I'm going to play devil's advocate, and recognize that I'm making a few assumptions...
That CO bro sold his place for 900k? He should comfortably be able to carry $400-500k (assumption is that the other place is paid off )
The house looks pretty nice, it needs bathrooms but not right away. Paint colors were cool 12 yrs ago, so I'd put new baseboards and casings up and paint the main areas.
$1.3MM is becoming pretty common in many metro areas, with interest rates really low the monthly on half a mill is really not crazy, roughly 3k/month + taxes and utilities.
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Sold for 900 probably cleared 250k after all the taxes and fees etc.Tarspin wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:53 pm I'm going to play devil's advocate, and recognize that I'm making a few assumptions...
That CO bro sold his place for 900k? He should comfortably be able to carry $400-500k (assumption is that the other place is paid off )
The house looks pretty nice, it needs bathrooms but not right away. Paint colors were cool 12 yrs ago, so I'd put new baseboards and casings up and paint the main areas.
$1.3MM is becoming pretty common in many metro areas, with interest rates really low the monthly on half a mill is really not crazy, roughly 3k/month + taxes and utilities.
I think these low interest rates have got to stop at some point... it is driving people into some really STUPID decisions. I mean my all in cost on a similar priced house is 7k a month (mortgage is only 4k). Which while doable is certainly a big stressor if someone loses a job etc.
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Taxes and utilities on a house like that is an easy $1k/mo. I don't see how less than $200k HHI can afford that with kids and everything else. Maybe I'm just poor now. Or too conservative. Or both.Tarspin wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:53 pm I'm going to play devil's advocate, and recognize that I'm making a few assumptions...
That CO bro sold his place for 900k? He should comfortably be able to carry $400-500k (assumption is that the other place is paid off )
The house looks pretty nice, it needs bathrooms but not right away. Paint colors were cool 12 yrs ago, so I'd put new baseboards and casings up and paint the main areas.
$1.3MM is becoming pretty common in many metro areas, with interest rates really low the monthly on half a mill is really not crazy, roughly 3k/month + taxes and utilities.
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When the hell with the fed recognize that inflation is going apeshit? The free money all around needs to stop. Unemployed? Time to find a job, unemployment is crazy low. Need a house? You'll pay more in interest for it. Things are getting out of hand.max225 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:01 pmSold for 900 probably cleared 250k after all the taxes and fees etc.Tarspin wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:53 pm I'm going to play devil's advocate, and recognize that I'm making a few assumptions...
That CO bro sold his place for 900k? He should comfortably be able to carry $400-500k (assumption is that the other place is paid off )
The house looks pretty nice, it needs bathrooms but not right away. Paint colors were cool 12 yrs ago, so I'd put new baseboards and casings up and paint the main areas.
$1.3MM is becoming pretty common in many metro areas, with interest rates really low the monthly on half a mill is really not crazy, roughly 3k/month + taxes and utilities.
I think these low interest rates have got to stop at some point... it is driving people into some really STUPID decisions. I mean my all in cost on a similar priced house is 7k a month (mortgage is only 4k). Which while doable is certainly a big stressor if someone loses a job etc.
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I think "admitting" it would cause the economy to collapse. It is this weird don't ask don't tell policy at the moment. Inflation is an absolute runaway train right now.Detroit wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:04 pmWhen the hell with the fed recognize that inflation is going apeshit? The free money all around needs to stop. Unemployed? Time to find a job, unemployment is crazy low. Need a house? You'll pay more in interest for it. Things are getting out of hand.max225 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:01 pm
Sold for 900 probably cleared 250k after all the taxes and fees etc.
I think these low interest rates have got to stop at some point... it is driving people into some really STUPID decisions. I mean my all in cost on a similar priced house is 7k a month (mortgage is only 4k). Which while doable is certainly a big stressor if someone loses a job etc.
