buying a home

they're just trying to unfurl their schlongs

  EDGEY said:

I understand JoyTex's comment... a friend of mine bought a condo, from my point of view he bought an apartment. I bought a house. Big difference.

the difference is you've got a superiority complex.

joyrex does your 'house' have a tow bar on it?

he bought an apartment and that is a home, so he is a home owner. EDGEY and Joyrex seem to think house and home are the same word

jesus christ

also i don't think you own a house if it's made out of wood

that's a hut you see, or a shed

home owner - tick.

property owner - tick.

detatched house owner - cross.

served

the happy homepwner

  tauboo said:

he bought an apartment and that is a home, so he is a home owner. EDGEY and Joyrex seem to think house and home are the same word

 

jesus christ

I think one of the major difference lies in the fact that the property is not co-owned, I don't have to share any public space with anyone, I don't have to share an elevator or a stairwell, I don't have to share my backyard, my frontyard, or my shed, I don't have to share my storage area, nor my driveway. The house, and the property is mine, there are no other owners on a floor above me, below me or otherwise. Noone steps on my property without my say, and if they do, I cock my shotgun on my rocking chair and say "get off my lawn", and well, the lawn? that's mine too. :angry:

But I do understand the difference between the terminology "home" and "house". But I think there's a big difference between owning a house and "owning" a co-op or condo.

  tauboo said:

if you own a fully detached house, can you take it and plonk it somewhere else? what?

not saying that i'm buying into JR's theory completely here, but this is perfectly possible, albeit crazy expensive. my parents' friends who are now neighbors did just exactly this, literally moved their house about 30 feet back from the road, relocated/built new foundation and all.

  tauboo said:

if you own a fully detached house, can you take it and plonk it somewhere else? what?

We picked up my house and "plonked" 8 feet higher in the air... so the theory is sound!

so do yall live in trailers?

me and my gf are looking to buy currently, but we need a shit load of cash for a deposit on a mortgage as you can't get 100% ones any more. seen a lovely little 1 bed flat with a balcony in Wimbledon for £169,000....want it!

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/home_...p_among_lame_os

sorry

you could buy a 3 bedroom detached house in america for £169 and you'll be able to plonk it wherever, plonk it in Wimbledon if you'd rather live there

ok i'll look into it

12.5 inches

if it's on piers, it isn't a house

  tauboo said:

if it's on piers, it isn't a house

What is it then?

a pier

  tauboo said:

a pier

here's an example of a house on piers:

  Joyrex said:

  BCM said:

me and my gf are looking to buy currently, but we need a shit load of cash for a deposit on a mortgage as you can't get 100% ones any more. seen a lovely little 1 bed flat with a balcony in Wimbledon for £169,000....want it!

 

169K GBP is $253,626.85 USD - that can buy you a roughly 3500/4000 square foot house where I live.

London prices mate. you can get the same sort of flat in Nottingham (for example) for £89,000.

Mind you, this one is in the process of being renovated from the looks of things

  BCM said:

  Joyrex said:

  BCM said:

me and my gf are looking to buy currently, but we need a shit load of cash for a deposit on a mortgage as you can't get 100% ones any more. seen a lovely little 1 bed flat with a balcony in Wimbledon for £169,000....want it!

 

169K GBP is $253,626.85 USD - that can buy you a roughly 3500/4000 square foot house where I live.

 

London prices mate. you can get the same sort of flat in Nottingham (for example) for £89,000.

Yeah, it is pricey to live there - what's the tax for just entering the city by vehicle up to now?

god knows, i'd never drive that far in (just get the tube. much easier)....i think it's about £10 per day or something though if you do drive. maybe more....

  BCM said:

god knows, i'd never drive that far in (just get the tube. much easier)....i think it's about £10 per day or something though if you do drive. maybe more....

Shitting Christ... but then again, parking in most major US cities is about that much per day, so I guess it evens out.

*strokes my batcock*