Comments on: Our 5 First Impressions of Home Ownership

By: Finding the Perfect Home | Suburban Finance

Finding the Perfect Home | Suburban Finance — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:19:02 +0000

[…] the perfect place is difficult, whether it is a rental or you are looking to purchase a place. When we were looking for our house we struggled with balancing what we wanted with what the market was offering. J is a carpenter, and […]

By: Zee @ Work-To-Not-Work

Zee @ Work-To-Not-Work — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 07:05:45 +0000

I think one of the best things about home ownership, is that after a period of time (for me it’s been over 7 years) you’ll find that rent everywhere has gone up a lot, but I’m still paying the same amount. Actually, for me I refinanced my mortgage at a lower rate so I pay less now then I did when I first bought my house. Also, since I rent out rooms in my house I get to raise the rent as well 🙂

By: Money Beagle

Money Beagle — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 18:53:37 +0000

The thing with a house is that the work is never done. When you complete something, there’s always something else to do. Usually it involves money and quite a bit of it at times. Still, I enjoy having the safety and comfort of a home, and being able to call it ours.

By: Anne @ Unique Gifter

Anne @ Unique Gifter — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 12:05:13 +0000

Glad to hear you like it! I am apprehensive about one day returning to yard upkeep and snow shoveling. Before we bought our condo, we rented in a house and man is it nice to not have to deal with that stuff.

By: SavvyFinancialLatina

SavvyFinancialLatina — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 13:52:51 +0000

Buying a house is both cool and exhausting. Our expenses have shot through the roof. My goal this month is to start diligently tracking our spending so we stop blowing our budget. Repairs are always more than you expect. Before a house, I never really equated a renovation cost to be taken out of my overall budget. So some months it’s either renovation expense, buying things for me or hubby, or buying gifts for family or fixing things around the house or vacation. It’s or situation, not a and situation. Yes, landscaping is more expensive than you think. We don’t have a great yard. When we saw the house, I didn’t see it as a big deal. Now I realize the amount of money and time we will have to invest to get rid of our weed infested yard. OUch

By: debt debs

debt debs — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 10:10:06 +0000

I’m happy that you are enjoying home ownership so much. At this stage in my life I’m finding our home too large and a lot of work. Can’t convince hubby to downsize yet, but we’ve agreed to revisit this point annually.