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[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

[quote=patientrenter][quote=FormerSanDiegan][quote=tom]
now, comes the hard part.. actually manage to stop seeking out the info and “let it go” for the time being.[/quote]

I have been trying to “let it go” since 1995. I think that tracking real estate as a future, past or current owner (or combinations thereof) is an incurable disease, which many of us suffer.[/quote]

FormerSanDiegan, have you really been looking seriously at RE without buying since 1995? I thought no one came close to how extreme I was.

I don’t think I’ll reveal here, even in the safe Pigg nest, how long I’ve been looking without buying. But I was infected with the “tracking RE” disease before most Piggs were born. It really is incurable.[/quote]

No. I am a future, past, AND current owner (hence my comment about combinations). I’ve owned three houses in San Diego (two at a time from ’00 to ’05) and currently still have one rental there.

When I was researching before buying our first house in the mid 90’s I caught the fever and have been tracking ever since. I used to log the median prices printed in the U-T every month for my favorite zip codes and plot these over time, looking at the past bust in the early 90’s. Being an analytical type, the emergence of blogs like this one and “webification” of data has only sucked me in further.

I am a hopeless case.

[JACKQLYN]

Wow, I feel 100 times better about my RE obsession. Thanks guys!

I even thought about looking into getting some help.

I’ve been told Fall would be better but it’s like catching that perfect wave. You just can’t predict too hard.

Competetion is laughable at this point and so were the prices a few years ago. When it seems ridiculous, maybe we should just sit back & watch.

I’m glad I watched the bubble instead of participating.

[JACKQLYN]

Wow, I feel 100 times better about my RE obsession. Thanks guys!

I even thought about looking into getting some help.

I’ve been told Fall would be better but it’s like catching that perfect wave. You just can’t predict too hard.

Competetion is laughable at this point and so were the prices a few years ago. When it seems ridiculous, maybe we should just sit back & watch.

I’m glad I watched the bubble instead of participating.

[JACKQLYN]

Wow, I feel 100 times better about my RE obsession. Thanks guys!

I even thought about looking into getting some help.

I’ve been told Fall would be better but it’s like catching that perfect wave. You just can’t predict too hard.

Competetion is laughable at this point and so were the prices a few years ago. When it seems ridiculous, maybe we should just sit back & watch.

I’m glad I watched the bubble instead of participating.

[JACKQLYN]

Wow, I feel 100 times better about my RE obsession. Thanks guys!

I even thought about looking into getting some help.

I’ve been told Fall would be better but it’s like catching that perfect wave. You just can’t predict too hard.

Competetion is laughable at this point and so were the prices a few years ago. When it seems ridiculous, maybe we should just sit back & watch.

I’m glad I watched the bubble instead of participating.

[JACKQLYN]

Wow, I feel 100 times better about my RE obsession. Thanks guys!

I even thought about looking into getting some help.

I’ve been told Fall would be better but it’s like catching that perfect wave. You just can’t predict too hard.

Competetion is laughable at this point and so were the prices a few years ago. When it seems ridiculous, maybe we should just sit back & watch.

I’m glad I watched the bubble instead of participating.

[NotCranky]

It looks to me like part of the exasperation is coming from having very tight parameters. It looks like you want the cheapest decent house,with garage, within a limited geographical scope.I knowhte area well and I think I understand why you chose those limited areas within that general area, but it makes it tough(er). I understand that this is not only happening to you, but there is a pattern to it too. Waiting is likely to work out but if you want what everybody else wants in the fall, it could still be tough going. The fence sitters that do come off tend to want the same things.

One other thing, it is is a misconception to think you are only competing with people limited to 3X’s income. Maybe people have cash or bring a larger down, use the bank of mom and dad. FHA can use a qualified family member or family-member-like cosigner. There are also people who might use a low down but only part of what they could potentially qualify for on income too.

[NotCranky]

It looks to me like part of the exasperation is coming from having very tight parameters. It looks like you want the cheapest decent house,with garage, within a limited geographical scope.I knowhte area well and I think I understand why you chose those limited areas within that general area, but it makes it tough(er). I understand that this is not only happening to you, but there is a pattern to it too. Waiting is likely to work out but if you want what everybody else wants in the fall, it could still be tough going. The fence sitters that do come off tend to want the same things.

