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: 42.717585 -- Longitude: -84.554916

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Lansing is the capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan, and is located mostly in Ingham County. A small portion of the city extends into Eaton County, and a small portion containing Capital City Airport extends into adjacent Clinton County. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 119,128. The Lansing metropolitan area is remarkable in that despite being a relatively small city it is an important center for manufacturing, educational, cultural, and governmental institutions, including three medical schools, two law schools, a Big Ten Conference university (Michigan State), the state capitol, the Supreme Court, an appellate court, a federal court, the Michigan State Library and Historical Center, and headquarters of four national insurance companies. Lansing is the only U.S. state capital that is not also a county seat. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

Michigan 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Lansing	Michigan	United States
Population	119,128	9,938,444	281,421,906
Median age	31.4	35.5	35.3
Median age for Male	30.2	34.3	34
Median age for Female	32.6	36.6	36.5
Households	49,505	3,785,661	105,480,101
Household population	118,256	9,688,555	273,643,273
Average household size	2.39	2.56	2.59
Families	28,373	2,575,699	71,787,347
Average family size	3.08	3.1	3.14
Housing units	53,159	4,234,279	115,904,641
Occupied units	49,505	3,785,661	105,480,101
Vacant units	3,654	448,618	10,424,540

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