I am very good at focusing on the negative. Almost too good. I can even invent problems where none exist. Yesterday was another day where new challenges arose, but I made it through and ended up feeling good. With the move on from Maryland Ave coming up I have questioned that and continue to question it.
No decision is going to be perfect and we aren’t going to be right all the time. As of now we are being told that it is a good decision. I have heard it from several sources and even got called and idiot by my insurance agent for questioning myself. In theory we are nearly doubling our income with minimal out of pocket contributions.
I still had no idea how expensive or how many hidden costs exist in buying property. When you’re a millennial there are certain things you just don’t know about and property ownership is one of them.
On the other side of the coin I discussed with my wife my nature to jump in with both feet. I further told her that I felt like I had found extra feet and was jumping in with those people’s feet. That she collects ducks while I collect feet.
Fortuna audaces iuvat, and all that. We need to have a little boldness at times if we’re going to get to the places we need to go. That is the problem. I feel I am in a race against time and I am losing poorly. There are too many expenses and they are all hitting at the same time.
I am also not the one that makes the timing. We had to wait for the rental contract to be up on Maryland Ave and we did sell it for over asking price in a day. It was the right strategy. My theories are solid, but there is a million miles between theories and practice.
At times my overall strategy feels like walking and chewing gum and I am uncertain I can do both. Increase my mother’s income while protecting the equity of the current holdings for future generations. If it is going to work I need to stop listening to the inner voice that is telling me I am reckless and stupid and start listening to the outer voices that are telling me it is a smart decision.
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