My wife and I decided last year that it was time to bite the bullet and finally build our first house. To make a real long story short, it should be done in about 8 more weeks. We are all real excited.<br /><br />The great news is that we went to sell our house "for sale by owner" (4/2.5/2car garage, 2300 sq ft on a small 40 acre lake) a week or so ago and the third person who saw it, offered us full asking price with no contingencies 
A day or so after the "shock" wore off, we realized what this actually meant...Our new house (6/3.5/5 car garage, 4k living, 6k under roof) was actually costing "LESS" than our current house. We're getting a house twice as large, for the same amount per month. I did have to trade the lakefront for a 2 acre forest. (My wife wasn't comfortable being on a lake full of alligators with a 2 year old)<br /><br />Anyways, We're still amazed that a 27 year old inexpensive house can appreciate so much in value in only 3 years since we bought it. Real Estate bubble or not, it has me smiling <br /><br />(Actually I cant believe I actually get a garage big enough to pull the boat inside and tinker <br />No more standing in the dirt in the side yard.)<br /><br />Nav
A day or so after the "shock" wore off, we realized what this actually meant...Our new house (6/3.5/5 car garage, 4k living, 6k under roof) was actually costing "LESS" than our current house. We're getting a house twice as large, for the same amount per month. I did have to trade the lakefront for a 2 acre forest. (My wife wasn't comfortable being on a lake full of alligators with a 2 year old)<br /><br />Anyways, We're still amazed that a 27 year old inexpensive house can appreciate so much in value in only 3 years since we bought it. Real Estate bubble or not, it has me smiling <br /><br />(Actually I cant believe I actually get a garage big enough to pull the boat inside and tinker <br />No more standing in the dirt in the side yard.)<br /><br />Nav 
