so last night Lauren and I went to look at some new apartments. Ours is ok, but we have to use the complex laundry mat and we have some odd neighbors. We looked at one SUPER CREEPY place in Para...
Honestly, i think that's a waste of money. You could get a cute little house with a mortgage of that price monthly, but at least then, you're money would be going into the equity of your home.
a cute little house where? certainly not anywhere within 50 miles of where we live/work. starting houses here are $350,000, here, no lie, and really crappy for that. The best I can figure, we'd...
http://www.century21.com/buy/property_detail.aspx?tr_key=34017282
If you really look into a fixer upper, it is kind of a headache, but worth the effort. You can put 10-20K into a house and have it be worth 50-60K more.
wow, thanks for that link.
it's a little too small (we def. need two bedrooms) but i'm going to use that tool some more ...
the question is, are you willing to commit to buying in this day and age. you have to worry about your mortgage, property taxes, the up-keep. ya know what i mean? im part owner on my house and if i didnt i would NEVER own. its so much money out the door. when a line busts its on me, when something is wrong with the pool, its on me. if something in the ceiling cracks its on me to fix....you see where im getting at?
yeah i am starting to regret buying. i need the freedom to move around or something.
i know what you mean. renting you really do have the "extra" fundage.