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2022 Mar 6, 6:42pm   10,362 views  167 comments

by porkchopXpress   ➕follow (1)   💰tip   ignore  

My wife and two high-schoolers currently live in the San Diego area renting a house. Since getting a new job last Fall that's fully remote, I've been pushing to move out of CA for more freedom, lower taxes, and to avoid the new vaccine mandate for K-12 students. My wife had the jab and is fine with our sons getting it to stay in CA, but I'm adamantly against it for all of the obvious reasons...they've even had Covid already.

We all decided that the Nashville area (i.e., Franklin/Brentwood) is where we'd all agree to move this Summer, but the house prices are INSANE. We've only ever rented and she will NOT agree to moving to another rental; she wants to buy. So, I'm stuck between stretching ourselves a bit to buy a $1.4M home in Nashville area, or staying in our current rental but making our boys get the vaccine to stay in school. My boys are already bummed about the thought of switching high schools, so they'd be willing to get the vaccine to stay in their current school. I feel like I'm alone in fighting against the easier path, which is clearly staying put in our current place until they finish school.

What would you guys do?

P.S. Given the no state income tax and the down payment I've saved up, I could theoretically make a $1.4M work but it's beyond what I'd prefer to pay. I'm also scared shitless that housing is going to crash, but what if it doesn't?

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162   🎂 porkchopXpress   2022 May 29, 6:23pm  

Bd6r says

porkchopexpress says
smallpox pandemic.

Appears that you have excellent prediction skills
Not sure about that, but thanks for the compliment. I still believe we're headed for economic pain and the price of my house will go down, but I plan on living there for a long time. If I get into investment properties/rentals, this coming recession will be gold for those with extra cash to pounce.
163   HeadSet   2022 May 29, 6:40pm  

porkchopexpress says
this coming recession will be gold for those with extra cash to pounce.

I certainly hope so.
164   Shaman   2022 Sep 16, 12:50pm  

Anyone still wanting to buy a house near Nashville? My acquaintance is selling his in Greenbrier. 5 bed, 5k sqf. New construction with a lot of extras.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/139-Empson-Dr-Greenbrier-TN-37073/80375447_zpid/
165   HeadSet   2022 Sep 16, 1:09pm  

Shaman says

Anyone still wanting to buy a house near Nashville? My acquaintance is selling his in Greenbrier. 5 bed, 5k sqf. New construction with a lot of extras.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/139-Empson-Dr-Greenbrier-TN-37073/80375447_zpid/

Maybe a mis link here - that is not new construction. Interesting, the asking price is nearly triple from what it sold at in 2015.
166   Al_Sharpton_for_President   2022 Sep 16, 1:37pm  

HeadSet says

Interesting, the asking price is nearly triple from what it sold at in 2015.

Greedheads be gettin' their comeuppance. Verily.
167   WookieMan   2022 Sep 16, 2:26pm  

Shaman says

Anyone still wanting to buy a house near Nashville? My acquaintance is selling his in Greenbrier. 5 bed, 5k sqf. New construction with a lot of extras.

I like helping people but that is builder grade stuff. That's not quality. Value must be in the land? It's got the classic make it look good feel. Tray ceilings, crown molding and then..... bottom of the barrel cabinetry and plumbing fixtures. It's a lipstick on a pig house dude. Sorry if that offends, but I've been in a couple thousand houses and condos. Might work for Trashville, but that ain't $1M in my world. Must be a good school district?

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