Why do you take it so personally that you feel the need to start out Ad Hominem?

Here is a good quote from economist Robert Shiller

And lawns are hard on the environment.

Exactly. I bought mine in 2009 when market was flooded and housing was cheap. Gained like $50k right away and nearly $100k since. But if I sell, where will I go? If I sell I just have to buy another home in an up market. So, all the costs of selling plus paying a premium on the next house, pretty much eats way at any…

30 years? You think a 30 year home is worth anything?? If you are going to have an honest discussion then you have to add in at least two renovations/modernizations costing at least $40k each in today's dollar or admit a 30 year old home is a tear down.

If you itemize. And it's not a "huge windfall". I paid like $12,000 in interest last year. Say at 20% that saved me $2,400 in taxes. Or $200 a month. Not chump change, but not really a big deciding factor. I could have put that $12k in my 401k.

This! And factor in your time dealing with all this BS as well.

Plus, the thing about houses is they can always build more. I have seen people buy homes or duplexes as an investment only to have a high-rise apartment go up down the street or a brand new development go in a few blocks over. Real estate is a VERY risky market that can turn on a whim. It is so susceptible to fads.…

As you pay down principal?

How so?

Yeah, but let's give the whole picture - everything is rosy until the HVAC gives out, foundation fails, or you get termites. Here are some of the things I ran into:

Heh - let's pile on Realtors for taking 6% just to post the basic MLS listing and drive people around.

Here is the thing though, your home is not just an investment. You LIVE there. It is not liquid like a stock you can just buy low and sell high. Say you buy this home. Your monthly payments are going to be 90% interest and you have to pay taxes and maintenance. Now you wait, and wait , and wait. 5 - 8 years later you…

Of course, your property taxes will go up on you home if values go up. Also, while your scenario is technically possible, if you buy in an "up and coming" area the odds are very high you are already paying a premium and your value really won't change that much. The real estate speculation occurs long before the…

Dwell meter, timing light, and compression tester here

Lot of natural things we don't do in public and it has nothing to do with sex

She is not a countess. She married a count and now she is not married to him. She has zero lineage and should stop presenting herself as a countess.

1. I do not want to unfollow or unfriend my friends

Yea, cept in an actual friendship if you got tired of hearing about the kid you would just ask the person if you could change the subject. Exactly like these FB users are suggesting.

oh? You went back to work? Now these moms think you are a neglecting mother.