I just turned 28 and I am4 days away from being a homeowner

[cibomatto]

Man what a crazy week... I am going to be a HOMEOWNER and I am way excited.... Yipppeeeeeeeeeee

[Psychobroker]

Congrats, Cibomatto! I can't wait until I'm there...will be within the next 6-8 months and I'll be 28 too

[Mr. Poopypants]

Congrats!!!

[AKLGT]

good for you, cibbo! i am 26 and it won't be another 2 yrs prob before i am able to afford my own place.

[Triton]

Congrats cibomatto!

[Charlievibe]

Congrats Cibo.....I was 30 when I purchased my first house. I decided to wait so I could save up my $$$ and have plenty in the bank to do whatever I wanted on my house. I am so happy for you!!!!!

[cibomatto]

Thanks guys.. its SCARY but exciting.. Being in the military makes it hard to be a homeowner since we tend to move every 2 to 3 years but I am trying to dabble into investing in real estate by owning some rental property. Once I leave the Virginia area I plan on keeping it and making it a rental property so that I can continue to build equity towards my dream home when I really get super old OH well, Mortgate rates are low, I am virtually debt free and my credit rating is outstanding plus I am in a great area so I figure I will jump in and try it out... Yeeesh... scary stuff but I am more and more glad that I am taking the risk

[joatmon]

congrats. they talk about sticker shock when buying a car, when you go to settlement and the magnitude of the debt you are signing up for hits you, you'll be a bit dazed, but it's a great time to buy. happy Birthday!

[rasermon]

Happy birthday and congrats on becoming a home owner.

[cohocarl]

Quote, originally posted by cibomatto » its SCARY but exciting.. Yes, it is quite stressful and scary, but once you close, you'll be able to get some sleep....under your OWN roof! There are some benefits to renting over purchasing a home, but in most cases you'll be much better off. We purchased our first home when I was 26, making about $6.50/hr as a bank teller. Looking back, I don't know how we did it. We had it paid off for about 4 years, then we decided to have a child and bought a bigger house last summer. Now I'm almost 43 and have a mortgage that's 4x the amount of the old one was. Talk about scary.....

[millster]

Congrats Cibo! I know that feeling, purchasing a home. I just recently purchased my second. Truly a wonderful feeling!! Oh and of course Happy Birthday as well!

[Sputnik]

Congrats Cibomatto! I will be 28 in July and we just bought a condo and got it on March 31st... now we're doing renos before we move into it next Saturday.

[Fformula88]

Happy Birthday and congrats on the purchase! I am 26 now and am actively searching for a house to buy! Rates are really good, but man those prices really hit the ceiling the last couple years too! What a stressful thing it is just looking and deciding what to get, then figuring out if you will be able to afford to eat more than saw dust after buying it! I hope your house treats you well! Good luck and enjoy!!