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[slow99]

Lol.

He may mean people's anticipation of higher rates will drive demand, but I dunno.

In a perfect world, I'd buy at the cyclical (hell why not secular) interest rate peak. Today's environment is far from normal, these rates are way fucking artificial - as we all know.

[slow99]

Lol.

He may mean people's anticipation of higher rates will drive demand, but I dunno.

I think he means if rates start to rise more, people who want to buy will rush to buy before they increase too much?

Well hell, now that you've told him, of course.

Eh, just kidding around. I know Ratt knows better - he coasted through high school with a 3.97 GPA, didn't do any homework, and figured if he could make an A- without doing homework, then why waste after-school hours trying to go above and beyond.

[Nash B.]

Shopping for one is just the beginning. Then you have to deal with the mortgage guy, title company.. They keep asking for more information. Then you pray your appraisal is higher than your purchasing price. Im on month 3 of a house purchase (short sale) but we are FINALLY closing on Friday.

Try building a house and dealing with a city that won't get any of your taxes but has to approve all your permits and applications.

[dmh165638]

Mine is going on the market for of next week. A coming soon sign is going up this weekend. My realtor says it will very likely get offers before it is actually on the market. Could be a setup for buyers bidding against each other. I would le be out before my next payment.

[Silverback]

Not all houses are getting multiple offers. So I wouldn't go in expecting it.

A buddy just got an offer o the his house after 3-4 weeks on the market. In North dallas.

[sosoe]

<--- needs to get one by this year.

As rates are rising and as a guesstimate, what will they be at right before the new year?
Last I checked was at 3.5% and planned to get locked in by June but that won't work, so now I'm shooting for end of year.

[lowthreeohz]

Kyle, ask if they offer any relocation packages if you are going to be moving any real distance.

Got a full relo just like last time.. its actually a pretty good deal and a short repayment period.

[4king]

It sucks.

South Frisco/North Plano


That's no shit, except that realtor.com and estately.com have been slacking lately and everything they post that is worth a shit already has a contract on it before they post it. Our realtor is pretty good and we get MLS listing updates every day around 4-5 AM. Problem is wife and I both work until about 5:00 PM and can't see anything during the day until after that or on the weekends, so most of what we want has already accepted offers by then. Luckily we are in a position to wait if we don't get what we want, and we can wait as long as we need to. Just means we can save more for the down payment.

It just sucks to see what you really want in your price range, and go to look at it only to hear that they accepted an offer earlier that day. There's currently a house in Frisco that I want to go see that just came on the market. Going to see it this afternoon, but I'm afraid it will be too late, and I refuse to put an offer in on a house I haven't seen in person.

I had the exact same problem for the same area. I had to build a house in mckinney on independence and eldorado. Its frisco isd and just north of 121

I got a 5 bedroom 4 car garage for 237k plus 10k in upgrades

they are still building in my neighborhood if you are interested

[Silverback]

McKinney?

Isn't that pretty much Oklahoma?

[Sgt Beavis]

My old neighbor in Lake Dallas had his house under contract in less than 10 hours after putting it on the market.

That contract fell through and his realtor had it under contract again only 3 hours later for MORE MONEY.

Makes me wish I had waited a year before selling but then I wouldn't have gotten the awesome deal I ended up getting on our current house.

[AdamLX]

I had the exact same problem for the same area. I had to build a house in mckinney on independence and eldorado. Its frisco isd and just north of 121

I got a 5 bedroom 4 car garage for 237k plus 10k in upgrades

they are still building in my neighborhood if you are interested

Did you build in Westridge?

[Ratt]

Well hell, now that you've told him, of course.

Eh, just kidding around. I know Ratt knows better - he coasted through high school with a 3.97 GPA, didn't do any homework, and figured if he could make an A- without doing homework, then why waste after-school hours trying to go above and beyond.

That is what I meant, I just stated it incorrectly. And Jesus, you people really don't forget anything...

I had the exact same problem for the same area. I had to build a house in mckinney on independence and eldorado. Its frisco isd and just north of 121

I got a 5 bedroom 4 car garage for 237k plus 10k in upgrades

they are still building in my neighborhood if you are interested

I think that may be a bit too far north for us, but do you have an address I can look up?

[4king]

Did you build in Westridge?

Yep westridge is correct. You have a good eye you been there?

http://www.drhorton.com/Where-We-Build/Texas/Dallas-Fort-Worth/DFW-East/The-Reserve-at-Westridge.aspx

btw the online prices are rediculously upmarked or I hav3 an amzing realtor

[BMCSean]

That's a good area 4king.

[Ratt]

Yep westridge is correct. You have a good eye you been there?

http://www.drhorton.com/Where-We-Build/Texas/Dallas-Fort-Worth/DFW-East/The-Reserve-at-Westridge.aspx

btw the online prices are rediculously upmarked or I hav3 an amzing realtor

Damn, man, you said just north of 121. That's like 6 miles north of 121. We didn't want to go north of Rolater, lol. I work in Las Colinas and she works off the Tollway and Arapaho, so we wanted the same drive or shorter. Coppell is too expensive, Carrollton is now a shit-hole apparently, and I don't want DISD.