Homeowner again!! WOO HOO!!

socal57che

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I hope I didn't just order rainclouds by posting before I actually pick up the keys, but we close tomorrow on a house.
We've been in apartments and townhomes for 5 years now (and all over the country) and all I can say is hallelujah!!

 
reefreak29

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Originally Posted by socal57che

I hope I didn't just order rainclouds by posting before I actually pick up the keys, but we close tomorrow on a house.
We've been in apartments and townhomes for 5 years now (and all over the country) and all I can say is hallelujah!!


how do you afford a house in cali , you must be a millionare
 
groupergenius

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There's no place like home...
There's no place like home...

Good to hear. I hated the years of moving every year or so. Happy to be a homeowner for the last 6 years.
 
socal57che

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Originally Posted by reefreak29
how do you afford a house in cali , you must be a millionare
Stupid Bank of America loaned us a half a mil.

I still can't believe it, but talk about jumping through hoops...whew.
I just measured the paperwork...9 3/8 inches of documents.
 
agent-x

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Originally Posted by socal57che
Stupid Bank of America loaned us a half a mil.

I still can't believe it, but talk about jumping through hoops...whew.
I just measured the paperwork...9 3/8 inches of documents.

That must be a standard with BOA. We were still signing papers and getting them documents up to 5 days before closing. I finally told them I was done jumping through hoops and that they were either going to make it go through without me having to leave work twice a day or that I would go elsewhere. I didn't hear from them again until they needed me to siggn the closing docs.
 
crimzy

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Originally Posted by socal57che
Stupid Bank of America loaned us a half a mil.

I still can't believe it, but talk about jumping through hoops...whew.
I just measured the paperwork...9 3/8 inches of documents.

Congratulations. If you don't mind me asking, what do you get for half a million in Oceanside, CA? What kind of square footage, amenities, etc?
 
maxalmon

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What part of Oceanside?
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My claim to fame is that I was renting a tiny little rundown shack/bungalow on the "strand" in Oceanside when one day the landord showed up and said you have 3 days to Get Out, I was so bummed because I was right on the ocean, anyway, The reason I was kickeout was because they were going to use my little hut as the home of Tom Cruise for the movie Top Gun, kinda cool to watch the movie and see my old digs. Thats when I bought the 1 bedroom condo on the far end of the strand for something like $84k. Man, I should have never sold that unit

Oceanside used to be one of the last affordable oceanfront places to live, even if you weren't on the ocean it was still a cool beach.
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Sorry didn't mean to hijack, just brings back a lot of memories.
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Congrats, so what kinda tank are you going to install?
 
socal57che

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Originally Posted by AGENT-X
That must be a standard with BOA. We were still signing papers and getting them documents up to 5 days before closing. I finally told them I was done jumping through hoops and that they were either going to make it go through without me having to leave work twice a day or that I would go elsewhere. I didn't hear from them again until they needed me to siggn the closing docs.
Just two days before closing we told the loan officer we were tired of going back and forth between yes we are good to go and no we have a problem, just forget the whole thing and we'll keep renting. 5 mins later we get a call saying we are definitely approved and please sign papers asap.
I think they're scared to loan money due to all the bad loans/foreclosures.
 
socal57che

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Originally Posted by crimzy
Congratulations. If you don't mind me asking, what do you get for half a million in Oceanside, CA? What kind of square footage, amenities, etc?
Keep in mind that this is $100K less than same house months ago.
1500 sq ft
3br
2.5ba
2 car garage
minute front lawn (2 patches of green 10'x15'
not much more in the back
needs carpet throughout
cabinets need refaced
needs entire ******** repaint
needs garage door
no A/C
I'll post a pic later this evening
 
seasalt101

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congrats on the house here in this part of tx a half million could of got you 1 sq. mile and a 3 bath 5 bedroom new construction but no beach...tobin
 
socal57che

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Originally Posted by seasalt101
congrats on the house here in this part of tx a half million could of got you 1 sq. mile and a 3 bath 5 bedroom new construction but no beach...tobin
We're actually 6 miles from the beach.
Shadowridge area. (for Maxalmon)
 
crimzy

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Originally Posted by socal57che
Keep in mind that this is $100K less than same house months ago.
1500 sq ft
3br
2.5ba
2 car garage
minute front lawn (2 patches of green 10'x15'
not much more in the back
needs carpet throughout
cabinets need refaced
needs entire ******** repaint
needs garage door
no A/C
I'll post a pic later this evening

Wow... it's amazing how inflated the real estate market is in California. Congrats on the house.
 
demartini

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very nice house and a great deal! my town house is 1800 sq ft and we payed $900K in the Bay Area... I would love to be 6 miles from the beach... ya lucky duck!
have fun in the new house! =)
 
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