Bish where you live and what he fukk u have a fixer upperI own a house in PG and it's currently worth more than when I bought it
Washington Post Special: Black homeowners in PG County have watched wealth vanish
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congrats breh. Potomac yards area or closer to Huntington? How you like it there? I looked over there but didn't want to end up living around too many cacs and my experience with VA police has been 
I'm closing on a house in Hyattsville this month. mid 400s
. that city tax is a bytch though 
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I'm closing on a house in Hyattsville this month. mid 400s
Peace,
Closer to Potomac Yards. I like it but then again I'm usually stuck in D.C. cause of my job so I don't interact with most of my neighbors much.
I was actually considering PG County when I was house hunting..Hyattsville and Bowie but I can do without the extra cost in taxes, like you mentioned. Wasn't happy with the commute either but shyt ain't that much better in VA even with ezpass having to go towards Georgetown.
Breh, don't get started about Virginia State Police.
I'm currently in the market for buying a home in PG (or BMore) and this shyt is seriously turning me off. I don't want to take a major leap and end up making a major mistake in the end.
dont really have a choice in NYSystemic racism at work.
Bought a house in DC and we live below our means. We live in a gentrifying neighborhood. Personally, can't fathom purchasing a $400k+ home.
"Fukk The Joneses!"
Bish where you live and what he fukk u have a fixer upper
The house is in hyattsville and I bought it 6 years ago after it was renovated.I live in the Silver Spring area.
BmoreGorilla
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There's certain areas here where you can buy cheap right now thatll be worth a lot more in a few years
mcdivit85
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More of the same ol "American Dream" sh#t that turns into the American Nightmare
Reading over the first half of the article, that couple had no business getting a house worth more than half a million. If they've been paying for years and years and still owe $560K, how much was the original amount? And they didn't mention their incomes, but something tells me that their incomes didn't justify such a large mortgage.
It's funny how poor and middle class like to wag their collective finger at the rich for being greedy, but everybody has been greedy. And stories like this confirm it. People were taking out mortgages on their dream houses. Buying second homes. Refinancing and using their homes like debit cards. All with house money....people were getting mortgages for half a ticket on $40K...like sh#t was going to last forever.
They all bought into that "home values always go up", "you can't lose on a house", "a house is the best investment" and all other middle class lies.
And logically, of course the black "middle class" and "upper class" would suffer the most. Why would anyone be surprised? Overall, blacks have less wealth to maintain a large investment when the economy drops. And blacks have a harder time getting and keeping employment. So, when a black couple loses their jobs, they have less money to devote to their house while unemployed and when the jobs start coming back, whites get hired first and blacks last.
Peace
Reading over the first half of the article, that couple had no business getting a house worth more than half a million. If they've been paying for years and years and still owe $560K, how much was the original amount? And they didn't mention their incomes, but something tells me that their incomes didn't justify such a large mortgage.
It's funny how poor and middle class like to wag their collective finger at the rich for being greedy, but everybody has been greedy. And stories like this confirm it. People were taking out mortgages on their dream houses. Buying second homes. Refinancing and using their homes like debit cards. All with house money....people were getting mortgages for half a ticket on $40K...like sh#t was going to last forever.
They all bought into that "home values always go up", "you can't lose on a house", "a house is the best investment" and all other middle class lies.
And logically, of course the black "middle class" and "upper class" would suffer the most. Why would anyone be surprised? Overall, blacks have less wealth to maintain a large investment when the economy drops. And blacks have a harder time getting and keeping employment. So, when a black couple loses their jobs, they have less money to devote to their house while unemployed and when the jobs start coming back, whites get hired first and blacks last.
Peace
Which areas? Everytime I ask, ppl say "the county".
Wink Beaufield
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I was looking at spots out in Mount Rainer and Hyattsville and even NOVA but the taxes are what convinced me to buy a house in DC.
DC does not have the longterm upside that Houston or Atlanta has. Look at any future cities projection and those two cities are thought to be capable of being top 16 cities GLOBALLY.
Them prices in Sliver Spring cheaper than what I am paying. I might have to look into Sliver Spring. That shyt look nice.
TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?
I walk around a little edgy already
Save your paper til u can afford to drop at least 1/4-1/2 of the price in down payment
