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 West Des Moines, IA

Latitude: 41.573739 -- Longitude: -93.750359

Other Area Cities: Des Moines Urbandale West Des Moines

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West Des Moines is a city in Polk County, and partially in Dallas and Warren counties, in the state of Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 46,403; a special census taken in the spring of 2005 counted 51,744 residents [1]. West Des Moines is the second-largest city in the Des Moines metropolitan area and the tenth-largest city in Iowa. West Des Moines incorporated as the city of Valley Junction on October 9, 1893. The area's first settler was a cattle farmer named James Cunningham Jordan, who later became a state senator. His residence, the Jordan House, has been restored and is now home to the West Des Moines Historical Society. In its early days Valley Junction was home to the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad's switching facilities and repair shops due to its location at the junction of several railroad lines. The Rock Island's facilities moved out of Valley Junction and back into Des Moines in 1936. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

Iowa 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	West Des Moines	Iowa	United States
Population	46,403	2,926,324	281,421,906
Median age	33	36.6	35.3
Median age for Male	32	35.2	34
Median age for Female	33.9	38	36.5
Households	19,826	1,149,276	105,480,101
Household population	46,104	2,822,155	273,643,273
Average household size	2.33	2.46	2.59
Families	11,920	769,684	71,787,347
Average family size	2.98	3	3.14
Housing units	20,815	1,232,511	115,904,641
Occupied units	19,826	1,149,276	105,480,101
Vacant units	989	83,235	10,424,540

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