Buying a house is a roller coaster of emotions. House hunting is like being given a chance to design your life in multiple locations. Because of course being female, if there isn't anywhere to store bathrooms items- or a place to put storage- that can't possibly be YOUR bathroom, can it!?
On the more serious, reasonable side... it is a very scary experience. My parents have never owned a home. They have always struggled financially so for Brent and I to be looking a few months before we are wed is incredibly hard for me. It's very foreign territory. Once I got over the shock of understanding that we can afford a mortgage... I started to get how nice it would be to have equity.
Can you imagine not throwing money away on renting an apartment where you have no space, no yard, noisy neighbors, and no real privacy? I mean, you pay hundreds of dollars for a roof over your head with nothing to show for it. I have been renting for years now and the prospect of the roof over my head actually helping to better improve my finances overwhelms me. Of course the mortgage and utilities far surpass what we pay in rent, but know we will KNOW where the money is going not just wonder about it.
It's a strange thing being 26, engaged, and a prospective homeowner in 5 days if all goes well. The offer has been made, accepted, and now we are waiting on the bank and a potential closing date of 2/29/2008.
We'll see. I have learned that there are many houses in the Metro for sale and to not put all your eggs in one basket... but I certainly want to start living the American Dream.
It's a real thing.
