Wish me luck

[Siwsan]

I'm about to get an estimate on replacing my furnace, AC and water heater. This place comes highly recommended by my cousin, so I hope what they tell me doesn't make me gasp. At least not TOO loud. This is my first step in getting this house ready to put on the market.

[mercuryblues]

1. Good luck

[brush]

2. If you're selling don't replace them if they still work. If there is an offer and the inspection...

advises replacing any or all of them, then do it to make the sell happen.

[Siwsan]

3. AC doesn't work. Furnace was in stalled in 1985 and is on its last legs

I'll probably be here another year, depending on how the market moves. And the water heater - who knows when that was installed. This was my uncle's house, and after he died, my aunt was of no help in figuring things out.

[brush]

5. See if the AC can be fixed. If not, replace it. The furnace and water heater still work so don't...

spend the money if you don't have to.

[Siwsan]

6. The look on the guy's face when he checked the water heater was priceless

It has to be replaced ASAP. And I've already had to have the furnace serviced. At that time, I was warned it is on its last legs. And that warning was not followed up with a sales pitch. Being as the average lifespan of a furnace is 15-20 years, I'd say having this one last 31 years is not a bad run.

[brush]

8. I just had a water heater replaced. If there are not many people in the house you don't need...

the biggest one. What part of the country are you in? From your description the furnace might need to go, especially if you're in a cold climate.

[Siwsan]

9. I'm in Michigan, so cold weather is an issue

I'm not going to splash out on a big, fancy water heater. Just something sufficient for my needs.

[FSogol]

4. You can also pick up the tab for home insurance to insure the furnace & a/c for a year or two

to make the deal happen. That's cheaper than a replace if the units are fine, but old.

[LuckyCharms]

7. I guess $5,000-$6,000.

That's what it would be for my home anyway. Good luck!

[Siwsan]

10. This guy is going to price out several options, for me

That's pretty much what I'm anticipating. THANKFULLY, I have money set aside to get things in this house repaired, replaced and updated. Next is to paint and then rip out the truly hideous carpet (including shag) that is covering the beautiful oak floors. My goal is to drag this Brady Bunch style house into the 21st century.

[LuckyCharms]

11. I hear you...

I did the same thing with my home last year. Very much worth it. It's also a good time to downsize. You will really enjoy the end result.

[brush]

12. Oh great. Wood floors. I don't know why covering them with carpet became a thing.

[Siwsan]

13. This house was built in the mid-late 1960's

My uncle had the carpeting installed because my aunt had epilepsy and tended to fall. They even carpeted the kitchen!!!! I'm going to replace that with vinyl.

But even my mom put carpeting over beautiful oak flooring! I think maybe they thought it was classier. Give me a beautiful wood floor with equally beautiful area rugs, any day. I have a big Persian rug that I inherited from another aunt, and it's been rolled up, for years. I can't wait to bring it out.

My niece and her soon to be husband are going to come up, early Summer, and spend a month with me, just working on this house. I am SOOO excited!! I'll get the painting done, before they get here. I'm thinking that by the time I get done fixing this place up, I'm not going to want to sell it!

[TexasBushwhacker]

14. The good news is that a new furnace, A/C and water heater will help it sell

and you should recoup the cost in a higher selling price.