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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Latitude: 34.844313 -- Longitude: -82.385428

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Greenville is a city located in Greenville County in South Carolina, a state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,002, with a metro population of 962,441. It is the county seat of Greenville CountyGR6. Greenville is largest city in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson metropolitan area. It is the main city of "The Upstate", an area with a population over 1 million that includes the counties of Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Pickens, Cherokee, and Oconee in the northwestern corner of South Carolina. Greenville is on Interstate Highway I-85 between Atlanta and Charlotte, with I-385 and I-185 servicing other areas of the metro. I-26 is just to the northeast in Spartanburg.As the largest city in the Upstate, Greenville offers many activities and attractions. Greenville's theatres and event venues regularly host major concerts and touring theatre companies. Four independent theatres present several plays a year. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

South Carolina 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Greenville	South Carolina	United States
Population	56,002	4,012,012	281,421,906
Median age	34.6	35.4	35.3
Median age for Male	32.5	34	34
Median age for Female	36.7	36.7	36.5
Households	24,382	1,533,854	105,480,101
Household population	51,507	3,876,975	273,643,273
Average household size	2.11	2.53	2.59
Families	12,573	1,072,822	71,787,347
Average family size	2.9	3.02	3.14
Housing units	27,295	1,753,670	115,904,641
Occupied units	24,382	1,533,854	105,480,101
Vacant units	2,913	219,816	10,424,540

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