mr.yuck Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Tease buy a duplex. That way you can rent out half of it and pay little to nothing to live in the other half. Just save your money for when people stop paying rent and other silly shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeweyVonGumpsteinAndTheWiz Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 tease... do you have any scarface posters in your apartment? i'm just curious. you seem like the kinda dude who would have those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some1 Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 My old roomates had those. Wicked tacky... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushawn wuan Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 work your credit score to at least 700 before you buy anything. i would buy a house just for the fact that their values are more likely to go up then a condo's. have about 7-8k in the bank before you start your transaction and get a rate thats fixed for 5-10 years, you dont want to refinance every 2-3 yrs. buy something thats in a ok condition and always do a home inspection, it can save you money in the long run and also some "credit back" money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drue_Down Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 FYI - Go to a watch dog website and search for sex offenders in your neighborhood. http://www.familywatchdog.us/ If there are perverts a plenty, you might have problems reselling the joint. (& God-forbid you have kids yourself) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohnoone Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 <--homeowner. fuckin loves it. spent all the money i had for graduate school on a down payment and couldnt be happier. dope spot too. nice neighborhood. big ass backyard. on schedule springtime groundbreaking for a miniramp.*fingers crossed. step one. get wifey. step two. buy house step three. chill from 93 until.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissdrunkwhat?! Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 damn im at step one, i need to get my house for real Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 buying a place is hard work though I've been hunting for nearly a year and the prices have gone up and up and my limit aint that high. evry time i get to within buying distance of a place I actually like I keep getting shafted by some older couple that just come in 50K above me this fucking sucks. mean while my deposit etc is gettign eaten away slowly by rent. shit sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 All this hatin' on condos... wow. I think some of you may have a mis-guided idea of what a modern condo is really like. Believe me folks... Joker don't do no "Three's Company" style condo. My shit is right out of Dwell magazine. High rise style. LEEDS Silver certified style. In the city action. I think what homeowenrship (is that a word?) comes down to is what is your preference. My wife and I really thought we would totally enjoy gardening, turns out we fucking hated it. We thought we would enjoy our little fixer-upper and making it all ours, turns out we ain't no Bob Villa and the projects were horrendous. We thought we'd love having a huge yard and the hot tub for parties and the two garages, turns out the hot tub was work to keep clean because we live in a wet climate... the garages were a pain in the ass because of the condition they were in needed to be fixed and the yard was just way too big for us to manage. I will say that the smaller of the two garages was turned into an art studio and made for a nice place to produce art. I do miss that. But... the wife and I realized that we're more about living in the city and having easy access to all things the city has to offer. So we looked into a smaller home with way less of a yard that was closer in. There was no way we could even afford something decent close in to the city. The more we thought about it the more the condo / loft style home sounded like an option. Did some research and found one we liked and bought it. Couldn't be happier. As for making no money from a condo I think that depends on the building, it's location, the unti itself, the condition and the amenities. If you buy a converted condo you're basically going to sell it five years down the road for about ten grand more than you bought it for. A converted condo building is nothing but an apartment complex with updated appliances. If you've ever lived in an apartment you know how crappy they are. Newer high rise condos / lofts are incredible... depending on your tastes. I enjoy modern living, modern furnishings and the ease of my surroundings in and out of the home. And making almost $100k without having to do nothing... not even live in it... I think that's easy money. A lot easier than having to buy a fixer-upper home and try to turn it around and hopefully make some cash. I'm the complete opposite of King Of Hell when it comes to furnishings and home styles. Dude likes antique and Victorian... I'm more mid-century modern and Bauhaus. I'm not sure why I felt I had to defend my right to buy a condo... sorry to bother you with my ramblings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THANKYOU Posted March 1, 2007 Author Share Posted March 1, 2007 tease... do you have any scarface posters in your apartment? i'm just curious. you seem like the kinda dude who would have those. nope, i do have a 2pac one though. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frate_Raper Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 My wife and I really thought we would totally enjoy gardening, turns out we fucking hated it. its called low maintenance design bro, should have hollered I make that shit happen daily! I'm laughing to the bank of what Joker said, i hear it in my sleep,when i'm reading or working out peoples lazy shit echoes in my brain, but i'm ok with stacking money of people not willing to come correct. I'm looking into getting a farm style property on the outskirts of a metropolis type city, the price's are disgusting and I might ave to split it with my family, but from a business stand point its one of the best ideas I've ever had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchThe$nitch Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 i'm workign with a realtor now to buy a condo/loft/townhouse. depend what i can swing $$$$> houses in chicago, like most major cities now a days, are really, really out of reach right now. if i had a house where i currently rent it would be at least a million. fucking yuppies................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 what would you rather buy, a house or a condo? older members? what are you working with now? i'd like to buy a house in the near future i think, paying rent is wack as hell. And the way i see it, houses aren't permanent necessarily, you can always pack up and sell, you just might lose your ass if it's not a buyers market, but hopefully, id be ok with staying put if that was the case until things turned around. people think renting or living in the apts is the way to go sometimes, but after giving it some thought, you really are just throwing money down the tubes. ive also been watching a lot of flip that house, moving up, and a few other house improvement tv shows, i love that shit. i also want a house just to have a bunch of people come over and party all the time and hang out, somewhere to park my car in the garage, a jacuzzi, i'm going to make it a pimp ass house for sure.... anyone else getting near that time in their life where they might be buying a house or property? my first point - weren't you JUST talking about not having money? you do know that a mortgage costs more per month right? second point - what the fuck happened to having no friends? who the fuck is going to go to your house for parties? also, i dont know about other people, but i hate having parties. i havent hosted a party in years because FUCK cleaning up