What do I do?, im 21 years old Options

[BlackCelicaGT94]

yeah i just cant justify a full paycheck on rent then plus another half for just utilities, cable, food, etc. seems like a waste! :-(

[playr158]

eh i doubt i'll move out until i graduate college, its free, its food, and its really close to campus (for me) so really its a waste to move out when i can save the money to get a town house or something in the future

[saleeka]

Just a little FYI, but townhomes and condo's rarely make good investments... "lifestyle" homes need a buyer with the right kind of lifestyle... I can't name too many people who dream of owning a property with a shared/no outdoor space

[BlackCelicaGT94]

I want to own a townhome so then I can rent it out later down the road. Im not looking to buy one then resell it.

[madmods]

There was once 2 brothers that felt the same way. Heard of the Menendez bros?

[BlackCelicaGT94]

lol i dont hate my mom! I said she makes me want to kill myself not make me want to kill her

[orvillescelica]

ok, im 25 and my sister is 28 and married. We not only live on our own, but both own our own houses, have high paying jobs and our parents live in Chicago and we live out on the west coast ... and guess what? they still try and snoop and inquire about our lives. Of course they can not go to the extremes of checking our rooms and things, but they always offer the advice and tell you what you should do. And do you know why?

because they are your parents!! No matter how old you are or how mature you feel or how successful you may be, your parents are your parents and there is nothing you can do about it. They will always want to be a part of your life and know what is going on in your life. They raised you and took care of you and are now offended that their child (yes! at 12, 21 or 50 you will still be thier child) wants them to leave them alone and cut them out of your life. Its like having a puppy that you raised from birth and loved you and counted on you for food and shleter... and now that that its older, it barks at you all the time and wants to run away. How would you feel?

Moving out will help alieviate things, but will not cure them. Talk to them, tell them what is going on in your life. You dont need tell them everything, but enough to let them know you are doing well. Enough so they dont worry as much. because as parents, they will ALWAYS worry. Include them in your life by asking for advice. Maybe not huge important things, but things in your life. I just asked my mom about home decorating tips. She gave me god awful advice, but at least she now feels i still need her for things and knows about some of whats going on in my life.

[orvillescelica]

Just a little FYI, but townhomes and condo's rarely make good investments... "lifestyle" homes need a buyer with the right kind of lifestyle... I can't name too many people who dream of owning a property with a shared/no outdoor space

I dont know how the market is over there, but here in Seattle condos and townhomes are the fastest selling real estate there is. They are not only "trendy," but space and cost efficient. With very little space in the rapidly growning cities, and the majority of the homes available being built around 1910-1930 (2 bedroom houses going for 500K+) requiring major renovation in many cases, living near the city and owning for a single person or couple means townhouse or condo. And most houses in the seattle area do not have garages (and if they do, usually only a 1 car) or more than a small strip of lawn. A townhome gaurntees you a 1 car garage at least, and condos in the city are walking distance to everything you could want.

[Insanity-74]

Visit England for a few months....spend the time messing around in GT4`s....when you go back shell be so glad to see you, the hastle will stop for a while ...........in all seriousness, adaults will always want there own space....you want your freedom, and your mum wants to maintain control...remember your her little girl and always will be.....its a mum thing....I used to have the worst arguments with my mum when i still lived at home...when i got my own house she cried for a week just about, and now we get on great...not a single cross word in over 8 years now.

[amysmojo]

Ok so I still live at home and have a snoop of a mother. she feels the need to snoop.

I bet she is snooping right nowwwww

[bloodrain]

Just a little FYI, but townhomes and condo's rarely make good investments... "lifestyle" homes need a buyer with the right kind of lifestyle... I can't name too many people who dream of owning a property with a shared/no outdoor space

I dont know how the market is over there, but here in Seattle condos and townhomes are the fastest selling real estate there is. They are not only "trendy," but space and cost efficient. With very little space in the rapidly growning cities, and the majority of the homes available being built around 1910-1930 (2 bedroom houses going for 500K+) requiring major renovation in many cases, living near the city and owning for a single person or couple means townhouse or condo. And most houses in the seattle area do not have garages (and if they do, usually only a 1 car) or more than a small strip of lawn. A townhome gaurntees you a 1 car garage at least, and condos in the city are walking distance to everything you could want.

+1, saying condo's rarely make good investments is just plain stupid. There will always be buyers and sellers. And owning a condo can be as good as good as buying a house, the payments will be alot less, and you can always sell the condo later on and use the money for a downpayment on a house that you didnt have the before.

This post has been edited by bloodrain: Aug 28, 2006 - 6:53 PM

[saleeka]

I guess I live in a vastly diferent housing market here in the twin cities, but i'd say 90% of condos here are priced in the luxury end of the market and rarely have more than one bedroom... Nearly all are downtown loft style, and completly illogical if you plan on having kids (inner city school system, anyone?)... Townhomes are much more prevelent, but the flip side is that the market has become oversaturated with townhomes that cost the equivalant of most lower end suburban 3 bedrooms, so they end up being a complete wash in terms of invesment when it comes time to move up, after you figure the increase in value those housing properties have achieved in the same timeframe... come to think of it, my friend who's family movied to the seattle (belleview? i dont remember the exact suburb's name) bought a house in the upper side of under 1,000,000, and told me their yard was barely 5 feet of grass from the next house on each side, and here that is UNHEARD of, peroid... so I dunno... Keep in mind here in the TC you can live in 3300 finished square feet with a wooded lot in the suburbs for about $410,000... most nice townhomes are in the mid 200's (which buys a very nice starter home closer to the city with at the very least the same square footage)... So I guess the market to be very different... At least here, I know better than to try and turn a profit in a "shared space" property...

[mzztoyota]

1 bedroom apartments here go for $500/mo...

...sure you don't wanna come down? You can work as a car salesperson, or a bartender, or a snorkel tour guide, or or or...

lol

[celicurr]

wow! I wanna go to the caribbean! lol