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So I woke up Sunday and had some Sheena Easton song stuck in my head. This has propelled me head long in youtube nostalgia. I think I’m just avoiding my life now which at the moment is filled with math and finance over the new house. Or possible new house. I know we *can* buy a house the point is should we. Justin’s dad helpfully provided some math for me to start since my in laws are by far the best/most experienced people I have to ask about this stuff. My mom has bought two houses in her life and kept one for over twenty years. Buying for the long term is so different, then its all about what do I like and what do I need from a home. Buying for the short term that stuff still matters but it’s also like “what will sell” and “will we break even” or even better “will we make any money”. So that’s what I’ve been doing…last week I saw a bunch of homes with my mom when she came to visit and this coming weekend I take Justin to see the five I’ve narrowed it down to. I was all hot to do this until Justin’s dad provided a much needed reality check. Now I’m not so sure. I want the new house, I want the garden tub and an actual guest room and a garage but we’re only going to be here for 26 months more. If we could get a house for the same we pay in rent it might be simpler but the payment will go up about 2-300 a month. Well depending on the house we buy but oddly the profit for the lower priced house (same model we rent) is much lower than the houses I almost like. It’s pretty impossible for me to like low end new construction. Anyway this is the fantasticlyfugly cabinets they put in MANY of the newer homes. Actually these are pretty decent for their type…there are far far far worse.

and this is much more of what I want…

So another day of number crunching commences. I just think it’s funny that two former slackers like Justin and myself are even thinking of buying a house. It’s so weird…part of me still feels like I should be out all night drinking coffee.