One other thing, it is is a misconception to think you are only competing with people limited to 3X’s income. Maybe people have cash or bring a larger down, use the bank of mom and dad. FHA can use a qualified family member or family-member-like cosigner. There are also people who might use a low down but only part of what they could potentially qualify for on income too.

[NotCranky]

It looks to me like part of the exasperation is coming from having very tight parameters. It looks like you want the cheapest decent house,with garage, within a limited geographical scope.I knowhte area well and I think I understand why you chose those limited areas within that general area, but it makes it tough(er). I understand that this is not only happening to you, but there is a pattern to it too. Waiting is likely to work out but if you want what everybody else wants in the fall, it could still be tough going. The fence sitters that do come off tend to want the same things.

One other thing, it is is a misconception to think you are only competing with people limited to 3X’s income. Maybe people have cash or bring a larger down, use the bank of mom and dad. FHA can use a qualified family member or family-member-like cosigner. There are also people who might use a low down but only part of what they could potentially qualify for on income too.

[NotCranky]

It looks to me like part of the exasperation is coming from having very tight parameters. It looks like you want the cheapest decent house,with garage, within a limited geographical scope.I knowhte area well and I think I understand why you chose those limited areas within that general area, but it makes it tough(er). I understand that this is not only happening to you, but there is a pattern to it too. Waiting is likely to work out but if you want what everybody else wants in the fall, it could still be tough going. The fence sitters that do come off tend to want the same things.

One other thing, it is is a misconception to think you are only competing with people limited to 3X’s income. Maybe people have cash or bring a larger down, use the bank of mom and dad. FHA can use a qualified family member or family-member-like cosigner. There are also people who might use a low down but only part of what they could potentially qualify for on income too.

[NotCranky]

It looks to me like part of the exasperation is coming from having very tight parameters. It looks like you want the cheapest decent house,with garage, within a limited geographical scope.I knowhte area well and I think I understand why you chose those limited areas within that general area, but it makes it tough(er). I understand that this is not only happening to you, but there is a pattern to it too. Waiting is likely to work out but if you want what everybody else wants in the fall, it could still be tough going. The fence sitters that do come off tend to want the same things.

One other thing, it is is a misconception to think you are only competing with people limited to 3X’s income. Maybe people have cash or bring a larger down, use the bank of mom and dad. FHA can use a qualified family member or family-member-like cosigner. There are also people who might use a low down but only part of what they could potentially qualify for on income too.

[blahblahblah]

One other thing, it is is a misconception to think you are only competing with people limited to 3X’s income. Maybe people have cash or bring a larger down, use the bank of mom and dad. FHA can use a qualified family member or family-member-like cosigner. There are also people who might use a low down but only part of what they could potentially qualify for on income to

Exactly. And these people are always going to be around. I think I’ve realized that the house I want is ALWAYS going to be too expensive to purchase, so I’ll just rent it instead for a lot less money. I’ve resigned myself to rent until I die here in SD.

[blahblahblah]

One other thing, it is is a misconception to think you are only competing with people limited to 3X’s income. Maybe people have cash or bring a larger down, use the bank of mom and dad. FHA can use a qualified family member or family-member-like cosigner. There are also people who might use a low down but only part of what they could potentially qualify for on income to

Exactly. And these people are always going to be around. I think I’ve realized that the house I want is ALWAYS going to be too expensive to purchase, so I’ll just rent it instead for a lot less money. I’ve resigned myself to rent until I die here in SD.

[blahblahblah]

One other thing, it is is a misconception to think you are only competing with people limited to 3X’s income. Maybe people have cash or bring a larger down, use the bank of mom and dad. FHA can use a qualified family member or family-member-like cosigner. There are also people who might use a low down but only part of what they could potentially qualify for on income to

Exactly. And these people are always going to be around. I think I’ve realized that the house I want is ALWAYS going to be too expensive to purchase, so I’ll just rent it instead for a lot less money. I’ve resigned myself to rent until I die here in SD.

[blahblahblah]

One other thing, it is is a misconception to think you are only competing with people limited to 3X’s income. Maybe people have cash or bring a larger down, use the bank of mom and dad. FHA can use a qualified family member or family-member-like cosigner. There are also people who might use a low down but only part of what they could potentially qualify for on income to

Exactly. And these people are always going to be around. I think I’ve realized that the house I want is ALWAYS going to be too expensive to purchase, so I’ll just rent it instead for a lot less money. I’ve resigned myself to rent until I die here in SD.

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