Tell me about your house...

[icebrat001]

I must of missed it, where are you flying out/looking in?

Tampa/Lakeland area.

 

[reddixie]

I rent now but have owned in the past. I can tell you what I know that I missed or now look for when renting after I owned a house. I would look at the amount of electrical outlets especially in the kitchen and baths. Lighting is also important. I have found that in Florida they don't put overhead lighting in all of the rooms. This tends to be a problem. Also if you learned to cook on gas and switch to electric later or vice versa you will always feel odd. Therefore look at appliances that make you comfortable. I have learned that Laundry rooms are important and miss one at my current home. Also look at wall space in the living room. Sometimes furniture placement can be odd with the traffic patterns in some newer more open living areas. Finally closets are a must. Florida doesn't have basements and you really need that front entrance closet. I store my vacuum and such there. I hope that helps and Congratulations on your preapproval for your new home.

 

[barkley]

sq footage: house only 2450 (not including garage) sits on 1/4 acre lot
3 bedroom/1 office/ 2 full baths
3 car garage and rv parking
tile entry way, kitchen, bathrooms & laundry, berber carpet in remainder
2 covered patios (off master and great room)
have a laundry room
no changes (i got the upgrades that were available that i desired)
move must haves-a walk in pantry, wood burning fire place (currently have), gas stove/oven (currently have), upgraded wireing (for computer use-currently have)
favorite feature is large bedrooms throughout-hate the new construction with small non master bedrooms, other favorite is great room w/kitchen combo
have gas stove and oven/electric all other
gas stove-would only go with gas, but would prefer a separate oven at eye level and a professional 6 burner stove
anything to add-not add but change-go to darker grout in tile on floors, would prefer a larger laundry room
came w/stove & oven only
closing was paid by builder
paid $192,000.00 in 1999-current market value $619,000.00

 

[FreshTressa]

Things I like about my house-

I love that I don't have carpet. My old house had carpet. The wood is so much easier to keep clean and just seems less nasty than someone's used carpet filled with their old dead skin flakes.

I like having my bedroom near the kids so I can hear if they get up or need me at night.

I like double front doors so appliances and stuff are easy to move in.

I like having an extra bedroom



Things I wish my house had -

Walk in closets in ALL rooms. I would love for the kids to have them to keep toys in. The shelves in teh room always look messy

Upstairs Laundry - it is exhausting carrying laundry up and down stairs forever.

I bigger linen closet. I am shocked how many linens we have accumulated over the years

A mud/transition room from the garage to the house. I enter through my front doors and drop stuff off there that I just bought. I have to put it away right away because it is the first thing ppl see when they come in. I would love to be able to enter through my garage into a private room that company would not see.

Anyway, hope that helps, even though it is not from your list!

 

[kdibattista]

Please tell me about your house. Dear SO and I were pre-approved for a home loan and we are flying out to house hunt in 3 months. So i'm just trying to get ideas.

1. How many square feet is it? 1400 ranch (plus another 1400 soon to be finished basement)
2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have? 3/2 full3. Do you have a garage, carport..? garage
4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? carpet throughout house/ceramic tile in kitchen
5. Do you have a patio or porch? slate patio
6. Do you have a laundry room? laundry is in basement
7. What are your favorite features of the house? 1 floor living, huge stone fireplace, small but cozy, neighborhood is wonderful and has a huge park with basketball courts, tennis courts, playgrounds and ballfields
8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be? nothing that we can't change... next projects are finishing the basement and adding a sunroom
9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have"? basement; master bathroom; fireplace; central air
10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? combo
11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? raisedThis is our first home and we bought it with the intention of this being our home forever. We have no desire to move. Don't dismiss a house because you don't like the wallpaper, flooring, or anything else cosmetic. We went through the house several times because we were having a hard time getting past the electric blue accent wall that you could see from the road and the brown shag carpet. Even our realtor was a little surprised when we wanted to make an offer. We were able to see it's potential and now with new carpets, new ceramic tile, new paint, etc, the house looks completely different and everyone is shocked how nice it turned out.
12. Anything else you would like to add?
13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? $300k last February and there are now houses selling for $100k more just up the street.
14. Did you house come with the appliances? yes
15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost? approx $8,000 (I think) and the seller paid

 

[siouxi31]

