I have said it before and I will say it again. If you do not know what it takes to be a homeowner and you are not open to problems then you should not be a homeowner.
One of my friends just bought a house. I think he fucked up in his choice of house, but meh... Not my problem. I got 99 problems and his aren't any of them. He bought expensive, he is assuming too much about his future wages, he has a car bill, student loans and other shit I am sure. Now he is stressing about making changes to his house. Example 1 his bathroom was not water proofed. That in itself is a big fucking deal. He has other problems, but none compare to this. Luckily his pops is going to replace his staircase for him. Not everyone's pops will drop 10K on the spot like that so he is lucky.
I am giving it time, and I hope he understands the gravity of the situation, but I do think he will turn around. He has surprised me before and I am sure he will surprise me again.
Homeownership is not for the weak willed, weak stomached or the optimist. It is for people who can deal with a challenge and love fixing a problem. It is for skeptics and realists. Being realistic about a home situation is very important. If you think you need to replace something it is because you probably have to.
Homeownership is not for people who will bury their heads in the ground to avoid a problem. It is not for people who think "It's probably not that bad"
I always assume the worst and I hope for the best so I can be pleasantly surprised when it does work out and not surprised when it is bad or worse.
Optimists suck
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