All Forum Posts by: Van Edward

My wife wants to move! I'm guessing we're in a similar situation to you. We don't necessarily need more space, we just bought an older home that can use some TLC... We've already done a ton, but she wants more 😅.

I'm trying to delay pouring (more) money into our house or moving until we have some assets to pay for said upgrades... without getting myself in the doghouse.

I share our situation to say: if you can delay gratification... you'll be able to build up more equity in your house. There may not be a market crash/correction (or... there may be one), but with more equity in your house, you can refinance, get a lower payment, and then make decisions on what to do with more cash to finance whatever you choose, be it renovate or move.

Yeah, inflation... yeah, quality of life... but it's worth weighing the option of holding tight.

What housing market correction?   We've been under-building housing for over a decade.