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Ah okay. I'm glad to hear you were able to buy a house! Idek how I got mine. I was like, "I think I'll buy a house." Then had one 6 months later. I do know that getting a USDA loan was a huge factor and the fact my parents let me live with them rent free while saving. The whole experience is a blur at this point though. I think the stress from it all just erased all memory of the process when I was handed the keys. It all happened almost 2 years ago and it still feels surreal. Dunno if I'll ever get used to it tbh.
lol I feel all that. I was married at the time and my ex wife’s rich aunt and uncle gave us 40k for… reasons? I think they said it was something to do with taxes. Idk. But that with our savings we had enough for a down payment in a conventional. We didn’t qualify for any other programs but it worked out.
6 months later we broke up and I get to keep the house because my salary can afford it. We have an equity agreement in place for when I sell, but it’s a long term recoup for her. Worked out well for me tho
I'm sorry your had to get a divorce. It's dope you got to keep the house though. When I got my house, relatives gave me so much shit that I don't have room for instead of money. I didn't have to buy any furniture myself, which was really nice. My house is only 706 square feet. I have minimal storage as well so some stuff is still boxed until I figure out what tf to do with it. . My uncle did expensive electrical work for free, which was awesome. The seller cut me a check for the work at closing because he didn't fix shit like he was supposed to. Got an extra $2500 that I used to buy a shed for my ducks lol.
It’s ok. It honestly should have happened a lot sooner, but we were in denial when we bought the house. It’s a long story but buying the house changed everything for us. We’re both a lot happier now, so all good. ❤️