brtlmj's Discussions

If market goes down and you upgrade, then you are better off, because the difference between your old and new house is smaller.If you downgrade, you lose, for the same reason - the difference you pocket is smaller.

"I have found that actually thinking for myself works the best..."AMEN!Besides: "prices are rising" != "prices are high""prices are falling" != "prices are low"(for the non-geeks, != means "does not equal")

*change lenders*

"I just don't want to ding our credit for another pre-approval that would be at a higher rate."AFAIK, any number of credit history checks within a certain period counts like one, so that people are not penalized for shopping around.And no, I do not think I would change my lender just to make a seller happy. Not in this market.

Wouldn't it be great if Zillow users could be notified by email whenever Zestimates are updated? Just a thought...

Am I mistaken, or are Home Reports sent once per month, regardless of Zestimate changes?Thanks!

"...we update our Zestimate (see 30-day change) every month." A-HA! No, you don't :-) Sometimes you update every week (and reportedly this is your goal) and sometimes it takes much longer. I recall two month with no updates not too long ago. In other words, the updates are unpredictable. That's why I would love to get an email whenever there is a Zestimate change.

"...bought a fixer with only 1 bath and a teenage girl." Dang. In my area nobody is throwing in a teenage girl as an incetive ;-)

There is nothing wrong with looking at the past. Absolutely nothing - as long as you are looking at the entire "past", not carefully choosen two-three years of it.

Yep... the whole bubble helped few and hurt many. And in a long run, expensive housing is bad for EVERYONE. It's like having your taxes doubled. Yeah, consumer spending will surely soar when everyone has to spend 50% of their income on mortgage payments.