01-19-2009, 10:30 AM
Even though the agent had a vested interest when (s)he repeated "Real estate prices are going up!" - during that time period - (s)he was right! It seemed like everyone was trying to "invest" in real estate, and many buyers were willing to offer more than the listing price just to get THAT property! So prices went up!
Yes, I bought a house in May 2007, after it came out of escrow when someone couldn't get approved, with cash. It was more than it had been in 2000 when I started to look, but it had been offered at less than others of the same size (stripped - without water heater, kitchen sink, laundry).
Its really "auction fever" and you just have to accept that we all had it, and now we don't. How much are those Beany Babies worth today? That new car 3 years later? Or that diamond engagement ring? Its all buying in the heat of your passion. It'd be a shame if you lived your whole life without any passion, wouldn't it?
If the lava flows across 130, I hope I can have it moved to another site - I like it that much! And I now have a Hawaiian home to come back to (whilst in Michigan, shivering in single digits, temperature-wise).
Smile if you have friends, health and warmth, or any one of them! Aloha!
Yes, I bought a house in May 2007, after it came out of escrow when someone couldn't get approved, with cash. It was more than it had been in 2000 when I started to look, but it had been offered at less than others of the same size (stripped - without water heater, kitchen sink, laundry).
Its really "auction fever" and you just have to accept that we all had it, and now we don't. How much are those Beany Babies worth today? That new car 3 years later? Or that diamond engagement ring? Its all buying in the heat of your passion. It'd be a shame if you lived your whole life without any passion, wouldn't it?
If the lava flows across 130, I hope I can have it moved to another site - I like it that much! And I now have a Hawaiian home to come back to (whilst in Michigan, shivering in single digits, temperature-wise).
Smile if you have friends, health and warmth, or any one of them! Aloha!