Ivy

live in a house
a place of my own 3 years ago

I live in an apartment. It’s not big enough and it’s not mine. I want the freedom to have a backyard temple and paint on the walls if I want, and more than six inches of extra space to store things in. I’d like a guestroom. I want a home, not a rented space.

Feb 05, 2005, 08:40PM PST | 1 cheer


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cafegroundzero

If you got a parcel on land you could build one

Or maybe you can fix up an older house.

Would you be content with a small house to start with? Interest rates are still comparitively low, aren’t they?

Then, I wonder if you would qualify for a Habitat House. Hmmmm… They probably want you to have kids and all that. But who knows?

Or maybe you can form a writers’ coop, and you all together can buy the house. Create a contract which states that the house will remain in perpetuam for the purpose of young writers, and make certain rules which will require that each writer invest a certain amount of time working on the upkeep or renovation/restoration of the house.

There is material available on forming a community like this from the Catholic Workers or H.O.M.E. in Orland, Maine.

Aug 27, 2005, 06:02AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

Ivy

Getting a house

I’m afraid I have not the resources to do things like fixing up an older house or dealing with any interest rates. I am literally quite far below the poverty line even as defined by the government. I live on less than eight hundred dollars a month. And while “writers’ coop” sounds interesting in theory, there is of course the fact that if I can help it I never want to live with other people again. I do appreciate the suggestions but realistically they either are impossible or don’t mesh with my other goals anyway. Unfortunate. :(

Sep 02, 2005, 11:13PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

littleraven

Hi Ivy,

I don’t have any advice as I’m in much the same position myself,but I wanted you to know that you’re not alone.

Oct 09, 2005, 02:17AM PDT | Respond to this


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