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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Back when my kids were little I too was a loser  like the OP. I say it in a nice way.

I felt priced out. Had a stick up my Ass had to be right neighborhood, right house, right school district, close in. But something I really could not afford. My wife was pregnant and getting bigger and baby was due. We were still in my one bedroom coop.

After touring 200-300 houses in richer areas from engagement through beginning of marriage at an open house in a neighborhood that was a stretch a realtor at open house took me aside and said I got a pocket listing doing open house on Sunday. Guy had bad divorce and business is failing has to sell. Trust me will be great your family.

We go over this very blue collar area. Small house 1,300 sf on 60x100 plot. Brown oven, yellow dishwasher, cracked floors, rusty screen doors, filthy dirty in need of paint job and yard a mess and electrical panel shot.

Guess what wife wanted it. Our very small downpayment in richer area was 45 percent down on this cheap house. We fixed it up on our own over next 15 years.

My wife a few months later quit work, we had three kids, paid off small mortgage in 9 years. Lived mortgage free 11 years. Took tons of trips and activities. My salary went up to 400k a year.

I did sell as had to relocate and bought the house you are looking for. 6,000 sf on fancy block, close in with best school district. My wife is lonely and no one home all day in these houses except maids and gardeners. My kids don’t consider it home. My kids are a bit ashamed where we live. There is a stigma being in a rich house.

It is not the house that matters. If we bought big house my wife would have traded being with kids their whole childhood and we never would have had a third.

I also get ripped off every home repair or estimate my new house.

I wish I kept my my old little house so when I retire could go back. My large empty house will be depressing [/quote]

I love this story, and I am sorry that you had to leave your family home.[/quote]

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