# My sister bought a house and now has too much debt **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 15, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-bought-a-house-and-now-has-too-much-debt/612958 "2012-02-15T19:40:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-bought-a-house-and-now-has-too-much-debt/612958/81 "2012-02-17T19:42:42Z")
> [@Zulema](#): > > \ > There’s nothing wrong with a large house if you can afford it. I would also add that there’s nothing particularly wrong with it if you’ve thought about it and decided that you want it and/or need it - just buying big houses because everyone else is doing it isn’t a great idea. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-bought-a-house-and-now-has-too-much-debt/612958/82 "2012-02-17T19:54:05Z")
> [@Terr](#): > > It’s hilarious (to me) when I see people bragging that their house is small. Ok - diff’rent strokes I guess. > > Mine is around 5000 sq ft, with me, wife and two kids, and when in-laws come down to visit and wife’s sister drops in, it feels too small to me. As others have said, that’s lovely. Can you afford it? Did you pay for it all yourself (or are paying for the mortgage all by yourself? ) You don’t mind the upkeep? Can you sell it again? These are all things I find people don’t think about when they buy a house. i’ve been pressured all my life except for the last six years (ha!) to buy a house and I think people don’t realize what a mindboggingly scary purchase it can be! ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-bought-a-house-and-now-has-too-much-debt/612958/83 "2012-02-17T21:39:18Z")
> [@anu-la1979](#): > > But by SDMB standards she’s ruining her careerfinancialinstabilityOMG. Certainly I don’t set SDMB standards, now, do I? In my opinion, rather than worrying about the financial stability of the situation, which sounds fine, I’d worry about her husband wanting to rush kids - it didn’t sound like she was driving that - when she seems to have a lot of life changes in the hopper right now. Maybe she IS completely onboard with the “must procreate now” in which case, more power to her. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-bought-a-house-and-now-has-too-much-debt/612958/84 "2012-02-17T22:06:15Z")
We have a combined income of around $150K, no debt other than the mortgage, and three children. Yet we live in a dinky 2-bedroom, 2-bath house with a one car garage. And we’re fine. ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-bought-a-house-and-now-has-too-much-debt/612958/85 "2012-02-17T22:14:50Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > As others have said, that’s lovely. Can you afford it? Did you pay for it all yourself (or are paying for the mortgage all by yourself? ) You don’t mind the upkeep? Can you sell it again? Yes to all. > [@](#): > > These are all things I find people don’t think about when they buy a house. i’ve been pressured all my life except for the last six years (ha!) to buy a house and I think people don’t realize what a mindboggingly scary purchase it can be! Don’t know… I was never “pressured” to buy a house. If I liked renting, I’d be renting. If I liked a small house, I’d buy a small house. If I liked to ride around in a tin can, I’d buy a “smart car”. Who’s pressuring you? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-bought-a-house-and-now-has-too-much-debt/612958.md?page=4)