Does anyone own a condo in Coventry Condominiums off Grauwyler in Irving? Or know about them?
There are a couple of condos for sale there within my budget. Pic added to show where I’m looking.
Any feedback/thoughts are appreciated!
I’m first-time home looker/buyer, and I came across this condo online. There are things I do like about it, but one thing I do not like is that there is mostly shelving in the kitchen rather than cabinets even though the listing description literally reads:
“Updated kitchen with white countertops, plenty of cabinets and a mosaic white backsplash.”
Cabinets?? There’s only one upper cabinet!
If I were to add cabinets, would I completely remove those shelves then add cabinets? Or keep the shelves and add around them? I have family who can help with installing, just wondering how to go about having actual cabinets. The kitchen is small, and I need as much cabinet space as possible! (And paint/change the color!)
First-time home looker/buyer with certain hopes as far as commute to work. I’m single and work in education, so I’m not making the big bucks, but putting as much money into my investments and HYSA as I can. I still feel like I can’t afford much.
I work in Las Colinas and have family in south Irving. I would like to have a work commute no more than 20ish minutes and also stay as close to family as I can. Irving housing prices are expensive. I’ve looked in Euless and Carrollton, too, but Euless would be ideal.
I’ve also looked into Grand Prairie, but here’s the thing. It seems like the only way to logistically get to Las Colinas is to rack up tolls on 161 or spend an eternity driving up and down Belt Line. A couple of the homes I was looking at are close to Belt Line.
Is there any other sort of commute I’m not seeing that isn’t tolls but quicker than Belt Line to get from GP to Las Colinas? That’s the main issue that’s holding me back from home hunting south of Irving.
This is the first house I put an offer on, and the seller countered, and I accepted. I was so excited, but I knew I had to get through the inspection. I know they say to show up the last 30 min, but I asked if I could be here the whole time, so I could measure everything (thinking about furniture and whatnot). He was totally fine with that.
So today’s the day…
My aunt’s brother is a master plumber with his own business, and she sent two of his guys out to run a scope through the clean outs. They showed up right before the inspector did. Based on their images, there’s one PVC pipe that runs toward the street, but the other one going toward the house is cast iron with a big crack and a tree root.
That was just the beginning. Then the inspector, who has been very thorough, is finding all sorts of issues—way too many to list here.😵💫😵💫😵💫
Before today, I was convinced I wanted this house soooo badly! Now, I want my earnest money back and want to run as far away from this house as possible!🫣
I literally don’t even want to ask for concessions—there’s NO WAY the seller will agree to fix all of this (replacing a cast iron pipe, electrical issues, and much more).
I know my realtor will try to move forward (he’s been kind of pushy throughout this process), but I don’t want to at all. Ugh just venting.
Watching this 4-hour inspection has me terrified that any house I go for will be like this!!