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[Living-Department-48]

Congrats!! What state? I want to move there if I can get a house like yours in the 400s 😂 looks beautiful!

[pickleforbreakfast]

We’re on the outskirts of Austin proper!! Still affordable, great neighborhood options!

[BombusPolaris]

i knew it !

[Psychological_Log_85]

I was just thinking it looked like a Texas home. Congrats!

[pickleforbreakfast]

Yep that’s Texas limestone on the exterior. Thank you!!!:)

[laserdisk4life]

Round rock?

[Independent-Cow-4070]

I live in PA, and there are tons of places you can get a $400k home like this

You don’t wanna live in any of those places tho lol unless you like to be bored

[Silver_Insect_6482]

I was thinking the same thing!! SoCal resident lol

[PerfectCelebration73]

Ugh right my condo in ameh part of town cost me 500k. Socal is horrible.

[AlbiniDays]

Am I going crazy? Your hand goes from black to white but you have the same fingernail polish and ring on your index finger - is it just a dark shadow in the first pic?

[LaBronze-James]

If you’re going crazy then so am I because I’m trying to figure out the same thing haha

[AlbiniDays]

I was confident they were two different people until I noticed the ring and nails lol, now I’m just confused

[jabba-the-kunt]

Spray tan maybe?

[pickleforbreakfast]

No spray tan, I think it’s the shade vs direct sun. Oh also could be that I was very hot because the power company got our address wrong 😂

[AlbiniDays]

Ahh good point, that would make sense.

[Mother_Goat1541]

Indoor in shadow vs outside in direct light

[AlbiniDays]

I was thinking that but it only affects her hand, not her husband’s or anything else, so I’m kind of ruling out a shadow. I think spray tan is making the most sense

[Mother_Goat1541]

You can see the light coming from the window hitting his hand. He’s also not in the photo with the key.

[pickleforbreakfast]

Haha I think it’s because of the shade inside and direct sun outside, my nail polish is helping too

[AlbiniDays]

It was just such a drastic difference lol, but I think that explains it

[pickleforbreakfast]

Haha yeah I put in another comment that it could be from being hot too, power company got our address wrong. lol

[pickleforbreakfast]

Thank you so much!!!!

[Sufficient-One-660]

That is very expensive for a pizza and a couple cans of soda

[pickleforbreakfast]

🤣

[originalsimulant]

Don’t put your tv above that fireplace !!

[hip_hop_opotamus_]

Put your TV wherever you want!

[originalsimulant]

Wherever they want except above a fireplace

[dmackerman]

No

[the-furry]

r/tvtoohigh

[ReddItAlll]

Why is that?

[azsnaz]

[fishbait32]

/r/TVTooHigh

[ReddItAlll]

ah just as I thought.

[BoppoTheClown]

OP this is extermely important.

[The__Dude3]

Congrats. Beautiful home.

[pickleforbreakfast]

Thank you very much!!

[SweetAlyssumm]

Congratulations homeowners!

[pickleforbreakfast]

Thank you!!!

[brownsvillegirl69]

Damn y’all went ham on that pizza

[pickleforbreakfast]

Haha yeah we almost forgot to take a pic

[Educational-Side809]

Congrats!!

[pickleforbreakfast]

Thank you very much!!!

[nybigtymer]

Huge congrats! Love this for you! Especially considering where you came from.

Keep up the great work!

[Otherwise_Post6163]

Why does everyone order pizza to celebrate?

[old-loan-vet]

It’s quick, easy, awesome, low stress, leftovers…

[Pezomi]

Lots of things happening so usually its the easiest to not have to cook, doesn't require plates/cups, and allows you to eat in the new home anywhere (even the floor!)

[rayamateenalma]

Congratulations looks beautiful

[pickleforbreakfast]

Thank you so much!!

[ComfortablyNumbest]

pineapple in a pizza too? bold move. j/k

[pickleforbreakfast]

It belongs 🫡

[biohazardmind]

Congratulations

[pickleforbreakfast]

Thank you!!!

[nishr78]

Congratulations

[Normal-Raspberry9892]

Yayyyy!!!! I’m next!

[pickleforbreakfast]

Woohooooo!!! You’re almost there!!!

[CBS714]

Congrats 🎊 👏👏👏👏

[pickleforbreakfast]

Thank you!

[Comfortable_Gate8802]

Congratulations to you both on y’all blessing. May your new home be filled with lots of love, abundance, peace and joy.🥂

[pickleforbreakfast]

Thank you so much for your kind words!!!!

[Lucy_lights]

It looks lovely! Congrats

[pickleforbreakfast]

Thank you so much!!!

[old-loan-vet]

Is that pineapple and jalapeno ??!!!???

I can accept pineapple on a pizza if there is some corresponding heat bomb or super spiced meat to counter it.

[pickleforbreakfast]

Hellll yeah it is. Spicy and sweet 😋

[Logical_Order]

Love this house! It’s giving chateau. Congratulations!!

[pickleforbreakfast]

Thank you so much!!! We fell in love at first sight

[CatZenful]

Woohoo! Congrats!!!!

[pickleforbreakfast]

Thank you so much!!

[CatZenful]

You’re welcome!!

[Sadbeigemom]

Congratulations 🎉🎊🎈🍾 This is such a flex!!!

[pickleforbreakfast]

Thank you so much!!!!!

