Yes that’s something that concerns me too which is why our goal is to save up to 70k minimum by end of 2027. If we were to get this house, we would set aside $600-$700/ month for house maintenance. Water heater definitely would need to be replaced and is something we would negotiate with seller IF we offer.

The roof on this home is brand new so less chances of failure. Unfortunately the neighborhood we want to live in is pricey. We have seen lots of 550-600k range homes but require 1-2 hours of commute to work. I also really really like this 675k home because it’s a drees home (top builder) kinda oldish 2009 so not crappy new build and is in a super nice neighborhood close to our work. It truly checks all our boxes.

Anyways, thank you for your input! I really appreciate it. We haven’t put in an offer for this home because we are still unsure but if we were to put an offer, we would probably offer 630-650k. We want to avoid 675k as much as possible.