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As some of you may know, I got married last summer. The next goal on the list of life things was to buy a house. We had been renting the same home for three years. She was over it, but we both waited and hoarded our monies, because while we are fantastic our finances, and make a good chunk of money, we are still in the income bracket that I can only describe as "sub-dAPhREAk level." As such, we had only two things in our favor: good credit scores and a sizable savings for a conventional loan.
Then it happened. The perfect house, at the perfect price, with the perfect yard, at the (ironically) perfect location was posted on Zillow one fateful evening. That's right: the house across the street that I've walked by for three years went on sale. My buddy hooked me up with a good agent (his mom has been a real estate agent for 30+ years; she was on vacation but called me and set me up with her friend). This agent was a coworker of mine from a job I had seven years ago! We worked a labor job in '08 because she needed to supplement her income at the time, what with the whole housing collapse and whatnot. Small world. And it gets smaller: my next door neighbor is my insurance agent. Here's more: we had a known plumbing issue and new neighbor who I once gave a bunch of free beer to welcome him and his wife to the neighborhood, happens to be a plumber! Needless to say, he helped me fix the problem for pocket change and more free beer.
Buying a house has its ugly sides as you may know. I had to constantly leave work to rush-sign new offers or agreements, etc. Inspections are EXPENSIVE, but let me tell you, worth EVERY cent. We found some things and had them all repaired at the owners expense. We had a cedar root growing right through the pipe ($$$$), as an example. There was the constant multi-party inefficient communication between me, to the agent, to his listing company, to him, and then back. Emails and phone calls every waking second, and signing check after check. The stress on both of us... Good thing my wife rocks. We shared the load equally. And my boss was awesome. He gave me as much time off as I needed.
We spent five days running around like freshly decapitated chickens. My friends and family came out to help us with the move. So many trips to the city dump... It is an advantage to know people that actually like you!
A little icing on the cake was that my landlord gave us our entire deposit back! During our walkthrough on the rental, I had a very strong stance: "Look what we did, look at these upgrades to your house at our expense," and so on, just in a very friendly tone  They said we were there best tenants ever (because we actually paid on time, which according to many landlords I know, including people in my family, is somehow rare). The house was rented out the next day.
Now, only half of my house is usable, what with the many unpacked boxes of crap everywhere, but I have the bathroom, kitchen, and master bedroom tamed. I have a big beautiful yard with weird flower stuff growing everywhere, some trees, a driveway, a garage, and this weird appliance called the "dish washer," which apparently washes dishes for you.
I am getting up there in age. I had some really, really, rotten luck a few years ago and I had all these plans that I did everything in my power to stick to. It was so hard for a while, but these last three years have made everything worth it. I have job security. I make more money. I have a great wife. I own a house. Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I am happy!![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/Ykvs6mC.jpg)
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AWESOME :D you're living the life ^_^ go mdj
gogogogo!!! and you have your new laptop to look forward too yay
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It looks like everything really panned out for you in this. Congratz.
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On May 03 2015 13:52 Shock710 wrote:
AWESOME :D you're living the life ^_^ go mdj
gogogogo!!! and you have your new laptop to look forward too yay
Yes! It's the first thing I'll open when I finally finish moving in! And then, brood war!
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Congratsss :DDD
That's so nice to hear~~~ I approve of your positive blog c: I also feel honored to be in on the progress as it was, uh... *consults dictionary, scratches head*, "in progress." Anyway good SHIZZLE >:D
it's dee uh-muhr-ee-cahn dreem!
edit: "there their best tenants ever" PLS *polishes leather grammar popo badge*
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Your happiness resonates throughout the entire blog!
Gratz and good luck on getting the other half of your house working.
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On May 03 2015 14:37 Aerisky wrote:
Congratsss :DDD
That's so nice to hear~~~ I approve of your positive blog c: I also feel honored to be in on the progress as it was, uh... *consults dictionary, scratches head*, "in progress." Anyway good SHIZZLE >:D
it's dee uh-muhr-ee-cahn dreem!
edit: "there their best tenants ever" PLS *polishes leather grammar popo badge*
Your post gave me ebola
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On May 03 2015 15:00 MountainDewJunkie wrote:Show nested quote +On May 03 2015 14:37 Aerisky wrote:
Congratsss :DDD
That's so nice to hear~~~ I approve of your positive blog c: I also feel honored to be in on the progress as it was, uh... *consults dictionary, scratches head*, "in progress." Anyway good SHIZZLE >:D
it's dee uh-muhr-ee-cahn dreem!
edit: "there their best tenants ever" PLS *polishes leather grammar popo badge* Your post gave me ebola
Worry not, for we've all been inoculated well in advance with farvaebola ;o
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Nauru12397 Posts
congrats on the house. two years in and my wife and i still have boxes taking up the garage and a couple rooms. =D
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On May 03 2015 15:30 dAPhREAk wrote:
congrats on the house. two years in and my wife and i still have boxes taking up the garage and a couple rooms. =D
Don't you have like seventeen rooms though?
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On May 03 2015 15:30 dAPhREAk wrote:
congrats on the house. two years in and my wife and i still have boxes taking up the garage and a couple rooms. =D
Three years later and my wife causal points out that I've not touched any of the hobby stuff in the closet since we moved in... man I miss table top gaming lol.
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What a lame story of falling into the slavery of domestic life. Don't lose your balls all in one place, ya nerd.
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Congrats dude. That's awesome!
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United States24800 Posts
Congratulations. Do you have any pics of the new house?
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On May 03 2015 22:52 micronesia wrote:
Congratulations. Do you have any pics of the new house?
Not really yet. But more soon.
Here's one for now:
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People will do anything for free beer. Keep a stock handy at all times.
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Congrats MDJ! always refreshing to hear good things from good people <3
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That truck reminds me of the 80s.
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On May 04 2015 01:28 TriO wrote:
That truck reminds me of the 80s.
Good, because it was made in 1980!
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TLADT24920 Posts
Big congrats! You sound so happy lol. Had a chuckle at these statements:
we are still in the income bracket that I can only describe as "sub-dAPhREAk level."
this weird appliance called the "dish washer," which apparently washes dishes for you.
Best of luck with the new house and savor the happiness! :D
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very nice happy for you, enjoy the good life!
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Congratulations! Big step! ^^
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nice yota, where about in wa state are you?
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On May 04 2015 14:23 omisa wrote:
nice yota, where about in wa state are you?
Not terribly far north of Seattle
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On May 04 2015 01:28 TriO wrote:
That truck reminds me of the 80s.
The truck is the stuff of legends.
Gratz MDJ.
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When are we making it into a pro team house?
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Congratz fuckface, I'm also happy to report that you can one star blog while banned. Maybe this is karma bouncing back your way for your face.
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On May 04 2015 22:12 ThomasjServo wrote:The truck is the stuff of legends.
It's a national treasure!
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Canada16217 Posts
that's pretty fucking awesome.
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Thank you, humans, for letting me emote!
Just got home security today (in case the cats can't fend of burglars).
We will now be hoarding our monies for the many many remodels we will be doing over the next few years.
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On May 08 2015 12:12 MountainDewJunkie wrote:
Thank you, humans, for letting me emote!
Just got home security today (in case the cats can't fend of burglars).
We will now be hoarding our monies for the many many remodels we will be doing over the next few years.
In my experience you should start now. What can you do to make home more home without money(or internet money)
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