Sat Jul 25, 2015, 11:55 PM
demtenjeep (22,450 posts)
any realtors here? We are thinking of changing lifestyles. Selling our home moving
to a downtown apartment. Cost would be the same payment wise but utilities would be different.
Pros:
No household maintenance
No long term driving to get to work-this is a huge bonus because hubby doesn't drive as he is legally blind-he can drive in our home town and does very well but the big city makes him nervous
No utilities
No taxes You really think you don`t pay those as a renter?
No lawn mowing
No painting every 5 years
close to jobs
walking distance to many variety of things
newer space
gated entryRacist
exercise gym
rooftop pool1 percenter
community room
Cons:
No longer home owners
Can not have both boxer puppies
smaller space
very close neighbors
worry about noise
hubby loses antenna for ham equipment
worries
Time frame in selling the home
will the apartment we want be available
what is the process of "hiring" a real estate person What do you look for in someone who will work with you?
the house has a new roof and several new windows. Needs new carpet but if we are not staying we don't want to install it.
Hubby thinks it will take a while to sell.
I have no fear we will come out ahead equity wise but in the long run, we will always have a payment instead of it being close to being paid off. But we could pay off a student loan in the process if the house sells right.
I told him the first process should be to look at the 4 high rises we are eyeballing to see if we could truly downsize
is this crazy? We are both close to 50 and feel that we would rather spend money doing things we like instead of always putting thing into the house.
Response to daredtowork (Reply #4)
Sun Jul 26, 2015, 12:25 AM
demtenjeep (22,450 posts)
7. our kids are grown and married and starting families of their own. We really have no ties
hubby wants the NY style lifestyle. Walking distance to jobs, coffee shops, restaurants, the Y, entertainment street vendors, things like that.
I would go tomorrow if the space was big enough and we could take the dogs. Realistically, we can't have both 70 lb boxers only one...our daughter or nephew would take one but they have always been a pair...
However, there is no guarantee our home will sell in time to get an apartment we want and we can not carry a mortgage and rent.
In the long run, we would be able to free our finances and could do things we want...more cruises, better furniture, more cultural activities.
so much to think about
the house has a new roof and several new windows. Needs new carpet but if we are not staying we don't want to install it.
sendero (28,271 posts)
24. I am a homeowner..
... who leases houses to other people also.
I'm not sure what dire eventuality your husband is trying to mitigate against as there are no shortage of possibilities that are a real and present danger, but if I were you I'd make paying off the mortgage my priority, not putting myself in a position where I am paying all of the costs you are now plus a profit for your landlord.
Legally blind but still driving..... :mental:
Legally blind but still driving..... :mental:Legally blind and a Glock owner as well. His absolute right, though one would hope he he keeps it away from Pam.
Legally blind and a Glock owner as well. His absolute right, though one would hope he he keeps it away from Pam.
No taxes You really think you don`t pay those as a renter?I agree that she is too damn stupid to realize that she is still paying property taxes, only now she is paying one month at a time. Having said that I would have expected her to voluntarily step up and contribute an equivalent amount of taxes every year since it is an honor and privilege to be allowed to pay taxes to the government in order to support vitally needed services (aka giving stuff away)...
WAIT. Hold the phone. She's already doing that, isn't she? Oh, well. By all means, continue to give her solid advice on how she can take more cruises so she can eat more rich cruise food.
http://www.gofundme.com/x4vujgs
Yes, but think of the pool boys, BFDU, the pool boys!!!!!!!! Who will they woo if she isn't on those cruise ships??
Yes, but think of the pool boys, BFDU, the pool boys!!!!!!!! Who will they woo if she isn't on those cruise ships??
Yes, but think of the pool boys, BFDU, the pool boys!!!!!!!! Who will they woo if she isn't on those cruise ships??
I can't believe that not ONE single DUmmy has called her out on this post, after the begging.
This is what burns my ass about the DUmmies: if someone posted that, along with her backstory, to someplace like Buzzfeed, the DUmmies would be on it like stink on shit. They'd howl about privilege and racism (which in this case, they'd be right, I suppose) and they'd wonder, "Gee, if she can make THAT calculus, then why is she begging for money on another website?"
Think about it, lurking DUmmies: she suddenly has this grandiose idea to move on up to a dee-luxe apartment in the sky-y-y-y, which she needs to fund, somehow. Gee...wonder how she's get funds for that...hmmm. Well, I'm stumped. I mean, the only thing I can think of would be to invent a phony, expensive disease and beg for money to help her treat it.
WAIT. Hold the phone. She's already doing that, isn't she? Oh, well. By all means, continue to give her solid advice on how she can take more cruises so she can eat more rich cruise food. Continue to advise her on how best to escape her circumstances while continuing to secure as many Coach purses as possible. She's only aspiring to a life that you all claim to abhor, after all.
Sun Jul 26, 2015, 12:18 PMDUmmy SheilaT doesn't realize Pam is a pathological liar.
Star Member SheilaT (18,377 posts)
26. He's legally blind and he's still driving??
Am I the only person here who is bothered by this?
How in the world does he pass the vision test when he renews his license? Or do you live in a state that never bothers to retest vision?
Sun Jul 26, 2015, 12:25 PM
Star Member tammywammy (21,150 posts)
27. It stood out to me too
He drives in their town, but if he's truly legally blind he shouldn't be driving at all. Legally blind means his eyesight is no better than 2/200 (the last I looked it was 20/200) while wearing corrective lenses, so he shouldn't be driving at all!
Sun Jul 26, 2015, 05:35 PM
demtenjeep (22,450 posts)
30. with correctives he is 20/60 and I would put his driving up against anyones
that wasn't the point of this question so please don't turn it into this
Mon Jul 27, 2015, 01:45 AM
demtenjeep (22,450 posts)
39. he is legally blind. We have the letter givenI to his family when he was 2
in one eye he is 20/200 in the other he is 20/100+ with correctives he is 20/60+ He had to go to a special driving school He has to take a driving test every year when his license is due. When we dated in our small town he was zipping all over the town. It the big city he is a bit more reserved. He drives maybe 2% of the time if I need him to. It isn't that he can't, he just knows his limitations. He is safe and careful but also knows there are huge risks and that people are stupid.
That is not legally blind and am trying to remember if pics of the doofus had him wearing glasses.
She refers to children in plural,has she ever mentioned anyone other then the daughter that flips between hating her and loving her?
Anyway, this could be the start of a new Pam Dawson storyline (all lies) with the drama of eviction, homelessness, gut rot, and maybe Mark will start beating her again.
Yeah, Mark wears glasses, but Pam is just using that as a little added bit of pity material.
Of course he isn't blind or even near it. Pam's a pathological liar.
It's not a good idea to confess to IRS fraud, like Mark's bogus blindness. I think the IRS still pays snitches 50% of any recovery.
This thread may have something to do with her uncontrollable credit card habit. Maybe it got bad enough that they're near foreclosure.
She can move into the rental that TorchTheWith got thrown out of.
Anyway, this could be the start of a new Pam Dawson storyline (all lies) with the drama of eviction, homelessness, gut rot, and maybe Mark will start beating her again.
She may start a new fundraiser to keep the Dawsons off the street.
She refers to children in plural,has she ever mentioned anyone other then the daughter that flips between hating her and loving her?
She has one kid, Holli, who celebrated her eighteenth birthday by moving into her grandmother's house.
The other kid is just a number on the Dawson's income tax return.
Hmmm....imaginary kid and bogus blindness.
Someone at the DUmp could make a few bucks by tipping the IRS on Pam's fraud.
(If anyone at the DUmp needs a few bucks.)