Just from what I can tell over the last 12 months. Mar2020 to Mar 2021
House prices +15-50% depending on area
Used car prices +50-100%
New car prices +15-25%
Lumber/building materials +50-100%
Food etc +10-20%
Liquor ~ flat
Education +10-20% per usual
Energy +20-40%
Electronics +15-20% (nothing is discounted, shortage central)
Bicycles +50-100%
Work out equipment +50% used +200%
Furniture +30-50% due to raw material hikes/shortages
RVs +20-40%
ATVs/UTVs +20-50%
Boats 30-100%
Like the list is endless. Yet.
https://www.bls.gov/cpi/
+2.6% which is the most insane crock of shit ever.
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Everyone’s a winner!Detroit wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:04 pmWhen the hell with the fed recognize that inflation is going apeshit? The free money all around needs to stop. Unemployed? Time to find a job, unemployment is crazy low. Need a house? You'll pay more in interest for it. Things are getting out of hand.max225 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:01 pm
Sold for 900 probably cleared 250k after all the taxes and fees etc.
I think these low interest rates have got to stop at some point... it is driving people into some really STUPID decisions. I mean my all in cost on a similar priced house is 7k a month (mortgage is only 4k). Which while doable is certainly a big stressor if someone loses a job etc.
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https://www.bls.gov/regions/west/news-r ... ngeles.htm
Here it is .. they actually claim booze is up 11%
New cars are FLAT
Housing is up 1.7%
Used cars are up 8.7% YoY which is a complete crock of shit
They live in opposite land.
Here it is .. they actually claim booze is up 11%
New cars are FLAT
Housing is up 1.7%
Used cars are up 8.7% YoY which is a complete crock of shit
They live in opposite land.
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Holy shitballz, a 1MM mortgage in a new land with a baby on the way.max225 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:01 pmSold for 900 probably cleared 250k after all the taxes and fees etc.Tarspin wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:53 pm I'm going to play devil's advocate, and recognize that I'm making a few assumptions...
That CO bro sold his place for 900k? He should comfortably be able to carry $400-500k (assumption is that the other place is paid off )
The house looks pretty nice, it needs bathrooms but not right away. Paint colors were cool 12 yrs ago, so I'd put new baseboards and casings up and paint the main areas.
$1.3MM is becoming pretty common in many metro areas, with interest rates really low the monthly on half a mill is really not crazy, roughly 3k/month + taxes and utilities.
I think these low interest rates have got to stop at some point... it is driving people into some really STUPID decisions. I mean my all in cost on a similar priced house is 7k a month (mortgage is only 4k). Which while doable is certainly a big stressor if someone loses a job etc.
I'm guessing that's a 10k note, plus taxes/utilities, pretty ballzy.
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max225 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:18 pm https://www.bls.gov/regions/west/news-r ... ngeles.htm
Here it is .. they actually claim booze is up 11%
New cars are FLAT
Housing is up 1.7%
Used cars are up 8.7% YoY which is a complete crock of shit
They live in opposite land.
I suppose you're right that they're trying to keep the economy afloat by ignoring actual market pricing for things, but damn...this isn't good.
Our contractor is part owner of a lumber yard. Another owner owns 100s of acres of forest in the area. He spent $1M on milling equipment and he's cutting and milling his own lumber off his own property and selling it locally to help with lumber prices. Contractors are starting to lose work around here because the cost of material is making things unaffordable. The room he's working on in our house will have lumber from trees that grew 5 miles from my house, and for much cheaper. Kinda but also incredible that things are THIS jacked.
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Yet somehow I feel like I'm losing in the long run.
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Or you could perform a split-S maneuver and defeat the bandit with a missile shot of DogeBenz....max225 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:12 pmI think "admitting" it would cause the economy to collapse. It is this weird don't ask don't tell policy at the moment. Inflation is an absolute runaway train right now.
Just from what I can tell over the last 12 months. Mar2020 to Mar 2021
House prices +15-50% depending on area
Used car prices +50-100%
New car prices +15-25%
Lumber/building materials +50-100%
Food etc +10-20%
Liquor ~ flat
Education +10-20% per usual
Energy +20-40%
Electronics +15-20% (nothing is discounted, shortage central)
Bicycles +50-100%
Work out equipment +50% used +200%
Furniture +30-50% due to raw material hikes/shortages
RVs +20-40%
ATVs/UTVs +20-50%
Boats 30-100%
Like the list is endless. Yet.
https://www.bls.gov/cpi/
+2.6% which is the most insane crock of shit ever.
