When it's Time to Buy a Home

June 22, 2011
Recently there have been many headlines and op ed pieces about "Why It's Time to Buy", How To tell If Your Housing Market Has Hit Bottom" and similar titles say the time is now or the time is not now. How is a person to make the decision to enter the real estate market as a prospective home buyer?
Here are a few non-statistical and non tangible suggestions for deciding you want a home of your own.
1. You love gardening - vegetable or flower and your rental place either will not permit it or has no place to garden.
2. You are a hobby person and your rental place has no place to work your hobby or will not permit you to do any hobby. No band practice, no craft messes, etc.
3. You are tired of plain white walls and want to brighten your environment with the latest fashionable wall colors.
4. You want a space where your kids can run and play outside or you can entertain friends for a patio party.
5. You love your job and you plan to put down roots and be a part of a community.
I could cite the usual statistical and financial reasons, but sometimes these intangibles can be more important in a person's buying decision.