When my great friend and I got married last year, our guest were more than generous with the monetary gifts they offered us! My pal and I absolutely felt Blessed to have so many people come out to support our current lives together.
My pal and I put the money in the savings account to hopefully be able to put a down payment on a dwelling within the year.
My pal and I started looking slowly at properties that my great friend and I could afford. They had to be close to work for both of us, in a lower tax area, plus my great friend and I needed a fenced yard for our two puppies. My pal and I figured that anything else my great friend and I could handle, such as cosmetic updates plus such. The opportunity arose to purchase one of my uncle’s homes as she was relocating. She was willing to lower the asking price so that family could purchase the dwelling plus it met all of our most pressing needs. My pal and I made a big mistake in not hiring an inspector when buying the house. After all, my great friend and I were buying from family, what could go wrong? After spending all of our savings on the down payment, painting, plus some landscaping, my great friend and I just found out the the Heating plus A/C system is shot. The supplier that had worked on it for years told us that they had been telling my uncle to update or updated for several years, and this, was a fact she failed to mention, when she sold us the house. My parents are absolutely mad plus have offered to loan us the money for the repairs. The Heating plus A/C supplier said that they do offer financing so either way, my great friend and I will be stuck making payments for the current system. At least my great friend and I can save money on our utility bills as the current one will be way more efficient. Buyer beware, I never thought I needed it when dealing with family, know I was wrong.