Wells and Repos

[Toby Hise]

It sounds like the person who owns the subdivision is buying repos wholesale. This is most likely the case, and as such, he is going to find and buy whatever repossession he can get the best deal on to place on his property. He is not concerned about trying to satisfy a particular need that a buyer is interested in. He doesn't have to, if like you say, property sells so quickly there. He will sell what he places on his property to someone and that is all he is concerned about. Time is another factor. He doesn't have time to look at a hundred repos just to find a particular model. Even if he thought he had found what you are looking for, it would still be a gamble on his part to buy it. It still might have something in the home that was a turn off to you.

You need to pursue a new home. Stop your frustration in seeking the perfect repossession. White cabinets, certain color of carpet and the list goes on and on. Sounds like a special order to me. Your ability to buy is only limited to your debt ration, so find a new home within your financial guidelines and be happy.

[Sheila]

Yes - you're probably right about that. I'm going to ask this man if I can just buy a lot outright from him which will free me to pick out my own house.

Thanks for the input.

[rmurray]

Horton STILL builds their home standard with pressboard (Novodeck) floor...OSB and plywood are options...

Southern energy Now builds with pressboard as well....plywood floors are an option...

I am not sure about Palm Harbor...

[Sheila]

If you're a dealer - do you have any repos on your lot? You're in Augusta, GA, aren't you?

[rmurray]

Yes...my dealer has a whole store full of them....40 or so..all sizes and shapes..Augusta is the location..email me if you wish..

[L Jane]

Just a quick observation on wells. We have a standard bored well. We moved to this location from a house that was hooked to a 185' drilled well. If I had my druthers, I would replace out bored well with a drilled well and I never want to be on city, or county, water again if I can help it. Yes, a bored well quite easily can go dry but if it has a quick recovery it will be up and running in a few hours. What you need to do is know the depth of the water.

What we loved about the drilled well was it had tapped into an underground river. You could literally run the water 24/7 - 12 months of the year and not go dry. The water was sweeter and always ice cold. I rather doubt our county will let us drill a well on our present location but if they will, and I can work in the expense, that is what I want to do.

Presently the county has run water out so far and it is stubbed about 1/4 mile from our house running back toward town. If/when they run the water past our home I plan on opting to not connect. The property where we are will be commercial in the not-too-distant future and whoever purchases it for commercial use can pay that expense. L. Jane

[Sheila]

These wells in the development I've looked at will be drilled, not bored. I'm sold on the pure water - just don't like the idea of no water when the electricity goes out - which may not be that often, but still.........

As things look now, though, it doesn't look like I'll buy there because the developer will not return my phone calls. I'm sure he's avoiding me. I'm going to post a new message about this in a few minutes because it's the damnedest thing I've ever seen and I can't imagine what the problem is.

Thanks for your information...

[Judy]

Hi Sheila, it might be too late, I just read your request. Why in heavens name, are you buying a repo if you qualify for a 6% interest rate? If you must, be sure to get your warranty in writing from this man. You know of course, the factory will not warrant the house after its repoed. I sell Hortons in SC and can set you up with a dealer in your area. Any salesperson worth their salt will help you find land. Yikes! Let me know. Judy
By the way, Novadeck is a great floor. In 7 years, we haven't had the 1st complaint.

[Eric]

Sheila: I speak from personal experience on wells. My wife and I bought our first house (stick built) up in the mountains of East Tennessee. We are literally in the boonies - totally surrounded by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and about 8 miles from the nearest subdivision. Our ONLY option up here is well water. It is not very deep (maybe 80 feet), through solid rock (we are at 2500 feet up, ON a mountain top) - however, even in the drought we have never run dry. The water is SO good tasting, too.

We were concerned as well (ouch, bad pun) about power loss. We get a bit of snow up here, and usually get about 6 power outages a year - most last a few hours, some have lasted for 2 days. However, we simply prepared for it - we always had about 30 gallons of water bottled up for use (cooking, drinking, bathing) - your water heater should supply you all your hot water needs for a few days. You can get Solar Showers (about $15) that work just fine in a pinch for bathing.

I'd take a well over city water any day. You can't beat the taste, don't have to worry about terrorists spiking your city water supply (a real threat nowdays), and it is one less monthly bill to worry about. It is insane what you have to pay for water in some states from the city. And if you don't have any hard freezes (or if you do, simply keep a slow trickle of water going so your pipes don't freeze) you won't have to worry about your well pump for many many years.