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 Florence, AL

Latitude: 34.820287 -- Longitude: -87.66286

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Florence is located at 34°49'13?N, 87°39'46?W (34.820287, -87.662860)GR1. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 64.8 km² (25.0 mi²). 64.6 km² (24.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.40%) is water. Florence is located on Wilson Lake, a body of water on the North-flowing Tennessee River that is dammed by Wheeler and Wilson Dams. Wheeler Lake was created by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), one of several alphabet agencies of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal. Wilson Dam, authorized by President Woodrow Wilson in 1918, was the first dam constructed on the Tennessee River. Situated in Florence, and founded in 1830 as LaGrange College, the University of North Alabama, a public, co-educational, higher education institution, is Alabama's oldest state certified university. Florence City Schools is the K-12 public school system. Mars Hill Bible School is a private K-12 Christian school. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

Alabama 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Florence	Alabama	United States
Population	36,264	4,447,100	281,421,906
Median age	36.9	35.8	35.3
Median age for Male	34.2	34.4	34
Median age for Female	39.3	37.2	36.5
Households	15,820	1,737,080	105,480,101
Household population	34,787	4,332,380	273,643,273
Average household size	2.2	2.49	2.59
Families	9,560	1,215,968	71,787,347
Average family size	2.82	3.01	3.14
Housing units	17,707	1,963,711	115,904,641
Occupied units	15,820	1,737,080	105,480,101
Vacant units	1,887	226,631	10,424,540

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