Post # 1
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Busy bee
I was just wondering where people are planning on living after they get married, or if they’re already settled, or even what your ideal plan is? Like apartment living first, then move up to a duplex, then buy a forever home?
I only ask because my Fiance and I are doing things a bit weird.. We’re renting out my Fathers house the first year of marriage (he’s never here, works in Africa, home only 2 months out of the year). Then we’re going to buy a piece of land and build a garage with an attached apartment overtop. So it will be 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, very small, just about the size of an apartment, but we’ll own it, and be paying off our land fees. We’ve always wanted a lot of land for a hobby farm, and he’s a car nut, so he’ll love it as much as I do. Then we’ll save up and build our forever home beside the garage apartment, whenever we have everything else paid off, and when the kiddies come along. 🙂 Anyone else doing this..? I know it’s sort of off the beaten path.. But we really, really love the idea. 🙂 And then after we build our house, we can always rent out that apartment type loft over the garage for extra money. 🙂
I’d love to hear other peoples plans!
Post # 3
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Buzzing bee
You don’t have an option for me – condo that I already owned.
Post # 4
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Busy bee
@oneofthesethings: I knew I was forgetting something! Thank you! My sister and her husband owned a condo for her first couple of years of marriage too.
Post # 4
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Bee Keeper
Could you make it a poll where you can choose multiple options? We live in a terraced house (townhouse) that we already own.
Post # 6
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Bumble Beekeeper
We are currently in an apartment, we plan to have most of our 2014 wedding paid off by the end of this year, leaving all of next year available for us to save for a house. We’re hoping to move within a few months of being married, into our new home.
Post # 7
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Busy bee
@SpecialSundae: Done! 🙂 Multiple options are a go.
Post # 8
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Bumble bee
@silkspectre94: Were both getting phd’s so we dont know where well end up in the next several years. we’d love a hobby farm too one day!
SO owns his townhouse so i’ll move there untill we graduate
Post # 9
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Busy bee
Aw, I would have loved to hear from the vote that said they were doing what I was doing… I’m so interested in hearing about what I’m getting myself into!
Post # 10
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Busy bee
@subtlebee: I’m so excited for a hobby farm. 🙂 I miss having animals to take care of.
Post # 11
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Bee Keeper
We had an apartment and purchased a house during the engagement, which we moved into prior to being married.
Post # 12
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Busy bee
@MASPA: Wow, lucky! A house! *swoon*
Post # 14
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Helper bee
We lived in a loft apartment for a year, and we purchased our first home last November! We are very cozy here and don’t plan on moving for a while!
Post # 15
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Honey bee
I own a condo and Fiance owns a house. I’m renting my condo and we’re living in his house. He has grand plans to “upgrade” the house to a bigger one with more land in the next year or two. I think we should stay here and have “extra” money for kids/vacations/emergencies/etc
