How Many Houses Have You Lived In?

[csb]

It came up at lunch with my husband that my parents are still paying a mortgage. I pointed out that we were military and that they didn't buy a house until my dad was ready to retire, so I lived in 6 houses before the house they live in now. My husband only recalls living in one house growing up, but spent time in one rental while he was tiny. That's when I started counting all the apartments and houses we've lived in. I counted everything over a month and came up with eleven. My husband, including college, has six.

I know some of you are going to have numbers way higher than that.

 

[NJmike PE]

4 before getting married; 4 after so a total of 8

EDIT: and all had very comfortable couches

 

[matt267 PE]

2 houses growing up, 1 apartment after college, and the current house we're in.

Edit: I only sleep on the couch when I want to.

 

[Road Guy]

I think 9 Total, 8 that I recall, more than I thought., Sometimes if you make an intown move it doesn't really feel like you moved!

Virginia - Birth (Dad in Navy)

Savannah, GA till age 7

Woodstock, GA, Age 7-17

Fort McClellan, AL, Fort Stewart, GA 17-20

Valdosta, GA (A few apartments while in phase 1 of College)

Smyrna, GA - Townhouse- Phase 2 of College / Got married (4 years)

Dallas, GA (5 years)

Marietta, GA (10 years)

Colorado (1 year rental house, going on one year in our new house)

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

Growing up:

Ft. Collins - 1 (born)

Buena Vista - 1 (age 2 thru 7)

Boulder - 1 (ages 7-9, but this was family housing while my parents went back to school, previous house still owned)

Buena Vista - 1 Ages 9-11 (Same house as above)

Buena Vista - 1 Ages 12 thru HS graduation (parents still live here & it's paid off)

After Highschool

Golden - Dorms & Frat house first two years, apartment my Jr year, rented a house Sr year (got married), purchased double-wide 5th year.

Stayed in double-wide for ~ 5 years (first kid born).

Aurora - Rented house 2yrs (2nd kid born)

Parker - Rented house 2 yrs

Castle Rock - Purchased 3.5 yrs ago, still living here. 326 payments left at current rate.

In my 12th different mailing address since born.

 

[snickerd3]

I am in the 8th right now, counting since I was born. 4th post college.

 

[Dleg]

I'm on my 19th, as best I can count, and I've lived in this one for almost 12 years now, so it is more my "home" than any other place.

 

[FLBuff PE]

1 house, birth to 18. 2 years of dorms, three apartment in college. One townhouse after college, then Mrs. Buff and I bought our house. 8 total.

 

[P-E]

I have 8, not counting on campus housing.

 

[wilheldp_PE]

2 houses before college.

1 dorm (colllege)

4 apartments (college + summer internships)

3 apartments since college

2 houses since college

So 12.

 

[MechE_in_PA_PE]

Wow 8 and 12 seem to me recurring numbers...

4 - precollege

2 - in college

2 - since college

So 8 total

 

[Ship Wreck PE]

I count 14ish????????????????

 

[cement]

3 before college, 5 in college, 6 after.

 

[Supe]

1 before college, 2 homes and an apartment after. All over the place during the college years.

 

[Freon]

14 here:

4 growing up

1 as undergraduate

2 BOQs

6 as married in Marines

1 post-retirement

 

[Ble_PE]

8 Total for me.

2 growing up

1 dorm & 3 apartments in college

2 houses since getting married

 

[engineergurl]

hmmm...

Endwell, NY X2

Morrisville, NY

Wanakena, NY

Syracuse, NY X3

Liverpool, NY X2

Scranton, PA X3

Fayetteville, NC (X5)

Alabama and X2 in Virginia (barely because one was about 6 weeks temporary housing)

20 I guess, when we move, I really hope that it's back to our house in Alabama and that we stay there. Out of those we owned one in NC and the one in AL.

 

[roadwreck]

11 total

5 growing up

1 on-campus housing in college (lived in several different places on-campus but I lumped them all in together)

2 off-campus housing in college

1 apartment after college

1 townhouse

1 my current house

 

[Krakosky]

Growing Up: 1 apt, 2 houses in MI

College: 4 dorms in MI

After College: 3 apts in TX, 1 apt and 2 townhouses in MI and 1 townhouse in FL

 

[Kovz]

Growing Up: 2 houses in Ohio.

College: 1 rented house

After College: 2 duplexes, 1 house (wife bought before we were together). Looking to upgrade to a bigger house this summer.