My Short Sale Nightmare!!!

[Coronita]

Dumb Question.

How the hell does someone do $250k a year in tech support, unless you're running your own company billing customers up the yazzoo? It just seems like (no offense) impossible, especially most of this stuff is outsourced today. Is this some government pork-barrel position? It's a serious question.

Mind if you tell us what company this is? I'm send my company over there offering to do stuff for 1/2 the price.

 

 

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—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[jpinpb]

M2C. If you find a house you like and you can afford and plan on being there 10-15+ years, then just buy it. It sounds like your mind is almost made up. You want to be in that area. You found some homes that have reduced significantly.

My question to you: If you bought a house for 280/290k and end-of-year or next year it fell to 200k, would that ruin you? What if in 20 years it went back up to 250k?

Next question: You buy for 280k. But end of year your dream house that was 400k fell to 280k. Are you going to be okay w/the place you bought?

I know most people are against buying right now and that is my sentiment for the most part. I get tempted when I see some deals, but there’s always something that keeps me from buying, reasons/excuses, not nice enough, big enough, no garage, not in the area I really want to be, etc.

I will tell you this. If I found a house I could afford that I reallly liked in the area I want to be in, I would buy it, regardless if the price continued to decline. I don’t plan to flip. I’m not buying it for investment purposes or even tax write-off. I want to buy a place and do what I want w/it, as you say, the freedom to put a pole, or paint it zebra stripes, whatever.

Not an issue for me really because my area is still a little high. I could afford it, but then I’d be a mortgage slave and like you, I want extra $$$ for fun or whatever, in your case, kids.

[jpinpb]

M2C. If you find a house you like and you can afford and plan on being there 10-15+ years, then just buy it. It sounds like your mind is almost made up. You want to be in that area. You found some homes that have reduced significantly.

My question to you: If you bought a house for 280/290k and end-of-year or next year it fell to 200k, would that ruin you? What if in 20 years it went back up to 250k?

Next question: You buy for 280k. But end of year your dream house that was 400k fell to 280k. Are you going to be okay w/the place you bought?

I know most people are against buying right now and that is my sentiment for the most part. I get tempted when I see some deals, but there’s always something that keeps me from buying, reasons/excuses, not nice enough, big enough, no garage, not in the area I really want to be, etc.

I will tell you this. If I found a house I could afford that I reallly liked in the area I want to be in, I would buy it, regardless if the price continued to decline. I don’t plan to flip. I’m not buying it for investment purposes or even tax write-off. I want to buy a place and do what I want w/it, as you say, the freedom to put a pole, or paint it zebra stripes, whatever.

Not an issue for me really because my area is still a little high. I could afford it, but then I’d be a mortgage slave and like you, I want extra $$$ for fun or whatever, in your case, kids.

[jpinpb]

M2C. If you find a house you like and you can afford and plan on being there 10-15+ years, then just buy it. It sounds like your mind is almost made up. You want to be in that area. You found some homes that have reduced significantly.

My question to you: If you bought a house for 280/290k and end-of-year or next year it fell to 200k, would that ruin you? What if in 20 years it went back up to 250k?

Next question: You buy for 280k. But end of year your dream house that was 400k fell to 280k. Are you going to be okay w/the place you bought?

I know most people are against buying right now and that is my sentiment for the most part. I get tempted when I see some deals, but there’s always something that keeps me from buying, reasons/excuses, not nice enough, big enough, no garage, not in the area I really want to be, etc.

I will tell you this. If I found a house I could afford that I reallly liked in the area I want to be in, I would buy it, regardless if the price continued to decline. I don’t plan to flip. I’m not buying it for investment purposes or even tax write-off. I want to buy a place and do what I want w/it, as you say, the freedom to put a pole, or paint it zebra stripes, whatever.

Not an issue for me really because my area is still a little high. I could afford it, but then I’d be a mortgage slave and like you, I want extra $$$ for fun or whatever, in your case, kids.

[jpinpb]

M2C. If you find a house you like and you can afford and plan on being there 10-15+ years, then just buy it. It sounds like your mind is almost made up. You want to be in that area. You found some homes that have reduced significantly.

My question to you: If you bought a house for 280/290k and end-of-year or next year it fell to 200k, would that ruin you? What if in 20 years it went back up to 250k?

Next question: You buy for 280k. But end of year your dream house that was 400k fell to 280k. Are you going to be okay w/the place you bought?

I know most people are against buying right now and that is my sentiment for the most part. I get tempted when I see some deals, but there’s always something that keeps me from buying, reasons/excuses, not nice enough, big enough, no garage, not in the area I really want to be, etc.

