littleoc
MyPTSD Pro
I am attempting to move out of my mom's house so I can actually live somewhere clean and comfortable where I won't be triggered every five seconds. (That's an exaggeration, no worries.)
I was looking online and found some apartments that are cheap, but don't have good storage space and whatnot. Then I noticed that foreclosed homes around here and other cheaper homes would have basically the same monthly payments for a mortgage as I would be paying for rent.
This obviously isn't including utilities or how much bigger the down-payment would be for a house than for a small apartment.
I told this to my mother and she warned me, "Careful! You have to be able to afford the maintenance of the house as well. Your twin brother is renting an apartment because he isn't financially stable enough yet to afford maintenance and the apartments pay that for him."
I thought about it, came back, and asked her what the maintenance for this house is. I got a lecture about how she doesn't pay maintenance because this house was ripped out from under her by my dad and she doesn't pay for anything.
Kind of ironic because as far as I can tell, this house requires a SHITTON of maintenance right now. Do y'all know the maintenance costs of a rental house, by the way?
Anyway, I'm looking for adult advice that isn't just me being told how much my dad sucks. I'm aware already that my dad sucks. That doesn't really help me move out.
If you want to add that he sucks, though, I guess I won't stop you. :p
Does this article seems pretty accurate? How Much Does It Cost to Maintain A House?
Thank you for any help!
I was looking online and found some apartments that are cheap, but don't have good storage space and whatnot. Then I noticed that foreclosed homes around here and other cheaper homes would have basically the same monthly payments for a mortgage as I would be paying for rent.
This obviously isn't including utilities or how much bigger the down-payment would be for a house than for a small apartment.
I told this to my mother and she warned me, "Careful! You have to be able to afford the maintenance of the house as well. Your twin brother is renting an apartment because he isn't financially stable enough yet to afford maintenance and the apartments pay that for him."
I thought about it, came back, and asked her what the maintenance for this house is. I got a lecture about how she doesn't pay maintenance because this house was ripped out from under her by my dad and she doesn't pay for anything.
Kind of ironic because as far as I can tell, this house requires a SHITTON of maintenance right now. Do y'all know the maintenance costs of a rental house, by the way?
Anyway, I'm looking for adult advice that isn't just me being told how much my dad sucks. I'm aware already that my dad sucks. That doesn't really help me move out.
If you want to add that he sucks, though, I guess I won't stop you. :p
Does this article seems pretty accurate? How Much Does It Cost to Maintain A House?
Thank you for any help!
Last edited: