4 More Houses to Look at....

[bluejen22]

searchne.npdodge.com/index.cfm?action=listing_detail&property_id=21215879&searchkey=22749b5f-cbda-8de2-2afd-cfaed05a8f66



searchne.npdodge.com/index.cfm?action=listing_detail&property_id=21220570&searchkey=22749b5f-cbda-8de2-2afd-cfaed05a8f66



searchne.npdodge.com/index.cfm?action=listing_detail&property_id=21300398&searchkey=22749b5f-cbda-8de2-2afd-cfaed05a8f66



searchne.npdodge.com/index.cfm?action=listing_detail&property_id=21218221&searchkey=22749b5f-cbda-8de2-2afd-cfaed05a8f66

Have a look and comments welcome please!

[Deleted]

I like house #2 & #4 b/c the sq ft is the biggest. It's really hard for anyone to give you an opinion on a house when buying is such a personal choice.

However, my best piece of advice is that you CANNOT change a location --- so, the house interior can be updated, etc. But the location will never change. Do you want to live near a busy road, a school, telephone wires, a large electrical box, barking dogs, etc... I have no idea what these houses are near but I would thoroughly look them over from a location perspective first and foremost.

Good luck!

[bluejen22]

Most of them are pretty ugly on The outside!! Looking for a decent kitchen and bathroom space!

[flatlan]

I really like the first one. I think it has the best curb appeal of all of the one's you have been posting the past few days. I also like that it has a two car garage. The kitchen is very updated and while I am not totally into all of the paint choices, that is very easy to fix.

The last one is great for the basement but is that pictures of mold? Also the roof looks terrible. It is on the low end price wise but you need to make sure that you have both the financial and time resources to bring that one up to livable.

[Deleted]

Ditto the location thing--I love #1, but if it butts up to a major street(I can't tell if that's a street or a access rd. from the pics) I'd rule it out immediately.

[flygirl22]

I liked number 1 but the location doesn't look great. The 3rd one looks and has the exact same layout as my in laws house (also live in Omaha, popular style!).

[kwynn]

I don't like the curb appeal of any of these....the first day you posted houses was still the best.

House 1, these people LOVE mounting things to other things. like that under cabinet coffee pot? wine glasses on the wall, pots and pans on a different wall, half bookshelf/half shelf in babies' room, weird corner bookshelf in another room? Either space is tight or they just love Pinterest.

Number 2 needs too much upgrading compared to #1 to me.

Number 3, basketball hoop is awkward, and dishwasher is portable. Portable dishwashers don't last as long and there is nowhere to build one in. Nice sunroom.

Number 4--it's like they took photos of every bad thing in the house?? Too much work, way too much work for me (YMMV)

[bluejen22]

The sunroom on #3 is awkward for me Bc its carpeted.

[LoveTrains]

OMG, do they not have any other styles of homes in NE? Those all make me cringe just because I hate that split level/raised ranch thing that they all have going on.

Out of these four, I like this one the best: searchne.npdodge.com/index.cfm?action=listing_detail&property_id=21215879&searchkey=22749b5f-cbda-8de2-2afd-cfaed05a8f66

[imojoebunny]

I am not a fan of the first one, it is open, but my friends have that style of house, where the living and kitchen are on a different level, and open to each other, and it is just too weird for me. Also, the neighborhood looks super tract, with few trees and no special features.

The listing on the last one cracked me up, "not new and not a model". My first house was a lot like that one though, needed work, but just paint, redoing the floors, new windows, and an air condition. Nothing that required major renovation. If you could get it low enough to redo the kitchen and baths, it might be a winner. I would not be afraid to buy something that is not a shiny penny, but maybe one of the middle two would be a better fixer for the prices. The pictures are hard to tell.

[anniegoolahey]

I've been searching the Omaha market as well. I've noticed that split-levels are nearly always the last to sell in any neighborhood. If you're planning on going that direction because of lower prices that come from being on the market so long or you love split-levels, great! I would strongly consider finding another style otherwise.

[bluejen22]

I know!! I HATE HATE HATE split levels, but it seems like that's all there is in OMAHA! BOOO!!!

[urbancowgirl]

Lurker chiming in. I grew up in Omaha but I haven't lived there for about 15 years. Are you set on living in the LaVista/Millard area? If not, what about the midtown area? The houses are older but have more character and curb appeal, IMO. I searched for about five seconds and found this cute Tudor house, for example.

www.century21.com/property/519-n-47-street-omaha-ne-68132-REN007416817?g=0

[jr009j]

Jan 10, 2013 17:46:45 GMT -5 urbancowgirl said:

Lurker chiming in. I grew up in Omaha but I haven't lived there for about 15 years. Are you set on living in the LaVista/Millard area? If not, what about the midtown area? The houses are older but have more character and curb appeal, IMO. I searched for about five seconds and found this cute Tudor house, for example.

www.century21.com/property/519-n-47-street-omaha-ne-68132-REN007416817?g=0

Weirdly enough, my friend looked at that house earlier this week. She said the renovations were poorly done and the basement resembles a torture chamber.

I live in Midtown and love it and would highly recommend considering it. A lot of my friends would also recommend considering Benson.

[minniebee]

1: Needs the least updates, but be prepared to do tons of painting. Kitchen layout seems a bit weird. My main concern would be that it backs up to a road. We just sold a house like that, and even though it was not a busy street (neighborhood traffic only), it was the main complaint we got from buyers and lots of buyers ruled it out simply because of that.

2: of these choices, this is probably the one I would go with.

3: kitchen and bath need updates - that gets costly quickly

4: needs a lot of work. New roof, mold, no. Not for me. It could easily get to be more expensive than the other 3 houses. It is missing appliances, and who knows about the plumbing, etc.

[bluejen22]

I think #2 is the best out of these!

[bluejen22]

Husband wants to stay in la vista or sw Omaha. Prob nothing north of dodge. Or east of 84th.

[urbancowgirl]

Jan 10, 2013 20:23:05 GMT -5 jr009j said:

Jan 10, 2013 17:46:45 GMT -5 urbancowgirl said:

Lurker chiming in. I grew up in Omaha but I haven't lived there for about 15 years. Are you set on living in the LaVista/Millard area? If not, what about the midtown area? The houses are older but have more character and curb appeal, IMO. I searched for about five seconds and found this cute Tudor house, for example.

www.century21.com/property/519-n-47-street-omaha-ne-68132-REN007416817?g=0

Weirdly enough, my friend looked at that house earlier this week. She said the renovations were poorly done and the basement resembles a torture chamber.

I live in Midtown and love it and would highly recommend considering it. A lot of my friends would also recommend considering Benson.

What a weird coincidence! If I ever moved back to Omaha, I would definitely live in midtown/Dundee. I love the neighborhoods there. Plus, it's close to the Homy Inn.