Well, I did it.

[joec]

I think the feeling and mindset of buying a place/home is similar to being hired permanently at a company. Renting is like being a temp worker.

You know you’re going to move so subconsciously, you just don’t try to bond as much with your co-workers since you’re only there temporarily for the work and that’s it. You also don’t belong and aren’t invited to all the company activities.

I remember the whole group going to watch movie premiers (back in SV) during the day and I had to sit in my cube doing work or wasting time.

With renting, I think for a lot of folks, it’s the same. You just don’t want to get to know the neighborhood since your mind tells you you will be gone soon and you don’t really even try to put down roots…

With jobs what they are now, work is not as great as during the tech boom, but good experiences as a permanent employee vs. just a contractor/temp.

[jpinpb]

[quote=briansd1][quote=sdrealtor]That and watching 2 small kids settle into their new digs and start making memories of a lifetime. After all, that is what it is all about.[/quote]

That is so Suzanne-researched-it.

Do you need to buy a house to start making memories? Everything before is blank?
[/quote]

We discussed this already. sdr had the perfect life b/c his family owned a home

My parents rented half my childhood and we moved a few times, even to Italy. I have great lifetime memories. You don’t have to own a house for a kid to have good memories. That’s laying it on a little thick. If anything, my personal opinion, living in one home most of one’s life limits exposure to many of life’s experiences. Traveling is nice, but living in cities gives you a different insight. Can’t begin to explain how it forms children and helps them be aware of different cultures, etc.

[jpinpb]

[quote=briansd1][quote=sdrealtor]That and watching 2 small kids settle into their new digs and start making memories of a lifetime. After all, that is what it is all about.[/quote]

That is so Suzanne-researched-it.

Do you need to buy a house to start making memories? Everything before is blank?
[/quote]

We discussed this already. sdr had the perfect life b/c his family owned a home

My parents rented half my childhood and we moved a few times, even to Italy. I have great lifetime memories. You don’t have to own a house for a kid to have good memories. That’s laying it on a little thick. If anything, my personal opinion, living in one home most of one’s life limits exposure to many of life’s experiences. Traveling is nice, but living in cities gives you a different insight. Can’t begin to explain how it forms children and helps them be aware of different cultures, etc.

[jpinpb]

[quote=briansd1][quote=sdrealtor]That and watching 2 small kids settle into their new digs and start making memories of a lifetime. After all, that is what it is all about.[/quote]

That is so Suzanne-researched-it.

Do you need to buy a house to start making memories? Everything before is blank?
[/quote]

We discussed this already. sdr had the perfect life b/c his family owned a home

My parents rented half my childhood and we moved a few times, even to Italy. I have great lifetime memories. You don’t have to own a house for a kid to have good memories. That’s laying it on a little thick. If anything, my personal opinion, living in one home most of one’s life limits exposure to many of life’s experiences. Traveling is nice, but living in cities gives you a different insight. Can’t begin to explain how it forms children and helps them be aware of different cultures, etc.

[jpinpb]

[quote=briansd1][quote=sdrealtor]That and watching 2 small kids settle into their new digs and start making memories of a lifetime. After all, that is what it is all about.[/quote]

That is so Suzanne-researched-it.

Do you need to buy a house to start making memories? Everything before is blank?
[/quote]

We discussed this already. sdr had the perfect life b/c his family owned a home

My parents rented half my childhood and we moved a few times, even to Italy. I have great lifetime memories. You don’t have to own a house for a kid to have good memories. That’s laying it on a little thick. If anything, my personal opinion, living in one home most of one’s life limits exposure to many of life’s experiences. Traveling is nice, but living in cities gives you a different insight. Can’t begin to explain how it forms children and helps them be aware of different cultures, etc.

[jpinpb]

[quote=briansd1][quote=sdrealtor]That and watching 2 small kids settle into their new digs and start making memories of a lifetime. After all, that is what it is all about.[/quote]

That is so Suzanne-researched-it.

Do you need to buy a house to start making memories? Everything before is blank?
[/quote]

We discussed this already. sdr had the perfect life b/c his family owned a home

My parents rented half my childhood and we moved a few times, even to Italy. I have great lifetime memories. You don’t have to own a house for a kid to have good memories. That’s laying it on a little thick. If anything, my personal opinion, living in one home most of one’s life limits exposure to many of life’s experiences. Traveling is nice, but living in cities gives you a different insight. Can’t begin to explain how it forms children and helps them be aware of different cultures, etc.

[protorio]

Yea – kids are happy if their parents are happy. Doesn’t matter where.

That being said, as someone in escrow, I do look forward to my kids inhabiting the house, yard, and neighborhood. My parents still live in the house I grew up in — its different for everybody, but I’ll say that when I go over there and see Mr. and Mrs. so and so from my childhood and my old friends walking by its pretty rich. Not necessary, for sure — but rich nonetheless.

The second reason I hadn’t bought until now (#1 = speculative bubble) is the extent of homeownership that’s purely ideological in the U.S. I’m still very skeptical of that, especially with children. Its mostly folly. But I am a part of this culture, and will, I’m sure, enjoy some of the ideological detritus while eating porridge for dinner.

Without having to explain too much, its just the right time for us.

[protorio]

Yea – kids are happy if their parents are happy. Doesn’t matter where.

