House Purchase Advice

[ViPER1313]

This is coming from a guy who bought a fixer upper, but I wouldn't let an outdated HVAC system / water heater / windows / roof scare you away from a house if the price is right. A new roof is under 5g for a townhouse, figure 3 to 5g for a completely revamped HVAC system, if a window is not broken it's not *necessary* to replace it, and water heaters are cheap (under 1g installed) to replace and super cheap to fix if not leaking. Just keep those numbers in mind when shopping around and make and offer on the house accordingly, knowing the amount of work it needs. More costly upgrades are decks, hard wood floors and nicer bathroom/kitchen setups. If you want them and the house you are looking at doesn't have them, be prepared to pay though the nose.