https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:30:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-in-love-with-a-house#post-663534 Sun, 24 Mar 2013 08:50:05 +0000 Foodnerd81 663534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>40% seems insane! We've been saving pretty much since we started working 10 years ago, with minimal debts and expenses beyond rent, and we can swing 20% on the homes we've looked at but no way could we do 40. That's crazy. We ultimately decided to just stick with renting for a few years because the market is kind of crazy right now.</p> <p>Around here, things are selling so fast and buyers can be really choosey-- everything goes above market value, and if you put any contingencies in, they are that much more likely to take another offer. I hear of people not even putting in an inspection contingency! It's nuts. </p> <p>Like others have said-- there will be another one. It doesn't seem like it, but really, the perfect house also means the right price and timing for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-in-love-with-a-house#post-663525 Sun, 24 Mar 2013 08:34:28 +0000 mrs. bird 663525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>=( 40% is a LOOOOOT! i'm surprised when i hear the number of people on HB talking about how they were able to put down &gt;20%, but 40% is crazy! we were thinking of doing 5%, but after talking to DH about it this weekend, if we pull some from other places and really try not to spend $$ before we find a place we could do 7.5%. i can't even imagine 40%! although where my brother is looking i've seen listing that say, 'sellers are only entertaining cash offers at this time'..... ummm.... 'cause people just happen to have 400K sittin around waitin to be spent?!?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-in-love-with-a-house#post-663516 Sun, 24 Mar 2013 08:18:44 +0000 babycanuck 663516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yeah :( 40% would be almost 250k, that's impossible for us, even with help. If we sold our house and make 80k (average for the homes on our street now selling) and moved in with my parents for a year we still would be wayyyyyyy far off the 250. My biggest worry is because our markets are appreciating so quickly an opportunity for a house of that size for that price won't happen again. It would be our "lifetime" house, no more moves. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-in-love-with-a-house#post-663383 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:47:16 +0000 HLK208 663383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>40% is insane!!! That would take us a good 5 years to save up. At least. My parents advice sticks with me when looking for a home, there is always another house so don't get emotionally attached. Easier said than done :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-in-love-with-a-house#post-663365 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:10:33 +0000 Emsmems 663365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>BUMMER! 40%?!? That seems so high!</p> <p>We got VERY lucky and DH's family member helped us with a down payment when we found our dream home. But I truly believe that had our house not worked out, another one would have seemed perfect later when we did have the money saved! While we LOVE our house, we hate feeling indebted to our family (even though he is very cool about it and says we can pay him back whenever!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-in-love-with-a-house#post-663305 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:34:06 +0000 babycanuck 663305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a semi-detached home that we bought 5 years ago before the crash hit our markets. It was at the highest point of the market but I was so desperate to move. We both figured we wouldn't be moving for at least another 5 years from now...until today.</p> <p>We fell in love with a house. The mortgage is doable but the down payment is not :( they want 40% down - how do people make that much money or save that much money up in a short amount of time to buy their dream home???</p> <p>I'm so disappointed! </p>