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[Catatonic]

"Other investments" could have easily tanked and been worth nothing. A lot of people would say you were "lucky".

Bless their hearts!

 

[BakerMayfield2018]

Could've, would've, should've.
I deal with the average and norms.

Shoot, I invested in some mountain property for $42k in 2003 and sold for $200k in 2006.

Congrats

 

[Catatonic]

Umm no I mean 5 years from now lol. We just bought a forclosure and are renovating it.

Oh!
That's different.
I was talking about one's main house..

 

[BakerMayfield2018]

Could've, would've, should've.
I deal with the average and norms.

Shoot, I invested in some mountain property for $42k in 2003 and sold for $200k in 2006.

First house I bought in my early 20's I put new carpet and paint and built a deck sold 2 years later for 50 k more.

 

[Brownslave688]

Don't you people have jobs!!!!! Wtf!! I'm on vacation and everyone is sleeping. I have an excuse!!

I'm headed there. But investment talk is just too exhilarating

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

First house I bought in my early 20's I put new carpet and paint and built a deck sold 2 years later for 50 k more.

Good luck selling a house with carpet nowadays. Gross.

 

[Brownslave688]

Oh!
That's different.
I was talking about one's main house..

It will be our main house for a few years lol. Then When we have the wife's school loans paid off we will sell and use the proceeds as a down payment on our dream home.

 

[Brownslave688]

Good luck selling a house with carpet nowadays. Gross.

The bedrooms still have it a lot but that's it.

 

[BakerMayfield2018]

Good luck selling a house with carpet nowadays. Gross.

Well I'm talkin small town Ohio here Boss. Take it with a grain of salt.

 

[Brownslave688]

Good luck selling a house with carpet nowadays. Gross.

Most of our house will be tile or bamboo flooring.

 

[Brownslave688]

Well I'm talkin small town Ohio here Boss. Take it with a grain of salt.

Small town...I thought you was a city boy.

 

[BakerMayfield2018]

Small town...I thought you was a city boy.

Im from a small town ... bought first house ina small town.

 

[Brownslave688]

Im from a small town ... bought first house ina small town.

Hillbilly. Lmao


Now I get why you try to act black all of the time.

 

[BakerMayfield2018]

Hillbilly. Lmao


Now I get why you try to act black all of the time.

You can't say that.......

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

Most of our house will be tile or bamboo flooring.

First thing we did when we moved into this house was rip up the carpet in the bedrooms. Gorgeous 100+ year old hardwood underneath, just needed a little love. Why in the world people would carpet this house is beyond me.

 

[Catatonic]

It will be our main house for a few years lol. Then When we have the wife's school loans paid off we will sell and use the proceeds as a down payment on our dream home.

Be careful with that dream house ... it's 'dreamy aspects' wear off in a few years and you are stuck.
Never spend more than 20% of your total after tax wealth on your main house.
Wealth buys freedom and flexibility.

Of course, that is my opinion based on my life experiences.

 

[Brownslave688]

First thing we did when we moved into this house was rip up the carpet in the bedrooms. Gorgeous 100+ year old hardwood underneath, just needed a little love. Why in the world people would carpet this house is beyond me.

We have some hardwood under ours. Gorgeous is not the word I would use to describe them. Lol

 

[BakerMayfield2018]

Now I get why you try to act black all of the time.[/QUOTE]

No that's Black Friday. They should add the 5th in its place.

The give our black driver MLK off every year. Can't say the same for the veterans.

Settle down.

 

[Brownslave688]

Be careful with that dream house ... it's 'dreamy aspects' wear off in a few years and you are stuck.
Never spend more than 20% of your total after tax wealth on your main house.
Wealth buys freedom and flexibility.

Of course, that is my opinion based on my life experiences.

There's a lot of things I can talk the wife into.

Downsizing her dream home isn't One of them lol. She makes way more than me and as I've always told her as long we both max out our retirement account I don't really care where the rest goes.

 

[Brownslave688]

Settle down.

You Trying to get MLK day off?