Homes

I've decided I don't actually believe people own homes. I mean, of course they do, millions and millions do, but I just can't imagine myself ever actually owning a home. My sister and brother-in-law have been married for almost three years now and are in the search of a house. Today my sister even took me to the house they think they may buy. Two bedrooms, big garage, pretty blue. It's even near a park. Well, I've recently been thinking about this whole house-buying thing that people do. It seems like 1) a lot of commitment and 2) a whole lot of money.

But part of buying a home also makes sense. I mean, if over three years I'm going to spend (at the minimum) about $45,000 on an apartment, wouldn't that be better spent in investing in a home? So I decided to do a little searching for real estate. I started in Wheeling, which is the town Joy's parents live in. At the cheap end of homes available, I found one with two bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, and a two car garage. The price is $230,000.

Like I said, it just seems like a whole lot of money. I don't know how people do it. I guess you just do it and think about it after everything's been signed. Maybe you actually believe that it is an investment, even if that investment takes thirty years to pay off. So I'm not sure what the wise decision is here. Should Joy and I just buy a home when we get married? I hear they have 100% financing these days. But even then, would they really let us BUY a HOME?

In other news, Blom and Kelmo are getting married one month from today. I'm not sure what I think about this actually. It's weird. Maybe they will want to go in with Joy and I and we can all buy a home together.