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 Clarksville, TN

Latitude: 36.559383 -- Longitude: -87.358261

Other Area Cities: Pleasant View Dover Clarksville Hopkinsville

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Clarksville is a city in Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA. As of the 2005 census estimates, the city had a total population of 123,395. Today, Clarksville, is the county seat of Montgomery County and is Tennessee's fifth largest city, and the fastest growing city in Tennessee. Clarksville is the home of Austin Peay State University, and is approximately 10 miles from Fort Campbell, Kentucky Army post. The U.S. Census says that Clarksville is the fastest-growing large city in Tennessee and the 17th in the nation. It was the only city in Tennessee to make the top 25. Pat Summittwas born in Clarksville, Tennessee and she is the winningest Division I college basketball coach of all time. Clarksville is part of the Clarksville-Hopkinsville metropolitan statistical area (MSA). Clarksville has the distinction of being home to the oldest bank in the state, the Northern Bank established in 1854, now AmSouth Bank; the state's oldest newspaper, The Leaf-Chronicle. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

Tennessee 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Clarksville	Tennessee	United States
Population	103,455	5,689,283	281,421,906
Median age	28.8	35.9	35.3
Median age for Male	27.8	34.5	34
Median age for Female	29.8	37.2	36.5
Households	36,969	2,232,905	105,480,101
Household population	99,375	5,541,337	273,643,273
Average household size	2.69	2.48	2.59
Families	26,965	1,547,835	71,787,347
Average family size	3.12	2.99	3.14
Housing units	40,041	2,439,443	115,904,641
Occupied units	36,969	2,232,905	105,480,101
Vacant units	3,072	206,538	10,424,540

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