It all depends on how much you would want to sell your home for. Lots of people buy fixer-uppers. But if you want to get the full value of your home, you need to replace the things to make it safe. Now you can do this one of many ways.
1. you can look for a handy type person, and pay them a fair amount to do the work if you can't do it yourself. Lots of people are looking to make a few extra dollars these days. And what I would recommend is that, you make a list of supplies you need and go to home Depot and price the items. You will need to make sure that the underpinning of your home is safe to lay a sub floor. Once you have the sub flooring down, buy some Laminated flooring at Lumber liquidator they have sales all the time, and it is pretty easy to install, or you could put carpet down, to make it look clean and fresh.
As far as the deck, if it is not fixable then remove it all together, and put some steps, if you need them if you have to put something there and can not install steps, use cinder blocks, works great, have them myself.
Depending on your area, most handy men will work for $25.00 per hour.
Your other option is to look up Habitat for humanity in your area, sometimes they have funds to help people in need of work on there homes.
Also contact your local Salvation Army store, they too can point you in the direction for help. We have a place called Lesions that help low income people with fixing there homes, or help with heating bills.
Sometimes you can find materials at a redemption center, or in the add part of your local news paper
Good Luck I hope this has been of some helpNeed some nice people to give honest advice on house?
I know its hard, but try to cut your spending on other things so that you can afford to do some upkeep on the house. Examples... go without cable or dish TV, reduce electricity usage, reduce your cell phone bills by not having texting and such, shop at discount or outlet stores, don't buy new vehicles, don't go shopping for things you don't absolutely need, instead of running errands to the store or wherever just stop on the way to or from work to save gas, don't go out to eat, and a million more things I don't have time to type here.
Maybe you could downsize a bit. Sell that house and buy another house that doesnt need the repairs.
Maybe you could start learning how to do the repairs yourself and save some money that way.
Maybe trade for whatever you do best. Maybe the church can help. Maybe the kids can help. Maybe a part time job just to get a couple extra dollars from somewhere. Maybe you can cut some expences somewhere. Maybe you could rent the garage out.
Lot of posibilities. Get friends to help. Do a gargage sale. Divide and concour your projects. Do the cheapest ones first, it will make you feel better.
Good Luck.
Talk to a real estate agent. They deal with problems like this all the time. They can tell you where to get the best deals or you can sell it ';as is.';
Also Home Depot is very helpful with home projects. They can advise you on how to make repairs and do them properly. Take it one step at a time.
Don't bother with praying, it does nothing to help you. :P The only advice I can give you is find a better job or find a second job that gives decent pay and doesn't require long hours. Try and not to buy things that you don't need(unnecessary food,etc) and just save up the money you have.
im only 13, but all i can say is pray to God. Or try to save up and not buy little things 4 ur children (ur name) like at the grocery store if they ask 4 candy dont buy it.
1. its unhealthy
2.every penny counts
if u have a husband, u guys can both try to get 2 jobs?? part tine? gud luk! i pray 4 u
just put money away till u have enuff...like come up with a budget with ur repairs in mind...mayb get a second job jus for the time being till u can get ur repairs done OR u can get a loan for the repairs and pay that off in time
Pick your priority's. do the ones that you can't do with out. at this time you will be there a while. so you will have time to slowly go through the list. everyone has a budget.
Rent another house and put yours up for sale?
Yes, I buy ugly houses.
I feel for you, my house needs repairs also, I know what having no money is like. Are you married? That is a very important question. And the answer is relevant. If you are, you and your husband can fix things together. A little at a time. The first thing I would try to get done is the roof. Sometimes when you are driving look around, someone may have some roofing material laying around that may be good and they would be willing to sell at a cheap price or maybe even give you. See, it doesn't bother me to ask someone things like that because I have to survive. You just never know about anything unless you ask. If you can get some roofing material, and if you live around family or good friends even kind and caring neighbors, you can have a get together, you can find something to cook for a outdoor lunch, like you do at reunions, and get some people to come over and help do the roof and eat and visit. You know things like that do happen. It is worth a shot. At least your roof would be fixed. And work on one thing at a time. If there is a will there is a way. I am fixing mine just one baby step at a time and happy with that. I hope I was helpful. If I was around you I would help you. Good Luck! I saw you added more. Actually people do buy fixer uppers. But, they don't pay a whole lot. But try that get together. See what you can come up with.
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