I think that is great, that they have worked hard and earned what is needed to achieve their dream.
I guess my comments are more aimed at the snowflake-types, who act like, if only we would forgive their loans, they could buy a house...instead of working 2 jobs or whatever it takes to get their loans paid off - or - BETTER YET - dumb people should not take huge student loans to get degrees that will never pay off in career/income rewards.
There is that liberal mindset that thinks everyone should have equal everything, and fails to consider the varying levels of effort, risk, and sacrifice involved.
Paid off our second house today (On StRonnie’s birthday!): 3100 sq feet, four bedroom, three bath.
Oh I agree. My daughter and her husband live in Georgia so housing prices are reasonable. They have selected a nice community but not a rich one. They are getting bang for the buck. They chose to go to a state school to keep costs down. They both have full time jobs. He is an IT manager and she an ICU nurse.
They chose to stay in Heorhia rather than go to California where she grew up precisely because of cost of living. That and they both love Georgia. She has friends who left California in order to be able to buy a home.
There are good ones out there but not all are