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08-15-2009, 02:52 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Jasper IN
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I bought my first house last year, trust me it's worth the headache. Just hope you enjoy honey do projects, because SWMBO will make you work your ass off changing that "perfect" house to meet your standards.
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08-15-2009, 03:08 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Terre Haute, IN
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Originally Posted by eschatz
I Say its' a rtap! Those things with aobama and Simulus are sneekely. LOOK SOUT!!!!!!!!!
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Sorry bout that. Last night was interesting to say the least! 
Congrats on your first house!!!!!! 
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08-15-2009, 03:30 PM
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I can has homebrew?
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SW Michigan
Posts: 19,391
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Congrats! Buying your first home is an awesome experience. We bought ours about 4 years ago... right at the absolute peak of the real estate bubble. Oh well, nobody can predict the future.
We're waiting to our pre-approval from the lenders next week and we're going to be buying another one. But selling what we have now in this market is going to suck.
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08-19-2009, 09:11 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Camano Island, Washington
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We have an agent now. Going to go look at some houses next week!
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08-19-2009, 09:17 PM
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Drink your beer!
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Upper Michigan
Posts: 41,532
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Originally Posted by ChshreCat
Wish i could do that. For less than I pay in rent, I might be able to get a 40 year old mobile home that smells like cat pee... maybe.
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Well, if I come across a deal like that, I'll be sure to let you know!
It's exciting, that's for sure. In my area, housing has always been affordable so we're not in the same sick-to-my-stomach price range you have in mind. Still, it's the biggest personal investment you'll make at one time and it's not easy. My latest house is definitely my favorite, but I've owned four total (still own the last two I bought and probably will until I die!).
Good luck with the search, and post pictures of what you find!
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08-19-2009, 09:25 PM
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Tactical Prattlarian
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Oblivion
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Originally Posted by ChshreCat
Oh, every house I've looked at has had brewspace as one criteria. One of the places has a detached shop with power and heat in the back yard. Can you say BREWHAUS?!?
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08-19-2009, 09:26 PM
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Tactical Prattlarian
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Oblivion
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Even freaky sex on the kitchen counter for the first time?
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08-19-2009, 09:37 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Portland, OR
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Congrats...that is very exciting. This is a very good investment as well. It will be your biggest investment to date no doubt, so be careful...
Ive bought a couple houses in my short time here and my advice is to look at as many houses as you can before you decide to make an offer. We must have looked at over 60 houses before we bought the current one we are in now...
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08-19-2009, 09:38 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
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Good luck with the house. I am currently house poor. Sometimes I love it, and sometime I hate it a lot. I have expressed my anger about lack of disposable income here before but at least we have a good place to vent!
Most of the time I am very happy I bought my house and in 12 years it will be an awesome place to live. My only piece of advice is to keep a reserve stash of cash around for when you need something done on the house or something breaks.
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08-19-2009, 09:48 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Longview, TX
Posts: 530
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You'll look at more than three or four, guaranteed. When Mrs. MMW and I bought our first home we looked at somewhere close to 40 condos on the north side of Dallas. 9 grand down on a $45k 900 sq ft condo...those were the days. I spent the first two weeks putting in new floors, painting, and leveling doors.
You'll know the right house when you walk in-- we've bought three now and made up our minds within 5 minutes on all of them even though the first and third both required lots of cosmetic work. We did a $70k renovation on our current house that started the second we moved in (still came in $10/sqft under market  ), but we still knew it was home after the first quick walk around.
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