Rental Question

[ni4ni]

I am taking a job in Little Rock at the State Capitol which is 200 miles away from home however I am keeping my residency where I live now for political reasons.

I will be renting an apartment and commuting home on weekends. My wife will not be going. The house is located 20 miles from State Capitol.

For $700 a month I get a fully furnished 1 bedroom and 1 bath guest house 60 yards from the main house which is gated. It has a covered deck overlooking Pinnacle Mtn and in-ground swimming pool on property. New carpet, blinds,washer and dryer, dishwasher. Owner pays cable and all utilities except Entergy.

My salary will be around $40k and my wife's salary $20k. Our home mortgage is $500/mo. Apartment rent $700/mo.

Is that cutting it too close?

 

[Uppsala9496]

and your question was what?

 

[techs]

You haven't asked a question there, have you?

And, for political reasons, I would make sure they have a copy of your birth certificate.

 

[guyver01]

I am taking a job in Little Rock at the State Capitol which is 200 miles away from home however I am keeping my residency where I live now for political reasons.

I will be renting an apartment and commuting home on weekends. My wife will not be going. The house is located 20 miles from State Capitol.

For $700 a month I get a fully furnished 1 bedroom and 1 bath guest house 60 yards from the main house which is gated. It has a covered deck overlooking Pinnacle Mtn and in-ground swimming pool on property. New carpet, blinds,washer and dryer, dishwasher. Owner pays cable and all utilities except Entergy.

Thinly veiled brag?

i dont see a question... so i'll pretend you asked one, and will answer it.

Yes. With you gone the whole week, your wife will cheat on you.

 

[olds]

Thinly veiled brag?

i dont see a question... so i'll pretend you asked one, and will answer it.

Yes. With you gone the whole week, your wife will cheat on you.

Confirmed.

 

[Crusty]

Thread fail.

 

[IronWing]

Are you setting up a love nest? On Bill Clinton's turf?

 

[weadjust]

The OP is Jim Bob Duggar

 

[ni4ni]

Sorry it got cut off.

My salary will be around $40k and my wife's salary $20k. Our home mortgage is $500/mo.

Is that cutting it too close?

 

[ni4ni]

The OP is Jim Bob Duggar

I do know Jim Bob but I am not him. I believe I am shooting blanks.

 

[guyver01]

I believe I am shooting blanks.

:hmm:


no.

too easy.

 

[olds]

 

[olds]

Rent on the second place is more than your mortgage?
I hope you are making at least 1k more a month or the new job could help a lot with career advancement.

 

[ni4ni]

Rent on the second place is more than your mortgage?
I hope you are making at least 1k more a month or the new job could help a lot with career advancement.

My home is in a very small town in the Delta. Rent would be in Little Rock.

 

[Mike Gayner]

Your total accommodation expenses as a ratio of your income is similar to ours - mind you we just bought our first house so you would expect it to be very high. It's tight for us but we don't really struggle.

 

[rcpratt]

$1200/mo isn't unreasonable for a couple making $60k, but it's hard to say much else without knowing anything about your financial situation.

 

[wiredspider]

Sure don't eat, have entertainment, etc stuff.