Comments on: Real Estate Considerations– What’s Important?

By: The Financial Blogger

The Financial Blogger — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:45:31 +0000

@ Young and Thrifty,
I would not rent my basement, this is where I have my home theatre… I just need to make more money I guess and avoid renting a part of my house…

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By: youngandthrifty

youngandthrifty — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:06:20 +0000

Great post- I’ve been looking to buy a home recently (much to the chagrin of my readers =P ), and I should get my partner to read your post. =) Location, location, location! We’ve been looking around for houses with basement suites (mortgage helpers) but he doesn’t seem to understand that people don’t want to rent basement suites in the suburbs =) (or won’t pay as much for them as they would in the city).

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By: MD

MD — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:16:44 +0000

That’s really good to hear Phil. How often do you ride your bike/walk to work? I can imagine the exercise being the perfect transportation solution on a summer morning.

By: Phil Plasma

Phil Plasma — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:24:48 +0000

Location: not ideal for when my kids are small, but once they are teenagers and older the location is perfect.

Proximity to work: 5 min drive, 15min bike ride, 40min walk to work.

Our very local community has only one other family with kids in similar age range, but we are very close to the arena, the major municipal pool, the school and so on.

Our house was ready to be moved in. There was no absolutely necessary work, just things we’d like to do. We’re slowly doing them.

Our property taxes are high, but with our combined salaries we can afford it and still have some money to save.

As much as a job can be stable, both my wife and I are in stable positions with stable companies earning a decent salary.