TromboneAl
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My wife's best friend lives close by in an incredibly nice house. But apparently she and her husband have gotten some kind of buy a house bug, and they want to move about 20 miles in order to be closer to their grandkids. They've made an offer on a new house.
Their reason for moving is: they are spending too much money on gas driving to see the grandkids.
Now, if they drive to the grandkids 5 times a week, and gas is $4/gallon they'll spend $2,000 per year on gas.
But to sell their $600,000 house, buy a new $600,000 house and move has got to cost well over $30,000 right?
What's the rule of thumb for how much it costs to buy/sell a house?
Their reason for moving is: they are spending too much money on gas driving to see the grandkids.
Now, if they drive to the grandkids 5 times a week, and gas is $4/gallon they'll spend $2,000 per year on gas.
But to sell their $600,000 house, buy a new $600,000 house and move has got to cost well over $30,000 right?
What's the rule of thumb for how much it costs to buy/sell a house?