Did I buy too much house? Partner and I make about $150k a year in gross income. Bonuses vary between 2k and 13k once a year. Currently save about 15% via HSA/401k/IRA, so take home after tax is about $8.5k. We’re currently under contract for a home that’s going for $495k. At our 7.5% loan with 5% down, monthly with taxes, PMI, and insurance (state of TX so these are pre…

How much house can we afford My fiancé and I are both teachers. Combined, we bring home a little over 120k/year (my biweekly take home is between $1700-2000 and his is similar). We are just starting to save after paying off debt. Neither of us have ever owner property. We have no children and aren’t planning for any. I’ve been looking at homes between $200-$300k. Is that re…

How should my parents invest profit from house they’re selling? Hi I’m not sure where to ask for advice, but basically we already have one house with about 200k loan left and my parents are selling their other house in Indiana. They’ll get about 150k profit and they’re not really sure what to do with the money. My parents aren’t really educated so they don’t know what to do. I don’t want them to work after 1…

After McCarthy Ouster as House Speaker, Will the Motion to Vacate Change? Some Republicans are calling for the weapon that dethroned Kevin McCarthy to be weakened. But it is not that easy.

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The living room in my house is kinda cozy submitted by /u/PorcupineGG

House Republicans Feud Over Rules to Choose a New Speaker A quiet fight over the rules highlights the depth of G.O.P. divisions. It could set the stage for a bruising election to choose a successor to the party’s ousted speaker.

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House Speaker, Ukraine War, Border Wall: Trump’s Influence Reaches a Post-Presidency Peak A Republican leadership vacuum has allowed the former president to exert power over his party — and in the country — in a way that lacks much historical precedent.

Advice: I had to leave my 2.875% house, what do you think about my options? Started my career about 800 miles from my family in 2018. Bought my house in early 2022 at for $110,000 at 2.875%. I thought I wouldn’t have the ability to transfer for another 5 or so years so I could build up some equity instead of renting. Put down 20% and bought it. July of this year, I got a surprise offer to transfer closer to my family. …

Our cozy house rooftop deck in Seattle submitted by /u/throwaway1337woman

If Moderate Republicans Were Brave, They Could Save the House By cooperating with Democrats, they could elect one of their own as speaker.

Scalise and Jordan Seek House Speaker Backing as Trump Hangs Over Race The two lawmakers sought support from members of their fractured party as the former president threatened to get involved in a potentially fierce struggle over who will lead the House.

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Would you buy a house that you don’t love because of numbers? We recently saw a house. It checked many of the boxes for us but we don’t love the neighborhood. House itself is about 20 yrs old but kitchen was recently renovated, rest of the house is in original condition and needs some work for cosmetic upgrade. House is listed a 100k over comparable, but seller is offering assumable mortgage at 2.5%. The …

Here’s What Would Happen If You Didn’t Heat Your House All Winter Everything is getting more expensive these days, and the fuel that heats your home is no exception. Whether you burn oil or gas or have electric heating, it’s going to be more expensive than ever to heat your home during the coming cold weather. Read more…

House guests drive me nuts! I have grown to dread having house guests, and unfortunately I have them a lot. Friends often ask to stay at my house while they travel to and from their rural homes to the airport in the city I live in. It drives me nuts because I feel like I must function like a hotel for them, cleaning rooms, changing sheets etc.. I don’t mind people coming t…

Would it be the worst idea ever to sell our house and rent for a year or two? My partner and I bought our house 6 years ago and it’s been nothing but headaches. This year we spent over $12,000 on home maintenance. Not upgrades mind you, just fixing things that were broken and keeping the place in one piece. It’s an old house on a busy street and at the time it’s what we could afford. Our mortgage is low ($1700) but we’re …

The Leaderless House Faces Trouble Ahead Also, health care workers go on strike. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

What Can Patrick McHenry, Interim House Speaker, Do? Representative Patrick T. McHenry of North Carolina, who took the gavel, may oversee the election of a new speaker. But he does not have the power to run the chamber.