Judy, I think...and think is the magic word here, that Ricky may be putting off the moving in with a friend thing for awhile. We found a really nice place that Ricky may be able to buy. It's everything that he would need and he loves it. Here is a link....
http://tours.tourfactory.com/tours/t...y.com&t=834478
He loves everything about it, hard wood flooring and 2 garages, plus another small outbuilding with heat and air. It's about all he can think about. If he has a friend move in with him it would be even better.
If it doesn't work out for Ricky to get it, then we may purchase it. I know... I know...but everything we have will be completely paid off in June of next year. Right now,the two rental homes pay the mortgage on the one rental, our home is paid off. Now we are getting a bit more money in our account so things are easing up a bit, finally. As long as Ricky makes his payments (if we buy it) then everything is good. So far he loves his new job. Comes home and talks about all the oil changes, tire changes, brakes,etc. that he did. He loves working on vehicles and working with his hands.
It's all in the thinking stages right now...so hopefully it can work out some way. He doesn't want to live in a town, he's use to the country with not so close neighbors...lol so this would be perfect. Plus, it's on the road just to the south of us (which he uses to drive to work) only it's 4 miles east of us.