the creeping realisation
that I am likely to buy a house in the next 6 months.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 24 Aug 2011, 19:01, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

I'm somewhat jealous, but I'm resigned to spending the rest of my life in rented accommodation.
I'm not sure what the draw is of the property ladder.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 24 Aug 2011, 19:02, Reply)

ditto
i'll never be able to afford a mortgage or have the job security to make it a good idea to get one, unless I end up working in the nhs. which I may well end up doing in a few years for exactly that reason, the only problem being that it will bore me rigid. ho hum.
(berk, Wed 24 Aug 2011, 19:07, Reply)

well I don't know if I like the idea
I don't like the feeling of things being so permanent. Anyway, between new job, damp rented house and houses round here being a lot cheaper than I thought, now, it's looking like a sensible option. I'm not used to taking sensible options. It scares me
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 24 Aug 2011, 19:09, Reply)

I couldn't decide whether I preferred owing or renting
so I do both
( broadsword, Wed 24 Aug 2011, 19:16, Reply)

Buy a place, rent it all out, make sure the rent covers the mortgage and leaves you with something in your pocket, use that property to get a mortgage of another one, do the same thing, ad-infium until you own buckingham palace.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 24 Aug 2011, 19:21, Reply)

oh god, it's worse
I think I have to buy a new hoover :( You guys are all domesticated, which ones are less terrible
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 24 Aug 2011, 19:43, Reply)

Henry!
I dunno, I've only ever had cheap hand-me-down or second-hand vacuums. They usually do the trick. Check out freecycle or similar, or your local paper, there's bound to be a gem hiding somewhere.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 24 Aug 2011, 20:28, Reply)