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its the end of the rule as we know it (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm 35, and if you squint a bit at the mortgage, I "own" home. With my partner. And we'll be paying it off for another 27 years. And we're the lucky ones of this generation.

Buying a home with saving, fucking lol

[-] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Well, the good news is if you have a fixed rate mortgage the crushing amount of incoming inflation may cut that back to like 15-20 years!

I'm a couple years older than you, but my partner and I feel incredibly lucky to own a home as well. We bought an abandoned property back in 09' for 35k and have spent the last ten years fixing it up. If I wasn't able to borrow 20k from USAA back then, I don't think I'd even be able to afford the rent in my neighborhood nowadays.

[-] DarthBueller@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Once I hit my 40s, massive home diy projects have either become necessities (too expensive to hire out), pipe dreams, or like PA DOT working on route 202 in my youth (never ending with incremental steps that never improve the experience of driving). The energy loss is off the hook, and I’m not a flubbynutter.

[-] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Pay off over 15 years if you can or you'll pay about double the total value just from interest.

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I do like that theory. Unfortunately my wallet disagrees with it. Thankfully we've locked it in for 2.2% for 20 year, and semi-realistically we should be able to pay it off before that runs out. But the official period is 30 years, since that's the legal maximum.