tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704476998505367281.post6924701323907642532..comments2023-10-31T06:24:38.317-04:00Comments on Forever Yours, Semper Fi (OLD URL): To buy or not to buy?Mrs. Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02091661956990236928noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704476998505367281.post-47809608976303873602010-08-07T15:40:43.191-04:002010-08-07T15:40:43.191-04:00You think like I think. We will most likely end up...You think like I think. We will most likely end up passing because we are excited about not having to pay anything other than our credit cards for a year. I don't want to pass up that opportunity to get in a crappy situation with a house. Thanks so much!Mrs. Sykeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091661956990236928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704476998505367281.post-60937074823971213252010-08-07T15:37:48.297-04:002010-08-07T15:37:48.297-04:00I would vote no... here are my reasons:
1) you...I would vote no... here are my reasons:<br /><br />1) you're having a baby, that is going to consume a lot of time/energy/money<br /><br />2) you won't be there during the deployment but you will still have to pay for it<br /><br />3) anything that goes wrong (ie: A/C unit breaks, you have to pay for- when renting, the lanlord/management company has to pay for it ...in my personal experience: our A/C broke, we had a water pipe burst, the ceiling leaked --all were taken care of by our management companies at mo cost to us. Our friends own their house and the A/C unit they just replaced cost $5,300)<br /><br />4) our friends bought a house at their last duty station... they tried to sell it, couldn't, had to hire a landlord and had it sit for 7mo empty until they finally got renters... so for 7mo they were paying the mortgage and their BAH was going to their current house on base.<br /><br />5) With the current economy... it's a GREAT buyer's market a TERRIBLE seller's market<br /><br />6) Finally buying has tons of hidden fees, two weeks ago a couple in our Bible study closed on a house and were given a $2,000 closing fee!! <br /><br />So that is my opinion/knowledge on the subject. By no means am I an expert though!Skinnie Piggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908960159689040912noreply@blogger.com