I bought a garage!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[67ChevyRedneck]

The wife is almost too excited. She loves the big back yard, all of the trees, the entire downstairs has real hardwood EXCEPT the living room, and she really loves how close all of the stores are and that she's only 4 miles from work... YET we get a "little piece" of quiet country livin'. Not real country, but wanna be county.

Thanks Geoff!

Yeah, She's the main reason we can even get a place and I probably will carry her up the steps What blows my mind is that WITH taxes and insurance our payment is only ~$50 more than our apartment + storage unit.

My pops has already told me he'll take time off to come help with the garage. My dad and I have built quite a few homes/garages for family members over the years. Doing it ourselves, and using the existing garage as one of the walls, should get me a really cheap garage. The house's roof is also nearing it's life cycle (down to probably 3-5 years left) and I'll be replacing that myself as well (done a lot of roof jobs over the years too.) I am a little scared of how steep that garage roof is!

I've attached a pic of my dads garage he finally built, it's almost done. The pic is old, the roof is done with an overhang, the carport is done, and the doors are on now. Winter sneaked up on him last year. I've also attached pics of a deck I helped my uncle with. His deck was a ***** to do too, because we had to go around that stupid bay window. The foundation follows the bay window as well.

Originally Posted by joe231

i was curious about this

A tax credit of up to $8,000 is now available for qualified first-time home buyers purchasing a principal residence on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009. Unlike the tax credit enacted in 2008, the new credit does not have to be repaid.

I've read from many sources that you can ammend your 2008 tax return (if you've already gotten it like I have) and get it this year.

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Awesome! Congratulations!

[88JRFAN]

Congratulation on the new house. It is a great feeling when you have a place of your own that is worth putting your money into. Just like our trucks, it is something you feel good about. Enjoy and good luck, it is a great feeling.