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Thread: So I woke up on Saturday and bought a house.

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2010-11-02 12:48:44
#41
The neighborhood is also expensive to live in. Everyone else around us is in bigger houses worth anywhere from $250k - $400k. Honestly Columbia is stupid cheap compared to anywhere I would actually like to live.
2010-11-02 13:20:08
#42
You want to see some of the shit holes in CT that cost 250-400k! I want to move south

My house is nice I think and wasn't too much but I had to move far from my job and in the outskirts of a city with not so good rep. If you buy in a town outside of NYC forgettaboutit!

Your house seems really nice as does the neighborhood. Congrats seriously! I love being a homeowner.
2010-11-05 12:54:40
#43
Currently shopping around for home owner's insurance. USAA, Progressive, Allstate, State Farm, Liberty Mutual, and a local place called Keenan & Suggs. Still need to call a few of them.

$467/year - USAA for basic coverage (with car insurance discount)
$447/year - Progressive for slightly more coverage (with car insurance discount)
$---/year - Allstate (wouldn't give quote online, we don't feel like calling)
$739/year - State Farm for basic coverage
$907/year - Liberty Mutual for basic coverage (with USC alumni discount)
$409/year - Keenan & Suggs for basic coverage plus earthquake (requires transferring auto loan to them)
$400/year - BB&T (requires transferring auto loan to them)
$---/year - Farm Bureau (never got a call back)
2010-11-08 21:44:31
#44
Nice find, definitely a sweet yard and garage

Originally Posted by BenFenner

Stimulus money would have been nice but we weren't ready to buy then. Also it would seem to me if the housing market made any sense, once the $8k incentive went away prices for homes should have dropped about that much.
That didn't seem to happen though. Doesn't make a lot of sense. =/
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The houses in this area did drop a little after the credit went away. We missed out on the credit too. It's alright though, I look at it as my way of not "mooching" from the government.
2010-11-11 22:08:46
#45
^^ Buying a nice home for the first time in a horrible economy is not in any way being a mooch...

I got the credit and I am glad. I would also be willling to bet I paid in 2x the taxes as most people on this board. I have never had any help at all so for a middle class man to catch a break is the way it should be.
2010-11-11 22:31:43
#46
nice looking place Ben! congrats
2010-11-12 16:30:55
#47
Place looks awesome! In for more pics!

Congrats!
2010-11-12 16:35:26
#48
- Great house Ben! I like it a lot and the garage space looks great.
Last edited by MR-4Door-SR20DET on 2015-09-04 at 13-22-15.
2010-11-12 18:35:01
#49
Looks great. congratulations.
2010-11-12 18:45:11
#50
Originally Posted by AaroNX
Lol my 3 BR, 2 BA, 2 car garage, 1340 sq ft house was ALOT cheaper than his. Mine was built in 06.


All you guys are lucky! My 2BR Condo w/ No garage about 1000sq ft cost $240k built in 86 ( NEW JERSEY ) Jealous! Cant wait to have a garage.
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