Are You Afraid Of the Grass Being Greener On The Other Side?

November 20, 2008

“But what if mortgage rates drop next month…”, “I’d hate to pay too much for a home”, “I want to buy at the absolute bottom of the market…not a penny more!” “What if I buy now and then price go down again – I’ll be upside down within a few months!”

It’s human nature to want the best deal – the nicest house for your money – the lowest possible interest rate. But while caution may be good in choosing which stocks have good investment potential, many people lose sight of the fact that the primary reason for buying a home is to provide shelter for you and your family. Yes, I know that many have speculated in real estate over the last few years and cashed in on the escalating home prices. But those days are not these days.

Today your main motivation should be to find the best fit for your budget and your family. Does it really matter whether you pay 5% or 4% for a mortgage if you find a home that fits nicely into your conservative financial plan? Isn’t it more important to have a space for your daughter to practice the piano away from the noisy den than to have a cheap house with a floor plan that’s all wrong? Or wouldn’t you enjoy a beautiful shade tree in the back yard where you can hang a hammock more than a great deal on a home right next to a busy road?

Yes, there will be buyers who will buy at the lowest prices of the century and get a low mortgage too. But will they have the luxury of picking out a home that fits their needs, that nurtures their soul? Will they find a home that makes them go “Aaaaaah!” at the end of the day as they walk through the front door? Or will they merely use the space as a functional place to lay their head.

If you look to what makes a house a home, you’ll find that the grass is just as green, if not greener in a home chosen for love rather than money!

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Local Information for Grand Junction, CO

Latitude: 39.080531 -- Longitude: -108.559097

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Grand Junction is a city in Mesa County, Colorado, USA. The population was 41,986 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the county seat of Mesa CountyGR6. The city is the largest population center on the Colorado Western Slope, unofficially serving as the capital of the region. The local television stations serve as a major media source for the region, in the way that those in Denver do for the Colorado Front Range to the east. The city is located along the north side of the Colorado River, where it receives the Gunnison River from south. The name "Grand" refers to the historical name of the upper Colorado River used by locals in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The city sits near the mid-point of a 30-mile (48 km) arcing valley, known as the Grand Valley, that is a major fruit-growing region, historically home to the Ute people and settled by white farmers in the 1880s. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

Colorado 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Grand Junction	Colorado	United States
Population	41,986	4,301,261	281,421,906
Median age	38.8	34.3	35.3
Median age for Male	36.6	33.2	34
Median age for Female	40.8	35.4	36.5
Households	17,865	1,658,238	105,480,101
Household population	39,806	4,198,306	273,643,273
Average household size	2.23	2.53	2.59
Families	10,549	1,084,461	71,787,347
Average family size	2.84	3.09	3.14
Housing units	18,784	1,808,037	115,904,641
Occupied units	17,865	1,658,238	105,480,101
Vacant units	919	149,799	10,424,540

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