A tough life decision......

[jluck]

Originally Posted by joeobx

Dude...I'm a few years older and if I had the same chance you do I'd jump on it. Another question you have to ask yourself is will you be happy where you parents place is.....really. The house is small, will you have enough to maybe add on, do you like the area? There are a lot of questions you need to work out but if you can make the house the way you would be happy and you like the area I'd jump at the chance to be mortgage free.

I do have a level of comfort at my folks place as it's where I grew up. Also I have a brother who is a contractor who would likely build me a newer home to replace the current one. I would do it out of pocket over the coarse of years and try to time its completion to when the youngest kid moves out.
And yes I would be happy there but when I drove past my current home (If I sold it) I know I would always wonder if I did the right thing.