Bought some new golf clubs, now buying a house: Just trying to keep the economy afloa

[denver24]

That's awesome about the house search! I also love Ping golf equipment. Sounds like a fun time for you!

[TravPSU]

I've been thinking on and off about buying a house. The current house I'm renting is really nice and I might look to buy it off the owners, which are friends of the family.

Good luck with getting the house you found and love.

[MarineOne]

Congrats on being a future home owner!

I finally got to see mine after owning for 8 months and what a pleasure it was, although it was a bit surreal since I'm now back in Iraq and being here feels more like "home" than my house does.

My wife and I saw the home in August last year and I couldn't justify the premium being asked when all the other home prices were falling like a ton of bricks and it had been on the market since March/April. It had been on the market for just over 120 days before we saw it and was pushing 250 days when we finalized the paperwork on it this past December. We signed everything right after Christmas and I finally got to enjoy it while I was home last month.

I had told our agent I wouldn't consider buying the house until the price was more inline with the rest of the market, and when he asked me how much I would offer on the house I told him no more than $172k, even though it was listed for $199k when we saw it. That's when he told me I would never get this house for that price. When it was all said and done, the house started at $229k and we got it for $170k.

I suspect you're gonna get a killer deal too, my friend.




Kris

[pub spears]

Congrats on the big purchase, I'm sure you'll be very happy. And congrats on the house too. Which was harder to pick out?

[bigwhiteash]

The house is just a place you visit when you're not playing golf!