I bought this thing today.

[Richland123]

You could have bought this house and solved both decisions.

 

[pjbassist]

You are not gonna like schlepping groceries or bass gear up those front steps!!! Sell it!!

 

[fingerguy]

You could have bought this house and solved both decisions.

BUT...That is not a bass!

 

[Richland123]

BUT...That is not a bass!

I know. It's so hard to find a bassist wealthy enough to build a bass guitar house.

 

[Fat Freddy]

Actually, technically, my wife did. But they made me sign a bunch of papers anyway.

Looks like I'm going to have to put GAS on the back burner for a while...

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Looks like a nice sensible home....Enjoy.....

 

[TOOL460002]

Dude a telecaster? I'd rather die in a bomb shelter. Come. On. Man. Unless you're jerry Cantrell on man in the box go home please.

 

[blue4]

To live in. It's moderately wooded, a development with quite a bit of space (and trees) between houses. This is pretty much the smallest and cheapest house in the neighborhood, there are a lot of McMansions.

I did the same thing. Cheapest house in a great neighborhood. All the perks, half the payment. I like the look of your new house congratulations.

 

[Gaolee]

My wife and I closed on our home in late October - I know the feeling well, so congrats! We're still moving boxes and crap, and will be well into next year. Our is a 10-15 year plan, though

Only 15? You are fast!

 

[hrodbert696]

This is NH? Nice! Was just there a couple of months ago and loved the no tax on alcohol. We went nuts on buying White Wine.

Highest per capita alcohol consumption in the country, with our liquor stores right on the highway. Actually, the state owns them all. That way we get Massachusetts people to drink our liquor for us, and pay our taxes for us, all at the same time!

Looks like a nice sensible home....Enjoy.....

Ha ha a couple Sundays ago, a woman in church asked if we were getting our dream house. And we kinda furrowed our brows and said, "well... Dream house...? ...ummm..." Then her husband chimed in and said, "It meets your needs." And we said, yes, that was it. It meets our needs.

 

[farace]

Congrats, but did you ask yourself while house shopping, "what's the best garage for metal?"

 

[Gaolee]

I know. You will never find a bassist wealthy enough to build a bass guitar house.

Fixed it for you.

So, to hrodbert696, are you going to build a humungous music building in the side yard?

 

[hrodbert696]

It ain't a real Fender. Window arrangement is all wrong.

True. But we're saving $570 a month over what we've been paying in rent at our current abode, and that's an MIM Fender every month, more or less, right? I'm sure the Mrs. will be wholeheartedly on board with this reasoning...

 

[hrodbert696]

Fixed it for you.

So, to hrodbert696, are you going to build a humungous music building in the side yard?

Obviously.

 

[Gaolee]

True. But we're saving $570 a month over what we've been paying in rent at our current abode, and that's an MIM Fender every month, more or less, right? I'm sure the Mrs. will be wholeheartedly on board with this reasoning...

You have thought this through clearly. It's a lesson for us all to follow.

 

[fingerguy]

Highest per capita alcohol consumption in the country, with our liquor stores right on the highway. Actually, the state owns them all. That way we get Massachusetts people to drink our liquor for us, and pay our taxes for us, all at the same time!

I was at that red barn one (apparently it's famous or popular) right off the highway.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

True. But we're saving $570 a month over what we've been paying in rent at our current abode, and that's an MIM Fender every month, more or less, right? I'm sure the Mrs. will be wholeheartedly on board with this reasoning...

Sounds reasonable to me. How could she not see the obvious?

 

[JRA]

congratulations on your new house! now we have a place to practice!

 

[electracoyote]

It looks cozy and comfy. Fill it with love and I hope it will be a very happy place for you and her.

 

[slobake]

Actually, technically, my wife did. But they made me sign a bunch of papers anyway.

Looks like I'm going to have to put GAS on the back burner for a while...

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VERY COOL! Congrats hrod. For me buying a house was one of the best financial decisions I ever made. I suggest you try and pay down the principal asap. Put a little extra towards the principal each month. That can end up saving you a lot of money you would pay towards interest.
Don't buy the lie that it is a good thing to have debt because you can write it off on your taxes. Sure they are giving you a dime back for every dollar you give to the bank. WHOOPIE! What a deal.

 

[hrodbert696]

VERY COOL! Congrats hrod. For me buying a house was one of the best financial decisions I ever made. I suggest you try and pay down the principal asap. Put a little extra towards the principal each month. That can end up saving you a lot of money you would pay towards interest.
Don't buy the lie that it is a good thing to have debt because you can write it off on your taxes. Sure they are giving you a dime back for every dollar you give to the bank. WHOOPIE! What a deal.

One thing about this whole thing is all the debt staring us in the face. The mortgage is one thing, but it's relatively moderate. But all the credit-checking and -documenting leading up to getting approved was a reminder of the enormous college loans we've had to co-sign on for our kids... Actually THOSE were one of the major priorities in wanting to buy (there were others, too); we needed to find a way to get our housing costs down so that we can help them with their payments. We were never in a position to save up college funds for them, so now we feel responsible to help all we can until they are fully on their own feet. Lucky our cars are paid off and credit cards not too massive.