Comments on: Will my house keep me from being rich? http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/2007/10/25/will-my-house-keep-me-from-being-rich/ Living Less Large in Central MA Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:33:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lise http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/2007/10/25/will-my-house-keep-me-from-being-rich/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Lise Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:26:55 +0000 http://www.electric-monk.net/lise/2007/10/25/will-my-house-keep-me-from-being-rich/#comment-219 Yu're absolutely right, Rosie. But at this point we'd be taking quite a loss to sell this place, so it's at least worth staying until we have more equity. Yu’re absolutely right, Rosie. But at this point we’d be taking quite a loss to sell this place, so it’s at least worth staying until we have more equity.

]]> By: rosie http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/2007/10/25/will-my-house-keep-me-from-being-rich/comment-page-1/#comment-213 rosie Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:57:02 +0000 http://www.electric-monk.net/lise/2007/10/25/will-my-house-keep-me-from-being-rich/#comment-213 It is obvious that you bought more house than you really need. So sell this one and BUY A SMALLER HOUSE!! We live in a 900 sq. ft house very comfortably and we don't have to kill ourselves to afford it. It is obvious that you bought more house than you really need. So sell this one and BUY A SMALLER HOUSE!! We live in a 900 sq. ft house very comfortably and we don’t have to kill ourselves to afford it.

]]> By: Modern Worker http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/2007/10/25/will-my-house-keep-me-from-being-rich/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Modern Worker Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:38:14 +0000 http://www.electric-monk.net/lise/2007/10/25/will-my-house-keep-me-from-being-rich/#comment-127 Lise, who is always here to give it to us straight :) Lise, who is always here to give it to us straight :)

]]> By: Chad http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/2007/10/25/will-my-house-keep-me-from-being-rich/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Chad Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:19:14 +0000 http://www.electric-monk.net/lise/2007/10/25/will-my-house-keep-me-from-being-rich/#comment-124 One thing I will say: Owning gives you the power to make of it what you will. Want to take down a non-structural wall? Do it. Want to replace the otherwise functional windows with more efficient triple glass? Do it. Want to replace the dying built-in microwave? Do it, don't wait for the landlord. Yes, owning may cost more. Doing what you want with the space will almost certainly cost you something on top of bare mortgage. But sometimes that power is worth it. So maybe there's a compromise. It's called a Condo. One thing I will say: Owning gives you the power to make of it what you will. Want to take down a non-structural wall? Do it. Want to replace the otherwise functional windows with more efficient triple glass? Do it. Want to replace the dying built-in microwave? Do it, don’t wait for the landlord.

Yes, owning may cost more. Doing what you want with the space will almost certainly cost you something on top of bare mortgage.

But sometimes that power is worth it.

So maybe there’s a compromise. It’s called a Condo.

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