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Originally Posted by phiz118
For the same size house as the apartment? No way... With that 2x payment, you are getting a MUCH larger house.
I say get the house and build some equity, then a year or so later get the Camaro. The house is an investment. Also, you can call someone to come fix a new house just like your apartment for the first year, and you can hire someone to mow your lawn.  |
Well it's hard to find a 650sq ft 1 bedroom house.... but you're right my house now is about 2000sq ft. But most of the costs out here came from the lot and all the extra crap I had to put in to meet code... My lot was 1/3 of my home price, and I spent 1/6 of my home cost on code related upgrades that are not required in Iowa (where I'm from)... Another sixth or so was for neighborhood HOA rules, Upgraded driveway, siding (really really expensive siding), required landscaping. My house would've been cheap as crap if I had built it in rural Iowa, that's for sure!