1. How many square feet is it?
1700
2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have?
3 BR 2BA
3. Do you have a garage, carport..?
2 1/2 c garage
4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other?
Carpet, but I would like hardwood or wood laminate floors on the first level.
5. Do you have a patio or porch?
Patio
6. Do you have a laundry room?
Yes, but it's not large enough. There's some room to move around but I'd like more and with cabinets to cover up everything that's stored in there.
7. What are your favorite features of the house?
The kitchen is in the front. We thought this was weird when moved in but I like having the kitchen in the front. We spend so much time in it and I can see everything going on outside (with our kids).
8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be?
To buy a home with a basement. You won't have that option in Florida. We also have an extra room that is an office but I would like one more extra room that's all mine so that I can get a cabinet to put my sewing machine in and have it ready at all times. When I need it now, I have to get it off the top shelf of the closet, debox it, use it, and put it away.
9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have".
4 bedrooms, office, basement, larger kitchen with more storage so that we don't have to store extra food in the garage and something that would have more utility cabinet space so that the kids could toss their backbacks in the cabinets, a larger entry hall closet (we can never fit all of the guests coats in our entry closet), laundry room with cabinets, all bedrooms would have walk-in closets (we're shy of some storage here).
10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination?
gas
11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it?
raised and nothing special or that I would recommend. However, my MIL had a convection oven that I loved. I love my refrigerator with the freezer on the bottom.
12. Anything else you would like to add?
I love my yard. It's not too big, not too small, and I can maintain a small flower garden. I would have like to have more sunny garden areas for a vegetable garden.
13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? We paid 132 in 1994 and now it's worth about 250
14. Did you house come with the appliances? Yes.
15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost? I can't remember.

 

[mickeyfan2]

1. How many square feet is it?
4000

2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have?
4 Bedroom and 3 Baths

3. Do you have a garage, carport..?
We have two 2 car garages (one is 800 sq feet and the second is 900 sq feet). The 800 is attached and the 900 is detacted.

4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other?
Tile in kitchen, bathrooms and entries. Hardwood everywhere else.

5. Do you have a patio or porch?
Front has a protico and back a full lenght porch.

6. Do you have a laundry room?
Yes on the second floor (with the bedrooms)

7. What are your favorite features of the house?
Federal architecture with open floor plan. Many closets. Dry basement (we have radon control and water control under the slab and at the base of the footers). All appliances have panels to match the cabinets. All oak doors, woodwork and cabinets (custom). It is one 10 acres, so very private.

8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be?
Higher ceiling on the second floor and an attic fan.

9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have"
Hardwood, tile, no carpets, high ceilings, open floor plan, 3+ car garage, acreage

10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination?
Electric

11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it?
Cooktop by Jennair (flat burner).

12. Anything else you would like to add?
Love our Sub Zero refridgerator.

13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house?
We are a special case since we were the general contractors. We put top of the line in for everything. 3/4 fire rock drywall. Custom cabinets. Oak everything. Ground source heatpump for the A/C and propane fired hotwater for the floor. Underfloor heat in the kitchen and all bathrooms.

Did it increase in value?
Yes and many think that is a 100+ year old farmhouse that we updated. It is not a house that will date to the time it was built.

14. Did you house come with the appliances?
We supplied all the appliances, since we were the general contractor.

15. Who paid the closing cost?
Nobody

How much were your closing cost?
No closing cost since we always owned the home. We got a contractors loan to build with and then it converts to a mortgage when the house is done.


ETA: We also have a 2600 sq foot basement. Would not live without it.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

1. How many square feet is it? 3300
2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have? 5 bedrooms/3.5 bath
3. Do you have a garage, carport..? 3 car
4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? hardwood & tile downstairs/carpet upstairs
5. Do you have a patio or porch? yes, but it is tiny
6. Do you have a laundry room? yes
7. What are your favorite features of the house? guest bedroom, upgraded kitchen to granite counters, dark walnut cabinets, tile...( I love the tile)
8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be?
Bigger garage to store stuff, screened in porch, want a pool, less open floor plan, study for dh so he can have silence away from the kids and dogs.
9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have"
Must have 3 car garage, private study for dh, move in ready...I will not buy a house that needs too much work, flooring esp. I have redone floors and it is expensive! Has to have upgraded kitchen. I will not buy an outdated kitchen, big $$,$$$ to upgrade kitchen as well. Those are the 2 biggies.
10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? I have gas now. Still getting used to it. I do miss my smooth top electric.
11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? Personally, I like the smooth top electric.
12. Anything else you would like to add? Get a house that has been taken care of. If it doesn't look it, then I can assure you there are things that are neglected that you cannot see.
13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? Paid 310,000. It has increased to 372,000 in 10 months (although it won't sell for that, probably can list for 340,000, we are still at breaking even for it if we had to sell).
14. Did you house come with the appliances? Yes, except for fridge.
15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost? I don't remember.

