darkpuppet,Nov 15 2005, 07:41 PM Wrote:I don't want to live in a condo... buying a place and paying monthly service fees makes little sense to me. And I'll probably keep the car, because renting a car twice a week to get to volleyball/snowboarding wouldn't really work well in the long run...
There's a few reasons to keep the car...
The thing is to buy a house without making too many compromises.
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Think about this though. How much work are you willing to put into any place you buy for upkeep? With a condo sure you pay maintenance fees, but it covers everything outside your four walls (and in some cases things
inside your unit too) so that all you have to worry about is
your space. If you're happy doing the chores outside then yes, a house is by far your best bet.
NefCanuck
bluetoy,Nov 15 2005, 06:31 PM Wrote:NOS2Go4Me,Nov 15 2005, 01:39 PM Wrote:Well yeah. In retrospect, I should have said "get something that you'll get equity in", not "get a house".
Equity, as mentioned elsewhere, is second only to cash. Equity lets you do many wonderful things (like upgrades) that would previously take silly amounts of cash (uber Focus upgrades, 2nd Focus for the new special lady that likes tha new digs).
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Equity is not cash. It allows you to borrow obscene amounts of money. YOU STILL HAVE TO PAY IT BACK!!!
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Yes, I know that. And when you need to do 10-20,000 in home repairs or upgrades and you have 50,000+ in equity, getting the cash is a snap. Just tack it back onto the mortgage. Done deal.
You're really anti-homeowner. I'm curious as to why.
NOS2Go4Me,Nov 16 2005, 11:12 AM Wrote:Yes, I know that. And when you need to do 10-20,000 in home repairs or upgrades and you have 50,000+ in equity, getting the cash is a snap. Just tack it back onto the mortgage. Done deal.
You're really anti-homeowner. I'm curious as to why.
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I own a house. It will be paid for in January. I would never take out a second mortgage or whatever to use my "equity". I don't like to live on a monthly payment plan. So adding more to the mortgage and paying it back three times over 25 years is not cool.
Plus I am not anti homeowner I am anti nos2go4me.
I might wait until I'm putting my monthly rent into a place of my own...
tempting tho... temp-ting!
bluetoy,Nov 16 2005, 11:13 AM Wrote:NOS2Go4Me,Nov 16 2005, 11:12 AM Wrote:Yes, I know that. And when you need to do 10-20,000 in home repairs or upgrades and you have 50,000+ in equity, getting the cash is a snap. Just tack it back onto the mortgage. Done deal.
You're really anti-homeowner. I'm curious as to why.
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I own a house. It will be paid for in January. I would never take out a second mortgage or whatever to use my "equity". I don't like to live on a monthly payment plan. So adding more to the mortgage and paying it back three times over 25 years is not cool.
Plus I am not anti homeowner I am anti nos2go4me.
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Whatever fuktard... it's a vehicle for extra cash when it's needed.
And anti-me, that's funny. Whatever you say.