Chaotic_foh
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Man, fuck New York.
I"ve been looking at houses for probably over a year. "Shopping" more seriously about 4-5 months. I think the more I get into the market and look around, the more turned off I am.
I mean, a MEDIOCRE area - which i"ll classify as a good school district, can walk around at night without getting mugged, and maybe your car wont get keyed or broken into if you park it on the street (maybe it might) is 320k ish for something that needs work and is "ok" (3 bedroom 1.5 bathroom .5 acre property we will say) and you"re going to be paying 10k+ in property tax on that.
The closer I get, the more negative energy I feel about the prospect. I just can"t justify in my head burning literally $25,000+ a year in property tax and mortgage interest and such. I understand the tax benefits, but still.
I want a condo more and more, but I need (want?) a yard for my dog, and I want at least a 1 car garage so my car doesn"t go on the street. Kind of throws that away.
I kind of stopped looking i"ve just become so disillusioned. I seriously think i"m going to just keep investing all my money and wait until my life circumstance brings me mrs chaotic and then I won"t have to compromise in what I want while throwing away half my income to a furnace.
I"ve been looking at houses for probably over a year. "Shopping" more seriously about 4-5 months. I think the more I get into the market and look around, the more turned off I am.
I mean, a MEDIOCRE area - which i"ll classify as a good school district, can walk around at night without getting mugged, and maybe your car wont get keyed or broken into if you park it on the street (maybe it might) is 320k ish for something that needs work and is "ok" (3 bedroom 1.5 bathroom .5 acre property we will say) and you"re going to be paying 10k+ in property tax on that.
The closer I get, the more negative energy I feel about the prospect. I just can"t justify in my head burning literally $25,000+ a year in property tax and mortgage interest and such. I understand the tax benefits, but still.
I want a condo more and more, but I need (want?) a yard for my dog, and I want at least a 1 car garage so my car doesn"t go on the street. Kind of throws that away.
I kind of stopped looking i"ve just become so disillusioned. I seriously think i"m going to just keep investing all my money and wait until my life circumstance brings me mrs chaotic and then I won"t have to compromise in what I want while throwing away half my income to a furnace.