That being said, as someone in escrow, I do look forward to my kids inhabiting the house, yard, and neighborhood. My parents still live in the house I grew up in — its different for everybody, but I’ll say that when I go over there and see Mr. and Mrs. so and so from my childhood and my old friends walking by its pretty rich. Not necessary, for sure — but rich nonetheless.

The second reason I hadn’t bought until now (#1 = speculative bubble) is the extent of homeownership that’s purely ideological in the U.S. I’m still very skeptical of that, especially with children. Its mostly folly. But I am a part of this culture, and will, I’m sure, enjoy some of the ideological detritus while eating porridge for dinner.

Without having to explain too much, its just the right time for us.

[protorio]

Yea – kids are happy if their parents are happy. Doesn’t matter where.

That being said, as someone in escrow, I do look forward to my kids inhabiting the house, yard, and neighborhood. My parents still live in the house I grew up in — its different for everybody, but I’ll say that when I go over there and see Mr. and Mrs. so and so from my childhood and my old friends walking by its pretty rich. Not necessary, for sure — but rich nonetheless.

The second reason I hadn’t bought until now (#1 = speculative bubble) is the extent of homeownership that’s purely ideological in the U.S. I’m still very skeptical of that, especially with children. Its mostly folly. But I am a part of this culture, and will, I’m sure, enjoy some of the ideological detritus while eating porridge for dinner.

Without having to explain too much, its just the right time for us.

[protorio]

Yea – kids are happy if their parents are happy. Doesn’t matter where.

That being said, as someone in escrow, I do look forward to my kids inhabiting the house, yard, and neighborhood. My parents still live in the house I grew up in — its different for everybody, but I’ll say that when I go over there and see Mr. and Mrs. so and so from my childhood and my old friends walking by its pretty rich. Not necessary, for sure — but rich nonetheless.

The second reason I hadn’t bought until now (#1 = speculative bubble) is the extent of homeownership that’s purely ideological in the U.S. I’m still very skeptical of that, especially with children. Its mostly folly. But I am a part of this culture, and will, I’m sure, enjoy some of the ideological detritus while eating porridge for dinner.

Without having to explain too much, its just the right time for us.

[protorio]

Yea – kids are happy if their parents are happy. Doesn’t matter where.

That being said, as someone in escrow, I do look forward to my kids inhabiting the house, yard, and neighborhood. My parents still live in the house I grew up in — its different for everybody, but I’ll say that when I go over there and see Mr. and Mrs. so and so from my childhood and my old friends walking by its pretty rich. Not necessary, for sure — but rich nonetheless.

The second reason I hadn’t bought until now (#1 = speculative bubble) is the extent of homeownership that’s purely ideological in the U.S. I’m still very skeptical of that, especially with children. Its mostly folly. But I am a part of this culture, and will, I’m sure, enjoy some of the ideological detritus while eating porridge for dinner.

Without having to explain too much, its just the right time for us.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=walterwhite]i think you can be socially liberal and still think unmarried people shouldn’t live together. It’s just not a good idea.[/quote]

scaredy, I consider myself a “social independent” and can agree that an unmarried heterosexual couple should NOT buy a house together for a WHOLE LOT of reasons, mostly being that I’ve just seen a lot of STUFF in my day. And yes, I’ve had buyer-clients in this category.

I have NO problems with unmarried couples living together.

This is just a bad idea, overall, to buy a house with a partner you are not married to. The decision to do this is fraught with minefields.

You gotta ask yourself, if a couple wants to do this, why don’t they just get married first??

What is the REASON keeping them from marrying???

[bearishgurl]

[quote=walterwhite]i think you can be socially liberal and still think unmarried people shouldn’t live together. It’s just not a good idea.[/quote]

scaredy, I consider myself a “social independent” and can agree that an unmarried heterosexual couple should NOT buy a house together for a WHOLE LOT of reasons, mostly being that I’ve just seen a lot of STUFF in my day. And yes, I’ve had buyer-clients in this category.

I have NO problems with unmarried couples living together.

This is just a bad idea, overall, to buy a house with a partner you are not married to. The decision to do this is fraught with minefields.

You gotta ask yourself, if a couple wants to do this, why don’t they just get married first??

What is the REASON keeping them from marrying???

[bearishgurl]

[quote=walterwhite]i think you can be socially liberal and still think unmarried people shouldn’t live together. It’s just not a good idea.[/quote]

scaredy, I consider myself a “social independent” and can agree that an unmarried heterosexual couple should NOT buy a house together for a WHOLE LOT of reasons, mostly being that I’ve just seen a lot of STUFF in my day. And yes, I’ve had buyer-clients in this category.

I have NO problems with unmarried couples living together.

This is just a bad idea, overall, to buy a house with a partner you are not married to. The decision to do this is fraught with minefields.

You gotta ask yourself, if a couple wants to do this, why don’t they just get married first??

What is the REASON keeping them from marrying???

[bearishgurl]

[quote=walterwhite]i think you can be socially liberal and still think unmarried people shouldn’t live together. It’s just not a good idea.[/quote]

scaredy, I consider myself a “social independent” and can agree that an unmarried heterosexual couple should NOT buy a house together for a WHOLE LOT of reasons, mostly being that I’ve just seen a lot of STUFF in my day. And yes, I’ve had buyer-clients in this category.

I have NO problems with unmarried couples living together.

This is just a bad idea, overall, to buy a house with a partner you are not married to. The decision to do this is fraught with minefields.

You gotta ask yourself, if a couple wants to do this, why don’t they just get married first??

What is the REASON keeping them from marrying???

[Author]

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