FFC
09-03-2008, 12:02 AM
Warning Warning.... long rant ahead:
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Well, it's been confirmed that the house we live in (owned by my mother, who bought it from my husband when we got together so that it didn't go into foreclosure), is in fact going into foreclosure. Matt and I are now looking for another place to live. We have found out that buying a home right now is in fact, several HUNDRED dollars cheaper per month than renting.
We have found a home we like, but it's not in a great neighborhood. However, the homes in our price range are not found in the comfy safe neighborhoods anyway. We're thinkin about buying and living there for about 7 years or so, then hopefully by then we'll both have our degrees, sell the house and get the house we both dream of having.
We figure we have till around January before the bank will tell us to get out. I guess they have to give us 30 days' notice to get out, and I've even heard that they'll pay us to get out when they want us out to avoid the house being vandalized. As long as we're living here, no one can come in and steal the a/c, stove, plumbing etc. I have a friend who was paid $500 to move out when they wanted her out, and not any sooner. Hmmm... sounds like it *could* get us through Christmas.... we'll see.
In the meantime my stepdad is pretty bitter at us for the house going down the drain. These past 2 years that we've been living here, we've been paying mom the mortgage amount that she requested from us (outrageous btw), and now that the house is being lost, he is seeming to blame us for it. I guess now he can say "I told you so".... and that's exactly what he's doing. I have a lot of love and respect for him but this new side I'm seeing is just so frustrating. I want him to be happy and I want him to be cool with us, but it's draining trying to keep him happy.
Meanwhile, we're still house shopping and scraping by, even though our rent was cut in half (trying to help mom get out of her financial hole she's in right now). I had to change insurance companies today because the ones we were with were outrageous when we insured the Pathfinder. So we cut the cost of our policy in half, but had to come up with a downpayment anyway :urgh:
One thing after another right now.
Also (this is so petty and dumb, but I'm gonna share anyway), every year I go on a camping/wheelin trip with about 150-200 other 4x4 rigs/and friends. They're all from one of the other forums I live on. This is the first year I'm going and having to walk the trail (14 miles just to the campsite, then 14 miles back out to the truck when we're done), meaning I won't have my rig. I have a seat in a friend's rig if I need it, but I'm also bringing my mom, and I don't want to ditch her. So I'm kinda having a pity party about that. Small potatoes when considering we might not have a home in a few months :irked:
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[on rant]
Well, it's been confirmed that the house we live in (owned by my mother, who bought it from my husband when we got together so that it didn't go into foreclosure), is in fact going into foreclosure. Matt and I are now looking for another place to live. We have found out that buying a home right now is in fact, several HUNDRED dollars cheaper per month than renting.
We have found a home we like, but it's not in a great neighborhood. However, the homes in our price range are not found in the comfy safe neighborhoods anyway. We're thinkin about buying and living there for about 7 years or so, then hopefully by then we'll both have our degrees, sell the house and get the house we both dream of having.
We figure we have till around January before the bank will tell us to get out. I guess they have to give us 30 days' notice to get out, and I've even heard that they'll pay us to get out when they want us out to avoid the house being vandalized. As long as we're living here, no one can come in and steal the a/c, stove, plumbing etc. I have a friend who was paid $500 to move out when they wanted her out, and not any sooner. Hmmm... sounds like it *could* get us through Christmas.... we'll see.
In the meantime my stepdad is pretty bitter at us for the house going down the drain. These past 2 years that we've been living here, we've been paying mom the mortgage amount that she requested from us (outrageous btw), and now that the house is being lost, he is seeming to blame us for it. I guess now he can say "I told you so".... and that's exactly what he's doing. I have a lot of love and respect for him but this new side I'm seeing is just so frustrating. I want him to be happy and I want him to be cool with us, but it's draining trying to keep him happy.
Meanwhile, we're still house shopping and scraping by, even though our rent was cut in half (trying to help mom get out of her financial hole she's in right now). I had to change insurance companies today because the ones we were with were outrageous when we insured the Pathfinder. So we cut the cost of our policy in half, but had to come up with a downpayment anyway :urgh:
One thing after another right now.
Also (this is so petty and dumb, but I'm gonna share anyway), every year I go on a camping/wheelin trip with about 150-200 other 4x4 rigs/and friends. They're all from one of the other forums I live on. This is the first year I'm going and having to walk the trail (14 miles just to the campsite, then 14 miles back out to the truck when we're done), meaning I won't have my rig. I have a seat in a friend's rig if I need it, but I'm also bringing my mom, and I don't want to ditch her. So I'm kinda having a pity party about that. Small potatoes when considering we might not have a home in a few months :irked:
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