I have a neighbor just like that today. Constant stream of “handymen” taking care of things and fixing things up. No clue about home ownership. They offered 19% above asking and I thought asking was insanely high.
Wife and I have running bet that house goes back up for sale in less than 18 months.
“Constant stream of “handymen” taking care of things and fixing things up”
More money than common sense huh?
I just can’t see paying someone to do things I can do with a little research a few tools and some patience......not to mention the peace of mind in knowing it was done correctly.
Fortunately, we live in Fl with the appraisal capped under market value. We have lived here 25 years and have watched neighbors come and go. Relatively same home across street pays 8K RE tax, we are at 3K. Beyond that, some ninny moved in two months ago and paid 300K over last similar sale in the neighborhood. IOW, that home is at least 100-150K potentially lower if resold now. Since from out of state, their RE Tax based on full value will be close to 10K. So either they won the lotto, got a huge inheritance, or are just well off, so they must be a tad upset. That house never even hit the multiple listing when sold. I don’t get it.
I have said this numerous times to my wife. I could make a living just doing home repairs for people who post on our local Facebook page. This is for a town of 12k residents.
There are people who literally have no clue how to do anything around the house. There was a lady recently asking for a “handyman” to remove the cabinet in kitchen above the fridge. Apparently, she had ordered a new fridge that was too tall to fit in the spot. She obviously had not measured the height before purchasing. I explained to her that there was probably at most four screws holding it in place.
Two young couples have moved into the just-built houses across the street. Their mommies and daddies bought the houses for them. They are clueless.
A member of the HOA had to show them how to set the trash out for pickup. That was after they had thrown it in boxes, on the curb, and into the street.
They had to be shown how to connect the hose to the faucet to water their lawns.
We don’t think they’ll last.