End of April, 1999. This was our second starter house, and we were supposed to be here no more than 7 years (that was our plan). 12 years later, we are still here, and have no plans on going anywhere. We can't afford to go anywhere. In fact, if we had to buy our own house today, we wouldn't be able to afford it. 

). Plus, it was really reasonable and we hope to have the mortgage paid off in about 10-12 more years.