Perro Del Diablo Posted January 18 Posted January 18 (edited) Found a house i like and made offer. Now I'm waiting to see if owners accept my offer. Edited January 21 by Perro Del Diablo 11 Quote
Sixgun Seamus Posted January 18 Posted January 18 (edited) Finally gonna move outa that cardboard box? Edited January 18 by Sixgun Seamus 1 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted January 18 Posted January 18 Wishing best of luck. Hope you can strike a deal. 🤞 1 Quote
Cactus Jack Calder Posted January 18 Posted January 18 Luck to you on your purchase offer. CJ 1 Quote
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted January 18 Posted January 18 Your own home is a good investment and hedge against inflation. Never regretted buying when Sherron and I first got married, 57 + years ago. 3 1 Quote
Trailrider #896 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 Don't disagree about it generally being a good investment over time. OTOH, when you start dealing with additional expenses in maintenance over the years, as we used to say when I was a Realtor, "Anyone that owns their own home deserves it!" Take that anyway you mean it! 1 1 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted January 19 Posted January 19 Property taxes are a hoot too! But I can do anything I damn well please to it! So to speak! 2 Quote
Perro Del Diablo Posted January 19 Author Posted January 19 22 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said: Stayin’ in Texas?? Of course 1 Quote
Cypress Sun Posted January 19 Posted January 19 17 hours ago, Trailrider #896 said: Don't disagree about it generally being a good investment over time. OTOH, when you start dealing with additional expenses in maintenance over the years, as we used to say when I was a Realtor, "Anyone that owns their own home deserves it!" Take that anyway you mean it! They don't call us home moaners for no reason. 5 Quote
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 We had our house built (a quarter of a century ago!) -- the day we received the keys, we went through our brand new, empty, full-of-possibilities house, we held hands and jumped up and down like two excited kids in EVERY LAST ROOM IN THE HOUSE and the basement as well! Our only disappointment was that, during construction, the contractor stored his Bobcat loader in the attached garage, and the loader didn't come with the house. Darn. The night of that happy day when we got the keys, we mentioned our happiness to a good friend at a meeting. He gave us a knowing look and offered, "You think you own your house. You'll find your house owns you!" May Fortune smile on your offer! 2 1 Quote
Pat Riot Posted January 20 Posted January 20 I wish you great luck with the purchase and much happiness in your new home. 3 1 Quote
watab kid Posted January 20 Posted January 20 good luck and prayers in for this to work out for you , ive been in my house for 35 years and i will admit even with all this time and all the "things" its been good , i do remember the stress leading up to closing - might be better today but back then it was a difficlut time , hope everything goes smoothly for you but dont loose sight of the prize - this house is the last i think ill live to enjoy , but ive owned four before - i dont miss any but the first only because it was the first and a good house - i never finished everything id planned to do to that one , but i left the plans and the next owners did the rest , ive only one room in this house ive not redone completely , its on my list to start soon , but im using that bathroom as my reloading room right now and am reluctant to give it up - need to find a space to move that into , 1 1 Quote
Perro Del Diablo Posted January 21 Author Posted January 21 I have contract. Nice 3-2 in Venus TX. 9 1 Quote
WD Farren Posted January 21 Posted January 21 You are renting your home from the property tax collector on a long term basis. You will get regular increases on that rent as the years go by. 1 1 1 Quote
Perro Del Diablo Posted January 21 Author Posted January 21 3 hours ago, WD Farren said: You are renting your home from the property tax collector on a long term basis. You will get regular increases on that rent as the years go by. With va disability i will be able reduce for awhile at least 3 Quote
Caprock Kid Posted January 22 Posted January 22 8 hours ago, Perro Del Diablo said: With va disability i will be able reduce for awhile at least Thank you for your service. 1 Quote
