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Luvdogs2 · 11-29-2010, 11:23 PM

Can I ask some non dog advice from those on this forum? I know it's not the purpost of the theads and such, but my fiance and I had a bit of a moment tonight and it was about looking for a house.

We didn't fight or anything, but she didn't like the idea of going house shopping when things start leveling off and things slow up a bit. We have been dating for a while and only been engaged since August. We know each other very well, but we also have so much to learn through our lives together and though we aren't even remotely close to actually buying a house, I think it would be a great time to start looking so we can start taking notes on pricing, quality for the price, feeling out the home market and figuring out one anthers' expectations in what we want to establish a family in. I also think it would be fun and a chance to learn a bit more about each other.

One argument I heard was that we don't know how much money we will have. Well, the school I go to has a 95 percent job placement in the field of study within 6 months and the average is well over $50,000 a year starting salary. This is obviously different pending on location as cost of living is different pending on regions. Homes in Chicago, Illinois can sell for 2 million dollars and a home of similar style and condition can run about 200,000. She doesn't think looking now is a good idea because we don't even know where we are living.

I don't see it as being a bad idea to just look. I sounds like fun and something we can do together as a couple too. We don't need to buy or make any commitments.

Can I hear your thoughts on this? Does anyone else think this is too premature? If anything, I think it would be fun too.

Back to Bdog, she still had her chewy today because she didn't finish it up. I worked on the putting it down and wouldn't let her jump up onto my lap until she put it down. I got her to do it twice, and I never got a growl either when I asked her to jump in the chair so I could kneel down and be a little more on her level to pet her and say hi when I got home.

It still early to tell, but it looks baby steps and a little progress here. It sure has me excited and boosting confidence in me.

I'll keep posting.

11-29-2010, 11:23 PM	#247
Luvdogs2 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Peoria, IL, USA Posts: 75	Can I ask some non dog advice from those on this forum? I know it's not the purpost of the theads and such, but my fiance and I had a bit of a moment tonight and it was about looking for a house. We didn't fight or anything, but she didn't like the idea of going house shopping when things start leveling off and things slow up a bit. We have been dating for a while and only been engaged since August. We know each other very well, but we also have so much to learn through our lives together and though we aren't even remotely close to actually buying a house, I think it would be a great time to start looking so we can start taking notes on pricing, quality for the price, feeling out the home market and figuring out one anthers' expectations in what we want to establish a family in. I also think it would be fun and a chance to learn a bit more about each other. One argument I heard was that we don't know how much money we will have. Well, the school I go to has a 95 percent job placement in the field of study within 6 months and the average is well over $50,000 a year starting salary. This is obviously different pending on location as cost of living is different pending on regions. Homes in Chicago, Illinois can sell for 2 million dollars and a home of similar style and condition can run about 200,000. She doesn't think looking now is a good idea because we don't even know where we are living. I don't see it as being a bad idea to just look. I sounds like fun and something we can do together as a couple too. We don't need to buy or make any commitments. Can I hear your thoughts on this? Does anyone else think this is too premature? If anything, I think it would be fun too. Back to Bdog, she still had her chewy today because she didn't finish it up. I worked on the putting it down and wouldn't let her jump up onto my lap until she put it down. I got her to do it twice, and I never got a growl either when I asked her to jump in the chair so I could kneel down and be a little more on her level to pet her and say hi when I got home. It still early to tell, but it looks baby steps and a little progress here. It sure has me excited and boosting confidence in me. I'll keep posting.