Great to see this old post of mine resurface after more than 3 years!
I still continue to rent in the UTC area with hopes of buying one day when it makes sense. Since the original post my wife and I have been able save more than $150K for a down payment. We even have paid off the car. All thanks to the great financial advise of this website, The Housing Bubble blog, OCRenter blog, Calculated Risk, etc.