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... pe=listing
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... pe=listing
As mentioned a couple of days ago with my sister (three kids, BIL's income is the only one, just bought a house for $900K+ and also doing renos), buddy of mine (one kid, wife doesn't work, he makes $100-140K range and just bought a house for $650K), I am very much with you.Detroit wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:03 pmTaxes and utilities on a house like that is an easy $1k/mo. I don't see how less than $200k HHI can afford that with kids and everything else. Maybe I'm just poor now. Or too conservative. Or both.Tarspin wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:53 pm I'm going to play devil's advocate, and recognize that I'm making a few assumptions...
That CO bro sold his place for 900k? He should comfortably be able to carry $400-500k (assumption is that the other place is paid off )
The house looks pretty nice, it needs bathrooms but not right away. Paint colors were cool 12 yrs ago, so I'd put new baseboards and casings up and paint the main areas.
$1.3MM is becoming pretty common in many metro areas, with interest rates really low the monthly on half a mill is really not crazy, roughly 3k/month + taxes and utilities.
My BIL is cheap and good with money, I'm sure they have the wealth to afford it, but it just seems heinous to me, like at that point you are a fucking slave to your house/wife/kids, if you ever lost your job or just started hating your job, well, you're screwed. You need to keep making the big bucks to get by with your huge debt commitment.
I am not going to go full on DFD and say everyone with kids is a dumbass and doing it all wrong or that buying a home you love in a place you love is stupid, but just that being in that much debt is rather cringe-worthy to me and I'm glad I got in the house game when I did.
There is a house listed two down from my own home listed for $495K... it is literally the same layout as my own home but on a worse lot and with nicer renovations... Our house was $323K 1.5 years ago. I am to see if anyone is really down to blow a half mill for 1100 sq. ft. on a lot that requires a fly mower.
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It's being a slave to the debts that bother me. There's making the payments, and there's AFFORDING something. We felt kind of like slaves to our last house, and it wasn't even that much. We paid $425k for it. I don't know how people pay double for a house and make the same or less than we did. Just nuts. But then I guess most people are OK working jobs they despise until they die. That's just not for me. Hell, we're in the 120-50k range these days and I feel like the $1,300 all-in house payment is just right. Between taxes and retirement savings, take home isn't THAT much. I guess people don't save for retirement? Or exploit loopholes to pay less taxes? I don't get it.D Griff wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:01 pmAs mentioned a couple of days ago with my sister (three kids, BIL's income is the only one, just bought a house for $900K+ and also doing renos), buddy of mine (one kid, wife doesn't work, he makes $100-140K range and just bought a house for $650K), I am very much with you.
My BIL is cheap and good with money, I'm sure they have the wealth to afford it, but it just seems heinous to me, like at that point you are a fucking slave to your house/wife/kids, if you ever lost your job or just started hating your job, well, you're screwed. You need to keep making the big bucks to get by with your huge debt commitment.
I am not going to go full on DFD and say everyone with kids is a dumbass and doing it all wrong or that buying a home you love in a place you love is stupid, but just that being in that much debt is rather cringe-worthy to me and I'm glad I got in the house game when I did.
There is a house listed two down from my own home listed for $495K... it is literally the same layout as my own home but on a worse lot and with nicer renovations... Our house was $323K 1.5 years ago. I am to see if anyone is really down to blow a half mill for 1100 sq. ft. on a lot that requires a fly mower.
Everyone should do whatever makes them happy. I don't care if they want a bunch of kids and more debt than 100 year's of income. As long as I don't eventually have to pay for their stupidity,
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I like to think no. But I'm doing things so drastically different from others right now, that I'm
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Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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No, as mentioned that’s a 4-5k note pending interest plus taxes and utilities 3k or so. Should be well under 10Tarspin wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:21 pmHoly shitballz, a 1MM mortgage in a new land with a baby on the way.max225 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:01 pm
Sold for 900 probably cleared 250k after all the taxes and fees etc.
