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steve2470

(37,457 posts) Tue Sep 17, 2013, 08:52 PM Sep 2013

Moved into my new home, feels great, can you relate ?

I have lived all my life in apartments (except for when I was married and had another income to pay the mortgage). Finally....I have my very own humble home.

It feels really great that this is my home, that I own, finally, after 37 years of being an adult.

Best wishes to all other homeowners, potential homeowners and renters !

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Moved into my new home, feels great, can you relate ? (Original Post) steve2470 Sep 2013 OP

Congrats, my dear steve2470! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2013 #1

thank you, I plan to if I can afford the hoa fees lol nt steve2470 Sep 2013 #7

HOA fees................ mrmpa Sep 2013 #14

excellent advice, thanks ! nt steve2470 Sep 2013 #15

I can relate alright ConcernedCanuk Sep 2013 #2

thank you, you enjoy also :) nt steve2470 Sep 2013 #8

I remember that feeling at about your age. It's the best. I felt sort of giddy about it. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2013 #3

And you know what else is great? Keeping a little vegetable garden. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2013 #5

that would be really nice ! nt steve2470 Sep 2013 #9

Yes, and it does feel great. Incitatus Sep 2013 #4

yea, I look at my AC and think...hmm...one day big bucks to fix lol ugh nt steve2470 Sep 2013 #10

Nothing better than finding a place to call your own. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #6

thank you, and good luck with your project :) nt steve2470 Sep 2013 #11

Tis a freeing feeling, is it not? dixiegrrrrl Sep 2013 #12

yea very freeing ! nt steve2470 Sep 2013 #13

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,599 posts)

1. Congrats, my dear steve2470!

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 09:00 PM

Sep 2013

It IS a very good feeling.

I hope you'll have many happy years there!

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

7. thank you, I plan to if I can afford the hoa fees lol nt

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 09:56 PM

Sep 2013

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)

14. HOA fees................

Reply to steve2470 (Reply #7)

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 11:24 PM

Sep 2013

make sure you have the HOA documents. You should have gotten them at close. Read them carefully, so you know what your responsibility is and what the HOA's is.

I'm on the Board of Directors for my condominium association. I know the rules and regs, upside down and sideways. My knowing the rules has saved me probably $1000 over the years, with the association wanting to charge me for what it was responsible for. I've also saved money for other residents as well.

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

15. excellent advice, thanks ! nt

Reply to mrmpa (Reply #14)

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 11:27 PM

Sep 2013

ConcernedCanuk

(13,509 posts)

2. I can relate alright

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 09:07 PM

Sep 2013

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Own my first home at the age of 62

renting sucks.

enjoy!

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steve2470

(37,457 posts)

8. thank you, you enjoy also :) nt

Reply to ConcernedCanuk (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 09:57 PM

Sep 2013

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,834 posts)

3. I remember that feeling at about your age. It's the best. I felt sort of giddy about it.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 09:08 PM

Sep 2013

Enjoy!!

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,834 posts)

5. And you know what else is great? Keeping a little vegetable garden.

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 09:18 PM

Sep 2013

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

9. that would be really nice ! nt

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Reply #5)

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 09:57 PM

Sep 2013

Incitatus

(5,317 posts)

4. Yes, and it does feel great.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 09:16 PM

Sep 2013

However, the one thing I miss is being able to call maintenance whenever there is a problem and having them fix it right away at no cost.

It will be nice that my mortgage will never go up like my rent did, and eventually there will be no payments.