Scardey, I used to think you needed medication but now I think a holistic approach would be better.
Let’s face it, caution is good, fear gets in the way. You need a life event that will demote you to “caution cat.” Your fear of real estate is just one of many things you are afraid of. In reality, you already rent in the Temecula Valley, so half off is child’s play up here, most of the people you are talking to would love to have 50% off peak and homes equal to or less than rent. It isn’t a matter of you relocating here, you already rent here, not buying out of fear is silly, you are losing money renting and this window will close soon if it hasn’t already. They are in a different boat, you use their feelings of 10% or 20% below peak and their frustrations with SD to make you not feel afraid, but their fear is rational, yours isn’t.
So here is what I suggest you do before you end up like Kevin Spacey’s Character in American Beauty. Just go skydiving. No Tandem Jumps, just a good old school jump out of an airplane by yourself with a rip cord that will pull your shute because you will more than likely black out from the fear. It will feel like the longest flight you ever took, nobody will push you, you will have to overcome your fear and jump out of a perfectly good airplane. When you land safely on the ground, you will never look at life the same way, it’s like getting HD tv, or high speed internet, there’s no turning back once you’ve mastered your fear. Maybe you still won’t buy a house or the hundred other things you are afraid of, but at least it wont be out of fear, it can be judgment at that point. You’ll sleep better too.
