tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36750591.post5297469211202845646..comments2023-10-28T04:10:22.468-07:00Comments on ......life, how did I get here?: 2bmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00058872754661017038noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36750591.post-62614832186446088332007-12-29T08:55:00.000-08:002007-12-29T08:55:00.000-08:00This message is for Big Dave...The new home prices...This message is for Big Dave...<BR/><BR/>The new home prices here on LI would be a heavenly gift if they were $300,000. As a matter of fact, if you could even find a handyman special for $300,000, it would be a miracle indeed. The minimum price for any new home that I've seen around here is $750,000. Yes, you read it correctly. <BR/><BR/>And Simply Me is right...they are all empty. Not only physically, but just the way that they're built. They knock down charming, old homes with personality on a large piece of property, and then put two huge, expanse "boxes" in their place.Dust-bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610355970669069345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36750591.post-40984918908988033902007-12-16T13:38:00.000-08:002007-12-16T13:38:00.000-08:00Good for you that you are close to paying off your...Good for you that you are close to paying off your home. I know a few people who have just done that or are close to it. They also think they are fortunate. They feel that if they had to buy their home - they would never be able to afford it.<BR/>Happy Holidays Dave....2bmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058872754661017038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36750591.post-18240910872170509552007-12-16T06:15:00.000-08:002007-12-16T06:15:00.000-08:00How very true. It always confounded me to see new...How very true. It always confounded me to see new subdivisions being built all around us, with homes bearing price tags of $300,000 and more. Who can afford these homes, we wondered. Now we see all the foreclosures and we know, they couldn't.<BR/><BR/>I'm looking forward to next year because I believe we will be able to finally pay off our mortgage. The plan then was to sell and move into a smaller, retirement home. But with six homes for sale on our street alone, that is no longer an option for us.Big Dave Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18363712781308133633noreply@blogger.com