 

[diznygirl]

I don't have time to answer all the questions right now, but I'll hit the high point - with all the rain storms we get, look for a house with an attached garage!!

Good luck with your search.

 

[Wish Upon A Star]

1. How many square feet is it? 2300
2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have? 4 Bedrooms 2 1/2 Baths
3. Do you have a garage, carport..? 2 Car Attached Garage
4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? Hardwood and Tile/ Carpet In Kids Bedrooms
5. Do you have a patio or porch? Patio in Backyard
6. Do you have a laundry room? Yes
7. What are your favorite features of the house?The Open Floor Plan
8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be? Get Rid Of The Sunroom and Definitely Have A Fireplace
9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have" Fireplace, Master Bathroom, Eat-in Kitchen
10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? Electric
11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? Flat Burner . . .It's AWESOME
12. Anything else you would like to add? Pools Are A Pain To Take Care Of
13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? Bought In 1992 For $149,000 . . .Current Value Is $359,000
14. Did you house come with the appliances? Yes, But We Bought Our Own . . .Avocado Didn't Go Very Well
15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost? It Was Worked Into Our Mortgage

 

[KimR]

1. How many square feet is it? 4500
2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have? 4/4.5
3. Do you have a garage, carport..? garage
4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? hardwoods, carpet, and tile
5. Do you have a patio or porch? deck out back
6. Do you have a laundry room? yes
7. What are your favorite features of the house? The rooms are large and the floorplan is very open. Kitchen is open to greatroom which is open to the living room. We have a 2-story foyer that is open to the entire upstairs. We don't have any enclosed hallways. We also have a huge master bathroom that many people would probably consider a waste of space but I love it. I must have a tendency to claustrophobia because I love large, open rooms.
8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be? Nothing about the house, but I would change the lot. Our house sits on a hill and I hate it. It is not good for small children because they can't play or ride their bikes down the driveway.
9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have". Open floor plan, large rooms and closets, basement
10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? Electric
11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? GE flatburner - yes, I would defnitely recommend it
12. Anything else you would like to add?
13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? Rather not say.
14. Did you house come with the appliances? Yes, but we have recently upgraded
15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost? Don't remember

 

[BabyTigger99]

1. 2100 square feet (give or take)
2. 3 bedrooms/1 bathroom/plus a playroom that could be a bedroom
3. Detached 2 1/2 stall garage
4. Ceramic tile in kitchen, bathroom, upstairs hallway, and living room
5. We have a deck off the kitchen, needs to be redone, though
6. No separate laundry room, just in our storage area
7. I like the kitchen the best, because I redid it all (well, almost all) myself while DH was overseas last Christmas (with some help from dear old dad!)
8. I would get rid of my house, period. I have never really liked it all that much. DH loves it, though.
9. Second bathroom, basement, more storage
10. Electric
11. Ceramic cooktop
12. Check EVERYWHERE in the house!! We found soooo many things once the previous owners had all their furniture out that we would have never seen (ie. cable wire for master bedroom is about 2 feet off the floor, and it looked like they took a steak knife to put the hole in the wall to feed it through, and no cable jack!)
13. Bought our house the end of 2002 for $120000. We are looking to do some improvements this year (2nd bathroom, new windows, new carpet), once that is done, we can probably sell it for $150-160000.
14. Yes, it came with the stove and fridge (no room for a dishwasher)
15 Closing costs were built into our loan, maybe $2000, can't remember!

