I just closed on my 1st home last Friday. It took many years of saving, scrimping, and sacrificing. I resisted the pressure to buy during the bubble. My wife and I bought a home that we liked, and one that we can afford. We look at our house as a place to live out our days, not a piggy-bank.
Our criteria for a house was to buy something that my monthly payments and my utility costs would be covered by my military pension check, and that we would only finance with a 30 year fixed rate mortgage. We were patient, stuck to our guns, and now we have the “American Dream”.
Congratulations! Feels great doesn’t it. Congrats on that retirement as well.
Congratulations!
Congratulations