Comments on: House Hunting http://www.darrenthetiger.com/2009/03/house-hunting/ Vancouver Blogger, Software Developer, Heavily Into Music Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:41:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MJ Ankenman http://www.darrenthetiger.com/2009/03/house-hunting/comment-page-1/#comment-363 MJ Ankenman Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:09:19 +0000 http://www.darrenthetiger.com/?p=328#comment-363 Good thinking about the market and waiting for prices to drop further. We never know where the bottom or top is going to be and people who buy and sell at those points are just lucky. I always say as long as you are thinking long term, the best time to buy is when the right property presents itself. Of course getting the best deal possible is always on the list!! Good thinking about the market and waiting for prices to drop further. We never know where the bottom or top is going to be and people who buy and sell at those points are just lucky. I always say as long as you are thinking long term, the best time to buy is when the right property presents itself. Of course getting the best deal possible is always on the list!!

]]> By: Darren http://www.darrenthetiger.com/2009/03/house-hunting/comment-page-1/#comment-355 Darren Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:04:36 +0000 http://www.darrenthetiger.com/?p=328#comment-355 You're right, there is a lot of talk about prices dropping this year and even into 2010. That being said, nobody knows for certain what prices are going to do in the next couple of years. Now I do expect they may drop some more, but I am also planning on buying and holding this particular place for the long term (10+ years) in which case it's bound to be priced higher then I'm buying in at. The place I looked at tonight is currently rented (tenant leaves on the 26th) and I discovered that the rental rate is exactly the same as my mortgage payment! This makes buying a no-brainer for me. One more thing that swayed me is this particular building has a heap of wicked cool amenities that make it a perfect fit for me. In fact, I have a hard time seeing myself living anywhere else in the next decade. If this deal closes (I put an offer in tonight) then I'll post all the details up here. Believe me, it's a very awesome pad! You’re right, there is a lot of talk about prices dropping this year and even into 2010.

That being said, nobody knows for certain what prices are going to do in the next couple of years. Now I do expect they may drop some more, but I am also planning on buying and holding this particular place for the long term (10+ years) in which case it’s bound to be priced higher then I’m buying in at.

The place I looked at tonight is currently rented (tenant leaves on the 26th) and I discovered that the rental rate is exactly the same as my mortgage payment! This makes buying a no-brainer for me.

One more thing that swayed me is this particular building has a heap of wicked cool amenities that make it a perfect fit for me. In fact, I have a hard time seeing myself living anywhere else in the next decade.

If this deal closes (I put an offer in tonight) then I’ll post all the details up here. Believe me, it’s a very awesome pad!

]]> By: gillian http://www.darrenthetiger.com/2009/03/house-hunting/comment-page-1/#comment-354 gillian Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:10:04 +0000 http://www.darrenthetiger.com/?p=328#comment-354 Do you really want to buy now? I know interest rates are low, but prices might continue to drop... Do you really want to buy now? I know interest rates are low, but prices might continue to drop…

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