Sporting Events FAQ, Liveblog, and BANGERS
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According to TV you will have only three potential options for a house:
Option 1 will be a fixer-upper close to work in a decent neighborhood that's a good bit below your max budget. You will be intrigued by the potential, but your wife will not like the fact that it is not move-in ready and, due to working from home, will not give a **** about how it reduces your commute. This neighborhood will also have good schools, but being as your kids aren't house hunting with you this will not get mentioned very much. This house would likely be a pretty good investment with said renovations complete as it is an older house in an up-and-coming neighborhood, but after a million small comments about everything that is wrong with the place, you will agree with your wife to keep looking.
Option 2 should be an incredible new house in a great location. Your real estate agent will play to all of your wife's weakest points by showing her how large and modern the kitchen is, the great master suite, and the intriguing space in the loft upstairs that she reportedly could see herself rekindling her art hobby in. You will know within 2 seconds of seeing the house that it is probably $80-100k over your budget, but that will not stop the agent from showing you the house nor your wife from saying "Well, we could just cut back on nights out" as if that will cover a massive increase in your monthly mortgage payment.
Option 3 will be the epitome of "meh", which neither of you will be totally satisfied with. It will be marginally bigger than your current home, in an equivalent neighborhood. Your work commute will be about the same. Some of the rooms are actually quite nice, an improvement on your place for sure, but some renovations would be ideal if you are really looking to grow as a family. Your wife will bemoan the "lack of character" that she saw in the brand new McMansion you saw yesterday. It will come in right below your max budget, but you can probably close for $5-10k below asking price, leaving some crucial extra money for those renovations that could really tie this place together.
HAVE YOU MADE A DECISION?
Option 1 will be a fixer-upper close to work in a decent neighborhood that's a good bit below your max budget. You will be intrigued by the potential, but your wife will not like the fact that it is not move-in ready and, due to working from home, will not give a **** about how it reduces your commute. This neighborhood will also have good schools, but being as your kids aren't house hunting with you this will not get mentioned very much. This house would likely be a pretty good investment with said renovations complete as it is an older house in an up-and-coming neighborhood, but after a million small comments about everything that is wrong with the place, you will agree with your wife to keep looking.
Option 2 should be an incredible new house in a great location. Your real estate agent will play to all of your wife's weakest points by showing her how large and modern the kitchen is, the great master suite, and the intriguing space in the loft upstairs that she reportedly could see herself rekindling her art hobby in. You will know within 2 seconds of seeing the house that it is probably $80-100k over your budget, but that will not stop the agent from showing you the house nor your wife from saying "Well, we could just cut back on nights out" as if that will cover a massive increase in your monthly mortgage payment.
Option 3 will be the epitome of "meh", which neither of you will be totally satisfied with. It will be marginally bigger than your current home, in an equivalent neighborhood. Your work commute will be about the same. Some of the rooms are actually quite nice, an improvement on your place for sure, but some renovations would be ideal if you are really looking to grow as a family. Your wife will bemoan the "lack of character" that she saw in the brand new McMansion you saw yesterday. It will come in right below your max budget, but you can probably close for $5-10k below asking price, leaving some crucial extra money for those renovations that could really tie this place together.
HAVE YOU MADE A DECISION?
Only thing missing is nutshot's wife saying "this will be my closet, you can use the one in the hall. HAHA!" when they look at the huge walk-in closet in house 2.
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Could a mod please allow this guy to receive PM's.
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/members/369541/
I need him for an auction game.
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/46...erest-1345202/
Thanks
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/members/369541/
I need him for an auction game.
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/46...erest-1345202/
Thanks
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