• Monkey With A Shell@lemmy.socdojo.com
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    1 year ago

    I have a house that was bought back when I made around 35K in 2006 and they where giving out loans to everyone, so nothing great by any means. Had someone come by and ask to buy it earlier this year now that I’ve gotten to a decent career class job and I had to tell them no. Like, have you looked at the price of things lately? My payment is less than most single bedroom appartments these days, no way I’m giving that up to someone. It’s an ugly mess, but at least it’s my ugly mess.

    • Apathy Tree@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      This is essentially where I’m at, too, except bought in 2013 so probably slightly less good price.

      I can’t afford to do the fix up work on it properly, so it’s slowly crumbling, but I can’t really afford to move either because this place was on the low end when I bought it and hasn’t improved 😜. I literally can’t find housing for myself and 3 cats for the $550/mth I pay now. Even with my place being worth 3x what I paid for it, I’d end up in a worse or (at best) equivalent place for the same price. May as well just stick with the skeletons I know.

    • aircooledJenkins@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I tell those companies I’ll accept their offer if I have 3x the home’s value in my pocket at the end of the process.

      They don’t call back.