 

[lemondog]

1. How many square feet is it? 3,000
2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have? 4 bedrooms, 3 baths
3. Do you have a garage, carport..? attached 2-car garage
4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? carpet, ceramic tile (in entry and bathrooms) and vinyl (in kitchen)
5. Do you have a patio or porch? back patio, front porch
6. Do you have a laundry room? yes
7. What are your favorite features of the house? garage, laundry room, HUGE bedrooms, nice-sized basement (unfinished) for storage, tornado room under the house
8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be? put hardwoods in living room and dining room
9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have" garage, flat yard (ours is very steep), newer roof and major things like HVAC
10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? electric
11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? flat porcelain electric. It's okay. Would prefer gas
12. Anything else you would like to add? good luck with your search!
13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? paid $185,000 two years ago. Latest assessment was $230,000
14. Did you house come with the appliances? yes, but most were older and we have replaced
15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost? we paid. I honestly can't remember how much they were. Maybe in the $5000 range??

 

[Tigger&Belle]

1. How many square feet is it?
Don't really know--I'm bad with that and it's not advertised with the houses around here. Probably 4500 feet including the finished basement

2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have? Upstairs 4 bedrooms, plus a basement bedroom that we use as a playroom

3. Do you have a garage, carport..?
2 car garage

4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other?
Laminate in the kitchen, wood in the foyer, tile in the bathrooms, carpet other places Would like wood in the living/dining rooms

5. Do you have a patio or porch?
We have a deck

6. Do you have a laundry room?
Yes, small laundry/mud room between the garage and kitchen--wish it were bigger

7. What are your favorite features of the house?
I like all the different living areas--basement rec and play rooms, family room, living room. What I like most, though, is the neighborhood.

8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be?
Larger laundry room, wood burning fireplace (the original owners put in gas)

9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have"
Enough space to grow, good neighborhood

10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? Elec except for the water heater and the heater

11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? Jenn-air Cooktop

12. Anything else you would like to add?


13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value?
Our house appreciated a LOT in the 6 years that we've had it (doubled)

14. Did you house come with the appliances?
Yes--but that varies depending on the area of the country

 

[poohtown]

1. How many square feet is it? 3000 sq. feet not including finished basement

2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have? 3 beds, 2 1/2 baths

3. Do you have a garage, carport..? two car garage

4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? carpet

5. Do you have a patio or porch? no

6. Do you have a laundry room? yes

7. What are your favorite features of the house? my light colored kitchen, my huge game room, and my sitting room in the bedroom

8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be? I'd have a mudroom between the garage and the house

9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have" granite counters, extra rooms, big closets, mudroom, laundry room, big yard, privacy.

10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? combo

11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? boring plan old stove

12. Anything else you would like to add? don't rush into anything

13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? $200,000 ten years ago. Yes...accessed at $450,000.

14. Did you house come with the appliances? new so we bought them

15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost? we did, don't remember.

 

[Minnesota!]

1. How many square feet is it? - about 1200
2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have? had 3 bed/1 bath. Converted to huge 2br/1 ba
3. Do you have a garage, carport..? - 1 car garage
4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? - carpet throughout house but bath, kitchen and dining are tiled
5. Do you have a patio or porch? - patio - with deck to be built this spring
6. Do you have a laundry room? - yes, a huge one. Probably 20 x 13
7. What are your favorite features of the house? - huge backyard. On a culdesac
8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be? I wouldn't have converted to 2br.
9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have" at least 4 beds, 2 TOILETS, main floor laundry, NEVER BUYING ANOTHER FIXER UPPER AGAIN
10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? combo - kitchen stuff is electric, dryer is gas
11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? - GE flat
12. Anything else you would like to add? NEVER BUY A REALLY BAD FIXER UPPER. It has been SO much work! And we aren't even close to finished
13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? We paid $165,000 for it in 2004 (was appraised near 200K, but b/c of extensive work needing to be done, we offered and they accepted $165K. It is now worth near $250K. So - we will make close to $100K on it...not bad for "only" putting $10K into it..
14. Did you house come with the appliances? yes but they were old and busted. We bought new ones immediately
15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost? We did. I think they were near $5000
Good luck!

 

[Crankyshank]

Plaster walls are a challenge but I wouldn't yea or nay a house based on them. Especially if you are shopping in an area with lots of older homes- plaster is extremely common in this area. I have plaster walls and while patching can be a pain it's not like it's caused us hardship.

