45th Birthday
Recycles dryer sheets
Two apartments in two cities when we were first together for a year.
First house: small starter that needed tons of work, most of which we did ourselves. Sold in less than two years for a few thousand more than we paid.
Moved halfway across the country and lived in an apartment for a few years.
Bought a large house that needed work. Put $645K total into it and sold it for $725K after ten years to move 1/2 hour away for better schools.
Paid $1.2 million for this house and did major addition/renovations. Total in: $1.75 million. Today's value: maybe $1.2 million. Ouch! Have loved living there.
During this time, bought second house in a booming place. Currently, house is worth more than double what we have in it (paid $850,000 and have put a modest amount into it). Unrealized gain: maybe $1.075 million.
Just bought a third place, a condo. Same unit in a less desirable location sold within two months for $250K (17%) more than we paid.
Overall, gained a lot more than we've lost, but can spend that money on food or fuel.
First house: small starter that needed tons of work, most of which we did ourselves. Sold in less than two years for a few thousand more than we paid.
Moved halfway across the country and lived in an apartment for a few years.
Bought a large house that needed work. Put $645K total into it and sold it for $725K after ten years to move 1/2 hour away for better schools.
Paid $1.2 million for this house and did major addition/renovations. Total in: $1.75 million. Today's value: maybe $1.2 million. Ouch! Have loved living there.
During this time, bought second house in a booming place. Currently, house is worth more than double what we have in it (paid $850,000 and have put a modest amount into it). Unrealized gain: maybe $1.075 million.
Just bought a third place, a condo. Same unit in a less desirable location sold within two months for $250K (17%) more than we paid.
Overall, gained a lot more than we've lost, but can spend that money on food or fuel.