20c (68f).
Last year at the Australian open the court temperature hit 69c (156f). Sometimes they fry an egg
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I'm kinda allergic to festivals, but I've got some bars/venues I need to check out. I'm definitely going to go pay my respects to Coco Robicheaux at the Apple Barrel, I want to try to catch Kermit Ruffins or Trombone Shawty, and I definitely want to see if I can second line.
But all I really know about Nawlins is what I've read, seen on TV, and what my parents have told me (they love the place, but haven't been since Katrina).
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I'm kinda allergic to festivals, but I've got some bars/venues I need to check out. I'm definitely going to go pay my respects to Coco Robicheaux at the Apple Barrel, I want to try to catch Kermit Ruffins or Trombone Shawty, and I definitely want to see if I can second line.
But all I really know about Nawlins is what I've read, seen on TV, and what my parents have told me (they love the place, but haven't been since Katrina).
I liked the museums that are next to the cathedral. One is about New Orleans history and the other is specifically about hurricanes. At least they were when I went. I think there's a third dedicated to World War 2, but I didn't make it to that one.
I did not know this, thanks!
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Yeah, no.I had shorts on too. The last 2 January’s had snow. My Mum sent me a weather forecast of Melbourne. It’s around 40c (104f) with lows around 20c (68f).
Last year at the Australian open the court temperature hit 69c (156f). Sometimes they fry an egg
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Randy Butternubs
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I'm looking at two houses tomorrow. Neither are the place in East Liberty I really like. That already has an offer...
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From looking quickly, there doesn't seem to be much available right now that I like and is in my price range. Good thing I'm not buying a house anytime soon
I do like this house though, and it has the added benefit of being really close to where I lived for 2 years (so I know I'd like the area). That seems to be one of a few that actually caught my eye though, a lot of them look run down and old. I've been searching for something in the $200k-$300k range that was built after 1965, I have like 5 results shown. This one is another really nice one if I bump my number up to $325k.
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Randy Butternubs
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From looking quickly, there doesn't seem to be much available right now that I like and is in my price range. Good thing I'm not buying a house anytime soon
I do like this house though, and it has the added benefit of being really close to where I lived for 2 years (so I know I'd like the area). That seems to be one of a few that actually caught my eye though, a lot of them look run down and old. I've been searching for something in the $200k-$300k range that was built after 1965, I have like 5 results shown.
Ah, that style isn't for me. I like the older buildings that are around 100 years old. Even though this place (What do you think of this 2 bds • 2 ba • 1,560 sqft home I found on Zillow? https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1741-Duffield-St-Pittsburgh-PA-15206/11277915_zpid/) is "newer", it was basically perfect for me. Too bad my offer wasn't accepted.
That Hemingway location is much better than Morningside though.
Pro tip: closing costs are around 4.5% of the sale price if you're buying in the city of Pittsburgh. I thought I could've afforded higher prices, but those closing costs really screw with what you can put down. And I'm only comfortable going up so much on my monthly payment.
Edit: I like that Penn Ave place but don't want a condo.
Empoleon8771
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That house you posted on Zillow is really nice, that sucks that you didn't get it. The concern I have with really old houses is the heating and insulation bills that come with them. I've lived in old apartments for each of the last 4 years, and I don't even want to think about what it would cost to maintain that old of a house. I definitely like the modern style the most (I love the style of the modern luxury apartment), but that's not really the thing pushing me. I wasn't crazy about the style of that Hemmingway one (although I didn't dislike it), but the biggest things for me with that was it being built in 1997 and it being in a good location.
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It's always hard to get perfect location, perfect house, perfect price, etc. Good luck though!
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In Vancouver now you pretty much get to pick one of those criteria and also replace perfect with good.
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