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You are being insensitive to the dental community. For shame. On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 10:59 AM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > "Dentist: someone who puts silver in your mouth while extracting gold from > your pocket." Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce. > > Full disclosure - my father was a dent

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"Dentist: someone who puts silver in your mouth while extracting gold from your pocket." Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce. Full disclosure - my father was a dentist, and that book was his favorite. On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 9:38 AM, Ed Booher via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > When

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When I was younger, just a bad little kid, My mama noticed funny things I did, Like shootin' puppies with a B B gun I'd poison guppies, and when I was done I'd find a pussycat and bash in its head That's when my mama said She said, "My boy, I think someday You'll find a way To make your natural te

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Just to give you an idea of how bad an idea that is and the real estate market in this town, you can on a regular basis buy empty lots in town for back taxes for about $400. So if a person just wanted a lot to build a new house on, there are way cheaper ways to do it. On 6/2/2017 6:27 PM, G

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No not really. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 2, 2017, at 6:16 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > You’re really trying to convince yourself to buy this hole in the ground, > aren’t you? > > -D > >> On Jun 2, 2017, at 7:14 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I was read

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IMHO buy it cheap, then IMMEDIATELY call in a track hoe with a thumb bucket and crush the entire structure in place, load it on dump trucks and haul it to a land fill.. THEN build a new house with new "TO CODE" footings, plumbing, electrical, and truss roofing, with insulated walls... j

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You’re really trying to convince yourself to buy this hole in the ground, aren’t you? -D > On Jun 2, 2017, at 7:14 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I was reading online that people have been finding Fannie May will usually > deal if offer is within 10% of asking price but will

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I was reading online that people have been finding Fannie May will usually deal if offer is within 10% of asking price but will usually reject if it's lower. They do keep dropping the price every month until they get a buyer Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 2, 2017, at 5:09 PM, Mitch Haley via Mer

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> On June 1, 2017 at 4:35 PM "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" > wrote: > > > Then on the other hand if I were crazy enough to dive in what are he chance > of Fannie Mae taking my $12-$15k offer on a $30k listing. I looked at a small older house in Olivet, bank wanted something like $32k for

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This type of blown in insulation can create a moisture problem (rot and termites) if there is no moisture barrier in the inside walls. I presume the inside walls are plaster on lathe, which would almost certainly lack a moisture barrier. The same goes for vinyl siding. There are paints that

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I remember they guy that owned the mercury dealership built a house with a bomb shelter in about 1963. I thought it was pretty cool! Mountain Man via Mercedes June 1, 2017 at 4:01 PM The 1950's domicile here has bomb shelter it is suggested. tin.man __

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+1! Floyd Thursby via Mercedes June 1, 2017 at 3:50 PM he should jack it to at least 16ft so he has room for a ramp and drive in garage with a lift under the house. --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archive

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screw jacks would be good too if you can find old ones. Lots of 4x4s. -Curt From: Kaleb C. Striplin To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List Sent: Thursday, June 1, 2017 6:16 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Old house pics It must be bad if the Maine guy says that. You guys are used to de

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Discussion List Sent: Thursday, June 1, 2017 6:12 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Old house pics It's not like he needs another project, he must be getting bored working on old MBs. Since it would be a hobby, not a business, being a money pit (which it will be) might not be an issue. On Thu, Jun 1,

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via Mercedes > To: Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > Cc: Randy Bennell > Sent: Thursday, June 1, 2017 2:59 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Old house pics > >> On 01/06/2017 1:46 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >> I went back over to that house today and took a few pho

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Yes, and I have never seen a fix like that before. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2017, at 5:05 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > Probably not as I think they are only on the one side. > There is concrete between the pile and the foundation I think which is > intended to prevent th

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>From taking to the neighbor they said they were put in to stabilize the >foundation from moving out further. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2017, at 5:01 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes > wrote: > > The large concrete piles - could they have been used to lift the > structure in the past? > t

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e house back. He said it was a longish project, but not >> as expensive as they had anticipated. >>> >>> Don Snook >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Curley McLain [mailto:126die...@gmail.com] >>> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2017 1:

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un away. Money pit... > > -Curt > > > From: Randy Bennell via Mercedes > To: Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > Cc: Randy Bennell > Sent: Thursday, June 1, 2017 2:59 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Old house pics > > On 01/06/2017 1:46 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mer

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Yes that is true. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2017, at 4:05 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > IF it is not a labour of love that you plan to live in, then just forget it. > You are already a busy man with too many projects on the go and you are not > getting younger. > It will

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Run away. Money pit... -Curt From: Randy Bennell via Mercedes To: Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes Cc: Randy Bennell Sent: Thursday, June 1, 2017 2:59 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Old house pics On 01/06/2017 1:46 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > I went back over to t

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The Lord only knows what all that would cost but THAT is an interesting idea. RB On 01/06/2017 4:57 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: If you are going to have a mover lift it, just keep going and have him move it to the Benz Ranch, set it on the new foundation you'll have ready, and move in. You

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Probably not as I think they are only on the one side. There is concrete between the pile and the foundation I think which is intended to prevent the foundation from spreading outward. RB On 01/06/2017 5:01 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote: The large concrete piles - could they have been u

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The large concrete piles - could they have been used to lift the structure in the past? tin.tin ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailm

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riplin.net] > Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2017 3:15 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Old house pics > > Just got giggles any idea how much that cost him? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 1, 2017, at 2:37 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes < > merc

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t it would be. Don Snook -Original Message- From: Kaleb C. Striplin [mailto:ka...@striplin.net] Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2017 3:15 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Old house pics Just got giggles any idea how much that cost him? Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1,