1. How many square feet is it? 1200sq ft. This is not including the basement which we can partially finish
2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have? 2 BR/ 1 Bath
3. Do you have a garage, carport..? detatched garage
4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? all of the above. Living areas are hardwood. linoleum in the bathroom, tile in the kitchen, carpeting in the upstairs bedroom which is an addition
5. Do you have a patio or porch? I have a patio
6. Do you have a laundry room? not exactly - it's in my basement and will be separated when we partially finish the basement
7. What are your favorite features of the house? I like the floor plan, my yard, and the hard wood floors. oh and the radiators.
8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be? I'd like the wiring to have been done correctly and grounded, and a bigger bathroom
9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have" I would build a house next time around and have more storage space, a bigger bathroom, wider doors, and a mudroom.
10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? electric stove, gas everything else
11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? standard electric stove.
12. Anything else you would like to add? My house was built in 1940 and has lots of character but if you buy an older home you need to be aware that there are things that were quite normal then that are not considered normal or healthy now
13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? under $200k in 2002. It has definitely increased in value by between 50-100k depending on who assessed it (insurance vs realtor vs tax collector). This is based on 0 improvements. It will be up even more when we finish the yard and do inside improvements.
14. Did you house come with the appliances? It came with the washer & dryer
15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost? We did. I can't remember - maybe about $5000. We financed through the VA so my experience was not typical

 

[Chicago526]

1. How many square feet is it? 1600 sqft
2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have? 3 bed/2 full bath
3. Do you have a garage, carport..? 1 car detached garage
4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? Hard wood in all rooms except family room (carpet) and kitchen (tile).
5. Do you have a patio or porch? No, but we have a deck off the garage.
6. Do you have a laundry room? No, our machines are in the basement
7. What are your favorite features of the house? The hard wood floors, and all the interesting architectual details we get from having a 60 year old house. Oh, and we have about a million closests!
8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be? The previous owners put on an addition to the house, I would have done it much differantly than they did.
9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have". I'd really like a laundry room on either the 1st or 2nd floor. I'd also buy a home with a bigger kitchen.
10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? Gas, can't stand electric
11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? It's a gas stove, so I guees you'd call it raised. For the life of me I can't remember the brand!
12. Anything else you would like to add? Can't think of anything!
13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? We paid $186,000 in Aug '05 so I don't think it's gone up yet. This is in Elgin, IL
14. Did you house come with the appliances? Yes, although we did have to install a dishwasher, the house didn't have one when we bought it.
15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost? We did, and I can't remember how much, I'd have to look at the paper work.

 

[bananiem]

I'm going to guess from your questions that this is your first house. There is a HUGE difference in our first house vs. our third house.
I would suggest you answer these questions to yourselves:
1). How long are we going to live here?
2.) How many bedrooms will we need? 1 for you, 1,2 or 3 for kids? Do you need a separate guest room?
3.) What are the MUST HAVES? Things like adequate storage, a place for the kids to go to when we have friends over, gourmet kitchen or not, pool or deck...What you each feel you MUST have. This last house dh HAD to have a 3 car garage and a deck. I HAD to have a certain floor plan.
4.) Really look at the finances. Many times lenders will tell you the highest limit you can afford, which leaves very little room for saving money for extras.
5.) Think about how much remodeling you want to do. Some people love it and are handy. My dh and I are clueless so we have to pay people to come do the work. So that becomes a bigger expense if you think you need to remodel to make it "yours."
6.) In my opinion it is worth every penny to buy a house in a good school district. And each school district has it's "good schools" and it's "not so good schools."
Happy house hunting! It can be really fun!

 

[cardaway]

1. How many square feet is it? - 2400
2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have? - 4br, 3 full baths
3. Do you have a garage, carport..? - 2 car garage
4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? - carpet, vinyl, and tile
5. Do you have a patio or porch? - 3 wood decks, 1 front 2 back
6. Do you have a laundry room? - yes
7. What are your favorite features of the house? - vaulted ceilings, lots of light
8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be? - carpet to hardwood
9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have" - hardwood
10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? - electric
11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? - flat top
12. Anything else you would like to add? - new carpet or hardwood floors
13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? - value has increased by 50% in three years
14. Did you house come with the appliances? - new house, so yes
15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost? - we did