Is buying a house rn even worth it? Seems like prices are never gonna drop…

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I keep rationalizing to myself that renting gives me more freedom and flexibility. I guess that's more or less true, but I'd rather be buying. But I have heard too many stories about people being caught underwater when they buy and prices drop. So you wind up in a standoff, keeping your powder dry as time just keeping ticking away.

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TY for the info!

Really kicking myself for not getting serious about buying a few years ago. Prices are insane, interest rates crazy, do I just bite the bullet before it gets even worse or hope it gets better? Not really sure which is the way to go honestly.

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Has your opinion changed at all?

I'm still waiting for the market to drop more before I think about buying a place, I feel like it has to calm down eventually. A lot of people that I know who have bought a house in the past few years have had to waive inspection, and it ended up costing them a lot of money in the long run, and I'm just not comfortable doing that.

Have your thoughts changed at all?

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