So I’m starting the process to look for a house again! I’m fairly confident this experience will basically be identical when I was in Iowa. Well except the fact I’m buying something in a major city aka Seattle, my income is like 3x higher, the condo will cost 5x more than my CR townhouse, I’m doing this solo 🙁 and did I mention I was in Seattle? In case any of you didn’t know Seattle is one of the hottest housing markets in the country. Awesome news for the sellers… those bastards, terrible news for us buyers damnit… I mean in what world does a 800 sqft old ass apartment justify going for 400k! /Sigh
Sadly despite this ridiculous market I am just going to suffer through and end up with my half million dollar shoebox. All of you midwest people in your mcmansions can suck it. On the plus side when Global-warming destroys most of the west coast I’ll be sitting pretty in my moderately PNW climate. Though I think the first addition I’m adding is A/C I nearly died last summer in our two week stretch of 90 degree days. It’s unnatural I tell’s ya. Also am I the only one who finds it hilarious that a bank (full of supposed adults) would trust me with such a ridiculous sum of money? They fail to realize given the opportunity I will spend it all on Hookers, Blow, and Candy… Let’s be honest it will be mostly candy and just a bit of hookers.
On a more serious note, starting this process again is really scary. I don’t quite feel ready to buy a house. I desperately was hoping to have that special someone to do it with me. In life you gotta work with the cards you are dealt, and having a house is just that step I need to make right now. It sure does help that I got promoted last month that basically bumped my budget by 50k. The one thing I am certain on is I want to live in Seattle indefinitely, oh and that I need earth quake insurance… The New Yorker set me straight on that one. The End is Nigh!