My house - like an anchor dragging me down

[Scott R Nelson]

We're just days from leaving our California house for good, even though it won't have a new owner until early July. It seems like there is just one thing after another going wrong with it. A week ago the air conditioner worked in the morning, then no longer worked in the afternoon. I called a local HVAC expert and they had to replace a circuit breaker attached to the furnace and a switch related to that.

It was then heating and cooling okay, but the fan wouldn't turn off. I called the guy to come back out and he discovered an unrelated wire that was loose that happened to now be touching power, which was keeping the fan on. At least that second visit was a lot cheaper than the first one, since he only had to reattach all of the wires properly.

I needed two plumber visits too, to make sure nothing was leaking.

I'm just wondering what else is going to go wrong with the house before I can get out from under ownership of it. You can bet we'll be buying the new owners a home warranty so that if anything else dies in the next year of ownership it won't cost them much (if anything) to get it fixed. For as much as they're paying for this house, it's the least we could do.

I feel like singing this song to my house right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5KV1_lFwQo

[Uncle Ted]

I think I know what you mean... Early this year we sold our student condo. Within about three months of the sale we had to replace the water heater and dish washer. The stoopid installers messed up both jobs which created leaks. (What the hell? Does not anyone in Provo know how to plumb?) Fortunately the 20 year old A/C unit didn't give up the ghost before the sale closed.

[USUC]

The thread title is probably too dramatic for my current situation but I drastically underestimated the amount of work this old house we purchased needs. Once everything had been ripped out of the main floor, it's not a pretty site. The walls have terrible patchwork all over and I estimate about 75% of the drywall seems have noticeable nail pops. The master bathroom subfloor needs replacing. There are creeks/squeaks on the floors all over and there are about 20.spots I just can't get them tight with screws. Uneven floors that will be an issue with the flooring we want. Not to mention the electrical work needing to be done. I was so naive going in to this. My budget now is tens of thousands over. And a lot of the people I'm getting quotes from seem super eager to catastrophize.

When I try to complain, people usually just respond with "yep, sounds about right." Ha.

[Copelius]

yep, sounds about right.

[MartyFunkhouser]

The thread title is probably too dramatic for my current situation but I drastically underestimated the amount of work this old house we purchased needs. Once everything had been ripped out of the main floor, it's not a pretty site. The walls have terrible patchwork all over and I estimate about 75% of the drywall seems have noticeable nail pops. The master bathroom subfloor needs replacing. There are creeks/squeaks on the floors all over and there are about 20.spots I just can't get them tight with screws. Uneven floors that will be an issue with the flooring we want. Not to mention the electrical work needing to be done. I was so naive going in to this. My budget now is tens of thousands over. And a lot of the people I'm getting quotes from seem super eager to catastrophize.

When I try to complain, people usually just respond with "yep, sounds about right." Ha.

How old is the house?

[USUC]

How old is the house?

Built in 1975. Nails, not screws, were used to hang drywall. I can see attempts at repairing some nail pops in the past that are little better than the original issue. But leaks are fixed but the floor not dealt with. More finding the simplest fix as opposed to neglect, although the last 5 years have certainly been neglect.