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Old 05-03-2007, 08:34 AM
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Noyzee and Nautilus, you may begin the bidding war on my new HVAC system!!

So after 1.5 years after moving, I FINALLY bought a house on Friday! It’s in Southwest Dallas area, and I’ll be about 17 miles from work and 15 miles from downtown dallas! Some highlights are that its 1841sq ft, built in 1975. It’s a brick exterior, gas powered fireplace, central air, covered pato, natural gas grill, double oven, and had a wrap around driveway with a 2 car garage PLUS 2 car carport! My focal point when house hunting was to find a house with a wrap around driveway so as to keep my loved ones out of the eyes of those who may wish to do harm to them. The carport will provide shelter from the sun when car washing, as well as protect any tertiary vehicles that I will eventually aquire. This will serve to satisfy my car hobby for the time being (until I need to build a 3rd bay with a lift!!).

Here are a few pictures. I will send out more pictures of the interior once it is furnished and the garage is fixed up. (these pictures were taken over the course of 3 months, so that is why the grass is green in some pics, but dead in others).










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Congrats

Kind of looks like a church though
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That is awesome! It must be such a great feeling to move into a house of your own! I can't wait to get my first house hopefully shortly after I graduate next year and take a job (god knows where that will be).
It looks really immaculate inside!!
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Congrats!!!
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Congrats! Looks like a nice place. So whens the first party!

I'll give you a bid for the HVAC... but you might not like the travel expenses
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Congrats! Good Luck with it!
Old 05-03-2007, 10:37 AM
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Congrats.

I need a house too.
Old 05-03-2007, 10:57 AM
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Nice man. Best of luck with it.
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congrats matt!!!!!!
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Why aren't there any burnout marks in front of the house yet? You need to break in the neighbors early
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Congrats man! I like it very much! In NJ that same house would be around $390k
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Very cool! Congrats. Nothing better than the feeling of owning your own home.
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congrats on the puirchase
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Congratulations!!!! N20stroker and I just bought a house. We settle July 16th...we cant wait! Your house looks awesome!! I love the fact that your garage is behind your house..good luck with everything!!!
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Originally Posted by Nautilus
Why aren't there any burnout marks in front of the house yet? You need to break in the neighbors early
the guy across the street is a cop, so i gotta stay on his good side
he does have a 68 camaro though and his daughter has a ls1 era V6 firebird. he supposedly has 'every tool in the book', so i gotta become friends with him

thanks for the compliments everyone! let me know if you need my address to send me your housewarming presents!
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Originally Posted by Nautilus
Congrats! Looks like a nice place. So whens the first party!

I'll give you a bid for the HVAC... but you might not like the travel expenses
travel expenses?!? just write it off as vacation time! and the party will be in the next few weeks... so thats when you guys can come down to change out my A/C unit. its hella old (like 1984), but it still works. i think its a 4-ton trane, not 100% sure.

so who's up for an LS1Tech roadtrip to dallas!!
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dude congrats!!! Great for you
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congrats the ta looks good in front
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Nice house.


Originally Posted by CJDZ24_Z28
Congrats man! I like it very much! In NJ that same house would be around $390k
Depending on which area, maybe even more.
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Originally Posted by CJDZ24_Z28
Congrats man! I like it very much! In NJ that same house would be around $390k
with the brick, a house like that where i'm from in North Shore of MA, it would be like $450k! you'd cry if you knew what i paid for this thing



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