Comments on: And the Jeopardy category Potpourri

By: Mel B

Mel B — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:32:42 +0000

I don’t know how some people just know they’re going to stay. And some don’t. But maybe there are plenty of people who are in a stable profession where they don’t feel the need to move around for their careers. They just go to work, come home.
I guess. I don’t really understand either.
And for the record, I didn’t know I was going to stay at my house in Niles for as long as I did. But I could’ve definitely bought a house in that time, and not felt bad about selling it once I moved out here.
Now my only consolation about not buying a house here is that there are gloomy predictions behind the sunshiny ones saying that this market can’t sustain much growth longer. I think the insane inflation of housing is going to stop, and may even deflate. The only way I can afford a house. And I probably still wouldn’t buy one.

By: shel

shel — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:22:53 +0000

Yeah, (sigh) I know. That’s always the issue right? Of course, who knew I’d stay in South Bend as long as I did? Six years I was there. Wow. And now, I’m here. And who knows how long I’ll be here? How do people just KNOW that they are going to stay somewhere for 5+ years? How do they make that commitment and buy a home?

By: Mel B

Mel B — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 10:06:19 +0000

When you buy a house, you want to make sure you’re going to stay somewhere for a while. That’s a big committment.

But yes, I’ve been wanting to buy a house for a while. If I hadn’t left South Bend, I would’ve done that.
As it turns out, I probably won’t buy a house now for several years.

By: shel

shel — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:10:16 +0000

They screw you in the apartment complexes.
I MUST BUY A HOUSE THIS YEAR!!!!

By: Mel B

Mel B — Sun, 24 Apr 2005 10:52:47 +0000

That’s quite interesting. And they use your urgency, along with your status as a foreigner, to their advantage, I’m sure.

I think in general it’s hard to not be taken in by urgent games. Take the place we ended up renting… Oh, well, we can put a hold on it for you for 24 hours.
They had at least three of the floorplan we wanted still available. We were trying to work it so we wouldn’nt have to pay double rent for a whole month, but just a half month.
Well, you have to take possession of the apartment within 15 days of it becoming available.
The one we decided to get would be available March 15, so we could wait until April 1.
They also made sure to throw in a warning, well, we have a special going right now on deposit and rent. We probably won’t have it later.
It’s kind of like car dealers. They want to rent that space out. They don’t care how they do it. They used a sense of urgency, in tandem with knowing that we liked the space.
I think we could’ve been more patient, and found other places. There’s also a place right next to the one we rented that’s still empty. So much for their urgency.
But it worked out well on our end; we like the place. Other than a few minor flaws that we overlooked or weren’t bothered by.
And it all started with driving by a really swanky new place (not the one we rented) on a whim. Even though it was precisely what we weren’t looking for. But sometimes you don’t know what you’re looking for.