For the past few months, the husband and I have been doing a great deal of reading and research on how to achieve the ultimate American dream: buying our first house. Traveling this path has been both exciting and stressful. In the interim, I had to learn a whole new language: The language of the American real estate. This language includes terms like PMI, seller contribution, closing costs, interest-only, buyer’s agent, open house, appraisal and others.
I have been so stressed out about the whole process that I woke up yesterday and found one single white hair on my head. The last time I had a single white hair was four years ago when I was preparing for my wedding, which was followed by a new job in a new country. It goes without saying that the white hair has made me even more stressed out. In addition to thinking about the best way to pursue the American dream, I’m now thinking about aging and the deterioration of my own body. Sigh! If only life could be less stressful.
Don’t stress out about the white hair. Black hair streaked touches of white and grey can be quite fetching.
Natasha, I hope your luck is better than Dave’s. 12.5% return over a 2.5 year period is pretty bad nowadays. Doubt you’re only doing it for the investment tho.
Hello from Uruguy. I lived in Qatar for six months and i love your country!
So, what does an old man get when he is stressed. Is it a black hair?
I would say that you need to be doing plethora of more reading about it than you already been doing.The more you read the better you will feel. A lot of your anxiety ( by your own admission) is coming from the lack of cognizance about all of these terms associated with realestate purchase.Good luck to you and your family and enjoy furnishing and decorating your first home.