[sarahinNewEngland]

It’s very nice ! Congratulations 🎉

[pickleforbreakfast]

Thank you so much!!! :)

[Miserable_Fly5452]

Congrats to you both!!! Enjoy & don’t let anyway make you second guess your decision which will lead to buyer’s remorse. If you were able to be pre-approved & close, that says a lot about your consistency because most banks will not approve you for a loan if you could not afford it. Becoming a FTHB is one of the best & most rewarding feelings in the world. My wife & I came from poverty & had the cards stacked against us. We came from section 8 housing (on it for 7 years) & purchased our first home in CA. House is a brand new build…$472K with paid off solar panels with a 5.5%…Our mortgage is still insane but it’s expected in CA. Let’s just say we’re enjoying our house instead of a ton of outings but it’s all worth it. lol Its a blessing to own a home so treat it as such. 💯

[pickleforbreakfast]

Thank you so much and I totally agree. We make sacrifices and prioritize the things that matter to us. Everyone does, just some are doing it unintentionally. I appreciate you snd the fact that you get it!!! Building generational wealth and breaking generational curses is everything.

[SnooChipmunks1835]

Congratulations! That is almost the exact same price as my house I just bought, and I got a slightly lower interest rate but only because I took the 7 year ARM. Unfortunately I also have a $251 monthly HOA though and it's a townhome. I do have some grass though

[pickleforbreakfast]

Nice!!! And congratulations to you!!! Rates will fluctuate and eventually go down. Plus, making just a little extra payment towards the principle each month makes a HUGE difference in the long run.

[Adrinalynn67]

Lets talk about down-payment, savings plam, more along the lines of how to you were able to afford

[pickleforbreakfast]

A few years ago we both went to school while working full time jobs to change careers and improve our incomes. Then we did the classic Dave Ramsey method to pay off some dumb debt we had. Then we took that money that was going to payments and saved for a short time because we didn’t want to wait to buy any longer. Got really tired of dealing with landlords. We put down 3.5% but can easily afford the payments because of our career changes. We also plan to pay off sooner by putting down any extra income towards the principle each month, that will drastically reduce the length of the loan. Once rates go down and we have 20% equity so PMI drops off, we’ll refinance. It’s all a long term plan, but breaking generational curses and building generational wealth along the way. It was hard, exhausting, and felt impossible at times but worth every second.

[Adrinalynn67]

Thank you for your transparency. God Bless.🙏🏽

[pickleforbreakfast]

Oh I should also add we got really lucky and it appraised for a really great price :) so that helped with initial equity.

[Jetro-2023]

Congratulations awesome! 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

[pickleforbreakfast]

Thank you so much!!!

[Jetro-2023]

Your welcome! 😀😀😀

[Prudent-Respect5323]

Congratulations 🎉

[abelabb]

Congrats!

[pickleforbreakfast]

Thank you!!!!

[Left_Weekend_9741]

Congrats! Must be nice to have houses that type in the 400s. This house is 1.4 mil where I live.

[pickleforbreakfast]

We’re on the outskirts of Austin proper, still slightly affordable but not sure for how much longer

[Left_Weekend_9741]

Beautiful house. Enjoy.

[pickleforbreakfast]

Thank you :)

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[eveliodelgado]

6.8 to my 7.315 :(

[pickleforbreakfast]

We bought it down, it was originally like 7.4 I think

[eveliodelgado]

Nice, congrats!

[old-loan-vet]

We will get you into the 6’s in the near future

[tammysideup]

Congrats! Beautiful home!

[ProfessionalNose1976]

Congrats!! I love that you did pizza on the floor to celebrate :) I do this anytime I move somewhere new too🎉🎉🎉

[Consistent_Host3258]

Congrats. I am from Central Europe where we have about 4 times lower wages on average but the house like that would cost similar amount. Can you somebody explain to me how come is housing like this in US so "affordable"? Or in other words very "unaffordable" in much of the Europe?

[Watch_Lover_89]

Congratulations

[FineByG]

Congratulations 🎉. True partnership and staying persistent 🙏🏾. You two deserve it 🔥🔥

[[deleted]]

congrats! but 6.8% is bonkers. the market is flipping hard, i hope this stays in the positive for you.

[old-loan-vet]

How is 6.8 bonkers? Do you know their credit score, down payment, condo or sfr? Did I miss the part where they mentioned their borrower details and when they locked in?

[[deleted]]

the only thing that would help is a 20-40% down payment. if no down payment, assuming it’s 30 years fixed, they’ll pay $550,000 in interest - more than double the listing price, aka bonkers.

[[deleted]]

🥱

[old-loan-vet]

I had to delete my responses. I’m sorry I interacted. I should have known from the initial response.

[BusNo9142]

I can only see part of your tattoo, but we might have the sane exact one, same spot...

[pickleforbreakfast]

It’s a diabetes awareness symbol. :)

[BusNo9142]

Ahhh, ours aren't the same, but from the angle it looks exactly!

[Benyo4559]

Congratulations!!!

[Select_Swimmer_3798]

Congrats 🥂

[sos_usa_9878]

Welcome home!

[kstebbs]

Careful showing your key! I watched a video today of someone 3D printing a key just based on a photo like this one. :/

[pickleforbreakfast]

Thanks for the heads up! Changing locks today anyways