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    Get one with a spare room for me Oh, and see if there are any good jobs going for a bodyshop foreman while you're at it

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    I'll sell you my house!

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    Quote Originally Posted by KevinD View Post
    It was the area Jez. If you had been closer to Dallas or Houston, in nice areas, can be quite spendy, lol
    Well ofcourse. Huge cities like that are always expensive. Just like here in Helsinki.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tehlancinator View Post
    Sadly, it's not very big...rent in a city in the US is very expensive...and the nicer the place, the higher the rent.
    Congrats Lance

    ...and 1000 bucks a month is nothing for rent up here.I looked at a one bedroom, cable and net included place recently for 1200/month.It had less room than the area my computer and TV are currently sitting in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Goofy View Post
    Get one with a spare room for me Oh, and see if there are any good jobs going for a bodyshop foreman while you're at it
    And how much rent will you pay?

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    I'll sell you my house!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Goofy View Post
    Get one with a spare room for me Oh, and see if there are any good jobs going for a bodyshop foreman while you're at it

    me too

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hal-9000 View Post
    Congrats Lance

    ...and 1000 bucks a month is nothing for rent up here.I looked at a one bedroom, cable and net included place recently for 1200/month.It had less room than the area my computer and TV are currently sitting in.
    Oh I know, I live in a tiny apartment (864 sq/ft) and I looked at some nicer/bigger places and they easily top $1300/month....that's just insane

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    Quote Originally Posted by tehlancinator View Post
    And how much rent will you pay?
    $20 per month?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Goofy View Post
    $20 per month?
    we both have guitars....he'll love us





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    Quote Originally Posted by Hal-9000 View Post
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    Make sure you find a good home inspector.

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    Also I would like you to decline the interest write off you would now be allowed when doing your taxes, since you think its bullshit






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    Quote Originally Posted by Hal-9000 View Post
    Congrats Lance

    ...and 1000 bucks a month is nothing for rent up here.I looked at a one bedroom, cable and net included place recently for 1200/month.It had less room than the area my computer and TV are currently sitting in.
    Same here...I bought a this townhouse in 2001 in a really good neighborhood -- just outside a seaside resort town. I could easily rent it for $1,200 per month (next door's rent - identical place just the mirror image and it doesn't have a decent deck or remodelled bath like mine).

    When you first get a mortgage, you look at your first 6 month statement and get all depressed. You are primarily paying off interest. But, after 3 years, it gets better and then at 10 years, the principle (part that is the actual value of the place) gets paid off more. And it gets better every year thereafter.

    Nothing will beat the feeling when I had done the deal and I opened up the door to my townhouse. I layed on the empty floor and said "It's fuckin' MINE!" and cackled like I was a mad scientist

    Talk to a mortgage broker and see what rate they can give you - when I renewed my mortgage 5 years in, I got 1% knocked off my renewal rate. (Get one that is free of charge for you - Don't pay a dime for this service -- that's a common scam - the banks pay the dude.) Brokers will also get you good rates for buying new houses as well.

    If you can hone in on what you are looking for -- the "must haves" -- for me it was a Townhouse - I wanted semi-independence that Apartments didn't give and a little bit of ground to call my own, my own washer/dryer etc. So, I got this place after bidding on 3 others. It's kind of like buying a car, with all the same pitfalls and possible shysters out there -- but the pricetag is way higher!

    I suggest when you make an offer you have a few "Subject" clauses. Those are "I'll buy it IF the house has/does the following" - like you say "has the Inglis Washer and dryer as shown to me, Serial # xxxx," and I recommend one subject for sure -- subject to home inspection. These guys can find stuff you can't.

    Any questions along the way -- just ask and I'll do my best.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Acid Trip View Post
    Make sure you find a good home inspector.
    Yes indeed....my sister bought a house 10 years ago and had to have her attic and roof done again. She had to pay to the tune of 14 grand. The original home inspector missed the fact that they didn't put vents into the top part of the house. Mold etc developed...

    up here, even in that case...the home inspector can not be found liable. I think Mike Holmes and company are trying to change that law right now.

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