"Throw down," love it! Thanks, Ramin, much appreciated!

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Thank you! Happy to hear that 😊 Thanks for the suggestion. Like, the financial benefits of one over the other? Or like buying now with financing, or waiting till you save to buy cash? Curios, let me know!

Oh and I should add that I own a business. It's in its second year and growing but I don't have enough of my own capital to invest in it, unless we cash out of the current home. Tough situation. Your wisdom is appreciated! Love your videos, have watched them all :)

Hey Stacy! I am sure many people will appreciate your honesty and will surely help many who are where you were at four years ago. The grand old debate: house vs. area. On your current situation, my two cents, which is not a science and many other factors should be considered: 1. As far as relocating, this market, for better or worse, mainly affects first-time buyers, or people not exchanging. In your case (selling to buy), well, if the value of your house goes up or down, likely the replacement property will do the same. So market timing is not so much of a thing for you on this front. Interest rates affect you, but you can always refinance, so long as you plan on living there a sufficient amount of time to justify the refinance cost. So I wouldn't worry too much about the market. The big question is can you find a replacement property in the area you want, within your budget? I think only you can answer this. And I would just keep in mind the 5 to 10 holding period, especially in this market where we don't know what's going to happen. Seems you would be giving a large down payment, so your worst-case scenario is covered; rental income would cover the mortgage if any. But if you think moving is best for your sanity and family, and you can't find a replacement property that you can hold on to for 5 to 10 years, just rent. And you can choose to keep your existing house and rent it out. Nothing wrong with renting where you live and renting out what you buy. Of course, you just want to consider what it takes to be a landlord. And finally, subject to a bunch of factors, when it comes to your primary residence (where you live), I don't think everything has to make penny sense. Vacation costs, therapy costs, organic milk---we don't measure them by profit and loss. But a house, which also affects our overall well-being, we hold to a higher financial standard. I hope this kinda' helps; just my two cents. My info is in the description; feel free to reach out, we can schedule a call. But either way, thanks for sharing!

@@theartistofrealestate Thank you so much for your detailed, thoughtful reply. You gave me a lot to ponder.

@@stacyg585 of course! 😊

Hello! Depends on many factors, but I would say it works if you go long term, have reserves, account for vacancies, and repairs or HOA special assessments.

Hello Lomeli, thanks for watching. That's about a $375K home purchase, assuming you have no debt. Not sure if you can find something you like at that price. On interest rates, hard to say. In the past 50 years, the average has been around 7%. It wasn't until the 2008 recession hit that we started seeing things in the 3 and 4s. But yeah, tough to say, anything can happen.

lol generally speaking, no. There are few exceptions like planned unit single-family house developments with very low HOA's, and like 2-unit condos in places like Marina del Rey, where the maintenance is done informally by the two owners.