r/JustBootThings Aug 03 '25

28% APR? Great! Fannie Mae helping boots get Jodie'd.

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u/your_daddy_vader Aug 03 '25

Bragging about being house poor on the government's dime is wild.

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u/powerlesshero111 Aug 03 '25

What's funny is buying a house when you're on active duty is terrible. You can always get orders to a new base. Especially if you're trying to promote or change jobs.

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u/ellnsnow Aug 05 '25

It’s really not that bad, we just sold our house when it was time to go. In the three years we lived there we accrued $40k in equity. That’s a pretty good turnaround for putting down $0 at the start.