Rye, Here are a couple of things to keep in mind.
1) Rent will always increase, your house payment never will (unless you move or refinance or something)
2) In 5 - 7 years the rent at the place you are at will probably be the same as your house payment.
3) After 30 years (of hopefully less) you own your house that will be probably 2-3 times what you paid for it, but at an apartment you don't own squat.
4) You can do whatever you want to do for improvements and not only is it ok, it raises the value of your investiment.
I have owned since February and have decided two things. I will never again have a roommate (a wife & kids would be fine), and I will never again rent.
Congratulations and good luck. You are definitely headed in the right direction. You will grow into your payment, so don't sweat it.
Now for the rest of ya. Did you not see??? I have claimed DVS as mine.....
DINHOUSE, you are I are 29, so I guess we are the grandpappy's of the group. We are just old enough to be dirty old men in training.
Ritz Camera. Isn't that like the 7-11 of cameras? Gimmie a ZX-50, a 28-80mm lens, a cherry Slurpee, and a chili dog......
Itchy, I still have a place in my tank for you.....
