might be getting a new house ...

Yep. Lots of folks downsizing now. Moving any closer to north Chris?

revhead347 said:

What house doesn't have a 2 car garage? I have garage space for 4 cars here. That's cool though. You gonna pay cash for this one?

Kurt

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cheap ones lol

Congrats. that is a hefty reduction in mortgage. MD is not cheap, are you staying in MD or is that after big down payment?

We only have a 1 car garage (60yr old house). The next home we buy will have at least a oversized 2 car...or a 2 car and a pole barn/room for a pole barn. If we did not just replace the roof we would have our house on the market right now...down market and all. We are shooting for around this time next year or early 12' at the latest.

I would like a nice sized pole barn with a lift someday.

I would love it as well. Looking at some out of the way areas on land (not that out of the way though). Wife was looking getting an idea of what we could get in our price range near some current co-workers of both of us (140-160ish with our cheap arses). Found some homes on 3.5 acres 2yr old homes 2-3 car garage 3 bedroom walkout basement (unfinished) for $135-140's...these are $180-220 at least with 1/4acre lots 10-15min closer in were we would be looking otherwise. Subdivision homes in this same area are going for $112-120...freakin nuts...and they were not much higher in the boom years either.

We may be forced to be kinda rural anyway. The wife is thinking about quiting her job (medical billing) and taking over her fathers business again. He is more comfortable with things improving and himself looking into actually retiring now. Problem is the tool truck is not legal for most subdivisions due to weight and size (Snap-on franchise owner 30+yrs).

Blackvert- are you selling your home or already sold it? Didnt you also have a beach house you were trying to sell as well?

damn that's cheap compaired to here. That would be closer to $200 or more around here

400,00!!!!!Holy ****!!!!!! I thought my 95k mortgage was alot! lol

Holy **** that's crazy

revhead347 said:

What house doesn't have a 2 car garage?

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MysteryMachine said:

cheap ones lol

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For us car guys, it seems that way, cause we always look at the garage when buying. lol
But in my town, a lot of the yuppie-type people spend A LOT of money on houses that were built when garages weren't a necessity. There are some large expensive houses in my town that have carports.

I lucked out, my house was built in '63 and my 2-car garage was built to house friggin Galaxies or Imapalas from those days. I've had my parent's 2009 extended cab long bed F-150 backed in next to another car in my garage with plenty of room to close the garage door (before I moved my tools in though).
My parents have a 5/3 with a 2-car which was built in '98, and my dad can't park his Grand Marquis in the garage, cause it sticks out.

BlKSN,
Sounds like property values up there are similar to Central Fl.
My mom has family in Cali, and I don't understand how people there justify buying 3/2's there when you could get a small mansion for the same price here.