watcher2001 said:Does anybody else here see the irony...
His house is too big yet the house he is looking at is around 4000 sq. OMFG how big is the house he is in now.
i don't know if "irony" is the word i was looking for but....
watcher2001 said:Does anybody else here see the irony...
His house is too big yet the house he is looking at is around 4000 sq. OMFG how big is the house he is in now.
nospleen said:That house is well over 500K. I am a Loan Officer and you would not believe the 'crappy houses' that I see that are over 500K. I live in Texas and 500K will buy you a beautiful mansion. But, other places, 500k is a two bedroom 650 sq. foot shack.
Mr. Anderson said:But then again, it all depends where in the state you are. I'm originally from Darien, Ct. - now that's nuts. That house would go for over a million there.
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cr2sh said:Many of my buddies have been burned by chicks when they buy a house "together." I'd be cautious...![]()
Abstract said:"18 years....18 years.....and on the 18th birthday, he found out it wasn't his!?!"
iSaint said:I would suggest getting married before you make the purchase together. It would make things so much easier in life!
nospleen said:Just for the record, "I ain't saying she's a gold digger"...![]()
~Shard~ said:As for the house itself, it looks amazing. And man, am I glad the cost of living is so low here in Regina - that house here would cost about $400,000 CAD (roughly $330,000 USD). I don't know how some of you people afford the houses that you do, I would imagine you're barely paying the interest off, let alone the principle, (and a LOT of interest at that!), and are house-poor.
Myself and my wife just bought a 2-storey, 3-bedroom place, 1800 sq. ft. + huge finished basement (probably making the total more like 2400 sq. ft.), built in 1984 but completely renovated brand new, completely developed yard, great backyard, hot tub, the whole deal, a block away from a school and waterpark, and a 5 minute drive from downtown. I won't say how much we paid, but let's just say it was under $200,000 CAD (which is about $165,000 USD).
I couldn't imagine paying some of the prices being quoted here, they're just outrageous. I love having such a high quality of life and low cost of living where I am - I don't see myself moving anytime in the near future.
Again, beautiful house, EJBasile, I say buy and enjoy!![]()
adroit said:A house for $200,000 CADThe best you can do for that price here in Victoria is probably a 2 bedrooms condo.
My bf and I have been watching at house price for a while but to get anything decent around here it would have been at least half a million. Sounds like it would be another 5 or more years for me.![]()
I don't think it was ever said to not live together before marriage. What I think was implied was Don't buy a house together before marriage. Kind of goes along with the thought of never loan a friend money unless you expect to never see them again.~Shard~ said:Do yourself a favor and buy the hosue and enjoy it with your girlfriend. Not living together until you're married is an unnecessary and antiquated concept.![]()
watcher2001 said:I don't think it was ever said to not live together before marriage. What I think was implied was Don't buy a house together before marriage. Kind of goes along with the thought of never loan a friend money unless you expect to never see them again.
Abstract said:In Sydney, that house would cost you $3 million, I'm guessing, as long as it's not in Western Sydney or something. Honestly. I've seen some rather small homes in the paper that go for over $1m. I'm talking about 2000 sq ft in slightly-above-average neighbourhoods for over $1m. Even small, crappy homes in Sydney will fetch $500 000. There's a regular property section in the paper, and it's insane how much a property is worth if it's close to the water. Sydney isn't one of the most expensive cities in the world to live in for no reason.
In Toronto (not the "burbs"), that house would go for around $1-2 million depending on how artsy, quaint, and "village-y" the neighbourhood is. Its not entirely about the proximity to water or the downtown core.
iBlue said:i don't know if "irony" is the word i was looking for but....
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EJBasile said:*One of the major government guys who made that law now wants to ban cell phones in grocery stores
EJBasile said:Want to know ironic (yes this is very random)...
She had left sooner than I had expected and as I was talking to her she drove by the cop and got pulled over. Not because she was speeding but because she was using her cell phone without a hands free device (new stupid CT law*)
~Shard~ said:Yes, I know, I have friends who live in Victoria, and my brother an sister-in-law live right in Vancouver, so I'm well aware of the housing prices! I was actually offered a job out in Vancouver last year, however I did the math and it just didn't work out. Sure, I would have been making $50,000 more a year, but due to housing costs and the higher cost of living in general (as well as more stress, longer workdays, etc.), I turned it down,as I'm technically making more money right here when all is said and done...![]()
EJBasile said:I only think the cell phone rule is stupid only because there are things that can be equally as distracting. Radios, standard transmissions with new drivers, small children, Navigation Systems, iDrive (!!!), I've seen multiple people reading books, combing hair, putting on lipstick, etc.
Um... all - and I mean ALL - of the studies have shown that hands-free headsets do nothing to reduce accidents... it is the act of talking on the phone itself which is an issue. A recent internal Nokia study even concluded that handsfree laws increase accidents due to people trying to insert headsets into phones while driving when the phone rings.mikebatho said:But if you don't have a hands free set and are speaking on your mobile phone, you deserve to get busted.
I only wish there were more police around to enforce these new laws, as even as a pedestrian I've almost been hit a number of times by people driving whilst talking on the phone.
It's dangerous, full stop. If the laws there are like anything like the ones over here, that one has been put in place for people's protection. I understand you're pissed that it happened to your girlfriend, but you've just got to suck it up.
Anyone who regularly rides a bike around here will tell you how distracted and dangerous people are when talking on mobile phones while driving.