Buying my first home!

**Vikingod** · Jan 11, 2005, 09:57 AM

Well, to day I will find out if I will be purchasing a nice home for my family. I should hear back later today and see if the seller accepted my offer. What an exciting thing it is to buy a home, even though I feel a bit old

. Everything has gone smoothly so far, it helps that I work at a bank.

Anyone else have stories of their home buying experience?

Callandor · Jan 11, 2005, 10:02 AM

Hey man, I'm still way too young to even think of having my own home, let alone family, but I'd like to wish you all the best of luck during the important transaction.

Something like that doesen't just happen every other day!

**Vikingod** · Jan 11, 2005, 10:05 AM

Thanks, here is a link if anyone wants to check it out.
http://www.ccbrmls.com/realtor/idx/s...ing_ID=1009690

Callandor · Jan 11, 2005, 10:13 AM

Oh! It's beautiful!!! Esp. the fact that it looks set on an inclinded plane of sorts! I take it that it's set on a hilly area???

If so, the scenery must be real beautiful too!

Dom · Jan 11, 2005, 10:28 AM

Best of luck, my fellow NY'er.

**Vikingod** · Jan 11, 2005, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by sun_walka

Oh! It's beautiful!!! Esp. the fact that it looks set on an inclinded plane of sorts! I take it that it's set on a hilly area???

If so, the scenery must be real beautiful too!

The view is nice, there is a city park across the street, so the view is only of a hill and thick tree cover, sort of gives you the feeling of being in the woods. If we get it, I'll post some pics.

Drakon · Jan 11, 2005, 11:51 AM

very nice house, vikingod. hope u get it...

Chubby_C · Jan 11, 2005, 11:54 AM

Congrats, I'm waiting on mine to be finished construction (they haven't started yet), we were supposed to be in there in march but our closing was pushed back to July, oh well, more time to scrimp and save.

pr0digal jenius · Jan 11, 2005, 12:10 PM

congrats man....times like these are when I truly envy people like you

**Vikingod** · Jan 11, 2005, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by pr0digal jenius

congrats man....times like these are when I truly envy people like you

Thats always nice to hear
if I had a dollar for every time... I'd have like... a dollar.

**Asmoday** · Jan 11, 2005, 12:18 PM

Nice, very nice

I just bought my first house this summer, it was sooo nice getting out of that apartment!

pr0digal jenius · Jan 11, 2005, 12:24 PM

lol....I'm still thinking "Ah, I love my apartment, it's so nice to be away from Home"

....we'll see how long that lasts

tastyweat · Jan 11, 2005, 12:59 PM

cool bro... good luck

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Jan 11, 2005, 01:49 PM

we just moved to a new house in september, my bro purchased it. we finally got out of the hood after 21 yrs in a small apartment. it was pretty ghetto. now we have a 1750 sqft semi-detattched house brand spanking new. its out in the suburbs of toronto (about 20 mins outside of downtown) which sucks. otherwise we did it up in the kitchen with stainlesss steel and potlights all around the first floor. feels physically better out of the ghetto and into a new house

so good to hear you bought the new house, if your moving from a new apartment or much smaller house be ready for a lot of additional purchases!

nuG · Jan 11, 2005, 03:45 PM

i want my own place.... but im only 18

**Vikingod** · Jan 11, 2005, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by nuG

i want my own place.... but im only 18

Thats what I was saying only 4 years ago. Now I'm saying, "Shit, I'm not even 23 and I have 2 kids, a wife (soon), now a mortgage". Talk about becoming and old man quickly

.
It's kind of funny, in two months I go from being a college student to having a full time job, a mortgage, and a wife (Jan. 31).

nuG · Jan 11, 2005, 04:11 PM

Sandok · Jan 11, 2005, 04:14 PM

17 and with my parents

Szabolic · Jan 11, 2005, 04:33 PM

Damn, houses are so cheap in the US

Here's what you can get for around $260,000 near where I live,
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I'm never going to be able to afford a house.

Either way good luck with the new house man.

**Vikingod** · Jan 11, 2005, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Szabolic

Damn, houses are so cheap in the US

Here's what you can get for around $260,000 near where I live,
[color=#dddddd]http://www.sherryfitz.ie/sf2003.exe?...7&pagemode=res[/color]
I'm never going to be able to afford a house.

Either way good luck with the new house man.

Yeah, Europe is cheap, it's not so much the house, it's the land. The US has more to go around, beleive me it goes deeper than that, the banking and mortgage system in the US in unique,so is the use (an acceptance) of debt and equity.

The price of the house is not necessarily representative of the rest of the US. The area I live in just has cheap real estate, compared to other places. Works to my advantage though. I hate to keep bragging, but man am I excited.

nuG · Jan 11, 2005, 04:53 PM

yeah......... so...... anyone want to lend me 100 grand? and im not talking about the candy bar

MythicaL · Jan 11, 2005, 10:00 PM

Good luck, it will be really scary when I buy my own first home

pr0digal jenius · Jan 11, 2005, 10:01 PM

lol..why's that myth?

Frodo301 · Jan 11, 2005, 10:07 PM

I've been renting for quite a few years, have actually felt fortunate that I could rent a fairly large house in the country for not so many $$$. Land in the state of VA is way over priced, especially some that we have looked at in the sticks. Hopefully all will work out and I will be able to join the homeowners club in about 2 years. Good luck on your purchase.