At what point do you pull out money from stocks to buy your first home. Stocks seem to keep going up but I guess so does housing but how do you know you're making the right adjustment in overall portfolio allocation?

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First, stock dont just go up. Second money for a house soon should not be in the stock market. You can either start saving for a house with future money or if you want to buy soon, sell some stock and keep it safe

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Buy a home when your ready to buy a home. Don't let the stock market dictate when that is. Unless your talking rental homes, a home isn't really an allocation of my portfolio. It's just another necessity for me.

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I just keep it all in the market, haven’t bought a home yet. I figure if I just let it ride worst case scenario I might need to wait an extra year for a down payment. Best case scenario money city.

Buying a home in a few months. I had the bulk of our down payment in fixed income. Was lucky, found 12% return.

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