Wednesday, June 27, 2007
An Odd Tidbit...
...The little house (which still hasn't sold), belonged to my great grandmother many, many years ago. Weird, eh? I had no idea, but I bet that explains why I've been so drawn to it.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Decisions, Decisions
There hasn't been much going on with me. Except the whole buying a house thing...
Yes, you read right. The whole idea of purchasing a home has been on my mind for a few months now. It seems like the appropriate next step in my life, seeing as there isn't anything else that'll be happening.
I've gone to look at some condos, I've looked into different complexes, and the reality is, on one salary, they are just far too expensive. The price may be reasonable, but once you factor in the taxes and monthly condo fees, there is no way that I could do it.
A few months ago, I saw a little house for sale online, in an area that I was interested in, for a price that seemed do-able. So finally last week, I decided to contact the agent and go take a look. I was mostly going to satisfy my curiosity. I figured that I'd go and hate it. It would be ugly in person, or way smaller than I thought, or the neighbourhood wasn't what I wanted. I thought that if I got it out of my head, I wouldn't be miserable when I found out it had sold, and I wouldn't have to spend the next 6 months wondering if that house, like all the men in my life, was 'the one that got away'. Unfortunately, I really liked the house.
Now I'm in a huge state of confusion. Generally things go badly for me. So the fact that the planets seemed to have aligned for me and this house, feels like I might be tempting fate a little. Like I'll buy it, and a week later, the roof falls in. That's the sort of thing that happens to me. Or, I'll spend my life savings and mortgage myself sky high, and then lose my job. Things don't go smoothly and this would be a huge thing to have fall apart.
Limbo looms for me. I can't decide what to do. I really want this house, mainly cause it's cute and I can afford it. Who knows the next time those two (important) factors will align? And with my recent inability to make basic decisions, I can't see myself being able to decide on this one all by myself. And so far, nobody has offered up any tangible advice other than "yeah, that little house is really cute". Some help please...
Yes, you read right. The whole idea of purchasing a home has been on my mind for a few months now. It seems like the appropriate next step in my life, seeing as there isn't anything else that'll be happening.
I've gone to look at some condos, I've looked into different complexes, and the reality is, on one salary, they are just far too expensive. The price may be reasonable, but once you factor in the taxes and monthly condo fees, there is no way that I could do it.
A few months ago, I saw a little house for sale online, in an area that I was interested in, for a price that seemed do-able. So finally last week, I decided to contact the agent and go take a look. I was mostly going to satisfy my curiosity. I figured that I'd go and hate it. It would be ugly in person, or way smaller than I thought, or the neighbourhood wasn't what I wanted. I thought that if I got it out of my head, I wouldn't be miserable when I found out it had sold, and I wouldn't have to spend the next 6 months wondering if that house, like all the men in my life, was 'the one that got away'. Unfortunately, I really liked the house.
Now I'm in a huge state of confusion. Generally things go badly for me. So the fact that the planets seemed to have aligned for me and this house, feels like I might be tempting fate a little. Like I'll buy it, and a week later, the roof falls in. That's the sort of thing that happens to me. Or, I'll spend my life savings and mortgage myself sky high, and then lose my job. Things don't go smoothly and this would be a huge thing to have fall apart.
Limbo looms for me. I can't decide what to do. I really want this house, mainly cause it's cute and I can afford it. Who knows the next time those two (important) factors will align? And with my recent inability to make basic decisions, I can't see myself being able to decide on this one all by myself. And so far, nobody has offered up any tangible advice other than "yeah, that little house is really cute". Some help please...
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