IO = interest only.
ah! right. yeah. I don't have one of those.
Now hold on, I'm gonna press the right pedal harder. I expect us to accelerate.
Anya ,'Showtime'
Spike's Bitches 36: Did I Sully Our Good Name?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
lisah - Aug 02, 2007 9:49:56 am PDT #9607 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Scrappy - Aug 02, 2007 9:50:54 am PDT #9608 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Our new monthly mortgage+RE taxes is 100% of my salary. The DH makes more than I do, so it's about 40% of our overall income. I don't think it's possible to go lower in SoCal.
Aims - Aug 02, 2007 9:53:27 am PDT #9609 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Joe and I are struggling a bit right now with what housing decision we should make, as well. We're going to attend some classes on first time hime buying and if we let them yell at us about our credit history and let them assist us in putting together a budget, they'll give us grants that could be up to $17,500 for purchase, rehab, and downpayment assistance. Since the move, the credit has gone a little tits up what with the no income for almost 3 months. If we decide to buy, we'll have a higher interest rate until we can fix the credit and refinance. We might (probably would) buy my grandparents house for around $100k.
OTOH, if we find a cute place to rent for a year, fix out credit, get things paid off, and save some $$, we could buy in a year - year and a half, get a better interest rate, and maybe a nicer house.
The housing market out here is bad. In July alone there were 30+ houses in my parents town that were foreclosed on. The number of foreclosures are staggering in Washtenaw County.
Polter-Cow - Aug 02, 2007 9:55:31 am PDT #9610 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That assumes that you know somebody that you'd be willing to buy a condo with jointly.
Ay, there's the rub. My rent's going up, but it will still be under $900 a month. Plus utilities.
meara - Aug 02, 2007 10:03:52 am PDT #9611 of 10001
Less than $900?!? I thought you lived in San Francisco??
-t - Aug 02, 2007 10:05:44 am PDT #9612 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That sounds like a good deal, P-C. You might want to think about never ever leaving. Or not till you need more space, anyway.
Miracleman - Aug 02, 2007 10:08:25 am PDT #9613 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Hey, Aims...
What's the plan for tonight? Movie or what?
brenda m - Aug 02, 2007 10:08:44 am PDT #9614 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Oh, Happy Miracleborn Day!
DavidS - Aug 02, 2007 10:08:57 am PDT #9615 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Less than $900?!? I thought you lived in San Francisco??
He's in the East Bay. Still a great price.
Aims - Aug 02, 2007 10:10:25 am PDT #9616 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
What's the plan for tonight? Movie or what?
Let's do a movie.
We could see Knocked Up, or Sicko or, the ultimate in romantic movies Live Free and Die Harder.