other peoples mess. people who go to parties dont give a fuck about what they break/destroy etc. they think a "sorry" will suffice seeing as how its a party. no son, that shit is still broke in the morning. third point - you've been sitting around watching a lot of shows about houses? so you want to fucking get a house and do that shit? i mean seriously, you named 3 fucking shows about houses, that cant be all you watch on tv, which means you watch tv what? all fucking day? you really think you're going to actually do anything other than watch tv all fucking day when you get a house? people seem to think moving into a new unit/new house/buying a new car whatever is going to somehow magically change how they live life. no broham, you'll fall into your same habits within a week. i know because i did that shit for awhile. fourth point - usually, when getting a morgage they look to make sure that the monthly payments for the house are less than 1/3rd of what you're making. actually the fourth point belongs in the first point, but fuck that shit, more numbers = me looking smarter. jacuzzi's arent fun with no one else in them (the real forth point) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnUpsetStomach Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 ^^ Were you the guy that told his friends that santa wasnt real? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THANKYOU Posted March 1, 2007 Author Share Posted March 1, 2007 iloveboxcars- simmer down buddy, getting all worked up. i wish you guys could meet me in real life, yea i kinda fucked up your opinions and scar'd my online persona for life, but whatever, you guys have no idea what im about. (in the real world) ps- im bipolar. so the whole no money, no friends, etc, fuck it, im living life. ill maintain. parties- i agree, im not having an "open bar for the whole city party" with a buncha fucktards i have no idea who they are. when we had parties at my apt, me and my roomie had shit on lock, closed down rooms, kept tabs of suspect people, watched valuebles, none of that bullshit you guys talk about going down at your parties is gonna happen at my house, believe that shit. You'd get stomped the fuck out. my dads in the stock market, and as everyone who watches the news or reads cnn once in awhile knows, the worlds going to hell in a hand basket with the quickness. I think within the next year or less, there will be a lot of houses up for sale from people who can't afford, them, i'm probally going to get a 3 bedroom maybe 4, 2 baths, huge living room, open kitchen looking into living room, is what i'd like to get into. and you don't have to have a ton of people in a hot tub to enjoy it, bring chicks through to chill and drink, youve got a party in my book. and like others have said, i pay $569 a month for renting an apt, I could get into a house payment / mortgage for like $800-1100 depending on the area i'm trying to get into and the down payment, and hopefully buying when houses are dirt cheap due to people getting laid off etc... and i'll be good to go. i got my credit on lock, its around 720 or so, so im good there as well. thanks to joker and a few of the other heads here who replied who already own houses / condos etc.... good suff all around. anyone want to post some piks of their cribs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil duck beezie Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 shit son thats a cheap apt.....in honolulu you would be paying at least 800 - 1000 for a one bedroom apt and houses prices are ridiculous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frate_Raper Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 boxcars, wow that was so fucking mean but funny I guess......wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THANKYOU Posted March 1, 2007 Author Share Posted March 1, 2007 shit son thats a cheap apt.....in honolulu you would be paying at least 800 - 1000 for a one bedroom apt and houses prices are ridiculous yea but everything is relevant. im sure the jobs there pay more. same as cali.. ideally speaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil duck beezie Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 yeah i think we have one of the highest minimum wages.......but we have a bad homeless problem cause shit is MAD expensive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 i wasnt trying to be funny, i was trying to knock some sense into this kid. 800-1100 for a house? seriously? have you actually looked into this or are you just throwing numbers around? a 3 bedroom house for 1100 a month sounds completely outrageous to me. maybe its because its texas, and we all know texas is a synonym of suck. but seriously, if thats how much a morgage is out there i'm going to start buying a lot of real estate out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil duck beezie Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 i dont know mang....when i went to houston, people were telling me prices of houses they were mad cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 it has to be all relative though, fatalist isnt answering instant messages right now so i cant confirm that texas gets paid next to nothing, but im just going to assume that. because if people make what i make out there doing what i do i am moving. stupid california. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil duck beezie Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 whats minimum wage in california? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA KID MERO Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 anyone want to post some piks of their cribs? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil duck beezie Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 i cant see the pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeBee Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 I pay $250 a month for a nice apartment...holla at livin in a crib owned by your Grandpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 I was recently watching a show on the tube about what homes cost in what cities. They did a small bit on Denver and it's suburbs and the prices were pretty cheap in comparrison to where I live, or California or anywhere on the east ocast. They showed one home that was a Rummer designed home (designed inspired by Eichler) and the guy bought it for $180k, put a little into to it to bring the thing up to date and it was now worth $320. In my area... that same house would have sold for $850k before updates. A Rummer style home... And I recall seeing on the same program something about a city in Texas... maybe Austin?... can't remember. But yeah, shit was cheap. If you're looking to live large iloveboxcars... you should do some investigating and make the move. If anything, you could move to one of these cheaper cities, buy up a house and fix it up real nice and turn it over. Do that again with a couple more houses and in a couple of years go back to California and get you something decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimus prime Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Joker I think that show is called National Open House or something along those lines. I bought a house in the Northeast and it's not cheap out here. The structure was solid, it just needed work. We did 95% of the work on the house ourselves. But that is what we wanted to do... well we had to do it that way anyway in order to afford a place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUNBUNBIGGY Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 What part of Texas are you at YALL? My parent's just bought a 4 br house for cheap around Houston. Cheap considering a 3 br in NYC is 700k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alure Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 its my dream to buy a house with a huge fenced back yard..for my son and a dog that is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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