Originally Posted by krizzy (Post 5338629)

I've always wanted an old Victorian house...but all the Hunting shows put me off...we have lived with a ghost or two before...(we have a walk through one here now)...but for the most part they seem a bit unfriendly in the USA for some reason...:blink:

Our ghost here...he walks through the house sometimes...I don't think he even knows the house is here...he has made a few people jump now...

Originally Posted by Sally (Post 5336247)

Yes - you can deduct that amount from the tax you have to pay on your income. The higher you income bracket, the more benefit to you.

Originally Posted by Sally (Post 5335931)

You can look up amortization tables at which tell you what your monthly payments would be. this would vary with the type and duration of the loan and the interest rate. Random example:

http://www.mortgage-x.com/calculators/results.asp

Assuming 20% down payment, the $480,000 balance paid for 30 years would cost $3,193.45. So in this case, yes, the mortgage payments would cost more than rent. Don't forget the interest portion is tax-deductible though.

Property tax is a 'millage' or percentage of the house's worth, say in your area it was 2%, on $600,000 it would be $12,000 per year.

Originally Posted by Lord Lionheart (Post 5339572)

Triple d'oh :rofl:

Originally Posted by Sally (Post 5339642)

So when are you buying?

Originally Posted by Lord Lionheart (Post 5339931)

Just give me your advice on the California housing market, I'll do the opposite and I should do okay. :rofl:

Originally Posted by Sally (Post 5340010)

I don't get it.

Originally Posted by Lord Lionheart (Post 5340020)

Complain to your hubby, or visit the Hustler store on Sunset Blvd. They have a very nice line of vibrators :)

Originally Posted by Sally (Post 5340027)

I wonder what other brand new jokes you have?

What I meant is, what was so hilarious about my previous answer and why is my housing situation worse than yours?

Originally Posted by Lord Lionheart (Post 5340037)

Oh gawd help me :blink:

Originally Posted by Sally (Post 5340044)

I thought so.

Originally Posted by TruBrit (Post 5338574)

lucy my kitty got sprayed once and we couldn't get rid of the smell no matter how many times i bathed her :eek:

Originally Posted by KJ2007 (Post 5343306)

Hopefully you'll never run into this again - but I've heard that bathing in tomato juice is a way to get rid of the smell. May well be an old wive's tale - but I've heard this several times.

Originally Posted by KJ2007 (Post 5343306)

Hopefully you'll never run into this again - but I've heard that bathing in tomato juice is a way to get rid of the smell. May well be an old wive's tale - but I've heard this several times.