Tales of an RSF buyer

[jpinpb]

Some things are more important than money. I tried to explain this to someone once. If I saw a place I loved and it was in my budget that I could afford, I would buy it. If it fell in value, I would not panic. There are no guarantees in life. If I lost my job and couldn’t afford the place, then I’d panic. If it lost value on paper, then it’s a bummer, but as long as I still love the place and can make the payments, then I wouldn’t care. But that’s just me and I know many people don’t think as I do.

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[cashflow]

Best wishes in your search, not every housing decision is about money. Shows that you are doing your homework and a move from north to south means that you can afford the pricing.

Definitely keep lowballing the offers and never listen to the price the realtor wants to offer…they are not paying your mortgage. Realtors are paid by a percentage of what the deal closes at, therefore there is no such thing as a ‘buyers agent’. There is a conflict of interest built into the system already, so for us, if an agent is not listening to what we want, we go find one that will.

Personally I think the realtors that regularly post on here are 1 in a million as they show that they won’t believe the hype and consult their sellers/buyers accordingly.

[cashflow]

Best wishes in your search, not every housing decision is about money. Shows that you are doing your homework and a move from north to south means that you can afford the pricing.

Definitely keep lowballing the offers and never listen to the price the realtor wants to offer…they are not paying your mortgage. Realtors are paid by a percentage of what the deal closes at, therefore there is no such thing as a ‘buyers agent’. There is a conflict of interest built into the system already, so for us, if an agent is not listening to what we want, we go find one that will.

Personally I think the realtors that regularly post on here are 1 in a million as they show that they won’t believe the hype and consult their sellers/buyers accordingly.

[cashflow]

Best wishes in your search, not every housing decision is about money. Shows that you are doing your homework and a move from north to south means that you can afford the pricing.

Definitely keep lowballing the offers and never listen to the price the realtor wants to offer…they are not paying your mortgage. Realtors are paid by a percentage of what the deal closes at, therefore there is no such thing as a ‘buyers agent’. There is a conflict of interest built into the system already, so for us, if an agent is not listening to what we want, we go find one that will.

Personally I think the realtors that regularly post on here are 1 in a million as they show that they won’t believe the hype and consult their sellers/buyers accordingly.

[cashflow]

Best wishes in your search, not every housing decision is about money. Shows that you are doing your homework and a move from north to south means that you can afford the pricing.

Definitely keep lowballing the offers and never listen to the price the realtor wants to offer…they are not paying your mortgage. Realtors are paid by a percentage of what the deal closes at, therefore there is no such thing as a ‘buyers agent’. There is a conflict of interest built into the system already, so for us, if an agent is not listening to what we want, we go find one that will.

Personally I think the realtors that regularly post on here are 1 in a million as they show that they won’t believe the hype and consult their sellers/buyers accordingly.

[cashflow]

Best wishes in your search, not every housing decision is about money. Shows that you are doing your homework and a move from north to south means that you can afford the pricing.

Definitely keep lowballing the offers and never listen to the price the realtor wants to offer…they are not paying your mortgage. Realtors are paid by a percentage of what the deal closes at, therefore there is no such thing as a ‘buyers agent’. There is a conflict of interest built into the system already, so for us, if an agent is not listening to what we want, we go find one that will.

Personally I think the realtors that regularly post on here are 1 in a million as they show that they won’t believe the hype and consult their sellers/buyers accordingly.

[raptorduck]

LOB. I say nothing negative about renters. I have been a renter and put off buying my first house longer than my peers. I paid cash for it.

I am where I am because I have made good financial decisions. I am well within my comfort zone. If my new RSF homes looses so much value that I am underwater after a 30% down payment and paying 15% below asking, I will be just fine. As I said, it is not an investment. It is my future home.

If my wife leaves me for the pool boy and I have to sell it at a loss, as jpinpb said, it is just money. I don’t waste it, but sometimes you loose some of it. Life goes on. Watching your $$ does not mean your world ends when you permanently misplace a few.

[raptorduck]

LOB. I say nothing negative about renters. I have been a renter and put off buying my first house longer than my peers. I paid cash for it.

I am where I am because I have made good financial decisions. I am well within my comfort zone. If my new RSF homes looses so much value that I am underwater after a 30% down payment and paying 15% below asking, I will be just fine. As I said, it is not an investment. It is my future home.

If my wife leaves me for the pool boy and I have to sell it at a loss, as jpinpb said, it is just money. I don’t waste it, but sometimes you loose some of it. Life goes on. Watching your $$ does not mean your world ends when you permanently misplace a few.

[raptorduck]

LOB. I say nothing negative about renters. I have been a renter and put off buying my first house longer than my peers. I paid cash for it.

I am where I am because I have made good financial decisions. I am well within my comfort zone. If my new RSF homes looses so much value that I am underwater after a 30% down payment and paying 15% below asking, I will be just fine. As I said, it is not an investment. It is my future home.

If my wife leaves me for the pool boy and I have to sell it at a loss, as jpinpb said, it is just money. I don’t waste it, but sometimes you loose some of it. Life goes on. Watching your $$ does not mean your world ends when you permanently misplace a few.

[raptorduck]

LOB. I say nothing negative about renters. I have been a renter and put off buying my first house longer than my peers. I paid cash for it.

I am where I am because I have made good financial decisions. I am well within my comfort zone. If my new RSF homes looses so much value that I am underwater after a 30% down payment and paying 15% below asking, I will be just fine. As I said, it is not an investment. It is my future home.

If my wife leaves me for the pool boy and I have to sell it at a loss, as jpinpb said, it is just money. I don’t waste it, but sometimes you loose some of it. Life goes on. Watching your $$ does not mean your world ends when you permanently misplace a few.

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