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IF it is not a labour of love that you plan to live in, then just forget it. You are already a busy man with too many projects on the go and you are not getting younger. It will not end well. RB On 01/06/2017 3:57 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I'm looking to pay cash raised by sel

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Curley wrote: > You could even build a bomb > shelter/tornado shelter/safe in a corner of the basement. The 1950's domicile here has bomb shelter it is suggested. tin.man ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

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It does not have a basement just crawl space. I think it's approx 2400sqft over 2 stories. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2017, at 3:49 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > Shouldn't take many calls to get a rough estimate. > How big is the house - sqare footage of main floor? > How

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Lol! Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2017, at 3:50 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > he should jack it to at least 16ft so he has room for a ramp and drive in > garage with a lift under the house. > > --FT > > >> On 6/1/17 4:49 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: >> Shouldn't t

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We have good renters now. They pay on time, we don't hear anything out of them except to ask for address to mail check. They might want to buy it at the end of their lease. I might consider selling it then. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2017, at 3:43 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote:

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I'm looking to pay cash raised by selling a few vehicles, if I were to do it. Since my only expense would be about $400 a year in taxes and insurance, I would not have a lot of carrying costs. Plan would be to start with foundation within a year or 2. Actually before that probably start by repai

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he should jack it to at least 16ft so he has room for a ramp and drive in garage with a lift under the house. --FT On 6/1/17 4:49 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: Shouldn't take many calls to get a rough estimate. How big is the house - sqare footage of main floor? How deep is the baseme

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Shouldn't take many calls to get a rough estimate. How big is the house - sqare footage of main floor? How deep is the basement? How much does concrete cost right now - per yard off of the truck? With that info alone you could roughly calculate the cost of the materials. Going to be a bunch more

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AND keep in mind your record as a landlord. RB On 01/06/2017 3:37 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: If you're going to do the math, you had better figure on a worst case scenario and what the current market value would be for similar houses in your area before you do anything. Also consider the

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If you're going to do the math, you had better figure on a worst case scenario and what the current market value would be for similar houses in your area before you do anything. Also consider the cost of the money you're borrowing to buy it, assuming you're not paying cash. And would you have

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Then on the other hand if I were crazy enough to dive in what are he chance of Fannie Mae taking my $12-$15k offer on a $30k listing. On another note the wife went over to talk to the neighbor who had lived there her whole life. Apparently back in the day it was owned by a dentist who ran a smal

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True. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2017, at 3:26 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > You will have to call the local house mover. It should be less there than > most of the rest of the country. > >> Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >> June 1, 2017 at

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You will have to call the local house mover. It should be less there than most of the rest of the country. Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes June 1, 2017 at 3:14 PM So what does it cost to have a foundation fixed? 20k? 30k? Assuming you picked it up for 15k and spe

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So what does it cost to have a foundation fixed? 20k? 30k? Assuming you picked it up for 15k and spent 30k on foundation you are only at 45k in. Still have room to do windows and cosmetic. Wiring looks to have been done but would have to verify. Not sure on plumbing. It's all just thinking out l

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cedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Old house pics > > Get an estimate from a house mover to jack it up, tear out the old basement, > pour new 9' (or 10') walls; then put in a new floor. That would give you a > good usable basement that can be finished. You cou

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It is just hiding most of the termite damage! RB On 01/06/2017 2:41 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: True enougn but you have no idea what is under the siding, and if it has not been done correctly can be more damaging on old siding (and encourage more damage) than will be visible. -_F

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True enougn but you have no idea what is under the siding, and if it has not been done correctly can be more damaging on old siding (and encourage more damage) than will be visible. -_FT On 6/1/17 3:28 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: Vinyl siding can be removed easier than removing and

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- From: Curley McLain [mailto:126die...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2017 1:58 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Old house pics Get an estimate from a house mover to jack it up, tear out the old basement, pour new 9' (or 10') walls; then put in a new floor. That

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Vinyl siding can be removed easier than removing and repalacing a foundation. That should be enough to make one run unless it was grandma's house and one has to have it. RB On 01/06/2017 2:20 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Vinyl siding on old house -- RUN AWAY!!! --FT ___

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Vinyl siding on old house -- RUN AWAY!!! --FT On 6/1/17 3:04 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Bat makes sense on the holes but I wonder why it's only on that side of the house? Not sure what is behind the siding but I assume it's painted wood would be my guess. Sent from my iPhone

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Bat makes sense on the holes but I wonder why it's only on that side of the house? Not sure what is behind the siding but I assume it's painted wood would be my guess. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2017, at 1:59 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > >> On 01/06/2017 1:46 PM, Kaleb C.

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Yea I don't think I want to go that extreme. We do not have basements around here because they fill up with water as the water table is so high. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2017, at 1:58 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > Get an estimate from a house mover to jack it up, tear out

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On 01/06/2017 1:46 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I went back over to that house today and took a few photos for those that are curious. There are a couple of photos I did not take. In the downstairs bathroom they have built a closet around the hot water tank. There are old termite

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Get an estimate from a house mover to jack it up, tear out the old basement, pour new 9' (or 10') walls; then put in a new floor. That would give you a good usable basement that can be finished. You could even build a bomb shelter/tornado shelter/safe in a corner of the basement. If you thin

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I went back over to that house today and took a few photos for those that are curious. There are a couple of photos I did not take. In the downstairs bathroom they have built a closet around the hot water tank. There are old termite trails/slight damage in the wall behind that. Also in the door