Comments on: Living in the City http://www.smithcreate.com/2008/07/24/living-in-the-city/ The personal writings and photos of Jonathan Smith. Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:31:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jonathan http://www.smithcreate.com/2008/07/24/living-in-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Jonathan Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:33:26 +0000 http://www.smithcreate.com/?p=55#comment-295 No, I did not move (yet). And yes, I am the admin for the <a href="http://www.friendsofmidtown.org" rel="nofollow">Friends of Midtown</a> site. Some of the comments from the user who calls themselves EdwardGRendell should be taken with a grain of salt. But, there is some truth behind his words. I will still move. It is just a matter of time. I bought my house about 3 or 4 years ago with help from the Dauphin County first time home buyer assistance. They gave me $5,000 towards my closing costs but the stipulation is that I need to pay that money back to the county if I pay off the mortgage or if I sell the house. Only living here for a few years, the state of the housing market, along with the re-payment of this money puts me in a spot where it just doesn't make sense to sell. For that reason, I am still living in the city. Once I pay on my house enough to remove PMI and I get to the point where I can sell my house for a profit (after paying the $5,000 back to the county), I will look at moving outside the city. I'm considering Susquehanna township but it is too early to even think about my next move. Hope this information helps. No, I did not move (yet). And yes, I am the admin for the Friends of Midtown site. Some of the comments from the user who calls themselves EdwardGRendell should be taken with a grain of salt. But, there is some truth behind his words.

I will still move. It is just a matter of time. I bought my house about 3 or 4 years ago with help from the Dauphin County first time home buyer assistance. They gave me $5,000 towards my closing costs but the stipulation is that I need to pay that money back to the county if I pay off the mortgage or if I sell the house. Only living here for a few years, the state of the housing market, along with the re-payment of this money puts me in a spot where it just doesn’t make sense to sell. For that reason, I am still living in the city.

Once I pay on my house enough to remove PMI and I get to the point where I can sell my house for a profit (after paying the $5,000 back to the county), I will look at moving outside the city. I’m considering Susquehanna township but it is too early to even think about my next move. Hope this information helps.

]]> By: d. http://www.smithcreate.com/2008/07/24/living-in-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-294 d. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:55:44 +0000 http://www.smithcreate.com/?p=55#comment-294 Did you decide to move? Have you moved? I've run across your posts and ultimately determined you might be the admin of the Friends of Midtown site, and have been browsing through the posts there - including the wretched writings of the user who calls him/herself EdwardGRendell. I've been seriously considering buying one of the renovations in the Green Street/Susquehanna area, and I have to admit that posts such as this are very, very discouraging. Guess I'd like to know if you've given up on the city. Did you decide to move? Have you moved? I’ve run across your posts and ultimately determined you might be the admin of the Friends of Midtown site, and have been browsing through the posts there – including the wretched writings of the user who calls him/herself EdwardGRendell. I’ve been seriously considering buying one of the renovations in the Green Street/Susquehanna area, and I have to admit that posts such as this are very, very discouraging. Guess I’d like to know if you’ve given up on the city.

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