5 years from now you may regret not buying a house today...really?

Quote from FCXoptions:

I bought a house in October. I got it well below market value and then did some remodeling work. I am not counting on housing prices to go up so much as I am just counting on eventually getting market value for it. We did quality stuff I think to add to the value. We will see what happens though, we aren't even finished unpacking yet and havent finished the remodeling so I have quite a few years before I plan on selling unless I got a job in another city.

My house payment is $50 less counting insurance and taxes than I paid in rent before so I consider it a good investment.

Congratulations. Best wishes in your new home!
 
--My house payment is $50 less counting insurance and taxes than I paid in rent before so I consider it a good investment.--
sounds good to me!
 
WOw a home builder trying to create a sense of urgency just like a car salesman or the MC Rib, you better get it while its here!

I heard when the McRib comes back pork bellies spike. And the McRib is literally pork bellies and tripe.

All i know is some lucky bastard that lives up the street picked up a beautiful short sale for 285 last year. I'm glad that he has dumped a lot of money back into it but I'm still envious and pee in his yard when I walk my dog to the park. His wife is also hot as shit which pisses me off even more :mad:
 
Quote from Bob111:

well..like it or not,but fed want's house prices to go up. and they usually get things done their way..you know-don't fight the fed.
and fed is screaming now-BUY a HOUSE.
i'm going to be honest with you-i have the money to buy whole damn street,but have no balls and idea what to do with it. nor experience and experienced realtor. otherwise i would buy it. imo US housing is cheap,compared to other countries..once again- don't fight the fed.

http://www.zillow.com/local-info/

Fed didn't want price to collapse in 2008
How did it work?
you shouldnot base your economic decisions on what Fed wants
you should base your decision on consequence of the fed reckless actions

buying a house might be a good idea to hedge your bets and not because fighting the fed.

I bet the Fed will not exist in its current form in the next 10 years because they lose in this fight
 
Quote from Clubber Lang:

The problem with U.S. real estate is that most states are broke and have massive entitlements to keep paying out.

The only way to do it is to continue to raise property and other taxes.

My town tried raising my taxes 50% last year. 50%!

I hired an attorney who specializes in those cases and got my taxes back to where they were. Sure enough, I get my tax bill this year, and they tried another 50% raise!

Now I have to hire the lawyer again (who keeps 1/3 of what he saves me on the tax bill for the next 3 years). So even though my tax bill won't go up, I still have to lay out thousands of dollars to the lawyer.

What can the lawyer do that you can't do yourself in dealing with the county?
 
--buying a house might be a good idea to hedge your bets and not because fighting the fed.---

that was my rationale,when i bought my house back in 2008. cause i expect things go kinda like in russia,back in 90's. plus to spread up the "assets" a little bit. plus get a better,newest home in better area.
 
Quote from bigarrow:

What can the lawyer do that you can't do yourself in dealing with the county?

From what I've read and been told, you have much better chance of winning your appeal when you have an attorney (especially one that specializes in that area).

My tax hike was over 11k, so I wasn't going to take a chance doing it myself.

Sucks that's what it has to come to. Even if you "win", it still costs you.
 
The real estate market's definitely changed in our neighborhood. The past few years houses sat on the market 6-18 months and the price dropped several times before finally selling.

In the past couple of months, two houses in our neighborhood had multiple offers and sold in less than a week above the asking prices (and 10-15% above recent previous sale prices for similar homes). How long this will continue is anybody's guess, but things have definitely changed.
 
No way would I "invest" in residential real estate. Why?

1) It isn't liquid.
2) Prices are dependent on interest rates. People buy payments, not the asset value. What happens to valuation when the fed raises interest rates?
3) Rental real estate is a business. You have to deal with "customers" and maintaining the property.
4) Transaction costs are high. Would you trade a stock if you had to pay a 6% transaction fee?
5) Limited market. You can only sell to buyers ready and willing to purchase in you area. Other assets have a "universal" buyer base.
6) Real estate is very local. What happens if they close the largest employer in the area? You have tremendous exposure to localized economic conditions.

Too many risks in my opinion. Have fun!:D
 
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