Are Houses Like Sex?
Home prices in this area are ridiculous!
That being said, we're thinking about moving. The way my husband's job works, there are offices all over the country, and he just has to put in for a transfer to be moved (okay so it's a little harder than that blah blah blah. There's some technical stuff I don't understand). It is very possible.
And still I don't want to. We LOVE the northwest. Love, Love, Love it! We want to come back and retire here someday. But we've resigned ourselves to the fact that we are NEVER going to be able to afford a house here. (Okay I use 'never' as a relative term. In 10 years we probably could, but I don't want to be in an apartment for that long. Heck, I don't want to be in an apartment right now!)
So that's where were at. Moving. The hard thing is, we're not really looking for a job. Were not going to get a great job offer and jump at it. We have to look at all the cities in the country with an office and decide which one(s) we like, and are affordable. Then weigh how the move will affect my husbands career. And finally decide if we are really up for moving again, or if we should just wait until next year.
We've been talking about it for awhile. I'm torn.
If we do move we would have to move out of the northwest completely. Like to Denver, or Las Vegas, or Texas, or . . . there are a million places. I am a northwest kind of person. I don't like the heat, and I don't mind the rain.
So my question is . . . Is having a house really that great? Great enough to leave and area that you love, and settle for a mediocre city, with a mediocre climate, with people you've never known.
To me, who's been living in an apartment for the last 4 years, having a house is like this grand dream and goal that is just out of reach, that I've been waiting for my entire life. To have a yard, and an upstairs. Ahhhh . . .
But then again. For all I know it is just not that great. Kind of like sex. You wait your whole life for it, and then when it's all said and done, you look back on your wedding night and think 'what's the big deal?'
So is moving worth being able to afford a house?
2 comments:
Houses are actually really nice. Apartment living is harder, although you (obviously)do get used to it pretty quickly. But I like having my own space, being able to make plans with the house, and building a home. Is it worth moving someplace you hate, however? Not so sure about that one. Neighbors, for me, are a huge key factor in happiness, and some of the best times I had with my friends was when they were my downstairs neighbors in our apartment building. For me, I think it is largely the people you are living with and around that make the difference rather than the space you are inhabiting. But that's just me--and I'm a people person. Others who need their quiet space would disagree.
maybe you just need to be more adventurous in ses to think that it is better. A lot of people think it is great. Suprise your husband some time and it will get a lot better. Houses are nice, but not all they are cracked up to be. You lose a pool, free maintenance, and have to maintain a yard. Plus, it is a lot more expensive than most people realize.
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