UPDATED AGAIN Buying a House at 68
@capirani (2738)
United States
March 27, 2024 2:41pm CST
Finally! I got my social security verification letter yesterday. A week too late for the grant I was hoping for, and a week too late to get the house I wanted. Not God's choice for me.
Starting from scratch with a new loan application, and found out that I can actually look at higher priced homes than what I was looking at, which is good because they will most likely be in better shape. This loan application process is 4 months, so it will be around August before I know anything. No gardening this year. My garden plants are at a good place for now, thankfully.
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@RasmaSandra (73501)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Mar
Good luck. Can I ask why at your age you would want to take on buying a house, How about renting?
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@capirani (2738)
• United States
27 Mar
Why not?
I am already renting. There is nothing wrong with buying a house at my age or even older. Just heard about a married couple who bought a house in their 80s.
Once I get out of this apartment which I currently rent, I do not plan on ever ever ever renting again! Too many rules. Too many can't do this or can't do that. No freedom. Pain in the a$$ life.
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@capirani (2738)
• United States
28 Mar
@RasmaSandra Gardening is another reason I want my own property. I can have a garden and landscape my place however I choose to. I had my own small garden here since the spring of 2020, but now our new owners will not allow us to keep our gardens. I got all my garden decor and plants out now. A friend is keeping everything until I have my own place.
I have had gardens off and on most of my life since earliest childhood when I would help my grandfather with his garden.
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@RasmaSandra (73501)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Mar
@capirani Then I wish you all the best of luck in getting the kind of house you want, I know I loved the house I had in Latvia since it had a big garden, We grew potatoes, tomatoes, and cucumbers and strawberries, Good times,
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@snowy22315 (170073)
• United States
27 Mar
Good luck..It can be stressful especially if you are trying to do it on. Shoestring.
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@LindaOHio (156392)
• United States
28 Mar
Good luck finding a new place. I hope it's everything that you're looking for!
@kaylachan (57778)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Mar
Soorry you lost the house, but you got the letter.
