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Mortgaged in California or paid off house in Texas?

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Mortgaged in California or paid off house in Texas? I’ll go straight to the point. Current situation: Household income: $300,000/year. Wife works remotely. Currently have a house in the Bay Area with mortgage ~$550,000 remaining. House was built in the 60s Average school. Average neighborhood, but very quiet. 50mins commute to work one-way, 3 days a week I was recently offered a new job opport…

Reddit Personal Finance 969 2023-11-20

New house: Paint newbie needs some help!

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New house: Paint newbie needs some help! Hi there, I just bought a Victorian cottage style house in London and I’m very lost when it comes to deciding what to do with wall paint, especially our living room. The house is TINY so I want to prioritise making it look nice and airy and cottage-like. We’re very much going with a modern cottage/farmhouse style in general. For example, with ou…

Reddit Interior Design 902 2023-11-19

Give it to me straight: how much house can we afford?

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Give it to me straight: how much house can we afford? My fiance and I (late 20s) are getting married next summer and trying to buy a house ASAP after that, approximately one year from now. We are in MA which is probably the single hardest place to buy right now. Looking around Norfolk County. Our combined income is $180k, which is unlikely to change by a significant amount in the next year. Our cre…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.2k 2023-11-19

House paid off at 35, what next?

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House paid off at 35, what next? Hi all, I bought a house 10 years ago and am fortunate enough to have it paid off by next month. I’m 35, no CC or student loan debt, and now no house payment. I already max out my 401k, and save around $500 a month for emergencies. I’ll now have around 2k that was going to my mortgage free in cash flow, should I just throw this into a taxable …

Reddit Personal Finance 1.3k 2023-11-18

New House, new car, should I follow through?

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New House, new car, should I follow through? I’m at an interesting point in my life. My company is moving me, and they provide great relocation benefits. Home purchase benefits cover essentially all closing costs (title/lender fee/appraisal fee, etc), and so I want to take full advantage by buying a home. I also put in an order for a Hybrid 2023 Ford Maverick Lariat a year ago, and i…

Reddit Personal Finance 709 2023-11-18

Is this what “house poor” looks like or am I being dramatic?

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Is this what “house poor” looks like or am I being dramatic? Fiancé and I got our offer accepted on our first house. We graduated a little over 2 years ago and have been working in our fields ever since. We both have lived at home with parents so that we could save every penny to be as prepared as possible for this crazy market. We’ve been looking for several months and have been working with a very good…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2023-11-16