Comments on: Real Estate Woes and An ALMOST Good Idea http://www.itfrom.us/2008/09/real-estate-woes-and-an-almost-good-idea/ A Good Christian Raisin' and a Eighth Grade Education Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:24:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tvd http://www.itfrom.us/2008/09/real-estate-woes-and-an-almost-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-3232 tvd Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:44:55 +0000 http://www.itfrom.us/?p=1063#comment-3232 Reminds me of the Real Estate chapter from the book "Freckonomics". It talks about exactly the same thing. Reminds me of the Real Estate chapter from the book “Freckonomics”. It talks about exactly the same thing.

]]> By: sadcox http://www.itfrom.us/2008/09/real-estate-woes-and-an-almost-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-3227 sadcox Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:00:14 +0000 http://www.itfrom.us/?p=1063#comment-3227 Well, technically, the point of the post was the boneheaded marketing of the real estate company, not us trying to decide what to do. :P But since <strong>you</strong> brought it up... Rates are crazy low and lots of inventory on the market. I'd love to be a buyer right now. Becoming less and less interested in being a seller. Well, technically, the point of the post was the boneheaded marketing of the real estate company, not us trying to decide what to do. :P

But since you brought it up…

Rates are crazy low and lots of inventory on the market. I’d love to be a buyer right now. Becoming less and less interested in being a seller.

]]> By: Rob http://www.itfrom.us/2008/09/real-estate-woes-and-an-almost-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-3226 Rob Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:51:18 +0000 http://www.itfrom.us/?p=1063#comment-3226 drop it 5k and sell...sell..sell... you and i have talked about it, and i know this isnt a site to discuss specific issues, but since you brought it up...=) if you are not interested in renting, i would personally run the numbers. see what you could do with the money if you dropped it 5k or so, and reinvested vs. holding on and seeing what happens in the market if you still have it in another 6 months. many buyers are more willing to buy when they see places occupied (by renter in this case) because they feel they are purchasing a desirable unit. from what i hear the banks/mortgage companies are getting more tight-fisted with the money so your market is decreasing to people that either have the money/credit/capital (investors) or more credit worthy customers. my $.02 worth... drop it 5k and sell…sell..sell…

you and i have talked about it, and i know this isnt a site to discuss specific issues, but since you brought it up…=)

if you are not interested in renting, i would personally run the numbers. see what you could do with the money if you dropped it 5k or so, and reinvested vs. holding on and seeing what happens in the market if you still have it in another 6 months. many buyers are more willing to buy when they see places occupied (by renter in this case) because they feel they are purchasing a desirable unit.

from what i hear the banks/mortgage companies are getting more tight-fisted with the money so your market is decreasing to people that either have the money/credit/capital (investors) or more credit worthy customers.

my $.02 worth…

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