mmmmm...beer 826 Posted 9 hours ago Looks like we are heading back to the Vancouver, WA are around the end of February. Just a little shy of two years in Japan. Good enough. So we picked up a rental in the town we were in before. Our daughter has a bit over a year before she graduates high school. Then, we'll just have the 1st grader, well she'll have finished 2nd grade by then. But.... Maybe we move one more time. I think it will be time to settle down. Wherever we move to next, should be our we die here home. We'll be married 25 years in November. Moved sooo much. I think we're done. Don't know where we'll end up for sure. But yeah... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bier Meister 1,785 Posted 9 hours ago Exhausting welcome back Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 1,193 Posted 9 hours ago Good luck how many more kids do you plan on having? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strike 6,149 Posted 9 hours ago Wow man. It's been almost two years already? Seems like just yesterday you were heading out on this adventure. Welcome back! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmmmm...beer 826 Posted 8 hours ago 12 minutes ago, cmh6476 said: Good luck how many more kids do you plan on having? Haha... Right? I was done with our 17 year old daughter. Got a vasectomy @ 40 as we were good with a boy and a girl. A few guys will recall, 4 years ago now the State of North Dakota called. Hey remember the youngest brother you have? The one you are estranged from because he's an @sshole? Yeah, he's going to prison. He and his wife gave up custody to the State for their kids. The two older ones went with their Mom's. The youngest, your 2 year old niece, is going to go into the system. You and your wife are the only fam worth a sh!t. Soooo... Yeah we have a 6 yo little girl. I'll try not to find any more to raise. We'll see how it goes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmmmm...beer 826 Posted 8 hours ago 13 minutes ago, Bier Meister said: Exhausting welcome back Thanks bro... It will be good to get back to the States. Love traveling abroad, but there's no place like home. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyclone24 1,977 Posted 8 hours ago Damn…welcome back.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmmmm...beer 826 Posted 8 hours ago 13 minutes ago, Strike said: Wow man. It's been almost two years already? Seems like just yesterday you were heading out on this adventure. Welcome back! Yeah it flew pretty good. Appreciate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmmmm...beer 826 Posted 8 hours ago 1 minute ago, cyclone24 said: Damn…welcome back.. Almost there brother. A month or so left. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrancieFootball 381 Posted 8 hours ago With home prices having gone through the roof since we moved into our current home, I don't see ever moving anywhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmmmm...beer 826 Posted 8 hours ago 2 minutes ago, FrancieFootball said: With home prices having gone through the roof since we moved into our current home, I don't see ever moving anywhere. Yeah... It's about -$1500 to rent a house in our area for the same house. Not to mention all the shiz that comes with home ownership. But ya only live once I guess. We may never buy again. Owned 4 homes in 23 years ish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrancieFootball 381 Posted 8 hours ago 3 minutes ago, mmmmm...beer said: Yeah... It's about -$1500 to rent a house in our area for the same house. Not to mention all the shiz that comes with home ownership. But ya only live once I guess. We may never buy again. Owned 4 homes in 23 years ish. We bought ours for $290,000, and the appraisal district had it valued at $550,000 which is baloney. We protested and managed to knock like $80,000 off that. It helped to have a realtor friend who provided us with a bunch of comps from recent sales. It used to be the appraised value was way lower than the market value, now that has flipped. Greedy ferks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmmmm...beer 826 Posted 8 hours ago 13 minutes ago, FrancieFootball said: We bought ours for $290,000, and the appraisal district had it valued at $550,000 which is baloney. We protested and managed to knock like $80,000 off that. It helped to have a realtor friend who provided us with a bunch of comps from recent sales. It used to be the appraised value was way lower than the market value, now that has flipped. Greedy ferks! Yeah that whole appraisal thing... There seems to be a bit of fishiness to that entire process. Love how they ask what the sales price is before they do their appraisal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrancieFootball 381 Posted 8 hours ago For a split second, I read this as: "I Don't Know How Many Lovers I Got Left In Me." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeenHereBefore 1,695 Posted 8 hours ago 59 minutes ago, mmmmm...beer said: Looks like we are heading back to the Vancouver, WA are around the end of February. Just a little shy of two years in Japan. Good enough. So we picked up a rental in the town we were in before. Our daughter has a bit over a year before she graduates high school. Then, we'll just have the 1st grader, well she'll have finished 2nd grade by then. But.... Maybe we move one more time. I think it will be time to settle down. Wherever we move to next, should be our we die here home. We'll be married 25 years in November. Moved sooo much. I think we're done. Don't know where we'll end up for sure. But yeah... Moving ain't sh!t as long as you have cash for everything! That said wish you the best and Good Luck! Ps.still a pain in the though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmmmm...beer 826 Posted 8 hours ago 7 minutes ago, BeenHereBefore said: Moving ain't sh!t as long as you have cash for everything! That said wish you the best and Good Luck! Ps.still a pain in the though. Yeah being early retired and able to tap into my TSP (.gov 401k) unfettered is nice. That being said, it's still costing us $8,295 to move in. $3,695 - 1st $4,100 - deposit $500 - pet fee for the bulldog. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeenHereBefore 1,695 Posted 8 hours ago 2 minutes ago, mmmmm...beer said: Yeah being early retired and able to tap into my TSP (.gov 401k) unfettered is nice. That being said, it's still costing us $8,295 to move in. Yea a good thing but still sucks throwing out that cash. Just get your family into Witness Protection and let the Gov, pay the bill! Again good luck and God Bless and moving always sucks. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmmmm...beer 826 Posted 7 hours ago 3 minutes ago, BeenHereBefore said: Yea a good thing but still sucks throwing out that cash. Just get your family into Witness Protection and let the Gov, pay the bill! Again good luck and God Bless and moving always sucks. I worked in Indian Country... witness protection, schmitness protection. They all knew where I lived! Hahah... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeenHereBefore 1,695 Posted 7 hours ago 1 minute ago, mmmmm...beer said: I worked in Indian Country... witness protection, schmitness protection. They all knew where I lived! Hahah... Wow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 7,128 Posted 55 minutes ago 7 hours ago, FrancieFootball said: For a split second, I read this as: "I Don't Know How Many Lovers I Got Left In Me." dozens Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 1,193 Posted 30 minutes ago 8 hours ago, mmmmm...beer said: Haha... Right? I was done with our 17 year old daughter. Got a vasectomy @ 40 as we were good with a boy and a girl. A few guys will recall, 4 years ago now the State of North Dakota called. Hey remember the youngest brother you have? The one you are estranged from because he's an @sshole? Yeah, he's going to prison. He and his wife gave up custody to the State for their kids. The two older ones went with their Mom's. The youngest, your 2 year old niece, is going to go into the system. You and your wife are the only fam worth a sh!t. Soooo... Yeah we have a 6 yo little girl. I'll try not to find any more to raise. We'll see how it goes. Good on you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites