horatio said:

I have noticed that realtors (and banks too, for that matter), try to get you to buy a house that may be a bit out of your price range. That seems to be a common occurrence. Foreclosures are very good deals. I would love to be able to actually build a house, but that's not happening in my world.

As most of you know by now, I live in an apartment-style condo, which I really have started to dislike for a number of reasons. Lately, I have been thinking that I would really love to buy a cute little horse on a nice, quiet street. Then I sit here and wonder, "Am I crazy for wanting a horse? Everybody always says that horses cost a lot of money to upkeep, etc. etc. Would I be getting in over my head if I do buy a horse?" I would not be able to buy a horse right now, due to my current financial situation, and with the real estate market being so bad.
. . .

So, am I crazy for having this dream of one day owning a horse?? I know some of you are horseowners here on the org. Is it rough for you financially, do you spend a lot of money of horse repairs/upgrades? That's the one thing I worry about, paying for the maintenance of a horse. Guess I would need to buy a newer horse, or one that has had a lot of upgrades done to it.

Your feedback would be most appreciated.

psychodelicide said:

depending on what is acceptable living space to you, maybe and acre and a small prefab home would be suitable.
there are some kick ass prefab homes available.
maybe a wee-house would suit your fancy.
http://weehouse.com/flash...index.html

psychodelicide said:

i only had time to glance at your post instead of reading it thoroughly but wanted to offer a few tips anyway

first off, shouldn't that be 'feedbag' instead of "feedback"?? i mean, forgive me if i read this wrong but a feed bag would be lots more useful when you get your own horse.

and personally, despite the housing crisis and economic tough times i say "throw caution to the winds!" buy that long-dreamed of horse! take riding lessons! you could always live in the stables with your horse and, best of all, you would save a lot of money on gas riding the horse to work.

best of all, horses are quite intelligent and make great animal companions. they don't take up that much room, really, and are great company. although, i don't know HOW you would fit one into your condo. no matter! good luck with the horse-buying!!!

psychodelicide said:

i only had time to glance at your post instead of reading it thoroughly but wanted to offer a few tips anyway

first off, shouldn't that be 'feedbag' instead of "feedback"?? i mean, forgive me if i read this wrong but a feed bag would be lots more useful when you get your own horse.

and personally, despite the housing crisis and economic tough times i say "throw caution to the winds!" buy that long-dreamed of horse! take riding lessons! you could always live in the stables with your horse and, best of all, you would save a lot of money on gas riding the horse to work.

best of all, horses are quite intelligent and make great animal companions. they don't take up that much room, really, and are great company. although, i don't know HOW you would fit one into your condo. no matter! good luck with the horse-buying!!!

psychodelicide said:

depending on what is acceptable living space to you, maybe and acre and a small prefab home would be suitable.
there are some kick ass prefab homes available.
maybe a wee-house would suit your fancy.
http://weehouse.com/flash...index.html

XxAxX said:

XxAxX said:

You're so silly. I love horses, they're beautiful animals!

psychodelicide said:

horatio said:

Those are sooooo cool. Wow.

How about this?

horatio said:

Those are sooooo cool. Wow.

hokie said:

this is what I want
http://www.farnsworthhous.../index.htm

How about this?

hokie said:

this is what I want
http://www.farnsworthhous.../index.htm

horatio said:

You can rent it for private parties!

psychodelicide said:

When we bought our house the seller included a home warranty. Don't know if that's what you're talking about but it covers major stuff and only costs about $400-$500 a year. There is a deductible. There are different plans so you can choose the one that suits you best.

hokie said:

yeah that's it!
but the one my neighbor has was after market, she shopped around some so it wasn't put in with the price of the home, it's a yearly fee like insurance.
[Edited 6/30/08 14:08pm]

Will it be a purple house?

2freaky4church1 said:

No, but I can think of a couple of orgers who probably would buy a house and paint it purple, if it wasn't already that color.

psychodelicide said:

j/k

no- ur not crazy 4 wanting to buy a house.
But dont put urself into debt just to do it. painful neighbours or not- ur in a position lots of ppl would love to be in.

i think i'll be renting 4 eva


[Edited 6/30/08 23:20pm]

When you have the money it's the most wonderful thing, when you're broke it's a white elephant. It's all about the money, the time and effort you want to invest, to a life time commitment.

another thing you can look into is an even trade for your condo for someone's home. this is common place.