Posts by crunchy_mommy

Quote:Originally Posted by glassesgirlnj Gently, I'd also like to hear what some of you are defining as "dangerous", "ghetto", "shaky", etc... The neighborhoods where you hear gunshots out the window every night... yeah, BTDT, not...

Well it sounds like you have a bit of time before you *need* other vehicles, could you focus on saving towards that, since your only debt is student loans & mortgage? Put any extra money into savings instead of debts and then sell the...

Quote:Originally Posted by Poddi $1000 hardly rent a 2 bedroom apartment here.  We used to rent a 1 bedroom apartment for $875 and that was 12 years ago.  Single family houses start from $2000. This. I'm in a totally different area...

Well it's great here if you're trying to buy a home I suppose... Not so much for those of us that have homes that are now worth practically nothing so we can't sell or refinance or anything. Good luck, I hope you get a place soon!

Ha, I keep getting sucked back into this thread. Quote:Originally Posted by pek64 That would mean 'temporary' could be 18 or more years. That's how long a child is a minor. If it goes beyond 10 years, is that temporary, or a...

Other side of the country, in New England... 50% of the houses on my street alone are either for sale or foreclosed!

What's weird about talking on the phone? How is it any different than hanging out with a friend at recess or something? DS is only 4yo so we're not totally there yet but even at this age, he talks a bit to his best friend and some...

Sheesh that is crazy! When we bought, we made one offer and it was accepted within a week (no competitors). Two of my friends bought more recently and one was also accepted immediately, and the other lost 2-3 houses to competitors but...

Quote:Originally Posted by serenbat I really don't get why this is just such a hard idea to understand and why the assumption seem to be with this community that society has no role to play in discouraging further births for those...

How long do you plan to live there? I would do it, as long as you anticipate staying there long enough to make it worth it (I think the 5-year guideline is a good one). I don't think you'll end up refinancing every few years, you'd...