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- WRXtranceformed - 11-09-2006
I was putting it in perspective Chris, I wasn't insinuating what your new house has vs. your old one =P
That's fantastic that you live so close to work, I'm sure everyone here is jealous.
Are you married now, or did you afford the place on your own? Could you have afforded that place by yourself as a first time homebuyer with no home equity, in an entry-level job position?
If so, you're an exception to what most people have to go through. That's why a further commute is more attractive than stressing your finances to the limit, or renting for years and years until you can afford the initial investment and closing costs associated with a new home.
- Apoc - 11-09-2006
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Everyone be jealous of me or I'll cry. I wasn't hugged enough as a child you know.
Anyway... I'm just sayin 1.5 hour commute ain't for everyone and that living smaller but closer is a decent option as well.
- WRXtranceformed - 11-09-2006
Oh RJ, personally if I had the choice of living up here or down in Harrisonburg, I would choose the 'burg any day of the week. And that's coming from someone who's lived here my whole life. There is WAY more hot pussy near JMU than up in Ballston / Arlington. College chicks tend to be way less stuck up too =P I would be in heaven if I could live down there like my partner does at his age ^_^
- .RJ - 11-09-2006
WRXtranceformed Wrote:That's why a further commute is more attractive than stressing your finances to the limit
But the further commute increases your expenses.... catch-22
- Apoc - 11-09-2006
You sayin partner like you keep doin' makes you sound like a feg.
- .RJ - 11-09-2006
WRXtranceformed Wrote:There is WAY more hot pussy near JMU than up in Ballston / Arlington.
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- WRXtranceformed - 11-09-2006
Apoc Wrote:Anyway... I'm just sayin 1.5 hour commute ain't for everyone and that living smaller but closer is a decent option as well.
I definitely agree with you, it's another good option.
One thing I strongly recommended to Derek the other night, and I'd recommend it to any of you as well. Don't buy a condo if you're looking at it as any kind of investment. If you think the used home sales market is bad right now, just take a look at the number of new/used condos for sale right now. There is a 3 year backlog worth of condos for sale right now, so it won't be easy to unload it any time soon.
The other benefit of a single family or townhome is that it gives you more space to rent out to your friends to help lessen the impact of a monthly mortgage. A friend of mine bought one of the townhomes that I built in Chantilly, and he's renting to 3 of his friends ... saves him a ton of money.
Just something to consider 8)
- WRXtranceformed - 11-09-2006
Apoc Wrote:You sayin partner like you keep doin' makes you sound like a feg.Haha, this thread is going downhill quickly.
RJ, I hope you were kidding, I wasn't attacking you dude
I'm just saying, the girls in that area are fuckin weak... I'm disappointed every time I go out. Just ask Gerald about the stuck up ho's that we've run in to every time I've gone out with him up there.
- .RJ - 11-09-2006
WRXtranceformed Wrote:Don't buy a condo if you're looking at it as any kind of investment.
Probably a good point - there's a new condo development in reston that I ride past sometimes on the way to work and the price on the big sign in front of them has dropped from low 300's... to 300... to 280...
- Apoc - 11-09-2006
I tried to make that recommendation to Mike a year or whatever ago but he insisted that if he bought he had to live alone (or with a chick). Were I single, I'd likely own a TH and rent to 2-3 friends.
- .RJ - 11-09-2006
WRXtranceformed Wrote:Just ask Gerald about the stuck up ho's that we've run in to every time I've gone out with him up there.
Oh I know. I dont go out with the expectation of meeting girls in arlington or DC, just go to have fun.
- Evan - 11-10-2006
I was THIS || close to buying a townhouse this past spring, were it not for the HOA. Fuck HOAs. Fuck them in their flaming assholes.
- white_2kgt - 11-10-2006
Now that I don't take christina to the metro I have a 15 minute commute on good days, 20 on bad.
- Apoc - 11-10-2006
Evan Wrote:I was THIS || close to buying a townhouse this past spring, were it not for the HOA. Fuck HOAs. Fuck them in their flaming assholes.
Elaborate por favor.
- Mike - 11-10-2006
i'm guessing they wouldn't allow his trailer.
- Evan - 11-10-2006
bingo.
brand new end unit brick front 2 car townhouse off of 29 in centreville.
Plenty of parking along the street for extra vehicles, even a gravel lot right in back (that probably isnt permanent though)
I called the HOA and asked about trailers. She actually got offended that I would even think of such a thing, and reacted like I asked if I could decorate my lawn with mutilated animal body parts.
There was one side of the street that didnt look like it was under HOA "rule" but I didnt want to risk it.
- Apoc - 11-10-2006
Meh... I can't say I argue with them, but I don't own a trailer.
- Andy - 11-10-2006
I went from a 10 minute through a nice wooded area to get to work to a 1 hour gridlock clusterfuck in our move. The commute is almost top on my list of shit just under garage.
HOA's are terrible sometimes. My sister's community require shutters on all windows and grass cannot be any longer than 2inches at any given time and some other random shit.
Another point of concern is the "tie you down to this area" concern. Joan and I were about to buy a house last month but then we realize that it would just become another anchor to keep us in NoVA.
- Apoc - 11-10-2006
As annoying as HOAs can be, I actually like that our new one is a pain in the ass. The HOA in our old neighborhood had no real teeth (I know 'cause I was on the Board) and ask Ryan (et al) how shitty and run down the neighborhood looked. Our current HOA will give you a notice if your grass is too long and while annoying, that sorta stuff really goes a long way towards the curb appeal of the community. The neighborhood is only 4 years newer than the old and it's a world apart.
- Evan - 11-10-2006
as warm and fuzzy as it makes you feel, an HOA does not positively affect the values of the homes in the community, as is supposedly the whole purpose of them.
There are a lot of people who refuse to move into a HOA community, and supply vs demand will always trump any attempts to artificially raise the value of a community.