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Old 07-28-2006, 08:49 PM
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Default Re: Should I buy a house???

DON'T BUY. Save. Seriously. For the next two years, pretend you have a house and make a mortgage payment to yourself.

In two years, when the housing market is flat and flooded with forclosures, take your savings a buy a house. Seriously.
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Default Re: Should I buy a house???

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DON'T BUY. Save. Seriously. For the next two years, pretend you have a house and make a mortgage payment to yourself.

In two years, when the housing market is flat and flooded with forclosures, take your savings a buy a house. Seriously.
It's nice to see the posts that indicate waiting can be a good thing. I'm saving and waiting.
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Default Re: Should I buy a house???

Yes, I too am a proponent of saving and waiting. In fact, if I can get away with it, I'd like to be able to buy my future house with cash up front.

Whether I can pull that off or not is a different story, but... I'm definitely going to try!
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