Advice from those who are or have been married : About Homes

@SomeCowgirl (32191)
United States
May 20, 2009 10:43am CST
My fiance and I are going to be married in a few short months and we are both excited. We aren't going to be moving out right away as we need to get jobs, and save up money to buy a house, as well as deal with debt that I have. However, I wanted to know everyone's advice and opinions on this matter. Anyone can respond, but I'd love to hear some detailed answers from those who have bought a home. My fiance and I are looking at doublewides and see alot that we like. The ones we are looking at are four bedroom, and they also have a retreat attached to the masterbedroom, or other various rooms that are not attached to the bedroom but are studies, extended family rooms, flex rooms (My fiance and I are confused as to what that means), and great rooms. We want to get a house big enough for us so that when we have children we won't have to move. That is why we are looking at four bedrooms, I know that we hope to live in this doublewide(whatever we pick out) forever. We're not too fond of moving around. Any advice on pricing for these doublewides, if you think it's too big, or if you think it's just right would be greatly appreciated. You can find the site that we were looking at doublewides from at http://linkbee.com/Doublewide . I can't wait to read all the responses and opinions. If you need any other information don't hesitate to ask. If it's not too personal or if I know, I'll answer!
2 responses
• United States
20 May 09
Where are you going to put the doublewide? When I was in the market for a house, I looked at several trailers first. The problem was that most places wanted $300 rent each month for the land! There was no way I was going to pay that for the rest of my life! So make sure you consider that into what you can afford, unless you will be putting it on property someone in your family owns! Moving does really suck. But sometimes it is better to start out with something smaller and then upgrade. I am pretty sure that new trailers dont hold their value very well. So you will be paying a mortgage on something that is no longer worth as much as the mortgage! This could be a huge problem if you needed to sell it to move across the country or whatever. Congrats on your engagement! Good luck on paying down your debt and looking for a home.
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
20 May 09
Oh woops I thought I had mentioned it will be on inlaws land, nevertheless I'm glad to clarify that. We asked if they would charge us rent and they said no, now if we needed to be charged so that they can pay bills etc that would be no problem! I know that while my fiance and I have talked about moving to Texas, we probably won't as we really enjoy living where we do now, so I don't think the problem of getting it sold will ever come up. Of course getting the best bargain for our buck and making sure we're not paying more on mortgage then the value is one thing we need to consider. I actually didn't really know about that possibility so I greatly appreciate you telling me about that. I want to say I appreciate your advice and if you have anything else that you hadn't thought of before to say, I am all ears!
20 May 09
I was very lucky in the respect that I moved in with a girlfriend who was already on the property ladder The only advice I can give is, get yourself a house while the going is good - the credit crunch has the advantage of making the market a lot easier for first time buyers
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
20 May 09
I wish we could afford a house right now but we can't, I hope though that while things are still affordable, we can purchase! I appreciate the advice!