Who cares. You’re paying the mortgage, and the bank doesn’t accept the seller’s good feelings. They will accept or not.

If the property is part of a hoa when you buy it, you’re governed by the hoa. If you have room for all those trees, you probably are not in a hoa.

I joined the AF at 18 to get away from some history. I saw some of the world, made some good friends, and learned a lot of skills that really helped me. Most people think of the AF like boot camp in the movies, which is entirely wrong. It is a decent life. I switched to the reserves after 10 years, and that was a good move for me. 

Very good. Carry on and have fun!

You know the only jobs will be in academia or government, right?

I just came here for Zoolander references.

“Alleged fluffy!”

No it’s absolutely not worth it- they are vanity expenses. The car does not go up in value. Also, most people don’t ever repaint their car, so the wrap is not saving you money. If you have $4k and want a wrap, have at it- but there is no reason at all to do it unless you just like it.

Consider inventing a long, complicated and crazy scenario you talk to her about over many months to see if you can get her to post it. Your father in law was kidnapped by Belgian revolutionaries, you need to go negotiate his release. Your biplane went down in the south of France, but you parachuted to safety and were rescued by some monks who taught you to make Gouda cheese…

Last night a SpaceX rocket upper stage suffered an anomaly. The fleet is grounded while they do the appropriate investigation. Having two providers means you can still conduct the mission while you do what needs to be done on one. Obviously, two issues at once is quite unlucky.

I already don’t have a lot of dignity, you guys are getting paid?

I live in Florida and looked at moving to Houston 2 years ago. The electricity rates are 3x my Florida rates, and you have to go through the crazy marketplace where you have to pre-estimate how much power you will use. That’s not why we stayed, but it didn’t help.

My brother runs an insurance agency, makes like $3k per month.

It sounds like you’re trying to bite off a lot at once. Consider buying the land and having a pre-built shed (like drone Home Depot) put on it. Essentially camp in the shed until you figure stuff out. If building a cabin takes you a year, you aren’t homeless. 

Alternatively, find a cheap pop-up camper and live in it on your land while you work things out. Will be cold in winter, depending on where you live. Most have a portable toilet and keep you off the ground.

Why not add some sort of flexible base molding to cover the hole?

Needs more caulk.

While not the main driver of your finances, I’d think through why you need two cars in retirement. That’s so when you and your husband both need to be in… different places at exactly the same time? 

That’s normal

You aren’t ready for the crazy array of frustrations that come with a relationship.

My family ran a cup cheese company until the 80s, glad I had to scroll this far to find it.

Depends on the agency, but if you’re filing a grievance you shouldn’t be surprised when all of a sudden your leadership team notices that you have sub-par performance. 

This is a rare opportunity to make some progress on principal payments. If you can make your regular payment amount, each payment takes a few months off the loan.

If you have to ask, it’s too much for what you want to do with it.

I’d check to see if you have an assumable mortgage. You’ll still lose a lot, but that changes the math for a buyer.

Meh, he’s old. I’m not too set on embarrassing him. We saw what he did, and saw the Borat scene.