and moving into some senior and disabled apartments. i think it cost’s a third of your disability benefits. im not sure if you can live in one if you’re working. i guess i will give this place another year before i make my decision. the only downside is i would have to move back to my hometown. but the upside is, i wouldn’t have to drive, could go for walks, play basketball at the nearby park, go to the gym, have more restaurants, and be able to walk or ride a bicycle to work.
im just getting tired of all the maintenance of home ownership. like cleaning the gutters, weed eating the property, mowing the grass, plus now my hot water heater is broken and has been for 8 months. i will look into a move, the worst part would be changing my address with my bank and social security and i would be one of the few young people in the apartments i guess, with people maybe being afraid of me because im schizophrenic.
it’s work, and im isolated other than seeing my parents daily. there isn’t much to do and it’s 1200 sq ft, just for me, lots to maintain. and i have to drive to live out here in the country, jobs pay less, and there are fewer job openings. i could still walk to church on sunday mornings to see my parents at least once a week, if i moved back to my hometown. and i have like no money, all my money goes to food and paying for this place. im lucky to save 100 bucks a month.
Personally I would rather have my own house and be a bit far than renting and maybe living with stranger roommates like here. I thought about moving out of my parents house, its 450$/month for a single room in a shared house. I don’t get along with strangers I am difficult.
i wouldnt have to share a room, i would have my own apartment for like $300 bucks, in a subsidized senior and disabled living community, i would just have to get along with my elderly neighbors in the building and not make too much noise, living in an apartment. im going to wait awhile before i make my decision. but for some reason, the alternatives to living here are more and more appealing to me today. originally i was going to move there about 3 years ago, but then dad and i made an arrangement for me to buy this property and live across the street. if i moved i would have to get rides to the hospital either from the community shuttle or having a caseworker pick me up and drive me there. there might be a waitlist if i decide to move.
also this place im considering has a community garden in the large lawn. they recently added it. dad has a few friends who live there already. and it’s close to jobs.
yeah probably a studio apartment would be my guess, with me being single. but i could walk a quarter mile to the park for some basketball when i feel couped up in the small space.
I live in a similar type apartment but its social housing, i was offered disabled housing in the past but i’d have had very little money to live on and it would have been a shared thing, the place i have now is ideal, same as you its near the park and shops etc, has a communal garden too, fuel bills are cheap
I’ve lived in about 8 senior places. It’s no different than any place else. Anything goes. I wish I still had my house. Too bad you couldn’t rent your house until you’re sure. You might hate it.
Have you discussed this with your parents properly? They helped pay for the house you live in, did they not?
Don’t be too proud to say that you are only coming out with a hundred bucks in profit a month and that is motivating you to move. Perhaps, they will give you some more money so they can be worry free and keep you close to them.
Living anywhere takes work to clean and maintain, so moving won’t alleviate it that much.
yeah we have discussed it, they bought this place before i even moved in with them, but then they built their own house across the street. and i live here now by myself for 3 years. anyways dad says if i move the money he’s been investing for me, that i pay in rent, i will inherit when he dies. and he will then sell this place, or rent it out to someone, he said he will probably just fix it up a bit and sell it.
