Dear readers, we have work for you today. Mike has
written from Fresno asking the question on so many minds in the Central Valley:
Should I buy or should I wait?
As you'll see, he is waiting for the market to go lower. But he seems to
want to buy and is expressing the confusion I have heard a lot about who is right in the battle for public opinion about this
downturn. I asked him if it's OK to run his letter and seek advice and he
welcomed it. So enough from me. Here is Mike from Fresno.
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"I am just a little guy, a father of three who listened to
the gurus at the WSJ who said, "Ignore all Realtors and their propaganda,"
during the real estate bubble. How happy I am for it is beyond words. Where I am going with this: I know the tidal wave is
coming, a wave of foreclosures, REOs, and auctions that will likely dwarf the
subprime reset. So, I am completely shocked at the number of realty-related talking heads who are staring blank eyed at the masses with giant
car-salesmen smiles on their faces saying, "We are almost at the end, the end
is in sight, the housing market is stabilizing, etc.." And here is the punch
line we all heard 5 years ago, "This is the best time to buy!" Am I missing something? One
group says, "Don't worry," and another says, "Run for the hills." My money is on being patient and
waiting for the next (and bigger) batch of loans to default, even with the
inevitable rise in interest rates over the next year. My questions to
you is this: do you see the conflicting lines of thinking and which do you
feel is right? More importantly, do you think I am doing the smart
thing for me and my family by waiting until the first & second quarters
of next year to buy a house? Thanks for listening, and
hopefully responding." Mike Car Fresno, CA What should he do,
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