Sedalia Dave Posted January 26 Posted January 26 Everyone pays property taxes. If you are a homeowner, you see it directly. If you rent, property taxes are baked into the rental amount. Same with all the maintenance. When you own it, you see it directly. For renters it's included in the rent. My former manager has a lot of rental houses. One year there was a big bond measure up for vote. When he sent out the rental increase notices there were two different possible increases. One if the bond passed and a low amount of it didn't. He got a lot of calls about why the increase would be greater if the bond passed. Most had a hard time comprehending that "THEY" would be paying for the increase because they didn't realize that they were paying property taxes abet indirectly. 3 1 Quote
watab kid Posted January 26 Posted January 26 the taxes as stated above are paid by all - some is burred in rent cost , you cant escape paying it , good thing about owning is your not likely to be evicted nor irritated by neighbors , but you will see the real tax on what the government does to exist ...yes they do good , but yes there are things you fund you might not choose to given the chance to say so , if you live in my state you are funding fraud as well - oh but those dollars were national so you all funded=d our fraud , i guess we all should be upset with this - basicaly the government should not be doing these things - its deeper than that though , government officials got money , private individuals got money , some non proffit organizations got money and foreign terrorist organizations got money ...............this as to end - needs to be investigated , prosecuted and incrassated [id execute if i had my way] but im not making the calls 2 1 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 26 Posted January 26 On 1/21/2026 at 3:37 PM, Perro Del Diablo said: With va disability i will be able reduce for awhile at least Good luck in your new home and thank you for your service 🇺🇸 2 1 Quote
Perro Del Diablo Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 I got my clear to close. Soon I will have new house 9 Quote
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Owning your own home and feeling like you are part of the community is a good thing. Yes, it costs money but it's not all about the monetary return on investment. Congratulations on the new house. 2 1 Quote
Perro Del Diablo Posted Thursday at 04:27 PM Author Posted Thursday at 04:27 PM 1530 central standard time I'm scheduled to sign my closing documents. Time to get that washer and dryer 9 Quote
Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 Posted Friday at 12:14 AM Posted Friday at 12:14 AM On 2/7/2026 at 8:45 PM, Perro Del Diablo said: I got my clear to close. Soon I will have new house Don't forget a photo ! 2 Quote
Caprock Kid Posted Friday at 05:18 AM Posted Friday at 05:18 AM Welcome to the “land (home) owning gentry” 1 Quote
largo casey #19191 Posted Friday at 03:05 PM Posted Friday at 03:05 PM Always wondered why none property owners get to vote on bond issues. Largo 1 Quote
Chantry Posted Friday at 03:13 PM Posted Friday at 03:13 PM For those of you that haven't looked recently, check what rent is and what you are getting, property & neighborhood wise for the money. I know it's way higher than it used to be. I live in a condo (essentially) an 8 unit, 1 bedroom apartment building. Rent is more than twice my condo fee and mortgage. Quote
Pat Riot Posted Friday at 03:30 PM Posted Friday at 03:30 PM 23 hours ago, Perro Del Diablo said: 1530 central standard time I'm scheduled to sign my closing documents. Time to get that washer and dryer My wife and I have had great luck with GE washers and dryers. Quote
Sedalia Dave Posted Friday at 03:51 PM Posted Friday at 03:51 PM 23 hours ago, Perro Del Diablo said: 1530 central standard time I'm scheduled to sign my closing documents. Time to get that washer and dryer 20 minutes ago, Pat Riot said: My wife and I have had great luck with GE washers and dryers. You can save a bundle if you shop for a used Washer/Dryer on fb marketplace. I’ve seen like new sets for less than half the price of new. Quote
Perro Del Diablo Posted 20 hours ago Author Posted 20 hours ago On 2/13/2026 at 9:30 AM, Pat Riot said: My wife and I have had great luck with GE washers and dryers. Decided on Samsung 1 Quote
Pat Riot Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 18 hours ago, Perro Del Diablo said: Decided on Samsung Never tried their appliances. We’ve had good luck with their electronics, like TV’s, stereos and radios. Quote
Finagler 6853 Life Posted 11 minutes ago Posted 11 minutes ago Congratulations! Thank you! My wife loves her Samsung. I'm ambivalent. As long as it gets the clothes clean and dry. Quote
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