I think these low interest rates have got to stop at some point... it is driving people into some really STUPID decisions. I mean my all in cost on a similar priced house is 7k a month (mortgage is only 4k). Which while doable is certainly a big stressor if someone loses a job etc.
I'm guessing that's a 10k note, plus taxes/utilities, pretty ballzy.
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Insanity unless he sold a bunch of stock or Dogecoin or something for a nice down payment.D Griff wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:01 pmAs mentioned a couple of days ago with my sister (three kids, BIL's income is the only one, just bought a house for $900K+ and also doing renos), buddy of mine (one kid, wife doesn't work, he makes $100-140K range and just bought a house for $650K), I am very much with you.
My BIL is cheap and good with money, I'm sure they have the wealth to afford it, but it just seems heinous to me, like at that point you are a fucking slave to your house/wife/kids, if you ever lost your job or just started hating your job, well, you're screwed. You need to keep making the big bucks to get by with your huge debt commitment.
I am not going to go full on DFD and say everyone with kids is a dumbass and doing it all wrong or that buying a home you love in a place you love is stupid, but just that being in that much debt is rather cringe-worthy to me and I'm glad I got in the house game when I did.
There is a house listed two down from my own home listed for $495K... it is literally the same layout as my own home but on a worse lot and with nicer renovations... Our house was $323K 1.5 years ago. I am to see if anyone is really down to blow a half mill for 1100 sq. ft. on a lot that requires a fly mower.
We pay like $2600/month all in with taxes, utilities, etc. and it still feels like a lot to me, and that is with some pretty solid income. I sort of miss the simple life of renting some shitbox for sub $500/month.
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I feel like I should have gotten a more expensive house. I have a 2.3% interest rate loan and I should have taken advantage of it. But I was too scared of higher taxes/rona/economic doom.
Now the more expensive house is out of the comfort zone. I can't complain but there is a downside to being especially when money is depreciating. What is the point. I have 0 regrets in buying the new taco for example... I waited 9 months to get it... and now it's no easier then then... and I got 6+ months of use out of it. Life is short y'all. And we're going through crazy uncertainties.
The government won't let shit fail... they didn't in 08 and still won't. The assholes that buy @100% their maximum budget end up winning. That's a hard lesson I learned before but refused to follow this time around again.
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These are literally +75-100% from where they were 24 months ago.Desertbreh wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:31 pmOr you could perform a split-S maneuver and defeat the bandit with a missile shot of DogeBenz....max225 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:12 pm
I think "admitting" it would cause the economy to collapse. It is this weird don't ask don't tell policy at the moment. Inflation is an absolute runaway train right now.
Just from what I can tell over the last 12 months. Mar2020 to Mar 2021
House prices +15-50% depending on area
Used car prices +50-100%
New car prices +15-25%
Lumber/building materials +50-100%
Food etc +10-20%
Liquor ~ flat
Education +10-20% per usual
Energy +20-40%
Electronics +15-20% (nothing is discounted, shortage central)
Bicycles +50-100%
Work out equipment +50% used +200%
Furniture +30-50% due to raw material hikes/shortages
RVs +20-40%
ATVs/UTVs +20-50%
Boats 30-100%
Like the list is endless. Yet.
https://www.bls.gov/cpi/
+2.6% which is the most insane crock of shit ever.
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... pe=listing
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... pe=listing
I helped my buddy get this benzo... plenty of CPO models in the low 20s with 50k miles at the time...
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Nah that E350 never went for less than 10.5K with those options and mileage.max225 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:44 pmThese are literally +75-100% from where they were 24 months ago.Desertbreh wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:31 pm
Or you could perform a split-S maneuver and defeat the bandit with a missile shot of DogeBenz....
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... pe=listing
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... pe=listing
I helped my buddy get this benzo... plenty of CPO models in the low 20s with 50k miles at the time...