I am just so infatuated with that house – I really couldn’t have designed one better to fit my needs and wants. I’ve already cleared out a little more yard all the way around in my mind. Trying to decide if I want to put a ceiling in the unfinished part of the basement to make photos easier… and where to put the dog bath… and do I want to allow dogs in the house or make them stay outside except in extreme weather… and where I’m going to put that invisible fence thingy… and outside water for the dogs…
And yes, the goal is to pay that off in half the time (or less), but I can only guess that might happen. If eBay takes off – no brainer. Between what I’m hoping eBay will do and what I know the phone book can do, I would be just fine.
All this may be for nothing. After talking with their attorney, the sellers may decide they have to have 225,000… or more. Until I hear back from them, everything is just speculation. Heck, the attorney may decide he wants it for a vacation home…
Mom really likes that house — she’s not crazy about how far it is from “a paved road.” I’m not concerned with that. I want a long driveway and out in the sticks. Don said it was a long way to walk in the snow…
I do want that house. Just not sure it’s a good idea when I’m 55 years old, and all I have to fall back on is my own resources, and we’re talking about paying a mortgage off when I’m 85 years old. If I only make the regular payments, there will only be a small dent in the principle balance in 15 years. Even if I sell then, I won’t be any better off than I am right now UNLESS I can make substantial paydown. And what happens if I need a new vehicle? 30 years is a long time to keep that Lincoln… 🙂 Yes, I’m hoping I’ll get a few raises in the next 15 years (gonna push for one this year after the website is done), but once again, no guarantees…
STOP IT! Life doesn’t come with guarantees. All we can do is make the best of what we’ve got. Should I just pull back into my hole like a night crawler and pretend like everything’s okay? Or I can push forward into a new adventure and make the best of the bad crap that crops up. Because there will be bad crap (like the roof on this house) no matter where I am or what I’m doing.
You like my roller coaster? Wait till you see it with a huge mortgage attached!