House thoughts
I bought a house today. Nothing special or remarkable about it. My 5th house actually .. I suppose average for my age/generation. While it's the most expensive I've ever bought, it carries the smallest equity of any since my very first (divorces and debt have a way of doing that) .. and the payments devestatingly reflect the loan to value ratio. Truly I am hoping hard that it all works out.
On the plus side, it's something of a "fixer-upper" and I do love projects. I am on the edge of thinking I may have bitten off more than I can chew -- vs being excited about all that it offers me to do.
Here is what I want: To bring the house up to all that it can be but stay within its fundamental value for the neighborhood (not overimprove it in other words). But to make it into a livable and enjoyable housing experience like my houses have been in the past.
And while all this is going on, I also want to continue with the work that I do to make a living, go to grad school, finally finish my book, and spend lots of quality time with the several wonderful women in my life. Thank you Santa, I've been very good!!
sincerely yours,
Keith
On the plus side, it's something of a "fixer-upper" and I do love projects. I am on the edge of thinking I may have bitten off more than I can chew -- vs being excited about all that it offers me to do.
Here is what I want: To bring the house up to all that it can be but stay within its fundamental value for the neighborhood (not overimprove it in other words). But to make it into a livable and enjoyable housing experience like my houses have been in the past.
And while all this is going on, I also want to continue with the work that I do to make a living, go to grad school, finally finish my book, and spend lots of quality time with the several wonderful women in my life. Thank you Santa, I've been very good!!
sincerely yours,
Keith