Message from @Smoke
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housing is going up like crazy in my area, makes me not want to buy, but probably will keep rising
Wouldn't it be cheaper and safer to just buy land and build a house
20% is the best downpayment if you can swing it because you dont pay PMI (mortgage insurance)
Yes, not sure if I want to buy in a quickly growing city, or buy land/house rurally
and work remote
are you gonna build the hosue with your own hands or hire people?
20%... bruh
its a lot easier to finance construction of a house
Gonna pay people
20% is a lot. I need like 40k for a 200k house
Probably just get help from family and do as much as I can by myself
i had 40k saved up when i was still in grad school
you can save it if you prioritize
I have lots of men employed in trades and construction in my family
you can get these picks from harbor freight for 99c
So I could get help easily
anyways you can do 10% purchase, just 20% is optimal
it all comes down to your local market
and dont let perfect become the enemy of good
Lol I'm pretty sure I was breast fed
heres the thing smoke... if housing prices go up that means you should buy
because as prices go up, if you're a renter you're fucked, if you own you're golden
everyone is born "short" a roof over their heads, its a risky position to be in
the safest position is to own your own home
for me i was terrified of being priced out of where i grew up and forced to move
Yes... my area will be expensive eventually. I think if I were to buy here I'd buy a duplex or something, and then eventually move out of the city
yeah duplex can be great, sometimes i wish i did that
i still only have my primary house, my goal is to have an investment property
with a duplex you get both at once
yes, I wish some boomer plague would come so I could get some cheap real estate <:towelsweat:552805059042344960>
i kept waiting all through the last housing crash prices didnt drop that much
if you're in a bubbley area, far from jobs prices can crash
if you're in a rock solid area, they wont drop much
another protip, usually you can refinance 6 months after you buy your house and get a better interest rate
If you inherit a house and land would you also inherit all related debts?
they give a better rate to you on refi because you've already shown you can be trusted to pay for a few months
no