How old were you when

[Shorty]

Bought at 26, still own at 27.

[Blackpony]

I was 22 and still in it.

[jayjohnson600]

What I found interesting in the price slide, was that all my bids were losing out to people that were still bidding with high prices for properties, during the housing market decline.
I continued to follow the property listings and saw a couple that came back to the market after 2 months. The people that were bidding high prices were backing out of the closing.
Either because they realized their mistake or the bank wouldn't approve a loan for the high bids because properties were just not appraising in a declining market.

Soon after I started seeing the re-listings, properties were requiring letters of funding, high cash retainers, or simply all cash and fastest closing possible.

I lost about 10 property bids because of crazy high bids in a SLIDING MARKET, and at least 2 instances that were questionable and seemed to be some rigging involved.

[lowthreeohz]

Not bagging on you, just funny that a lot of the people I've known have said that exact same thing and never gone anywhere or done a damn thing that would have been negatively impacted by buying a house. I think a lot of people are more afraid of the "responsibility" than they have reason to be.

That's cause they're lame. I've lived in like 4 states and numerous dwellings since finishing college, and i'm damn glad i never got stuck in fucking HEB texas. what a drag that would have been!

[01vnms4v]

27 and i am 39 now, and have 13yrs left to pay it off

[Pro88LX]

29 and just starting to look at places. MAY be looking at moving back to TX as my company opened an office there.

[Cobraman]

29 and just starting to look at places. MAY be looking at moving back to TX as my company opened an office there.

Nice!!

[Pro88LX]

Nice!!

Yea dude, im hoping i can make it work. I love the weather and being close to my family, but everything else fucking BLOWS. Plus all the townhouses by me are like 600k and up lol

[Blame Canada]

Hey bish, when you coming to visit?

Sup diggs? Might be back there in about 3 weeks. We need to go shoot. Got a hankerin for some clays.

[Chuck]

35 when I started building, 36 when I moved in. Still in it.

I had the "don't want to be tied down" mentality for years.

[Big A]

I'm 36, and apartment living has suited me just fine until the last year or so. I actually started really thinking about it when I took the new job out here in CA back in 2009, but housing in San Diego is outrageous, as in 2-3 times more than an equivalent house in North Texas, which really put a damper on those plans given my salary at the time.

The cost of living in Sacramento where I'm at now is still higher than back home, but a lot more palatable. I've now got a bit more job security, and being that the housing market here is beginning to get back on the up-swing, it's time to bite the bullet, so I'm looking to be buying early next year.

Cliff notes: I'm a late bloomer apparently.

[junior]

21 got a 3/1.5/1 still living in it but shopping around

I miss my realtor "realstatenate"

Rip buddy wish you was here to help me find my next house and help me with renting or selling my house :-(

[Cannon88]

Sup diggs? Might be back there in about 3 weeks. We need to go shoot. Got a hankerin for some clays.

Heck yeah, will do! Let me know if yall need a place to stay.

[Chas_svo]

36
No
I/we have bought several since then, and have owned as many as 3 at a time, but are down to one nice one, and plan to stay here quite a while.

We'll see.

[Z06killinsbf]

20, no had to short sell it. I bought (not knowing better) at the peak of the housing bubble and 6 months after I bought the bubble burst. Had the house on the market over a year but due to leaving the military and relocating back to DFW I had to ditch it.