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>350k
>1200 sq ft

AAAAAAAAAAAAAA

>>23250709
What? That's pretty normal for my zip code. It's got a garage too which most of houses don't even have in this neighborhood.

>>23250693
Nice.

I live in an area with cheap real estate. OP's home would've been $130k here. All I want now is love. I would willingly pay $400k for a tiny home if it meant I would be loved.

>>23250808
Yeah it sucks being stuck in this high COLA area for now but I still need to make it into my office a few times a week. I would love to fuck off to suburban Montana or something where property values would be 30-40% less.

>>23250693
Nice. Which state in the US are you located?

I just bought a house for $339k. Brand new, 3 bedroom and double garage. Not bad for Australia. Repayments are $1740/month which is pretty high, but that's because we had a low deposit loan with a 16 year repayment plan instead of going with a traditional bank 30 year mortgage.

>>23250766
that looks comfy as fuck

>>23251097
Washington State, and it's on the fringes of the Seattle metro bubble so I'm hoping we'll keep seeing strong buy demand as permanent WFH tech bros move out of the urban core into the burbs. Or maybe foreclosures will pop the bubble soon and my property value will crash 50% overnight.

Either way it'll be better than keeping living in a shithole apartment listening to my neighbor's toilet braps through the cardboard walls at 2am.

>>23250693
Hopefully your heating system and water heater are in good shape. Roof too. Those things can really suck you dry. Also, having a septic is a pain in the ass, especially of your local politicians are fags. Owning a home is pretty comfy desu, just try to learn to fix shit yourself, that's what youtube is for. Also, get a RO water system. Fuck the fluoride jews.

>>23251246
What's RO? is that rainwater collection?

>>23250693
ur in for a house. its not a self-administered open-heart surgery.

>>23250693
>A THIRD OF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR A SHED

>>23250693
You had an inspection right? Any trouble spots turn up?

So long as you plan to live where you live for a while and don't think of your house as a speculative investment, you did fine and you shouldn't even worry if you bought a bubble top. It'll come back eventually and in the meantime you're not getting jewed with annual rent hikes, which imo is priceless.

Protip, budget for maintenance. 1% of the home value per year, split it into a monthly value and sock that amount away in savings every month. Even if nothing is going wrong with your house at present. Just think of it as another bullshit part of your monthly payment. Then, when your furnace explodes and you have to buy a $5000 replacement, you won't even care because you've already paid for it.

>>23251385
I did have an inspection, they said it was in pretty good shape. Few things like a loose toilet and a couple faulty wall sockets but the foundation was clean and the roof is <10yrs old and well taken care of.

Do furnaces really cost $5000?

>>23251240
No shit? How "fringe" are we talking, like Everett; Tacoma; North Bend?
I've been hoping the bubble would pop soon, kinda looking around Bellingham, but with all the WFH it looks like it's just inflating even more up there.