u/Rebornxshiznat

wanted to get some opinions. I own a home in New England. I am in the process of relocating for work to VA. will be moving rather quickly and we are already under contract and closing on a new home end of may. Planning to list our home in the next week or so.

however much to my dismay something is wrong with the central air and it’s an aging unit that I’m betting will be a needs replacement.

I’ve replaced all other major mechanicals in this house during my 5 year ownership as they were all aged and i had failures

septic, roof, well pump, hot water heater have all been replaced within the last 3 years. I’ve gotta be honest I don’t blame a buyer for wanting AC. but I don’t want to deal with the replacement. I just want to sell the home and move on lol. would it be reasonable to just disclose this and offer a credit at closing to offset the cost of replacement? Or simply negotiate the offer down on the house?

any input or recommendations are welcome. Thanks in advance

Good Evening, looking for some recommendations. New homeowner going from a home of 0.5 acres to a new property with 16 acres of property!!!

Needless to say my little honda HRX 217, while maybe good for going around the edges near my fence at the new home, is certainly not the right tool for the job here. lol

as of now approx 2.5 acres are cleared between the main home area and the driveway out to the road that would be grass. There's probably about a half acre of space from the driveway so the area might be 3 acres ish... but the grass parts are 2.5 ish. Using google maps measure on satellite to determine these calculations compared to my plot map/survey from the builder.

My current thoughts are that my best bet is a zero turn mower in the 60" size range that way it's still easy to maneuver but is faster than a lawn tractor. I plan to purchase a compact tractor with attachments for other work on the property especially because future state is to add a detached workshop, and clear some more area for backyard space for our dogs so I'd say future state probably looks like 5-6 cleared acres and 11 wooded.

Budget wise I'm flexible to buy what I need, preferably new, I'm the Buy it for life type that maintains his equipment so I wouldn't be opposed to purchasing something like a scag cheetah or ferris but wanted some opinions. I'd say if you held me to max budget I'd like to be under 20k

Good morning everyone, I have some questions about crawlspaces. We are relocating to VA and are under contract on a gorgeous new construction home and it is on a crawlspace foundation

I have never owned a home with a crawlspace, I was always in homes with a basement, I'm very excited to not have a basement to deal with anymore..

However, I have questions about the maintenance of the crawlspace and what to watch out for

The home has a brick foundation, there are vents all around for proper airflow that are secured and prevent pest infiltration, there is a locking door to provide access

This crawlspace, I believe the technical term is that it is "encapsulated" meaning there is a white vapor barrier that covers the entire ground, and goes up the brick foundation sides, However, it is not a conditioned crawlspace. The space has decent airflow I could feel, no smells, no moisture no nothing.

What do I do as a new homeowner to keep this in tip top shape? Should I look into a crawl space dehumidifier? Just making sure I do what's right to maintain our new purchase. Thank you in advance!