I would hope so. We weren't planning on buying until January 2010. But by that point, we will have about $40,000 saved...and I wouldn't want to put the entire amount down on a home...we would only be able to afford 5%-10% at that point.
I guess we would have to rent for a year or two after that - which I would hate to do since renting is very expensive here and I wouldn't be able to save very much.
The initial plan WAS to stay, pay rent to my dad, and save up a LOT of money over a few years ($100,000 by spring 2011)....but my dad is talking about getting rid of this house sooner than I thought...and there is no way I can save the same amount of money while paying the crazy rent around here.
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