We finally did it. And no, not the house in the picture – though it looks amazing. We finally had an offer accepted. We officially started house-shopping two months ago. We’d made 3 previous offers. The first house we offered on we offered $50K below the highest offer. On the second house we were $18K… Continue reading We Bought A Freaking House
Apparently it’s not as easy to buy a home as I expected. I ignorantly thought that we’d see a house we could picture ourselves living in, present an offer to the seller, go back and forth with the seller over the price once or twice, sign some papers, and then bam, we’d have a house.… Continue reading It’s Not Easy To Buy A Home
It feels shameful to admit it, but I want to own a house. I’ve read many of Millennial Revolutions anti-home-ownership posts to know better. I’m a big fan of theirs, and being from Canada I appreciate their knowledge of the Canadian housing market because it is tremendously different from the US market. I also highly… Continue reading I Want A House
Our landlord recently informed us that they’re putting our apartment up for sale. We moved in less than four months ago. I’m pissed, angry, annoyed. Did I mention we moved in less than four months ago? I’m annoyed because this means we now have to open our home to strangers for showings… during a pandemic.… Continue reading So This Is Why People Buy Homes
