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Old 12-06-2012 | 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by SayAgain
An f/o at the regional I'm at, recently told me that he asked Capt's the greatest mistake they made when they upgraded. And the most common answer was buying "too big a house". Don't know if they meant square footage or mortgage or upkeep or all of the above. I know my next home will be smaller and hopefully on more land for a garden.
The captain's house is a right of passage after upgrade. Bigger is better. It's the American way. Who cares about things like budgets & saving money. Spend away!

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Old 12-06-2012 | 06:54 AM
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FWIW there's another big housing 'adjustment' just around the corner which will drive down values once again due to over supply.

As the baby boomers retire in droves, they will need to unload that big house in exchange for something more financially manageable and pocket some equity since a majority of them have little retirement savings to retire on.

There's a good study on this written by one of the Feds, but I can't find it at the moment.
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Old 12-09-2012 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Sata 4000 RP
FWIW there's another big housing 'adjustment' just around the corner which will drive down values once again due to over supply.

As the baby boomers retire in droves, they will need to unload that big house in exchange for something more financially manageable and pocket some equity since a majority of them have little retirement savings to retire on.

There's a good study on this written by one of the Feds, but I can't find it at the moment.
So you're saying it's the perfect time to be invested in a smaller house since demand will be skyrocketing?
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Old 12-09-2012 | 12:57 PM
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Sold my house and bought a boat to live on.....much happier and my neighbors are very nice, waterfront living for very cheap. The boat is 50' go big and save on property taxes....IMHO
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Old 01-19-2013 | 10:21 AM
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That is nice because if you don't like your neighbors you can change them very easily.
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Old 01-28-2013 | 02:40 AM
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I like the boat idea.
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Old 02-09-2013 | 06:40 PM
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Owning a house takes a lot of time and money.
Buy a house when you get to a career place and don't plan on moving. Then when they close the base hopefully your commute wont be terrible.
owning your place is great but its also an anchor. which can be good or bad.
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Old 02-10-2013 | 04:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Sonny Crockett
Sold my house and bought a boat to live on.....much happier and my neighbors are very nice, waterfront living for very cheap. The boat is 50' go big and save on property taxes....IMHO

Also, no lawn work to upkeep...fish right from your deck...take a swim anytime...1/2 the time (or more) the ladies are wearing bathing suits...



Just make sure that it's on a constant-level lake (if inland).
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Old 02-10-2013 | 05:49 AM
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Boat shopping on Monday!
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Old 03-02-2013 | 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Sata 4000 RP
FWIW there's another big housing 'adjustment' just around the corner which will drive down values once again due to over supply.

As the baby boomers retire in droves, they will need to unload that big house in exchange for something more financially manageable and pocket some equity since a majority of them have little retirement savings to retire on.

There's a good study on this written by one of the Feds, but I can't find it at the moment.
I'd like to see that study. Retirees have to live somewhere; it's not like they're going to sell their house and live in a tent.
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