No, real world. I can think of thousands of scenarios where it makes sense.
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Well, it’ll be during the school year so I will taking my son too and from school (he goes to a private school that doesn’t have school bus service) For trips where I was just there for a court date or something, ubers work just fine. I tried using the city bus service one trip, but their buses are mobile drug hotels. I’ve been on a bus twice where somebody literally smoked crack near me.
I rented a Mitsubishi Mirage last time. It was completely bare bones, but worked just fine.
Tundra for when you come to MN in winter
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Is it feasible to live within walking distance of the school?
If you consider a 15-20 minute walk in 90+ degree heat feasible, sure. But Tucson is generally not a very walkable city.
I found out last time I talked to my ex that she is no longer employed at the position she started this past January. It was a VP position at a pre-IPO tech company, based in the PNW. I don’t know why she left, but I can speculate.
Her prior experience was at Google, and Microsoft before that. Both companies have moved away from remote work and expect a hybrid schedule, at least. There just aren’t a lot of remote jobs, or jobs in Tucson that fit her skillset.
So I’m having second thoughts about buying a house in Tucson, when it’s entirely possible that she will need to relocate for her next job.
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So, right now I have a lot of decisions to make.
I currently live in a house in Redmond, WA… Which I now own free and clear. But the only reason we bought this house is because it was close to Microsoft, where my ex lived at the time.
My friend and coworker needs to sell her house down in Pierce County, which would be closer to my family and my girlfriend’s family. I can’t just list my current house as-is because there is still storm damage that needs to be fixed.
I just talked to my mortgage broker and he thinks that I can get a bridge loan, buy the house in Pierce County, and have the time to finish the repairs on the Redmond house, and then get top dollar.
On top of that, my 8-yo son lives in AZ. But his mom is currently unemployed and very well may have to move.
So I don’t fucking know what to do.
Unless there’s something really special about that one Pierce County house, I’d stay put for a while and make repairs on the Redmond house. Take your time selling when ready.
You’re hitting a bunch of major stressors in your life all at once. Don’t pile more on yourself.
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Well, I have the terms of the bridge loan. And it’s 2.4% of the sale price of the Redmond house. Given the value of the house, that’s a big chunk of change. I could instead sell stock to cover the down payment. I’d have a fairly big tax liability, but I will have to pay taxes no matter when I sell.
The only argument would be the stock market is in a lull, and it would be better off holding onto the stock until the market recovers.
But damn
Seems pretty obvious to me where your ex has all that uncertainty in her life, you should just rent a place or possibly just use airbnb in Tuscon until she gets her life together and knows where she’s going. Why make a big commitment to Tuscon if she’s not committed to Tuscon?
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especially if your relationship is still contentious. as in, you buy something and then they start looking to move for the new job and you have the hassle of unloading the new house.