In spite of your name (Bruin for Life Here) I will share my own experience.
My family bought back in October and like you I spent a lot of agonizing hours reviewing this site, looking at posts and waiting for prices to take a dramatic dive. At the time we bought we bought because it was the right thing to do for our family. Have prices come down since we purchased — a little. But we don’t care because the home brings enough satisfaction and we plan to stay for a long while. And guess what, I’m a lot less bitter with the drops than I thought I’d be.
We have made wonderful friends with neighbors and like the stability of having our home again. Sounds like you are pretty set on buying the home so all I can say is buy if you plan to stay put for awhile and don’t get concerned with the fluctuations.
I come to this site about 1x every month or less and take much of what I read with a grain of salt. This is a personal decision. We aren’t looking back and have no regrets. I’m sure my post will get hammered but like I said, I’m not here too often anymore.