I will tell you this. If I found a house I could afford that I reallly liked in the area I want to be in, I would buy it, regardless if the price continued to decline. I don’t plan to flip. I’m not buying it for investment purposes or even tax write-off. I want to buy a place and do what I want w/it, as you say, the freedom to put a pole, or paint it zebra stripes, whatever.

Not an issue for me really because my area is still a little high. I could afford it, but then I’d be a mortgage slave and like you, I want extra $$$ for fun or whatever, in your case, kids.

[jpinpb]

M2C. If you find a house you like and you can afford and plan on being there 10-15+ years, then just buy it. It sounds like your mind is almost made up. You want to be in that area. You found some homes that have reduced significantly.

My question to you: If you bought a house for 280/290k and end-of-year or next year it fell to 200k, would that ruin you? What if in 20 years it went back up to 250k?

Next question: You buy for 280k. But end of year your dream house that was 400k fell to 280k. Are you going to be okay w/the place you bought?

I know most people are against buying right now and that is my sentiment for the most part. I get tempted when I see some deals, but there’s always something that keeps me from buying, reasons/excuses, not nice enough, big enough, no garage, not in the area I really want to be, etc.

I will tell you this. If I found a house I could afford that I reallly liked in the area I want to be in, I would buy it, regardless if the price continued to decline. I don’t plan to flip. I’m not buying it for investment purposes or even tax write-off. I want to buy a place and do what I want w/it, as you say, the freedom to put a pole, or paint it zebra stripes, whatever.

Not an issue for me really because my area is still a little high. I could afford it, but then I’d be a mortgage slave and like you, I want extra $$$ for fun or whatever, in your case, kids.

[CogSciGuy]

That was hugely entertaining to read, Jane. You have my blessing. Go ahead and buy!

[CogSciGuy]

That was hugely entertaining to read, Jane. You have my blessing. Go ahead and buy!

[CogSciGuy]

That was hugely entertaining to read, Jane. You have my blessing. Go ahead and buy!

[CogSciGuy]

That was hugely entertaining to read, Jane. You have my blessing. Go ahead and buy!

[CogSciGuy]

That was hugely entertaining to read, Jane. You have my blessing. Go ahead and buy!

[temeculaguy]

We have our first winner, we all knew that each of us will find a different point to jump back in and Jane’s time is now, I fully endorse your decision to buy. From what you wrote you have all five elements of a purchace plan covered.

1. Taking out a mortgage equal to a year’s pay….check.
2. Buying near relatives where you already know about the neighborhood and will have childcare co-op…check.
3. Planning to pay off your house in 15 yrs or less….check
4. Stripper pole and stripaerobics…..check
5. Condomless sex…….check

I can make no cogent argument against it, get a better realtor and do let us know how it went.

BTW, Awesome post and welcome to the valley, you are our type of gal, see you at the wineries.

[temeculaguy]

We have our first winner, we all knew that each of us will find a different point to jump back in and Jane’s time is now, I fully endorse your decision to buy. From what you wrote you have all five elements of a purchace plan covered.

1. Taking out a mortgage equal to a year’s pay….check.
2. Buying near relatives where you already know about the neighborhood and will have childcare co-op…check.
3. Planning to pay off your house in 15 yrs or less….check
4. Stripper pole and stripaerobics…..check
5. Condomless sex…….check

I can make no cogent argument against it, get a better realtor and do let us know how it went.

BTW, Awesome post and welcome to the valley, you are our type of gal, see you at the wineries.

[temeculaguy]

We have our first winner, we all knew that each of us will find a different point to jump back in and Jane’s time is now, I fully endorse your decision to buy. From what you wrote you have all five elements of a purchace plan covered.

1. Taking out a mortgage equal to a year’s pay….check.
2. Buying near relatives where you already know about the neighborhood and will have childcare co-op…check.
3. Planning to pay off your house in 15 yrs or less….check
4. Stripper pole and stripaerobics…..check
5. Condomless sex…….check

I can make no cogent argument against it, get a better realtor and do let us know how it went.

BTW, Awesome post and welcome to the valley, you are our type of gal, see you at the wineries.

[temeculaguy]

We have our first winner, we all knew that each of us will find a different point to jump back in and Jane’s time is now, I fully endorse your decision to buy. From what you wrote you have all five elements of a purchace plan covered.

1. Taking out a mortgage equal to a year’s pay….check.
2. Buying near relatives where you already know about the neighborhood and will have childcare co-op…check.
3. Planning to pay off your house in 15 yrs or less….check
4. Stripper pole and stripaerobics…..check
5. Condomless sex…….check

I can make no cogent argument against it, get a better realtor and do let us know how it went.

BTW, Awesome post and welcome to the valley, you are our type of gal, see you at the wineries.

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