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Bxgell2
Perfection
Member since 5/05 16438 total posts
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Beth
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Re: Sorry if this is to personal - maybe someone can make a poll
Philadelphia
First home - $237k, 30-year mortgage, 20%down ($47k)
Second home - $350k, 30-year mortgage, 20% down ($70k)
It's nice living in Philly 
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Kissy331
My two miracles!
Member since 5/06 17826 total posts
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Kristen
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Re: Sorry if this is to personal - maybe someone can make a poll
Paid $552,500 for our house on LI. We put down more then $160K (30%) Paid closing fees at time of closing..
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| Posted 6/20/06 12:12 PM |
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wilandnet
LIF Infant
Member since 9/05 224 total posts
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Re: Sorry if this is to personal - maybe someone can make a poll
Posted by danielleandscott
$369k 5% down
We did a piggy back loan to avoid PMI
Exactly the same for us.
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| Posted 6/20/06 12:13 PM |
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Re: Sorry if this is to personal - maybe someone can make a poll
Mine was $350k and I put down $50k
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| Posted 6/20/06 12:20 PM |
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MrsMaz
Best "THINGS" in my life.
Member since 5/05 2431 total posts
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Re: Sorry if this is to personal - maybe someone can make a poll
$928k we put 20% down and CC
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| Posted 6/21/06 11:27 AM |
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patti08
Happy
Member since 5/05 3893 total posts
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Patti
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Re: Sorry if this is to personal - maybe someone can make a poll
$440K put down 5% and used $12K sellers concession for closing costs.
Took piggyback loan with fixed rate to avoid PMI. Piggy back has a balloon payment at year 15 but at the rate we are going will be paid off next year.
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| Posted 6/21/06 11:41 AM |
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hazeleyes33
LIF Adult
Member since 5/05 13060 total posts
Name:
Ginger
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Re: Sorry if this is to personal - maybe someone can make a poll
Sorry, we bought from my parents and that was the cost of the houses then. My neighors paid $136,000 2 years later for the duplicate of our house but with 1 extra room.
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| Posted 6/21/06 12:46 PM |
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hazeleyes33
LIF Adult
Member since 5/05 13060 total posts
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Ginger
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Re: Sorry if this is to personal - maybe someone can make a poll
Posted by MABLE03
Posted by hazeleyes33
We paid $110,000 (YES, in NY but 10 yrs. ago). We put down 36%.
My IL's bought a house 15 years ago for $200 and change it is now worth over 1 million 
Isn't it crazy?? We bought from my parents and they paid $28,000 for the house!!!
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| Posted 6/21/06 12:47 PM |
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hazeleyes33
LIF Adult
Member since 5/05 13060 total posts
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Ginger
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Re: Sorry if this is to personal - maybe someone can make a poll
How does everyone afford this much money for houses????
Does everyone have really GREAT jobs? My dh and I make decent money, under $100,000 though and sometimes I feel like we are struggling with not having extra money for things. We do have 2 kids though so daycare and other things do take a chunk of our money aware per month.
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| Posted 6/21/06 12:48 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
J'taime Paris!
Member since 3/06 32345 total posts
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Re: Sorry if this is to personal - maybe someone can make a poll
Posted by hazeleyes33
How does everyone afford this much money for houses????
Does everyone have really GREAT jobs? My dh and I make decent money, under $100,000 though and sometimes I feel like we are struggling with not having extra money for things. We do have 2 kids though so daycare and other things do take a chunk of our money aware per month.
although you 2 earn WELL above the avg for LI, you need well over $100K total income per year to afford a house here these days 
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| Posted 6/21/06 1:03 PM |
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Kidsaplenty
Sister love
Member since 2/06 5971 total posts
Name:
Stephanie
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Re: Sorry if this is to personal - maybe someone can make a poll
Posted by hazeleyes33
How does everyone afford this much money for houses????
Does everyone have really GREAT jobs? My dh and I make decent money, under $100,000 though and sometimes I feel like we are struggling with not having extra money for things. We do have 2 kids though so daycare and other things do take a chunk of our money aware per month.
I feel the same exact way! DH makes a very good salary, but there is no way we could afford to buy here unless I started woking again. Since I want to stay home with the kids we're forced to look elsewhere.
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| Posted 6/21/06 1:12 PM |
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MegZee
My bunny
Member since 5/06 8777 total posts
Name:
Meaghan
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Re: Sorry if this is to personal - maybe someone can make a poll
Posted by greeneyes361708
Posted by hazeleyes33
How does everyone afford this much money for houses????
Does everyone have really GREAT jobs? My dh and I make decent money, under $100,000 though and sometimes I feel like we are struggling with not having extra money for things. We do have 2 kids though so daycare and other things do take a chunk of our money aware per month.
I feel the same exact way! DH makes a very good salary, but there is no way we could afford to buy here unless I started woking again. Since I want to stay home with the kids we're forced to look elsewhere.
FH and I are 27 and 24, make over $100M combined, have no kids and minimal debt (just student loans and one car loan) and we are going to struggle the first year we buy our house, - I couldnt imagine if we had kids how we would do it, but we figure its worth it to live here and we dont want to leave our jobs.
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| Posted 6/21/06 3:08 PM |
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hazeleyes33
LIF Adult
Member since 5/05 13060 total posts
Name:
Ginger
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Re: Sorry if this is to personal - maybe someone can make a poll
Posted by Meaghan729
Posted by greeneyes361708
Posted by hazeleyes33
How does everyone afford this much money for houses????
Does everyone have really GREAT jobs? My dh and I make decent money, under $100,000 though and sometimes I feel like we are struggling with not having extra money for things. We do have 2 kids though so daycare and other things do take a chunk of our money aware per month.
I feel the same exact way! DH makes a very good salary, but there is no way we could afford to buy here unless I started woking again. Since I want to stay home with the kids we're forced to look elsewhere.
FH and I are 27 and 24, make over $100M combined, have no kids and minimal debt (just student loans and one car loan) and we are going to struggle the first year we buy our house, - I couldnt imagine if we had kids how we would do it, but we figure its worth it to live here and we dont want to leave our jobs.
It is soooo crazy!! We have cc debt so that doesn't help but we make decent money between the both of us. When we bought our house, we made a combined income of $35,000!!!! We make alot more than that, average for our town but still feel like we have nothing at the end of the month-lol!!
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| Posted 6/21/06 4:58 PM |
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