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    House shopping meltdown: anyone else struggling with the milestones in the way of TTC?

    @rda The only risk in these times is if the banks tighten up lending requirements in their approval process. There hasn't been anything big yet, but from some other subs I follow, some banks stopped small business lending, they pulled 0% apr promo offers on credit cards, and Chase won't lend to...
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    House shopping meltdown: anyone else struggling with the milestones in the way of TTC?

    @fruitb You're welcome! I'm medium to high COL, so the nice doors we picked out were about $3000, for context. Honestly, if you have enough flat land and a decent climate, a pole barn would be the best thing. Still might not be enough to get a sturdy in-ground lift installed, and I wouldn't...
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    House shopping meltdown: anyone else struggling with the milestones in the way of TTC?

    @fruitb Our biggest problem with garage height was that the garage ceiling itself may be tall, but the tracks and motor for the doors will still be in the way. When we replaced our garage doors and motors, we looked into elevating the motor to make liftable space. We would have spend at least...
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    House shopping meltdown: anyone else struggling with the milestones in the way of TTC?

    @fruitb I'm married to a mechanic, so I hear you on the car culture. His dream is a 3000 sq ft detached garage with lift, climate, and plumbing, but since we don't have a spare $100k laying around, he makes do. The biggest difference between his wants and yours is that it's generally easier...
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    House shopping meltdown: anyone else struggling with the milestones in the way of TTC?

    @fruitb Wow. I have all the sympathy for you, because if your worries were only about buying a house, his comment would still be ridiculous to me. I'm in my 30s in the North East, and I have never lived anywhere where I kept my cars inside. Are you in an area where there's, like, frequent...
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