tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post2759795174406561730..comments2023-09-29T04:22:59.719-07:00Comments on Average Buyer: Dealing with UncertaintyBuying Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04651516505789196067noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-19237246365995637872007-10-11T09:34:00.000-07:002007-10-11T09:34:00.000-07:00Paul....that's exactly why I started this blog.......Paul....that's exactly why I started this blog....it gives me something to channel my anxiety into, and at the same time I can take comfort and commiserate with others in the same situation!Buying Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651516505789196067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-62616147075420342372007-10-11T08:42:00.000-07:002007-10-11T08:42:00.000-07:00Amen. We know intellectually that we need to wait ...Amen. We know intellectually that we need to wait to buy ... but as we watch prices drop, it is so hard to be patient. Personally, I would like to be in my own home where I can change things to suit my style, build a year round outdoor room, put epoxy on the garage floor and all those good things! And there are so many good "deals" out there now ... But I know that there are more good deals to come, and that buying an equivalent house even at today's lower prices, will cost me $18,000 year more than my current rental costs (even after taxes). Maybe we should start a "be patient; don't buy yet" support group!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-63955873219892875202007-10-10T14:03:00.000-07:002007-10-10T14:03:00.000-07:00It certainly feels that way for me. If there was n...It certainly feels that way for me. If there was no bubble and prices were where they should be I would be in the house I want right now.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes it is frstrating waiting. But then I see a house I like drop 10, 20, 50k in a few months and I feel better.Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215833990317515502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-83891152405213111182007-10-10T11:05:00.000-07:002007-10-10T11:05:00.000-07:00Double whammy!!You get the bigger initial shock, t...Double whammy!!<BR/><BR/>You get the bigger initial shock, then a monthly reminder of how bigger that shock was compared to what it would be if you waited.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, sign me up.wrong moveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07689278821449299644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-53963165288814371972007-10-10T09:16:00.000-07:002007-10-10T09:16:00.000-07:00this makes sense and explain how sometimes I am ju...this makes sense and explain how sometimes I am just ready to give in a go buy the first house I see. <BR/><BR/>And then I look at what I would have to give up to be able to afford a house in Folsom and it really brings me back to earth.<BR/><BR/>it's almost like having to choose between a "sure death" electric shock now and... who knows what later...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02441260689269804922noreply@blogger.com