My posts were really not about Jazzman at all. I’m happy that he is happy where he has chosen to retire. And UCGal, I’m not dead set on “retiring” in Tahoe 🙂
My posts on this thread were aimed at hundreds of posts I’ve seen on here for years advising (primarily FTB) posters that they “shouldn’t buy” due to [any number of political factors we can’t control]. I don’t care if this OP wants to wait and save up more money. But I think the arguments used by these “doomsayer” posters (ESP the ones that were highly motivated to buy, qualified to buy . . . but didn’t – Jazzman and many others come to mind) aren’t valid because they are comparing apples to oranges.
This OP-FTB thanked Jazzman for his “sage” advice, lol, yet he wasn’t successful in purchasing a home here! Of course, the OP didn’t know that until I pointed it out.
I’m not employed by any Chamber of Commerces or a lobbyist for any agencies in Sac but I just see a lot of disingenuousness in posters trying to say Cali is not worth buying in but [other place] is (however unzoned, lack of infrastructure, etc).
ESP when we are talking here about someone who needs to buy close to work. How is Jazzman’s situation even comparable to the OP’s?
I understand different strokes for different folks.
No one is going to buy (ESP a confused FTB) if they look and look and look and hear one thing from one “expert,” another thing from another “expert,” and then all the daily crap spewing from the MSM about the housing market.
That’s why a very experienced neighborhood agent/broker or specialty broker (as in Jazzman’s case) is worth their weight in gold.
And no, I’m not currently a member of CAR/NAR.
Buyers need to be told straight up what they can and can’t do with the resources they have. They need to be helped to find a suitable property by a qualified agent, which they can qualify to make an offer on, unless they decide to suspend their search until a later date.
