Ankara Bungalow House, Türkiye by M.Serhat Sezgin submitted by /u/Amazing_Architecture

How to Clean Your House, According to the Professionals There are times when you face a cleaning task so daunting that only a professional can help. Other times, you can handle it yourself—if you think like a pro, that is. Here’s how to clean up your place like it’s your job, according to the people for whom it is. Read more…

Inherited a house 50/50 with a sibling. Money still owed on the house. They want to stay and I want to be bought out. They are asking me for a notarized doc taking my name off the existing loan of the person who left it to us, but still stating that I legally still own 50%, in order for them to file an application to refinance with only there names since they would be keeping it and if approved for the loan they would then have the house appraised and use the e…

Planning for a baby and a house next year. Am I crazy? Hi folks! Long time lurker, first time poster. My partner and I (32F, M) are planning on expanding our family next year and hoping to buy a new house at the end of next year. Hoping being the key word. Combined net monthly income – 15.6k Rent – 4k Average monthly expenses – 4.5k Average monthly savings – 7k (after 401k, espp, hsa maxed out) We l…

Astros, Aces to mark titles with White House visit The Houston Astros of Major League Baseball and the Las Vegas Aces of the WNBA will be honored by President Joe Biden at the White House next month.

How to Turn Any Room in Your House Into a Panic Room It’s well-established that the best way to survive disasters and emergencies is to have a plan for dealing with them—yet most of us don’t. Mitigating the harm from events like home invasions or natural disasters like a tornado or hurricane starts with having a plan. This usually involves knowing your escape routes and… Read more…

Pay off $25k student loans or save for house? Not sure what my next steps should be and would really appreciate any advice. I make $63,000 a year and I am currently living with my parents for a year. My only expenses are my monthly student loan minimum payment and car payment ($375/month). I have $25,000 in private student loans with an interest rate of 10-11% across 5 different loans rang…

Can I Buy a House in a Year? I am 20, making 40k a year. Currently live with my girlfriend and a roommate so I’m paying ~450 a month in rent/utilities which seems okay to me. My other bills are $115 in insurance, $40 phone bill and $10 subscription. Credit score currently hovers around 750. In terms of savings, I currently have ~$2,000. However, I plan on selling my motorcy…

A house coated in maple leaves submitted by /u/paunimacz

Buying a house, are the numbers reasonable? My wife and I (late 20’s) are considering purchasing a single family home for $800k in the NYC suburbs. If we put 25% down, we’re looking at a 30yr fixed payment of about $5000/mo including tax and insurance. We do not currently have kids, but would like to try for one or two over the next few years. We have $400k in cash in a HYSA.   Income …

The calm before the storm, before the rest of my house wakes up. submitted by /u/Mom102020

Paying off the house with inheritance Hi everyone, here’s my situation: We own a house that’s valued at $645k; we bought it for $372k in 2017. Refinanced at 3% APR in 2020. I currently owe $327k. Unfortunately, my father passed away in April and I’m inheriting a substantial sum from his estate. We also have plans to move from the US to Portugal in the summer of 2024 under the D8 “D…

New York Is Ordered by Appeals Court to Redraw House Map The decision, if upheld, could allow Democrats to shift as many as six G.O.P.-held seats in their direction. Republicans vowed to appeal.

My favorite room in my house where the sun hits just right submitted by /u/nomoreshoesorsocks

beautiful tile work in this sit out space in a Chennai house submitted by /u/maximalist_01

LPT Request: Buying a House My wife and I will be pre-approved for a mortgage by the end of the week, and then the house hunt begins. We’ve spent the last 2-3 months looking at areas in which we want to buy. What are your tips on things to look for, to look out for, or things you wish you did when you bought your house? submitted by /u/RodolfoSeamonkey

Three Clues That a House Will Be For Sale Soon While there’s nothing wrong with spending hours scrolling through Zillow, if you’re actively searching for a home in a particular price range or school district, and you keep losing bidding wars or missing your chance to make an offer at all, it may be time to rethink your strategy. Read more…

Should one watch House Of The Dragon with no knowledge whatsoever of Game Of Thrones? I have not watched Game Of Thrones and I plan to remedy this. However, since its prequel, House Of The Dragon, released fairly recently (with a second season confirmed), I was wondering whether it would be better to get introduced to the dense, expansive, critically acclaimed world of Westeros through that show instead. However, the thing with …

The 7th House And Projection In Relationships The 7th house rules “the other”. Consequently, whatever is in your 7th house gets projected. Hearing this, you might say, “not me”, but the fact is, this is phenomenon and no one is excluded. If you can catch on, the … Read More…

Advice on how much to put down on a house vs investing Hi personalfinance, In 2-3 years, my partner and I would like to buy a house. For the homeowners on the subreddit, what math and logic did you apply to figuring how much of a downpayment you would put down vs how much you would keep in cash vs how much invested in the markets? The more we put down on a house initially, the less our mortgage woul…