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Days Like This.....


Back in December, I was to buy the rental house I was living in. But the owner decided not to sell. What's more, three days before I was to go looking for something else, the lender pulled the loan, saying that the first-time homebuyer program I had been approved for was no longer available.


So I decided to rent another year. I found another rental, much nicer and much roomier than the single family we had been in. The bonus was that the owner wants to sell. So I sign a year lease and was told anytime I was ready to buy, that I could.


Well, now I moved in two weeks ago. I decided I really like the place. So I asked my credit union and one other lender to pre-approve me. Both said no. Now I have decent credit scores and virtually NO debt. But that doesn't matter.  Single, one income. Basically, I'm screwed.


Now two years ago, it was wait until my credit scores were higher. Then it was wait until I had a bigger downpayment. Now it's wait until I make more money.


I have a little boy and I can't keep moving him from place to place every year. Now I just spend all day and all night crying. I feel like I can't put a stable roof over his head. All because a bunch of lenders decided to do loans they weren't supposed to, to people with no income.


This makes NO sense to me. I work 15+ hours a day. I pay taxes. I pay my bills. Right now no one knows how much I hate people at this moment. What more am I supposed to do?


What was all the working, scrimping and saving for?


I hate people today. I really do.


 


 


 












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Hey Kathy, I know how you feel about not getting to buy the house that you want. Last year we moved to the area and looked at houses to buy. I found a house that I LOVED, and it was right in our price range, but with all the other changes that we were facing. We just couldn't buy it. I was really disappointed, but I know that the right thing will eventually come along. Remember that you are putting a stable roof over your little guy's head even if you are renting. Keep up!
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